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Family Forest Owner Literature Database

The Family Forest Research Center maintains a comprehensive database of scientific literature related to family forest owners. This database is available through the free Zotero platform at:

www.zotero.org/groups/ffo_lit_db

We update this database on a regular basis, but if there are citations that you notice are missing, please either add them directly or contact us (info@familyforestresearchcenter.org).

2021

Family Forest (10+) Ownership Characteristics: Regional & State Summaries

USDA Forest Service Research Note 2021

USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

2020

Northeastern Family Forest Owner Gender Differences in Land-based Estate planning and the Role of Self-Efficacy

Journal of Forestry 2020

M Markowski-Lindsay et al.

Examining Loggers' Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Invasive Forest Plants: A Minnesota Case Study

Journal of Sustainable Forestry 2020

SA Snyder et al.

Potential Impacts of Insect-Induced Harvest in the Mixed Forests of New England

Forests 2020

MacLean et al.

Potential Impacts of Insect-Induced Harvest in the Mixed Forests of New England

Forests 2020

MacLean et al.

Changes in Land Use, Forest Ownership, Parcel Size, and Fragmentation in Forests in the U.S.

USFS Research Paper 2020

J Caputo et al.

Family Forest Ownerships of the United States, 2018: Results for the USDA Forest Service, National Woodland Owner Survey

Journal of Forestry 2020

BJ Butler et al.

Minority Family Forest Owners in the United States

Journal of Forestry 2020

SM Butler et al.

Minority Family Forest Owners in the United States

Journal of Forestry 2020

SM Butler et al.

Forest Ownership in the Conterminous United States, 2018: Geospatial Dataset

US Forest Service Research Data Archive

EM Sass et al.

Transformations Towards a New Era in Small Scale Forestry: Introduction to the Small-Scale Forestry Special Issue

Small-scale Forestry 2020

T Hujala & BJ Butler

Relationships between Absenteeism, Conservation Group Membership, and Land Management among Family Forest Owners

Land Use Policy 2020

SA Snyder et al.

2019

Ownership Patterns in the United States

GTR WO-97

Brett Butler

NWOS: An R Package for Working with USDA Forest Service, NWOS data V 1.0

Github 2019

Brett Butler & Jesse Caputo

NWOS Dashboard

Shiny App 2019

Jesse Caputo & Brett Butler

NWOS Shiny App

Landowner Functional Types to Characterize Response to Invasive Forest Insects

People and Nature 2019

JR Holt et al.

Female Family Forest Owners in New England: Ownership & Management Trends

New England Society of American Foresters News Quarterly 2019

A Robillard et al.

A Comparison of Participants and Non-participants of State Forest Property Tax Programs in the United States

Forest Policy and Economics 2019

JT Meier et al.

What are Family Forest Owners Thinking and Doing about Invasive Plants?

Landscape and Urban Planning 2019

M Clarke et al.

Longitudinal Data on Family Forest Owners: the US Forest Service's National Woodland Owner Survey.

Landscape and Urban Planning 2019

ES Huff et al.

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Public Perceptions of County, State, and National Forest Management in Wisconsin, USA

Forest Policy & Economics 2019

K Floress et al.

Compounding the Disturbance: Family Forest Owner Reaction to Invasive Forest Insects

Ecological Economics 2019

M Markowski-Lindsay et al.

Assessing New England Family Forest Owners' Invasive Insect Awareness.

Journal of Extension 2019

J Simoes et al.

Where Farm and Forest Meet: Comparing National Woodland Owner Survey Respondents with and without Farmland.

Land Use Policy 2019

ES Huff et al.

Spatial Analysis of Family Forest Landownership in the Southern United States

Landscape and Urban Planning 2019

N Poudyal et al.

Maple Syrup Producers of the Lake States, USA: Attitudes Towards and Adadptation to Social, Economic, & Climate Conditions

Environmental Management 2019

SA Snyder et al.

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2018

Family-forest Owner Decisions, Landscape Context, and Landscape Change

Landscape and Urban Planning 2018

KP Bell et al.

In Forest and Intact: Designing Future Use of Family-Forest Owned Land

Journal of Forestry 2018

M Markowski-Lindsay et al.

