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From: Mel Baughman <mbaughma@mercury.forestry.umn.edu>
Thu, 13 Apr 95 08:49:30 CST
To: forest-net@esusda.gov, wood-net@esusda.gov, mbaughma@forestry.umn.edu
Subject: SYMPOSIUM ON NONINDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FORESTS
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS
SYMPOSIUM ON NONINDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FORESTS:
LEARNING FROM THE PAST, PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE
February 19-20, 1996
Washington, DC
[July 31, 1995 Deadline for Speaker and Poster Abstracts]
PURPOSE: This symposium will give broader exposure to significant
research and program evaluations conducted during the last 10 years
concerning management of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) lands,
including:
-Landowner characteristics and motivation.
-Effectiveness and efficiency of existing programs concerning:
Education
Technical Assistance
Cost-sharing
Income taxes
Estate and gift taxes
Property taxes
Government regulations
Conservation easements
-Benefits accruing from NIPF lands and from government programs aimed at
NIPF lands.
-Extent to which current programs address ecosystem management needs.
-Research methods related to the study of NIPF landowners and evaluations
of programs aimed at them.
Sharing this knowledge through the symposium and published proceedings will
enable program administrators, interest groups, and researchers to:
-Document to what extent past programs have improved forest conditions and
the quality of human life.
-Document harvest levels on NIPF lands in response to decreased harvesting
on federal lands.
-Fine-tune existing NIPF programs and policies.
-Contribute knowledge to legislative and other public policy debates.
-Identify research gaps.
AUDIENCE: We expect an international audience of natural resource
professionals and association representatives that is interested in
management of NIPF lands.
-Research institutions
-State and federal forestry agencies
-Extension services
-Forest landowner associations
-Consultants
-Forest industries
-Conservation organizations
FORMAT: During general and concurrent sessions, a series of speakers will
describe their research or program evaluations. A poster session will
enable a broader range of participants to display their research or program
evaluations. Poster space will be approximately 4 feet high by 8 feet wide.
PROCEEDINGS: Papers from all speakers and abstracts from all posters will
be published in a proceedings. Papers and abstracts will be due at the
symposium. The proceedings will be published approximately three months
after the symposium.
EXPENSES: As a general rule we will not pay honoraria, travel expenses, or
symposium registration fees for speakers. We may pay expenses for a few
key speakers who would otherwise not be able to attend.
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR: Society of American Foresters, Nonindustrial Private
Forestry Working Group
STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND CO-SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:
Terri Bates, National Association of State Foresters
Tom Birch, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service
Lloyd Casey, Northeastern Area State & Private forestry, USDA Forest
Service and 1995 Chair Society of American Foresters NIPF Working Group
Fred Cubbage, Department of Forestry, North Carolina State University
Fred Deneke, Cooperative Forestry, USDA Forest Service
Gerry Gray, American Forests
Jim Hubbard, Colorado State Forest Service
Loren Larson, National Association of Consulting Foresters
Bob Tomlinson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and 1994 Chair
Society of American Foresters NIPF Working Group
Paul Ellefson, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT SYMPOSIUM CHAIRPERSON:
Mel Baughman
Department of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
Phone (612) 624-0734
FAX (612) 625-5212
e-mail: mbaughma@forestry.umn.edu
APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION:
Send a reply message by mail, FAX, or e-mail to:
Mel Baughman
Department of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
115 Green Hall
1530 N. Cleveland Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
FAX (612) 625-5212
e-mail: mbaughma@forestry.umn.edu
Include the following information in your message:
Name
Organization
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
FAX
E-mail Address
Indicate the type of participation you prefer:
Speaker--By July 31, 1995 return this form along with an abstract (up to
one page in length) describing your research or program evaluation methods,
results, and conclusions. At the top of that page, include your name,
address, and telephone number. Speakers will be selected from the
abstracts submitted. Papers will be published in the proceedings.
Poster--By July 31, 1995 return this form along with an abstract (up to one
page in length) describing your research or program evaluation methods,
results (if available), and conclusions. At the top of that page, include
your name, address, and telephone number. Posters will be selected from
the abstracts submitted. Abstracts will be published in the proceedings.
Attendee--Return this form and we will send you a registration brochure
with the detailed agenda in October 1995.
7th American Forest Congress--Return this form and we will forward your
name and address to Congress organizers who will send you further
information about that event.
Please note: This is NOT a symposium registration form. Registration
materials will be sent in October 1995 to those who return this form.
[Sidebar:
7th AMERICAN FOREST CONGRESS
The Symposium on Nonindustrial Private Forests on February 19-20
immediately precedes the 7th American Forest Congress scheduled for
February 21-24, 1996 at the same location (Sheraton Washington) in
Washington, DC. The 7th American Forest Congress is a forum for debate
among representatives from a wide range of forestry-related agencies and
organizations. Its purpose is to develop a shared vision for the
protection and sustainable management of America's forests, identify
principles for clear and coherent forest policies, and recommend steps to
take in policy, management, and research. For more information, contact
Dr. William Bentley (Executive Director) or Mr. Robert Clausi
(Administrator), 7th American Forest Congress, 205 Prospect Street, New
Haven, CT 06511; (203) 432-5117; FAX (203) 432-5942; or e-mail: b.bentley@
cgnet.com]
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