logging in or signing up VTParcelization ButlerII Callia Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 20 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 07, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Forest Parcelization and Forest Fragmentation in the U.S., Northeast, and Vermont: Forest Parcelization and Forest Fragmentation in the U.S., Northeast, and Vermont Brett J. Butler U.S. Forest Service Forest Fragmentation and Parcelization Roundtable September 18, 2006 – Vermont Technical CollegeOutline: Outline What? So what? Why? When? Where? What next?What?: What?Size of Forest Landholdings (Owners): Size of Forest Landholdings (Owners) Parcel Size (Acres) Owners (Millions)Size of Forest Landholdings (Area): Size of Forest Landholdings (Area) Parcel Size (Acres) Acres (Millions)So what?: So what?Ownership Objectives: Ownership Objectives Parcel Size (Acres) Relative Importance Aesthetics Timber Home Land InvestmentTimber Harvesting: Timber Harvesting Parcel Size (Acres) Harvesting Probability AveragePlans and Advice: Plans and Advice Parcel Size (Acres) Probability Average (Plans) Advice Sought Average (Advice) PlansFuture Intentions: Future Intentions Parcel Size (Acres) Probability Harvest Firewood Transfer Land Buy Land Harvest SawlogsWhy?: Why? Population pressures More people Changing expectations Landowner turnover Changing ownership objectives Timber industryNational Woodland Owner Survey: National Woodland Owner Survey Objectives: Who are the landowners? Why do they own land? How do they use it? How do they intend to use it? Random sample of private forest-land owners in the U.S. Self-administered mail questionnaire Annual designForest Ownership: Forest OwnershipLand Use Change in New England (Acres per Year): Land Use Change in New England (Acres per Year) Current Previous Forest Ownership: Forest Ownership Land Ownership Federal Family Corporate Industry State & local Family Forest Industry Other Private Federal State & local TIMO/ REITOwnership Change in New England (Acres per Year): Ownership Change in New England (Acres per Year) Current PreviousWho are the family forest owners?: Who are the family forest owners? Age: 61 years Occupation: Farmers, engineers, housewives, lawyers… 47% retired Education: 70% at least some college Income: $60,000/year Size of Holdings (ac) PercentageOwnership Objectives: Ownership ObjectivesForest Management: Forest Management Timber harvesting: 73% Sawlogs: 56% Pulpwood: 35% Firewood: 48% Non-timber forest products: 24% Other activities: Roads (39%), fire hazard reduction (14%), wildlife (12%), tree planting (12%)Forest Management (cont.): Forest Management (cont.) Manager Owner: 75% Family: 9% Forester: 16% Management plans: 33% Advice: 41% Cost share programs: 7% Easements: 7% Green certification: 4%Landowners’ Concerns: Landowners’ Concerns Property taxes Family legacy Air or water pollution Dumping Insects or plant diseases Future Intentions: Future Intentions Harvest firewood Minimal activity Harvest sawlogs or pulpwood Transfer all or part of land to heirs No activityArea of Private Forestland in Vermont: Area of Private Forestland in VermontFamily Forest Landholdings in Vermont by Area: Family Forest Landholdings in Vermont by Area Parcel Size (Acres) Acres (Thousands)Family Forest Landholdings in Vermont by Number of Owners: Family Forest Landholdings in Vermont by Number of Owners Parcel Size (Acres) Owners (Millions)Forest Parcel Size: Forest Parcel SizeWhat next?: What next? Population Forestland Public forests Forest industry TIMOs/REITs Family forests Land transfers Parcelization Ownership objectivesQuestions?: Questions? Brett Butler U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station Forest Inventory & Analysis Family Forest Research Center Holdsworth Hall, Amherst, MA 413.545.1387 bbutler01@fs.fed.us www.fs.fed.us/woodlandowners Photo Credit: Rich Widmann You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
VTParcelization ButlerII Callia Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 20 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: January 07, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Forest Parcelization and Forest Fragmentation in the U.S., Northeast, and Vermont: Forest Parcelization and Forest Fragmentation in the U.S., Northeast, and Vermont Brett J. Butler U.S. Forest Service Forest Fragmentation and Parcelization Roundtable September 18, 2006 – Vermont Technical CollegeOutline: Outline What? So what? Why? When? Where? What next?What?: What?Size of Forest Landholdings (Owners): Size of Forest Landholdings (Owners) Parcel Size (Acres) Owners (Millions)Size of Forest Landholdings (Area): Size of Forest Landholdings (Area) Parcel Size (Acres) Acres (Millions)So what?: So what?Ownership Objectives: Ownership Objectives Parcel Size (Acres) Relative Importance Aesthetics Timber Home Land InvestmentTimber Harvesting: Timber Harvesting Parcel Size (Acres) Harvesting Probability AveragePlans and Advice: Plans and Advice Parcel Size (Acres) Probability Average (Plans) Advice Sought Average (Advice) PlansFuture Intentions: Future Intentions Parcel Size (Acres) Probability Harvest Firewood Transfer Land Buy Land Harvest SawlogsWhy?: Why? Population pressures More people Changing expectations Landowner turnover Changing ownership objectives Timber industryNational Woodland Owner Survey: National Woodland Owner Survey Objectives: Who are the landowners? Why do they own land? How do they use it? How do they intend to use it? Random sample of private forest-land owners in the U.S. Self-administered mail questionnaire Annual designForest Ownership: Forest OwnershipLand Use Change in New England (Acres per Year): Land Use Change in New England (Acres per Year) Current Previous Forest Ownership: Forest Ownership Land Ownership Federal Family Corporate Industry State & local Family Forest Industry Other Private Federal State & local TIMO/ REITOwnership Change in New England (Acres per Year): Ownership Change in New England (Acres per Year) Current PreviousWho are the family forest owners?: Who are the family forest owners? Age: 61 years Occupation: Farmers, engineers, housewives, lawyers… 47% retired Education: 70% at least some college Income: $60,000/year Size of Holdings (ac) PercentageOwnership Objectives: Ownership ObjectivesForest Management: Forest Management Timber harvesting: 73% Sawlogs: 56% Pulpwood: 35% Firewood: 48% Non-timber forest products: 24% Other activities: Roads (39%), fire hazard reduction (14%), wildlife (12%), tree planting (12%)Forest Management (cont.): Forest Management (cont.) Manager Owner: 75% Family: 9% Forester: 16% Management plans: 33% Advice: 41% Cost share programs: 7% Easements: 7% Green certification: 4%Landowners’ Concerns: Landowners’ Concerns Property taxes Family legacy Air or water pollution Dumping Insects or plant diseases Future Intentions: Future Intentions Harvest firewood Minimal activity Harvest sawlogs or pulpwood Transfer all or part of land to heirs No activityArea of Private Forestland in Vermont: Area of Private Forestland in VermontFamily Forest Landholdings in Vermont by Area: Family Forest Landholdings in Vermont by Area Parcel Size (Acres) Acres (Thousands)Family Forest Landholdings in Vermont by Number of Owners: Family Forest Landholdings in Vermont by Number of Owners Parcel Size (Acres) Owners (Millions)Forest Parcel Size: Forest Parcel SizeWhat next?: What next? Population Forestland Public forests Forest industry TIMOs/REITs Family forests Land transfers Parcelization Ownership objectivesQuestions?: Questions? Brett Butler U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station Forest Inventory & Analysis Family Forest Research Center Holdsworth Hall, Amherst, MA 413.545.1387 bbutler01@fs.fed.us www.fs.fed.us/woodlandowners Photo Credit: Rich Widmann