A Community Forestry Model Linking Research, Management, Education, and Stakeholder Engagement: Case Study Results from the Town of Weston, MA USA

Small-scale Forestry 2018

A Lefland et al.

Factors Associated with Family Forest Owner Actions: A Vote-Count Meta-Analysis.

Landscape and Urban Planning 2018

K Floress et al.

The Role of Gender in Management Behaviors on Family Forest Land in the US

Journal of Forestry 2018

SM Butler et al.

The Influence of Multiple Ownership Interests and Decision-Making Networks on the Management of Family Forest Lands: Evidence from the United States.

Small-scale Forestry 2018

Snyder, SA and MA Kilgore

Characteristics of Successful Volunteer-led Urban Forest Tree Committees in Massachusetts

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2018

R Harper et al.

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Family Forest Landowners Who Engage in Non-market Activities on Their Land

Forest Policy and Economics 2018

M Markowski-Lindsay et al.

Small-Area Family Forest Ownerships in the USA

Small-scale Forestry 2018

SA Snyder et al.

What Influences Whether Family Forest Owners Participate in Outreach Campaigns?

Journal of Extension 2018

BJ Butler et al.

2017

Who Owns America's Forests & Woodlands? The Answer May Surprise You

Turkey Country 2017

Butler, B.J.

Ecosystem Service Supply and Capacity on US Family Forestlands

Forests 2017

Caputo, J and BJ Butler

How Large is Large? Identifying Large Corporate Ownerships in FIA Datasets

USFS Research Paper NRS-29

J Caputo et al.

The Future of Family Forests in the USA: Near-term Intensions to Sell or Transfer

Land Use Policy 2017

M Markowski-Lindsay et al

Social and Biophysical Variation in Regional Timber Harvest Regimes

Ecological Applications 2017

JR Thompson et al.

Proximal Association of Land Management Preferences: Evidence from Family Forest Owners

PLOS ONE 2017

FX Aguilar et al.

2016

Family Forest Ownerships of the United States, 2013: Findings from the USDA FS NWOS

Journal of Forestry 2016

Butler, B.J., et al.

Lake States Natural Resource Managers' Perspectives on Forest Land Parcelization & Implications Public Land Management

Land Use Policy 2016

Kilgore, MA and SA Snyder

Understanding Family Forest Land Future Ownership & Use: Exploring Conservation Bequest Motivations

Small-scale Foresty

Markowski-Lindsay, et al.

USDA Forest Service National Woodland Owner Survey, 2011-2013: Design, Implementation, and Estimation Methods

USDA Technical Document

Butler, B.J., et al.

Integrating Beneficiaries into Assessment of Ecosystem Services from Managed Forests at the Hubbard Brook

Forest Ecosystems 2017

Caputo J, et al.

Exploring the Relationship Between Parcelization Metrics and Natural Resource Manager's Perceptions of Forest Land Parcelization Intensity

Landscape and Urban Planning

Kilgore, M.A., Snyder, S.A.

USDA Forest Service National Woodland Owner Survey: National, Regional, and State Statistics for Family Forest and Woodland Ownerships with 10+ acres, 2011-2013

Butler, B.J., et al.

Family Forest Owners Rule! New Results from the US Forest Service National Woodland Owner Survey

Forestry Source

Working Group Notes: Private Forestry (B1)
Buter, Brett J. 2016

Family Forest Owner Characteristics Shaped by Life Cycle, Cohort, and Period Effects

Small-scale Forestry doi: 10.1007/s11842-016-9333-2

Butler, S.M., Butler, B.J., Markowski-Lindsay, M.

Family Forest Owner Characteristics Shaped by Life Cycle, Cohort, and Period Effects

Small-scale Forestry 2016

Butler, SM, BJ Butler and M Markowski-Lindsay

Understanding Family Forest Land Future Ownership and Use: Exploring Conservation Bequest Motivations

Small-scale Forestry doi:10.1007/s11842-015-9320-z

Markowski-Lindsay, M., Catanzaro, P., Milman, A., Kittredge, D.

