The Family Forest Research Center (FFRC)
is a collaborative effort between the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Natural Resources Conservation. The goal of the FFRC is to conduct relevant research that helps understand the social and economic dimensions of family forestry in order to promote sustainable forest management that meets the current and future needs of landowners, communities, and society.
In particular, the objectives of the FFRC are to:
- Conduct primary research on the attitudes, behaviors, needs, concerns, and demographics of family forest owners across the country
- Continue administering the National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) – the official census of forest owners in the United States
- Partner with other researchers to foster a deeper understanding of family forest owners, the forces affecting them, and their influences on the forest ecosystem and society
- Disseminate the results of the research and facilitate informed forest program design and policy making.
Employment Opportunity: Modeling of Human and Natural Systems Fellow. Learn more about the this post-doctoral fellowship opportunity (PDF).
