Northern Research Station

Title: Family Forest Owners of the United States, 2006

Author: Butler, Brett J.

Date: 2008

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-27. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 72 p.

Station ID: GTR-NRS-27

Description: This report summarizes results from the U.S. Forest Service's National Woodland Owner Survey of the estimated 10 million family forest owners who own 264 million acres (35 percent) of forest land in the United States. We collected information between 2002 and 2006 on family forest owners' forest holding characteristics, ownership histories, ownership objectives, forest uses, forest management practices, preferred methods for receiving information, concerns, future intentions, and demographics. National, regional, and state summary tables are included.

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Keywords: landowner survey, National Woodland Owner Survey, nonindustrial private forest owner

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Citation

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..