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Communicating with nonindustrial private forestland owners
| Author: |
Birch, T.W. |
| Date: |
1986 |
| Periodical: |
Journal of Forestry |
| Abstract: |
Much has been written and a good number of surveys made to determine how the NIPF "problem" might be addressed. Although NIPF owners may not realize that they have a problem, foresters perceive it as a lack of active management, resulting in low productivity on millions of acres of privately owned forestland. This low productivity has been questioned, because NIPF owners produce outputs in addition to wood. Recognizing the social and economic values of these outputs, Clawson (1979) noted, "In the long run, nearly all truly merchantable timber from such forests will be sold and harvested in regions where good markets exist, although the timing of such sales might be irregular and not what a forester would have recommended: Worrell and Irland (1975) compared public and private motivation for owning forestland. They concluded that programs aimed at encouraging private forestry in the United States have had "less than spectacular" success, often because the wrong agencies were selected to conduct programs or the programs themselves took inaccurate aim. A promising approach in designing educational programs is to identify target audiences and tailor programs for them. Marty (1983) in Wisconsin identified three separate owner groups. Interest categories may differ by region, but Kurtz and Lewis (1981) concluded, "Motivations are guiding forces and knowing what they are should be the |
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