2015

Hansel and Gretel Walk in the Forest, Landowners Walk
in the Woods

A qualitative examination of the language used by family forest owners.
Journal of Forestry. doi: 10.5849/jof.14-151.
Andrejczyk, K., Butler, B.J., Tyrell, M.L., Langer, J. 2015.

Family Forest Owners' Perceptions of Landowner Assistance Programs in the USA

A qualitative exploration of program impacts on behavior.
Small Scale Forestry. doi 10.1007/s11842-015-9304-z.
Andrejczyk, K.A., Butler, B.J., Dickinson, B.J., Hewes, J.H., Markowski-Lindsay, M., Kittredge, D.B., Kilgore, M.A., Synder, S.A., Catanzaro, P.F. 2015.

Assessing the Relationship Between Different Forms of Landowner Assistance and Family Forest Owner Behaviors and Intentions

Journal of Forestry. 113(1):12-19.
Kilgore, M.A., Snyder, S.A., Eryilmaz, D., Markowski-Lindsay, M. Butler, B.J., Kittredge, D.B., Catanzaro, P.F., Hewes, J.H., Andrejczyk, K.A. 2015.

Landowner Conservation Awareness Across Rural-to-Urban Gradients in Massachusetts

Biological Conservation 184: 79-89.
Kittredge, D.B., A. G. Short Gianotti, L. R. Hutyra, D.R. Foster, and J.M. Getson. 2015.

Who Owns America's Trees, Woods, and Forests?

Results from the U.S. Forest Service 2011-2013 National Woodland Owner Survey.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Newtown Square, PA.
Markowski-Lindsay, M., Butler, B.J. 2015.

An Evidence-Based Review of Timber Harvesting Behavior Among Private Woodland Owners

Jornal of Forestry, 113(5): 490-499.
Silver, E.J., Leahy, J.E., Kittredge, D.B., Noblet, C.L,. Weiskittel, A.R. 2015.

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Maine Woodland Owner Perceptions of Long Rotation Woody Biomass Harvesting and Bioenergy

Biomass and Bioenergy 76:69-78.doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2015.03.006
Silver, E.J., Leahy J.E., Noblet C.L., Weiskittel A.R. 2015.

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Timberland Ownerships and Reforestation in the Southern United States

Forest Science 61:336-343. doi: 10.5849/forsci. 13-192.
Sun, X., Zhang, D., Butler, B.J. 2015.

Harvesting Choices and Timber Supply among Landowners in Southern United States

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Econmics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie. doi: 10.1111/cjag.12060.
Zhang, D., Sun, X., Butler, B.J. Prestemon, J.P. 2015.

2014

A Comparison of Techniques for Generating Forest Ownership Spatial Products

Applied Geography 46 (2014) 21-34.
Butler, B.J., J.H. Hewes, G.C. Liknes, M.D. Nelson, and S.A. Snyder. 2014.

Effectiveness of Landowner Assistance Activities

An Examination of the USDA Forest Service's Forest Stewardship Program.
Journal of Forestry 112(2) 187-197.
Butler, B.J., M. Markowski-Lindsay, S. Snyder, P. Catanzaro, D.B. Kittredge, K. Andrejczyk, B.J. Dickinson, D. Eryilmaz, J.H. Hewes, P. Randler, D. Taddle, and M.A. Kilgore. 2014.

Assisting Family Forest Owners with Conservation-Based Estate Planning

A Preliminary Analysis.
Journal of Extension 52(2) #2FEA9.
Catanzaro, P., M. Markowski-Lindsay, A. Milman, D. Kittredge. 2014.

Family Forest Owners and Federal Taxes

Forest Policy and Economics 38 (2014) 219-226.
Greene, J.L., B.J. Butler, P.F. Catanzaro, J.H. Hewes, M.A. Kilgore, D.B. Kittredge, Z. Ma, and M.L. Tyrrell. 2014.

Map of Distribution of Six Forest Ownership Types in the Conterminous United States

[Scale 1: 10,000,000, 1: 34,000,000.] Res. Map NRS-6. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
Hewes, Jaketon H.; Butler, Brett J.; Liknes, Greg C.; Nelson, Mark D.; Snyder, Stephanie A. 2014.

