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National Industrial FORESTland Owner Survey

National Industrial FORESTland Owner Survey. Andrew J. Hartsell Research Forester – Forest Inventory & Analysis USDA Forest Service ahartsell@fs.fed.us (865) 862-2032. Outline. History Definitions Objectives Problems and Issues O utput Q & A. History.

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National Industrial FORESTland Owner Survey

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  1. National Industrial FORESTland Owner Survey Andrew J. Hartsell Research Forester – Forest Inventory & Analysis USDA Forest Service ahartsell@fs.fed.us (865) 862-2032

  2. Outline • History • Definitions • Objectives • Problems and Issues • Output • Q & A

  3. History • Early surveys of the nations private landowners began shortly after WWII • Initial studies began in New England and the Lake States, then spread across the country • The first National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) was conducted in late 70’s and was tied in to Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) field plots • A follow up survey was performed in 1994 • The 1994 NWOS ushered in a series of continuing surveys. • Current NWOS survey collection is based on FIA inventory cycles. A complete set of data is obtained every 5-10 years. • The implementation of the NWOS is ongoing and continually being modified

  4. Traditional definitions • The NWOS focused on non-industrial private owners, primarily family forest owners • Non-industrial private forest owners— Families and individuals who own forest land and corporations and other private groups that own forest land, but do not own and operate a primary wood-processing facility. This group is a subset of private forest owners. • Family forest owners— Families, individuals, trusts, estates, family partnerships, and other unincorporated groups of individuals that own forest land. This group is a subset of non-industrial private forest owners.

  5. Traditional definitions • The industrial forest landowners are the target of the NWOS expansion • Industrial forestland owners—Corporations and other private groups that own forest land and own and operate primary wood-processing facilities. This group is a subset of private forest owners.

  6. Traditional definitions Butler, Brett J. 2008. Family Forest Owners of the United States, 2006. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-27. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 72 p.

  7. New definition • To modify industrial landowners to include • Timberland Investment Organization (TIMO) • Public Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) • Private Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) • Large Private Landowner • Traditional Forest Industry • Corporate

  8. objectives • Define these landowners • Be able to identify these landowners from FIA plot lists • Develop an understand of the relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) for these landowners • Create a questionnaire that these companies can fill out in an efficient manner that helps answer the issues and does not require confidential or sensitive information • Develop a relationship with these owners • Modify current NWOS procedures to collect and publish the data • Publish results – using existing NWOS systems as a foundation

  9. objectives • Define these landowners • Be able to identify these landowners from FIA plot lists • Develop an understanding of the relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) for these landowners • Create a questionnaire that these companies can fill out in an efficient manner that helps answer the issues and does not require confidential or sensitive information • Develop a relationship with these owners • Modify current NWOS procedures to collect and compile the data • Publish results – using existing NWOS systems as a foundation

  10. Specific Problems • Identify these landowners • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers)

  11. Specific Problems • Identify these landowners • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) • Do TIMOs act differently than REITs? • Do companies behave differently based on size (acres)? • Are long-term timber agreements important? • Availability and location of primary wood using plants? • International trade?

  12. Specific Problems • Identify these landowners • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) • Refining the questions, issues, and concerns

  13. Specific Problems • Identify these landowners • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers • Refining the questions, issues, and concerns • Where does this landowner own lands? • Local, regional or national? • Southeast, Pacific Northwest, Lake States?

  14. Specific Problems • Identify these landowners • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) • Refining the questions, issues, and concerns • Where does this landowner own lands? • What are the economic drivers for this landowner? • Primarily from timber sales? • What role do hunting & recreation leases play? • Resale of forests to non-timber uses?

  15. Specific Problems • Refining the questions, issues, and concerns • Where does this landowner own lands? • What are the economic drivers for this landowner? • What types of harvesting and silvicultural practices does this landowner perform? • Clearcut, seedtree, or selection cutting? • Do they replant or use natural regeneration? • Natural seedlings &/or genetically improved stock? • Prescribed fire? • Use of herbicides, fertilizer and other chemicals? • Harvest age, types of products, etc

  16. Specific Problems • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) • Refining the questions, issues, and concerns • Where does this landowner own lands? • What are the economic drivers for this landowner? • What types of harvesting and silvicultural practices does this landowner perform? • Does this owner perform any community outreach or extension? • Do they work with local landowners? • Who performs their fire suppression? • Who harvests their timber, plants seedlings, builds roads?

  17. Specific Problems • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) • Refining the questions, issues, and concerns • Where does this landowner own lands? • What are the economic drivers for this landowner? • What types of harvesting and silvicultural practices does this landowner perform? • Does this owner perform any community outreach or extension? • Does this owner produce certified timber products? • If yes, which type? • SFI, FSC, other?

  18. Specific Problems • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) • Refining the questions, issues, and concerns • Where does this landowner own lands? • What are the economic drivers for this landowner? • What types of harvesting and silvicultural practices does this landowner perform? • Does this owner perform any community outreach or extension? • Does this owner produce certified timber products? • Does these owners have any concerns? • Federal or State taxes? • Local road ordinances? • Global timber markets? • Logistics or supply issues?

  19. Specific Problems • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) • Refining the questions • Determining an appropriate scale • This pertains to both logistical and philosophical aspects of the survey. • What is the best spatial scale to use? • Does scale change with questions? • Organizing survey and results based on large regions, such as traditional FIA regions will simplify the answering and processing of information, but may not yield usable results. • County level data may be impossible to get and process

  20. Historical FIA Survey Regions

  21. Historical Eastern FIA Survey Units

  22. Specific Problems • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) • Refining the questions • Determining an appropriate scale • What information these landowners can answer • What is confidential or sensitive? • What is easily obtainable? • Timber management operations handled at local level

  23. Specific Problems • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) • Refining the questions • Determining an appropriate scale • Determine which information these landowners can answer • Identifying key personnel or groups within each organization to work with

  24. Specific Problems • Defining relationships / dynamics / motivators (drivers) • Refining the questions • Determining an appropriate scale • Determine which information these landowners can answer • Identifying key personnel or groups within each landowner organization to work with • What are the best methods to publish results? • Which publications? • Web pages • Online table generators

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  33. output Participate In cost share programs Easements

  34. Questions ? • Andrew J. Hartsell • Research Forester – Forest Inventory & Analysis • USDA Forest Service • ahartsell@fs.fed.us • (865) 862-2032

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