Ecosystem management in the Southeast United States: Interest of forest landowners in joint management across ownerships |
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| Authors: | Michael G Jacobson |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Forest Resources, Pennsylvania State University, 7 Ferguson Building, 16802 University Park, PA |
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| Abstract: | In the south-east United States, 70% of the forest area is privately owned, by an estimated 5 M landholders. If ecosystem
or landscape-level management is to work, cooperation across private ownerships is essential. As a first step in garnering
cooperation among landowners, a mail survey was carried out to understand their characteristics, attitudes, beliefs and interest
in ecosystem management. A specific area of the Coastal Plain of South Carolina, typical of rural forest-dominated areas of
this region, was chosen as the study site. Forestry-related uses, specifically timber production, are the main reasons why
over half the respondents own their land. Only one-third of the respondents are familiar with the concept of ecosystem management.
However, about 70% are interested in learning more about joint management with other landowners. The major concerns about
participating in joint management are loss of land and timber values. Most of the landowners who would participate in a landscape
corridor system, for example, want to maintain control of their land rights and limit outside intervention in the process. |
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