Distribution of Forest Ownership Types in the Conterminous United States

FOR_OWN_TYP geospatial dataset [database].
Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2014-0002.
Hewes, J.H.; Butler, B.J.; Liknes,G.C.; Nelson, M.D.; Snyder,S.A. 2014.

The Effectiveness of State Preferential Property Tax Programs in Conserving Forests

Comparisons, measurements, and challenges.
Land Use Policy 36(2014) 492-499.
Ma, Z., B.J. Butler, P.F. Catanzaro, J.L. Greene, J.H. Hewes, M.A. Kilgore, D.B. Kittredge, and M.L. Tyrrell. 2014.

Five Anthropogenic Factors That Will Radically Alter Forest Conditions and Management Needs in the Northern United States

Forest Science 60:914-925. doi: 10.5849/forsci. 13-153.
Shifley, S.R., Moser, W.K., Nowak, D.J., Miles, P.D., Butler, B.J., Aguilar, F.X., DeSantis, R.D., Greenfield, E.J. 2014.

Cost-share Program Participation and Family Forest Owners' Past and Intended Future Management Practices

Forest Policy and Economics 46:39-46. doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2014.06.003.
Song, N., Aguilar, F.X., Butler, B.J. 2014.

Conservation Easements and Management by Family Forest Owners

A propensity score matching approach with multi-imputation of survey data.
Forest Science 60:298-307.
Song, N., Aguilar, F.X., Butler, B.J. 2014.

2013

It's the Network

How Personal Connections Shape Decisions about Private Forest Use.
Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 30(2): 67-74.
Kittredge, D.B., M.G. Rickenbach, T.G. Knoot, E. Snellings and A. Erazo. 2013.

How Are America's Private Forests Changing?

An integrated assessment of forest management, housing pressure, and urban development in alternate emsissions scenarios.
Land Use Policy 32 (2013) 230-238.
Mondal, P., B.J. Butler, D.B. Kittredge, and W.K. Moser. 2013.

A Comparative Analysis of Conservation Awareness among New York and Massachusetts Woodland Owners

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 30(4): 175-183.
Schnur, E.L., S.B. Allred, and D.B. Kittredge. 2013.

2012

Taxing Family Forest Owners

Implications of Federal and State Policies in the United States.
Journal of Forestry 110(7): 371-380.
Butler, B.J., P.F. Catanzaro, J.L. Greene, J.H. Hewes, M.A. Kilgore, D.B. Kittredge, Z. Ma and M.L. Tyrrell. 2012.

Estimated Participation in U.S. Carbon Sequestration Programs

A study of NIPF landowners in Massachusetts.
Journal of Forest Economics. 18: 36-46.
Dickinson, B.J., Stevens, T.H., Markowski-Lindsay, M., Kittredge, D.B. 2012.

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Forest-Based Biomass Supply in Massachusetts

How much is there and how much is available?
Journal of Environmental Management 106: 1-7.
Markowski-Lindsay, M., P. Catanzaro, D. Damery, D.B. Kittredge, B.J. Butler, and T. Stevens. 2012.

Family Forest Owner Preferences for Biomass Harvesting in Massachusetts

Forest Policy and Economics 14: 127-135.
Markowski-Lindsay, M., T. Stevens, D.B. Kittredge, B.J. Butler, P. Catanzaro, and D. Damery. 2012.

Stumpage Prices in Southern New England (1978–2011)

How Do Red Oak, White Pine, and Hemlock Prices Vary over Time?
Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 29(2): 97-101.
Smith, J.S., M. Markowski-Lindsay, J.E. Wagner, and D.B. Kittredge. 2012.

A National Assessment of Public Recreational Access on Family Forestlands in the United States

Journal of Forestry 110(6): 318-327.
Snyder, S.A. and B.J. Butler. 2012.

Reimagining Family Forest Conservation

Estimating Landowner Awareness and Their Preparedness to Act with the Conservation Awareness Index.
Journal of Forestry 110 (4): 207-215.
Van Fleet, T., D.B. Kittredge, B.J. Butler, P. Catanzaro. 2012.

