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From late July 1998 through May 1999, a random sample of 1,238 nonindustrial private forest land (NIPF) owners with approved multiple resource Forest Stewardship Plans were surveyed to determine if this program is meeting its Congressional mandate of promoting long-term stewardship on NIPF ownerships. It was found that the majority of program participants had never before received professional assistance in managing their lands; 81 percent had begun to implement their plans; more than one half were undertaking practices that were new to them; and a majority of owners had adopted and were implementing multi-purpose practices. Over 90 percent of the participants found their plans easy or very easy to understand, and two-thirds said they would "strongly recommend" FSP to other landowners. Forest plans alone fostered improvements in stewardship behavior; but regression analysis showed that owners were significantly more likely to start to implement their plans, to manage for multiple resource outputs, and to adopt new practices when they also received either follow up planning assistance or cost sharing for practice installation. The results were generally very consistent across four study regions: the North, South, Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific Coast states.
Fiscal Year: fy00 ·
Problem Area: pa98-5 ·
Theme: cctsopin ·
Source: resunit
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Esseks, J. D. and R. J. Moulton. 2000. Evaluating the Forest Stewardship Program Through a National Survey of Participating Forest Land Owners. 1-111. Center for Governmental Studies, Social Science Research Institute, Northern Illinois University,De Kalb, IL.
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Forest Economics and Policy |
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USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station |
