Family Forest Owners of New York and the Future of Forest Conservation

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1 Family Forest Owners of New York and the Future of Forest Conservation Results from the U.S. Forest Service National Woodland Owner Survey Brett J. Butler April 2016

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 Corporate Other private Federal State Local 4

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

6 Forest Land Ownership New York, 2013 Percentage Family Corporate Other private Federal Local State 6

7 Family Forests New York, Acres Area: 10,669,000 ac Ownerships 635,000 Average holding size 17 ac 10+ Acres Area: 9,274,000 ac Ownerships 197,000 Average holding size 47 ac 7

8 Family Forests (10+ ac) New York, 2006 & Area: 9,869 ac Ownerships 224,000 Average holding size 44 ac 2013 Area: 9,274,000 ac Ownerships 197,000 Average holding size 47 ac 8

9 Who are the Family Forest Owners? 9

10 The National Woodland Owner Survey 10

11 Objectives Help answer: Who owns America s forest? Why do they own it? How have they used it in the past? How do they intend to use it in the future? 11

12 NWOS Methods The NWOS sampling design can be described as spatially tessellated and temporally systematic, disproportionately stratified, with-replacement, and probability proportional to size. - Dickinson and Butler 2013 [J. For. 111(5): ]

13 Methods Part of FIA Probability proportional to size sample design Self-administered, mailbased paper questionnaire with online option and telephone follow-up Most recent data collection: Cooperation Rate Number of Responses 13

14 What Types of Forests Do They Own? 14

15 Size of Forest Holdings (Acres) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Area Ownerships % % 15

16 Land Tenure (Years) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, < Percent of Ownerships 16

17 Why Do They Own Their Forests? 17

18 Reasons for Owning (1 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Beauty Privacy Wildlife Nature Water Percent of Ownerships 18

19 Reasons for Owning (2 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Legacy Recreate Family Hunting Invest Percent of Ownerships 19

20 Reasons for Owning (3 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Firewood Timber NTFPs Percent of Ownerships 20

21 TELE* Segments Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Woodland Retreat Working the Land Supplemental Income Uninvolved * Tools for Engaging Landowners Effectively ( Percent of Ownerships 21

22 Part of Home, Cabin, or Farm* Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Part of home: 68% Part of Cabin: 29% Part of farm: 32% * Categories are not exclusive 22

23 What Have They Done with Their Forests? 23

24 Activities in Past 5 Years (1 of 2) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Recreate Harvest personal Trails Wildlife NTFPs Harvest sale Percent of Ownerships 24

25 Activities in Past 5 Years (2 of 2) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Invasives Grazing Roads Bugs and crud Reduced fuels Prescribed fire Percent of Ownerships 25

26 How Are They Managing Their Forests? 26

27 Forest Management Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Advice Manage. plan Cost share Tax program Easement Certification Percent of Ownerships 27

28 Who Are They? 28

29 Demographics Owner 1 Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Age (65+): 35% Gender (male): 79% Race (white): 99% Education (college): 47% Income ($100k+): 28% 29

30 Demographics Owner 2 Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Age (65+): 18% Gender (male): 20% Race (white): 99% Education (college): 53% Income ($100k+): 28% 30

31 What Are They Concerned About? 31

32 Concerns (1 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Taxes Vandalism Next gen. Trespass Insects Percent of Ownerships 32

33 Concerns (2 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Water pollution Invasives Development Storms ATVs Percent of Ownerships 33

34 Concerns (3 of 3) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Air pollution Wildfire Climate change Drought Animals Percent of Ownerships 34

35 What Does the Future Hold? 35

36 Future Activities (1 of 2) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Harvest personal Wildlife Trails NTFPs Harvest sale Invasives Percent of Ownerships 36

37 Future Activities (2 of 2) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Roads Bugs and crud Grazing Reduce fuels Prescribed fire Percent of Ownerships 37

38 Keeping Woods as Woods Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree Percent of Ownerships 38

39 Plan to Sell/Transfer (5 years) Family Forests (10+ ac), New York, 2013 Extremely likely Likely Undecided Unlikely Extremely unlikely Percent of Ownerships 39

40 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? 40

41 Additional Resources 41

42 Additional Resources 42

43 Credits The Family Forest Research Center and in particular: Jake Hewes Brent Dickinson Kyle Andrejczyk Marla Lindsay Sarah Butler Emily Huff Jesse Caputo 43

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