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Private forest-land owners of the Southern United States, 1994
| Author: |
Birch, T.W. |
| Date: |
1996 |
| Periodical: |
Resour. Bull. NE-138. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. |
| Abstract: |
Information from a recent study of forestland owners has provided a new estimate of the number of ownerships and insights into the attitudes and actions of this important group of decision makers. Nearly 47 percent of private forestland is in ownerships of more than 500 acres. An estimated 45 percent of these owners have harvested timber from their holdings at some time in the past. Owners have a positive attitude toward timber cutting at a time when there is greater demand for products from the forest. Interest in harvesting the timber resource has created a situation in which watchful monitoring and good stewardship are needed to maintain the productivity of ecosystems for future generations. |
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