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National Woodland Owner Survey

National Woodland Owner Survey. Brett J. Butler and Will McWilliams USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis Users’ Meeting Syracuse, NY May 5, 2005. National Woodland Owner Survey. Objectives:

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National Woodland Owner Survey

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  1. National Woodland Owner Survey Brett J. Butler and Will McWilliams USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis Program NE Forest Inventory and Analysis Users’ Meeting Syracuse, NY May 5, 2005

  2. 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 design

  3. Ownership Categories All Owners Public Private Federal State Local Industrial Nonindustrial Forest industry Other Families and individuals Other

  4. Forest Ownership

  5. Forest Ownership Source: Forest Resources of the United States, 2002

  6. Who are the family forest owners? • Number of owners 557,000 • Forested acres owned 12 million • Education 63% some college • Occupation 52% retired • Average age 63 years

  7. What size holdings do they have?

  8. What size holdings do they have?

  9. What is the relationship between forest management and size of forest holdings? Timber Harvesting Management Advice Written Management Plan

  10. Why do they own forest land?

  11. Forest Management • Timber harvesting • 28% of family forest owners • 39% of family forests • Forest management plans • 3% of family forest owners • 11% of family forestland • Professional assistance • 14% of family forest owners • 32% of family forestland

  12. What do they intend to do with it in the next 5 years?

  13. Trends in Forest Ownership • Increased population pressures • Evolving role of investment organizations and traditional forest industry companies • Parcelization and consolidation • Public lands increasing, but remaining relatively stable • Lack of management funds • High landowner turnover (families and individuals) • Changing ownership objectives (families and individuals)

  14. www.fs.fed.us/woodlandowners Data Distribution • Journal articles • Forest Service publications • Web tools • Other

  15. The Future of the NWOS • Annual design: • Contact 7,500 landowners per year • Remeasurement (5-10 years) • State-specific information • Distribution of data and results • Increased analysis • Refine and modify survey instrument • Address more specific issues • Institutionalization

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