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January 15, 2009
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2007 Wisconsin & Pennsylvania Next Generation Study Results Released
Think you know what the kids of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin family forestland owners are thinking about regarding ownership of their family forests? Perhaps you should think again.
Family forests account for more than half the forestland in the United States, protecting vital public values such as wildlife habitat and water quality. During the next decade, many of these family forests will be passed along in what will be the largest intergenerational transfer of forest in the nation’s history. In a joint project with the USDA Forest Service, Senior Fellow Catherine Mater has conducted in-depth surveys of this next generation of family forest owners, and has produced a fascinating portrait of their changing demographics, perceptions, understanding, and intentions regarding the management of their woodland.
Click here to see the results for Pennsylvania and Wisconsin woodland owners, the latest in this series.
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2008 Outlook Forum: Climate Change Effects on Federal Lands
With the reality that climate change, whether based on long-term climate cycles or anthropogenic causes, is expected to have significant effects throughout the continental US and Alaska during the next 75-100 years, regardless of near-term efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Pinchot Institute hosted an Outlook Forum entitled "Climate Change Effects on Federal Lands." Numerous agency leaders reported on the strategies they are now developing for adaptation to climate change.
Click here for the 2008 Outlook Forum agenda, summary and presentations.
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Certification: exploring the value for public forests
Forest certification has become a globally important mechanism for promoting forestry that is consistent with internationally recognized standards for sustainability. Results from a ten-year pilot project on federal, state and tribal forest lands in the US suggests it can also help facilitate public awareness and constructive dialogue on the management of working forests on public lands.
Click here for more information on forest certification.
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Wood-based bioenergy: ensuring forest sustainability
The future course of sustainable forest management will be determined as much by energy policy as by traditional forest policy. Two national priorities -- mitigating climate change and expanding renewable energy -- are fueling rapid expansion of wood-based bioenergy. This is creating new opportunities for improved forest management, but is also raising new concerns over long-term ecological, social and economic sustainability.
Click here for more information on Wood-based bioenergy.
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Stewardship Contracting: Local community involvement in federal forest stewardship activities
Rural, forest-based communities have long relied on economic activity generated by natural resources on nearby federal lands. Stewardship Contracting is a new tool for the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to involve these communities in developing, implementing, and monitoring projects designed to meet forest restoration, fuel reduction, and sustainable rural economic development goals. Both agencies have partnered with the Pinchot Institute to meet the Congressional mandate to monitor the role of local communities in developing stewardship contracts.
Click here for more information or here to view the FY07 Forest Service monitoring results.
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