Private forest-land owners of the United States, 1994

Birch, Thomas W.

doi:10.2737/ne-rb-134

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“…National forest ownership surveys in the USA were conducted in 1978 (Birch et al 1982), 1993 (Birch 1996) and 2006 (Butler 2008). Although the objectives have remained consistent, the sampling methodology and specific questions asked have changed.…”

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The Diverse Values and Motivations of Family Forest Owners in the United States: An Analysis of an Open-ended Question in the National Woodland Owner Survey

Βengston

Asah

Butler

2010

Small-scale Forestry

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The number of family forest owners in the USA has increased continuously in recent decades, and the fate of much of US forests lies in the hands of this diverse and dynamic group of people. The National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) is a recurring and comprehensive national survey of US private forest owners, including family forest owners. The NWOS includes an open-ended question that explores forest owners' motivations and values related to their woodland. The open-ended question format allows respondents to express their own frame of reference in their own words, rather than respond to predetermined, fixedresponse categories of motivations. This paper describes the system of values and motivations that emerged from analysis of responses to the open-ended question, and compares these findings to a closed-ended, fixed-response question also included in the NWOS. Diverse and multidimensional motives were expressed by respondents. Eight broad categories and 37 sub-categories of motives and values emerged from analysis of the open-ended question. The fixed categories of the closed-ended question failed to capture many dimensions of forest owner motivations. A more detailed, qualitative understanding of forest owner motivations and values is needed to provide extension foresters and others who work with family forest owners important insights and help guide public policy related to private forestland. Open-ended survey questions can help provide such understanding.

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The Diverse Values and Motivations of Family Forest Owners in the United States: An Analysis of an Open-ended Question in the National Woodland Owner Survey

Βengston

Asah

Butler

2010

Small-scale Forestry

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“…These trends have brought about changes in the patterns of ownership and the forest resource itself (Birch, 1996;Fleury and Blinn, 1996;Wear et al, 1998;Best, 2002), predominant uses of private forests (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1999;Sampson and DeCoster, 2000), and land management objectives and attitudes of its owners (Vessels, 1997; Butler and Leatherberry, 2004). These changes, in turn, have also likely contributed to rising prices of forest land (see, for example, Kilgore and MacKay, 2007).…”

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Influence of purchaser perceptions and intentions on price for forest land parcels: A hedonic pricing approach

Kilgore¹,

Hudson²,

Donnay³

2008

JFE

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A hedonic model was developed to analyze the market for undeveloped forest land in Minnesota. Variables describing in situ conditions, locational characteristics, buyer perceptions and intentions, and transactional terms were tested for their influence on sale price. The independent variables explained 67% of the per hectare sale price variation. Water frontage, road access and density, absentee ownership, future intentions, and financing arrangements had large, positive influences on price. Lack of a real-estate agent and agricultural land in the vicinity of the parcel had negative influences. A parcel's merchantable timber volume was not a significant predictor of price.

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“…Dennis, 1989;Hodge, 1993;Birch, 1996;Shaffer and Meade, 1997). Slightly over one-half of our respondents live on the property, and those who live off the property live approximately 90 miles away, on average.…”

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Forest banking and forest landowners forgoing management rights for guaranteed financial returns

Sullivan

Amacher

Chapman

2005

Forest Policy and Economics

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Private forest-land owners of the United States, 1994

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The Diverse Values and Motivations of Family Forest Owners in the United States: An Analysis of an Open-ended Question in the National Woodland Owner Survey

The Diverse Values and Motivations of Family Forest Owners in the United States: An Analysis of an Open-ended Question in the National Woodland Owner Survey

Influence of purchaser perceptions and intentions on price for forest land parcels: A hedonic pricing approach

Forest banking and forest landowners forgoing management rights for guaranteed financial returns

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