Transcript More Forestry 101 - National NEMO Network

More Forestry 101
Foresters and forestry:
Who are these people and
what do they do?
FREMO Workshop
Annapolis, MD
September 19, 2007
Forestry:
• the profession embracing the science, art, and practice
of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and
associated resources for human benefit and in a
sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs and
values;
• the broad field of forestry consists of those biological,
quantitative, managerial, and social sciences that are
applied to forest management and conservation;
• it includes specialized fields such as agroforestry,
urban forestry, industrial forestry, non-industrial forestry,
and wilderness and recreation forestry
(Source: The Dictionary of Forestry, 1998, John Helms, ed.)
Forester
A professional engaged in the
science and profession of forestry
Where to foresters come from?
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4-year programs at colleges and universities
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Approximately 65
50 are accredited by the Society of American
Foresters as professional forestry degree programs
2-year technician programs
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21 programs in the U.S. and 2 programs in Canada
are SAF-accredited forestry technology programs
Where to foresters come from?
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Graduate degree programs – too numerous to
count!
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PhD programs – yield scientists and academicians
Master’s programs
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M.S. in Forest Resource Management
M.S. in Forestry
M.F. – Master’s of Forestry (non-thesis)
M.S. in Natural Resources
Etc.
Where to do foresters work?
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Private sector foresters
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Consulting foresters – individuals and firms
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Resource inventories
Management plans
Plan and conduct timber sales
Timber trespass and damage appraisal
Forest taxation
Environmental NGO’s
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Technical work
Education
Advocacy and policy
Where to do foresters work?
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Forest industry
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Procurement foresters – at mills, with private
landowners
Land managers – a T&E species!
TIMO’s and REIT’s
(Timber investment management organizations)
(Real estate investment trusts)
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Organizations
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Professional organizations
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Society of American Foresters (SAF)
Association of Consulting Foresters (ACF)
National Association of State Foresters (NASF)
National Association of University Forest
Resource Programs (NAUFRP)
Association of Natural Resources Extension
Professionals (ANREP)
Ecological Society of America (ESA)
International Union of Forest Research
Organizations (IUFRO)
Many others!
Organizations
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Trade organizations
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American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA)
Forest Resource Association
National Hardwood Lumber Association
Individual state Forestry Associations
Many others!
Forestry organizations
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National, state, regional, and county
organizations
Examples:
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National Woodland Owners Association
American Forest Foundation/Tree Farm System
Forest Landowner Association
Forest Landowners of California
New Hampshire Timber Land Associations
Ohio Forestry Association
Where to do foresters work?
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Public agencies
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State forestry agencies
Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
Department of Defense
Army Corps of Engineers
Fish and Wildlife Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Where to do foresters work?
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Cooperative Extension System
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State Extension Specialists
District Extension Specialists
County-based Extension Agents/Extension Educators
Multi-state, regional committees
Western Extension Forestry Coordinating Committee (WCC)
 Northeast Forest Resources Extension Committee (NEFREC)
 Southern Region Extension Forestry (SREF)
 Regional Extension Forester co-funded by 18 Extension
Directors; travel and project funding provided by USDA
Forest Service
350 forestry/wood products extension educators in current
directory
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Extension Forestry Audiences
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Traditional audiences:
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Private forest landowners
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“Non-industrial private
forestland owners” (NIPF’s) –
yuck!
Family forestland owners – not
much better!
11 million of them!!! (11000 acres)
4 million own 10-1000 acres
Old, white, and male
Many studies of these folks
have been done
Very heterogeneous group
Extension Forestry Audiences
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Loggers
Extension Forestry Audiences
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Small- and medium
scale forest products
companies
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Sawmills
Dry kilns
Portable sawmill
owners
Furniture and other
wood products
Retail and marketing
companies
What are the issues?
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Forest fragmentation,
parcelization and conversion
Invasive species
Wildland fire
Climate change
Global markets for wood
and paper products
Inter-generational transfer of
private lands
Forest policies – local, state,
national
Forest taxation
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Forest health
Forest management
intensity
Endangered species
Landscape-scale resource
management
Biodiversity
Water quality and quantity
Ecosystem services
Carbon sequestration
Wildlife-urban interface
Sustainability
And many more
When you consider the range and complexity of
forest resource issues, there are many other very
important audiences who affect, and are affected by
forests:
 State and local elected and appointed officials
who are responsible for planning
 Land developers
 Policy makers
 Urban forest stakeholders
 Accountants
 Realtors
Summary
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Complex and complicated natural resource
issues require the involvement of everyone --professional, volunteer, and public --- who can
help.
Foresters and the practice of forestry are an
important component of the natural resource
professional community that is comprised of
every natural resource and environmental
profession.
…and some favorite forestry quotes
Every day is Earth Day for a forester
Forestry isn’t rocket science --it’s much harder
May the forest be with you!