America's Private Forests: Status And Stewardship

About Island Press......Page 3
Title Page......Page 6
Copyright Page......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
List of Tables and Figures......Page 10
Foreword......Page 12
Preface......Page 14
acknowledgments......Page 16
Summary......Page 20
Introduction......Page 26
Part I: An Overview of America\'s Private Forests......Page 34
Ch 1: Who Owns the Forest and Why?......Page 38
Ch 2: The Nature of America\'s Private Forests......Page 74
Ch 3: Threats to Private Forests and Barriers to Their Conservation......Page 130
Part II: The Conserbation Tool-box and How to Use It......Page 150
Ch 4: Public Programs and Policies for Private Forests......Page 154
Ch 5: Cultural Tools: Communication, Education, and Assistance......Page 176
Ch 6: Financial Mechanisms and Markets for Conservation......Page 198
Ch 7: Am action Plan to Accelerate the Conservation of Private Forests......Page 220
Appendix A: List of Acronyms......Page 240
Appendix B: Tables......Page 242
Appendix C: Contact List of Organizations Referenced......Page 260
Appendix D: Examples of Recent Nonprofit Forest Conservation Transactions......Page 269
References......Page 278
Index......Page 288
About the Authors......Page 302
Island Press Board of Directors 2001......Page 304