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Stewardship Considerations for State Strategies

Stewardship Considerations for State Strategies. Michael Huneke Forest Stewardship Program Coordinator US Forest Service Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry. The State Strategy replaces the prior 5-year State Forest Stewardship Plan. However,.

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Stewardship Considerations for State Strategies

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  1. Stewardship Considerations for State Strategies Michael Huneke Forest Stewardship Program Coordinator US Forest Service Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry

  2. The State Strategy replaces the prior 5-year State Forest Stewardship Plan

  3. However, • Utilize the Current State Forest Stewardship Plan • Utilize SAP

  4. Things to consider… • Favor strategies that will dramatically increase the stewardship of private forests • Consider all forest land within the priority landscape, including Federal, State, Industry, Urban, etc.

  5. Things to consider… • The role and strategic importance of private forest lands in achieving the desired outcomes and future conditions for the identified priority forest landscape areas

  6. Things to consider… • Include strategies for reaching and motivating landowners to apply principles of sustainable forest management.

  7. Things to consider… • The role of individual and/or landscape Forest Stewardship Plans to help landowners achieve their resource conservation objectives

  8. Things to consider… • The role of voluntary incentive programs, regulatory, and cooperative programs; and the role of government, business, NGOs, and partners in the implementation of on-the-ground conservation projects and the sustainable management of forest land.

  9. Things to consider… • Opportunities to demonstrate to the larger public, the importance of forest stewardship and the sustainable management of our nation’s private forest land.

  10. Questions? Michael Huneke Forest Stewardship Program Coordinator 610-557-4110 mhuneke@fs.fed.us

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