Conducting Landscape Assessments for Agroforestry

Authors

Gary Bentrup, United States Department of Agriculture, National Agroforestry Center, Lincoln, NebraskaFollow
Mike Dosskey, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest ServiceFollow
Gary Wells, United States Department of Agriculture, NCRS

Date of this Version

5-2008

Document Type

Newsletter Issue

Citation

Agroforestry Notes 39, May 2008

United States Department of Agriculture, National Agroforestry Center, Lincoln, Nebraska

Comments

United States government work

Abstract

Landscape assessments describe existing resource conditions and trends within a larger planning area and identify opportunities to produce environmental benefits with strategically placed management activities, including agroforestry practices. In this Agroforestry Note, we:

• Explain why assessing the landscape is important for agroforestry
• Describe a basic landscape assessment process
• Discuss ways to use landscape assessments for agroforestry