Forest Ownership in the Lake States

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1 Forest Ownership in the Lake States Brett J. Butler U.S. Forest Service Sustainable Forestry Conference Florence, WI April 20, 2017

2 Conclusions Family forest owners rule! Size matters Beauty, wildlife, nature, legacy, privacy To manage or not to manage? A bunch of old guys (and gals) Who are the next owners? 2

3 Who Owns the Forests? 3

4 Forest Ownership Family Federal Corporate Other private State Tribal Local 4

5 Forest Land Ownership United States, 2013 Percentage Family Corporate Tribal Other private Federal State Local 5

6 Forest Ownership Trends United States Acres (millions) Non-corporate Federal Corporate State Local

7 Forest Ownership Family Corporate Other private Tribal Federal State Local 7

8 Forest Land Ownership Lake States, 2013 Percentage Family Corporate Tribal % Family MI: 45% MN: 34% WI: 57% Other private Federal State Local 8

9 Forest Ownership Trends Lake States Acres (millions) Non-corporate State Federal Local Corporate

10 Who are the Family Forest Owners? 10

11 National Woodland Owner Survey Who owns the forests? Why do they own them? What have they done with them? What do they plan to do with them? 11

12 NWOS Methods Part of FIA Probability proportional to size sample design Self-administered, mailbased paper questionnaire With telephone follow-up Most recent data: n = 8,576 Coop. rate = 51.6% Cooperation Rate Number of Responses 12

13 Family Forests 10+ ac, Lake States, 2013 Area 23,013,000 ac Ownerships 490,000 Average holding size 47 ac Average land tenure 25 years 13

14 Size of Forest Holdings (Acres) Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Area Ownerships % % 14

15 Reasons for Owning (1 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Wildlife Beauty Nature Privacy Hunting Percent of Ownerships 15

16 Reasons for Owning (2 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Legacy Water Recreate Invest Family Percent of Ownerships 16

17 Reasons for Owning (3 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Firewood Timber NTFPs Percent of Ownerships 17

18 Part of Home, Cabin, or Farm* Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Part of home: 58% Part of Cabin: 32% Part of farm: 25% * Categories are not exclusive 18

19 Activities in Past 5 Years (1 of 2) Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Recreate Harvest personal Trails Wildlife NTFPs Harvest sale Percent of Ownerships 19

20 Activities in Past 5 Years (2 of 2) Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Invasives Reduced fuels Roads Grazing Bugs and crud Prescribed fire Percent of Ownerships 20

21 Forest Management Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Advice Manage. plan Tax program Cost share Easement Certification Percent of Ownerships 21

22 Demographics Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Age (65+): 40% Gender (male): 84% Race (white): 98% Education (college): 46% Income ($100k+): 22% 22

23 Concerns (1 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Taxes Trespass Next gen. Vandalism Insects Percent of Ownerships 23

24 Concerns (2 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Legacy Water Recreate Invest Family Percent of Ownerships 24

25 Concerns (3 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 ATVs Storms Climate change Drought Animals Percent of Ownerships 25

26 Woodland Wendy & Retreat Ralph 26

27 Walter Landus Working the Land 27

28 Samuel Ingus III Supplemental Income 28

29 Eunice (& Oscar) Uninvolved Owner 29

30 TELE* Segments Family Forests (10+ ac), Lake States, 2013 Woodland Retreat Working the Land Supplemental Income Uninvolved * Tools for Engaging Landowners Effectively ( Percent of Ownerships 30

31 Additional Resources

32 NWOS 2013 Products Brochure Journal of Forestry article Two-page state summaries Forest Service Resource Bulletin 2,000+ tables NWOS Table Maker Scientific articles Landowner maganzine articles 32

33 Family Forest Research Center A Joint Venture between the U.S. Forest Service and the University of MassachuseUs Amherst The NWOS Core Team 33

34 Conclusions Family forest owners rule! Size matters Beauty, wildlife, nature, legacy, privacy To manage or not to manage? A bunch of old guys (and gals) Who are the next owners? 34

35 Comments or Questions? Brett Butler U.S. Forest Service, Amherst, MA