Transcript FIA Ownership Classification

FIA Ownership Classification
Brett J. Butler
National Woodland Owner Survey Coordinator
Forest Inventory and Analysis
USDA Forest Service
National FIA Users Group Meeting
August 1, 2002
Quick Overview
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Why does FIA collect
ownership information?
What information have we
been collecting?
How do we collect this
information?
How are data stored and
distributed?
Where are we headed?
Discussion
The Need for Ownership Data
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It is ultimately the owners who decide if the land
will be developed, timber will be harvested, or a
nature preserve will be established
“Recognize and identify ownership, regulatory,
and social impacts on forest productivity”
- FIA Blue Ribbon Panel
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“Not everything that can be counted counts,
and not everything that counts can be
counted.”
- Albert Einstein
Forest Ownership in the U.S.
12
400
10
300
8
250
6
200
150
4
100
Ownerships (Millions)
Area (Millions of Acres)
350
2
50
0
0
1978
1953
Public Area
Private Area
Private Owners
1994
Source: USDA Forest Service 1958,
Birch et al. 1978, Birch 1996,
Smith et al. 1997
Ownership Information Collected
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RPA Ownership
Current FIA forest
inventory
Current FIA
ownerships survey
Ownership Schema for National
Forest Assessments, 1907 - 1997
1987
1997
1953
1907
All
Forest
Ownerships
All
All
Forest
Forest
Ownerships
All ForestOwnerships
Ownerships
Public
Public
Public
Private
Private
Private
Public
Federal
Federal
Federal
Private
Non-Federal
Non-Federal
Non-Federal
Forest Industry
Farmer Nonindustrial
Other Private
Forest Industry
Farmer
Other Private
Forest Industry
Private
National Forest
National
National
Forest
Forest
National
State
Forests
TribalState
Lands
Tribal Lands
Bureau
Bureau
ofof
Land
Land
Management
Management
Bureau of Land
Management
Other
Other
Federal
Federal
National
Parks
County
County
State
Military Reserves
Municipal and
Municipal
County
Localandand
Tribal
Lands
Local
Municipal
Other Federal
Public Domain
Lumber Manuf.
Farmer
Pulp Manuf. Other Private
Other Wood Manuf.
FIA Forest Inventory
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Ownership Group
– Forest Service, other federal, state/local, private
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Ownership Class
– National Forest, National Grassland, other forest
service, NPS, BLM, F&WS DOD/DOE, Other federal,
state, local, other non-federal public, corporation,
NGO/natural resource organization, unincorporated
Partnership/assoc./club, Native American, individual
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Industrial Status
Collection of Ownership Data
Forest Inventory
Aerial photographs
→ County/municipal tax offices
→ Ownership name and address
→ Categorize ownership
→ Ask for access
FIA Ownership Survey
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Forestland characteristics
– Size of forestland holdings
– Number of forestland
parcels
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Ownership traits
– Form of ownership
– Reasons for ownership
– Forestland uses and
management
– Constraints and future
plans
– Demographics
Collection of Ownership Data
Ownership Survey
Name and address from forest inventory
→ Direct mailing (→ Telephone follow-up)
→ Completed questionnaires
Data Storage & Distribution
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Storage
– Confidentiality
– Fire walls & data keys
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Distribution
– Publications
– Databases
Where are we headed?
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A system that:
– Accurately reflects the
intentions, opportunities,
and constraints of
landowners;
– Provides consistent and
timely data across all
ownerships and across
the whole country; and
– Is capable of tracking
large-scale changes.
Comments or
questions?