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Community-based forestry at Home and Abroad

Community-based forestry at Home and Abroad. Feb 1, 2007. Meg Mitchell, GMNF Supervisor “Forest Futures”. Meg Mitchell is the Forest Supervisor for the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forest.  B.S. in Landscape Architecture Colorado State U

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Community-based forestry at Home and Abroad

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  1. Community-based forestry at Home and Abroad Feb 1, 2007

  2. Meg Mitchell, GMNF Supervisor“Forest Futures” • Meg Mitchell is the Forest Supervisor for the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forest.  • B.S. in Landscape Architecture Colorado State U • M.S. in Forestry from the University of Idaho.  • has worked for the Nature Conservancy, • the Colorado State Extension Service, • The Forest Service in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, D.C. and now Vermont Thursday, February 1st 12:30-1:30 pm Aiken 104

  3. Today: • Wrap up on property/goods • Intro to Bureaucracy • Discussion of the Forest Ranger • Update on class project - Discussion of service learning article • Write down interests & skills • Timeline: • Make groups in class Feb 6 • 1st Reflection Log Feb 8 • Scope of work to give to community partner • Next readings

  4. Public vs Private goods: Determined by excludability and subtractability (rivalness).

  5. Rational actor model -- doesn’t deal with power, culture, institutions • Economics – Rational choice model – underlie US policy arguments • Individuals think logically and make “rational” choices to maximize self-benefit. • (Culture – defines what is a benefit.) • Incentives / sanctions to change consequences (benefits) is a main policy tool. • Cost/benefit analysis – individual or institutional level – for decision making. What is an institution: rule bound behavior

  6. What are some qualities of bureaucracies? According to Weber: • governed by rules! – can appeal • hierarchical structures and authority • keep & follow written documents • regulated qualifications for employees • specialized knowledge of experts • fixed jurisdiction • “official” separate from “private” • paid a fixed salary, old age pension • An innovation of efficiency “of modern mass democracy”!

  7. The Forest RangerClassic in public administration and org theory • What does he mean by centrifugal forces? • What are some examples? p. 86-87 • How are they overcome? • What are the implications for community-based collborations?

  8. Transfer policy • 4 places in five yrs! -- flip side – 5 DR (plus acting) in 7 years • local people talk about “short-timers” not worth investing in • p. 238-9 same complaint today • prevents “local capture” • also limits sense of place – the one thing that diverse communities might have in common!! • creates own community – USFS on inside and others on outside • “As they become part of the orgn, the orgn becomes part of them.” p. 179. “his shorts are green”

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