Planning For Forest Stewardship: A Desk Guide

Authors

D. Ramsey Russell Jr., Refuge Manager at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Tallatchie National Wildlife Refuge
Susan Stein, Forest Stewardship Coordinator of the U.S. Department of AgricultureFollow

Comments

Published in FOREST STEWARDSHIP

Abstract

Since 1991, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Forest Stewardship Program has assisted over 200,000 landowners in preparing multipurpose management plans for areas encompassing more than 20 million acres of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF). These plans promote the long-term sustainability of private forests by balancing future public needs for forest products with the need for protecting and enhancing watershed productivity, air and water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and threatened and endangered species.