Family Forest Owners’ Perceptions of Landowner Assistance Programs in the USA: A Qualitative Exploration of Program Impacts on Behaviour

Kyle Andrejczyk; Brett J. Butler; Brenton J. Dickinson; Jaketon H. Hewes; Marla Markowski-Lindsay; David B. Kittredge; Michael A. Kilgore; Stephanie A. Snyder; Paul F. Catanzaro

doi:10.1007/s11842-015-9304-z

Family Forest Owners’ Perceptions of Landowner Assistance Programs in the USA: A Qualitative Exploration of Program Impacts on Behaviour

Kyle Andrejczyk, Brett J. Butler, Brenton J. Dickinson, Jaketon H. Hewes, Marla Markowski-Lindsay, David B. Kittredge, Michael A. Kilgore, Stephanie A. Snyder, Paul F. Catanzaro

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Using data collected from a series of focus groups, this study examines how landowner assistance programs (which may include management plans, cost-share, technical assistance and advice, and education components) affect family forest owner behaviour in the USA. Not surprisingly, most owners who participated in assistance programs had pre-existing management objectives. Participation in the management plan and cost-share components was found to facilitate the stewardship of private forests by assisting and reinforcing the behaviour of those landowners who already intend to manage their land in some pre-conceived manner. Advice and educational components appeared to do more in terms of introducing owners to new ideas. The mix of components offered as part of a landowner assistance program should consider the goals of the program and which components will be most effective in achieving those goals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	17-28
Number of pages	12
Journal	Small-scale Forestry
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-015-9304-z
State	Published - Mar 1 2016

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The authors wish to express their sincere gratitude to the family forest owners who participated in this study and provided invaluable insights. This project was funded by a grant from the USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, Cooperative Forestry Staff (Grant Number: 12-CS-11242305-062).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Steve Harrison, John Herbohn (outside the USA).

Keywords

Focus groups
Forest Stewardship Program
Landowner assistance programs
Non industrial private forest owners

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Andrejczyk, K., Butler, B. J., Dickinson, B. J., Hewes, J. H., Markowski-Lindsay, M., Kittredge, D. B., Kilgore, M. A., Snyder, S. A., & Catanzaro, P. F. (2016). Family Forest Owners’ Perceptions of Landowner Assistance Programs in the USA: A Qualitative Exploration of Program Impacts on Behaviour. Small-scale Forestry, 15(1), 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-015-9304-z

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