Brett Butler
Title: Research Forester
Unit: Forest Inventory & Analysis
Previous Unit: Forest Inventory & Analysis
Address: Northern Research Station
160 Holdsworth Way
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-1387
E-mail: Contact Brett Butler
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Education
- Ph.D. in Forest Science from Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 2005
- B.S. Natural Resource Management and Engineering from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 1995
Civic & Professional Affiliations
- Society of American Foresters
- Society and Natural Resources
- IUFRO Small-Scale Forestry Working Group
Current Research
My current research focuses on survey methods for collecting information from private forestland owners, analyzing trends in private forest-land owners and the land that they own, and studying the factors that influence decisions made by private landowners. To this end, I am in charge of the National Woodland Owner Survey and involved in a number of related projects, such as the Sustaining Family Forests Initiative.
Why is This Important
There are over 11 million private forest owners in the United States who collectively own 421 million acres or 56 percent of the forest land in the United States. The fate of much of the nation's forests lies in the hands of this diverse and dynamic group of people and organizations.
Future Research
I will continue to conduct the National Woodland Owner Survey and related research that helps provide the information needed to maintain and increase our understanding of private forest owners. Future projects will likely focus on improving methods for communicating with private forest owners, assessing the impact of private forest owners' harvesting propensities for biofuels and related timber supply studies, and quantifying the differences between "new" and "old" forest owners.
Featured Publications
- Butler, Brett J.; Goodnight, I. Ted; Hochholzer, Helene F.; O'Connell, Barbara; Tirrell, Bryan. 2008. Connecticut's Forest Resources, 2006
- Butler, Brett J. 2008. Family Forest Owners of the United States, 2006
- Butler, Brett J. 2008. Forest ownership patterns are changing
- Moser, W. Keith; Hansen, Mark H.; Atchison, Robert L.; Brand, Gary J.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H.; Reading, William H. IV; Wilson, Barry T.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2008. Kansas forests 2005
- Butler, Brett J.; Burnham, Charles; Goodnight, I. Ted; O'Connell, Barbara; Tirrell, Bryan. 2008. Massachusetts' Forest Resources, 2006
Additional
Online Publications
- Meneguzzo, Dacia M.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Haugen, David E.; Moser, W. Keith; Perry, Charles H.; Wilson, Barry T.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2008. Nebraska's forests, 2005
- Butler, Brett J.; Goodnight, I. Ted; O'Connell, Barbara; Payton, Bruce; Tirrell, Bryan. 2008. Rhode Island's Forest Resources, 2006
- Perry, Charles H. (Hobie); Everson, Vern A.; Brown, Ian K.; Cummings-Carlson, Jane; Dahir, Sally E.; Jepsen, Edward A.; Kovach, Joe; Labissoniere, Michael D.; Mace, Terry R.; Padley, Eunice A.; Rideout, Richard B.; Butler, Brett J.; Crocker, Susan J.; Liknes, Greg C.; Morin, Randall S.; Nelson, Mark D.; Wilson, Barry T. (Ty); Woodall, Christopher W. 2008. Wisconsin's forests, 2004
- McWilliams, William H.; Cassell, Seth P.; Alerich, Carol L.; Butler, Brett J.; Hoppus, Michael L.; Horsley, Stephen B.; Lister, Andrew J.; Lister, Tonya W.; Morin, Randall S.; Perry, Charles H.; Westfall, James A.; Wharton, Eric H.; Woodall, Christopher W. 2007. Pennsylvania's Forest 2004
- Butler, Brett J.; Tyrrell, Mary; Feinberg, Geoff; VanManen, Scott; Wiseman, Larry; Wallinger, Scott. 2007. Understanding and reaching family forest owners: lessons from social marketing research
- Butler, Brett J.; King, Susan L. 2005. Assessment and Mapping of Forest Parcel Sizes
- Butler, Brett J.; Leatherberry, Earl C.; Williams, Michael S. 2005. Design, implementation, and analysis methods for the National Woodland Owner Survey
- Moser, W. Keith; Leatherberry, Earl C.; Hansen, Mark H.; Butler, Brett. 2005. Farmers and woods: a look at woodlands and woodland-owner intentions in the heartland
- Butler, Brett J. 2005. Generating Broad-Scale Forest Ownership Maps: A Closest-Neighbor Approach
- Woodall, Christopher; Johnson, Dan; Gallion, Joey; Perry, Charles; Butler, Brett; Piva, Ron; Jepsen, Ed; Nowak, Dave; Marshall, Phil. 2005. Indiana's forests 1999-2003 (Part A)
- Lister, Andrew; Scott, Charles; King, Susan; Hoppus, Michael; Butler, Brett ; Griffith, Douglas. 2005. Strategies for Preserving Owner Privacy in the National Information Management System of the USDA Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis Unit
- McWilliams, William H.; Butler, Brett J.; Caldwell, Laurence E.; Griffith, Douglas M.; Hoppus, Michael L.; Laustsen, Kenneth M.; Lister, Andrew J.; Lister, Tonya W.; Metzler, Jacob W.; Morin, Randall S.; Sader, Steven A.; Stewart, Lucretia B.; Steinman, James R.; Westfall, James, A.; Williams, David A.; Whitman, Andrew; Woodall, Christopher W. 2005. The forests of Maine: 2003
- Butler, Brett J.; Leatherberry, Earl C. 2004. America's family forest owners
- Butler, Brett J.; Swenson, Jennifer J.; Alig, Ralph J. 2004. Forest fragmentation in the Pacific Northwest: quantification and correlations
- Barnett, Charles; Butler, Brett; Dolan, Paul; Dupree, Thomas; Emery, Marla; Lister, Andrew; Lister, Tonya; Ricard, Paul; Sparks, Catherine; Wharton, Eric; Widmann, Richard. 2002. Forests of Rhode Island (Part 1 of 4)
- Barnett, Charles; Butler, Brett; Dolan, Paul; Dupree, Thomas; Emery, Marla; Lister, Andrew; Lister, Tonya; Ricard, Paul; Sparks, Catherine; Wharton, Eric; Widmann, Richard. 2002. Forests of Rhode Island (Part 2 of 4)
- Barnett, Charles; Butler, Brett; Dolan, Paul; Dupree, Thomas; Emery, Marla; Lister, Andrew; Lister, Tonya; Ricard, Paul; Sparks, Catherine; Wharton, Eric; Widmann, Richard. 2002. Forests of Rhode Island (Part 3 of 4)
- Barnett, Charles; Butler, Brett; Dolan, Paul; Dupree, Thomas; Emery, Marla; Lister, Andrew; Lister, Tonya; Ricard, Paul; Sparks, Catherine; Wharton, Eric; Widmann, Richard. 2002. Forests of Rhode Island (Part 4 of 4)
- Birch, Thomas W.; Butler, Brett J. 2001. Private forest-land owners of New York: 1980 and 1994
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11/19/2008