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Library Family Forest Owners’ Perceptions of Landowner Assistance Programs in the USA: A Qualitative Exploration of Program Impacts on Behaviour

Family Forest Owners’ Perceptions of Landowner Assistance Programs in the USA: A Qualitative Exploration of Program Impacts on Behaviour

Family Forest Owners’ Perceptions of Landowner Assistance Programs in the USA: A Qualitative Exploration of Program Impacts on Behaviour

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Date of publication
December 2016
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ISBN / Resource ID
AGRIS:US201600102080
Pages
17-28

Using data collected from a series of focus groups, this study examines how landowner assistance programs (which may include management plans, cost-share, technical assistance and advice, and education components) affect family forest owner behaviour in the USA. Not surprisingly, most owners who participated in assistance programs had pre-existing management objectives. Participation in the management plan and cost-share components was found to facilitate the stewardship of private forests by assisting and reinforcing the behaviour of those landowners who already intend to manage their land in some pre-conceived manner. Advice and educational components appeared to do more in terms of introducing owners to new ideas. The mix of components offered as part of a landowner assistance program should consider the goals of the program and which components will be most effective in achieving those goals.

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Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s)

Andrejczyk, Kyle
Butler, Brett J.
Dickinson, Brenton J.
Hewes, Jaketon H.
Markowski-Lindsay, Marla
Kittredge, David B.
Kilgore, Michael A.
Snyder, Stephanie A.
Catanzaro, Paul F.

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