2011

The Diverse Values and Motivations of Family Forest Owners in the United States

An Analysis of an Open-ended Question in the National Woodland Owner Survey.
Small-scale Forestry 10(3): 339-355.
Bengston, D.N., S.T. Asah, and B.J. Butler. 2011.

Family Forest Owners Rule!

Forest History Today Spring/Fall 2011: 87-91.
Butler, B.J. 2011.

Family Forest Owner Trends in the Northern United States

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 28(1): 13-18.
Butler, B.J., Z. Ma. 2011.

Factors Associated with Landowner Involvement in Forest Conservation Programs in the U.S.

Implications for policy design and outreach.
Land Use Policy 20 (2012): 53-61.
Ma, Z., B.J. Butler, D.B. Kittredge, and P. Catanzaro. 2011.

Challenging the Traditional Forestry Extension Model

Insights from the Woods Forum Program in Massachusetts.
Small-scale Forestry (7 May 2011), pp. 1-14.
Ma, Z., D.B. Kittredge, and P. Catanzaro. 2011.

How Family Forest Owners Consider Timber Harvesting, Land Sale, and Conservation Easement Decisions

Insights from Massachusetts, USA.
International Journal of Forestry Research 2011: 1-13.
Ma, Z. and D.B. Kittredge. 2011.

Barriers to Massachusetts Forest Landowner Participation in Carbon Markets

Ecological Economics. 71 (2011) 180-190.
Markowski-Lindsay, M., Stevens, T., D.B. Kittredge, B.J. Butler, P. Catanzaro, and B.J. Dickinson. 2011.

The Influence of Climate Change, Timber Harvest, and Rural Development on Forest Biomass and Composition in Massachusetts, USA

Ecological Applications 21(7): 2425-2444.
Thompson, J., D.R. Foster, R. Scheller, and D.B. Kittredge. 2011.

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2010

Private Forest Landowner Attitudes Towards Off-Highway Vehicle Access on Private Lands

A Minnesota Case Study.
Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 27(2): 62-67.
Becker, D.R., Wilson, G.L., and S.A. Snyder 2010.

Social versus Biophysical Availability of Wood in the Northern United States

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 27(4): 151-159.
Butler, B.J., Z. Ma, D.B. Kittredge, and P. Catanzaro. 2010.

Are Family Forest Owners Facing a Future In Which Forest Management Is Not Enough?

Journal of Forestry 108(1): 32-38.
D'Amato, A.W., P.F. Catanzaro, D.T. Damery, D.B. Kittredge, and K.A. Ferrare. 2010.

Using Real Estate Records to Assess Forest Land Parcelization and Development

A Minnesota Case Study.
Landscape and Urban Planning. 94, 71-76.
Mundell, J., Taff, S.J., Kilgore, M.A., and S.A. Snyder. 2010.

Attitudes of Tree Wardens in Massachusetts

Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 9:295-301.
Rines, D., B. Kane, H. D. P. Ryan, and D. B. Kittredge. 2010.

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2009

Forest Landowners' Willingness to Sell Carbon Credits

A pilot study.
Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 26(1): 35-37.
Fletcher, L.S., D. Kittredge, T. Stevens. 2009.

The Fire in the East

Journal of Forestry 107(3): 162-163.
Kittredge, D.B. 2009.

Willingness to Sell Conservation Easements

A Case Study of Private Forestland Owners in Southern New England.
Journal of Forest Economics 15: 261-275.
LeVert, M., T. Stevens, D. Kittredge. 2009.

Motivations and Land-Use Intentions of Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowners

Comparing Inheritors to Noninheritors.
Forest Science 55(5): 423-432.
Majumdar, I., D. Laband, L. Teeter, and B.J. Butler. 2009.

Time and Distance

Comparing motivations among forest landowners in New England.
Small-Scale Forestry 8(1): 95–108.
Rickenbach, M. and D.B. Kittredge. 2009.

Does Forest Land Posted Against Trespass Really Mean No Hunter Access?

Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 14(4):251-264.
Snyder, S.A., Kilgore, M.A., Taff, S.J., and J.M. Schertz. 2009.

2008

Family Forest Owners of the United States, 2006.

Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-27.
Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 72 p.
Butler, B.J. 2008.

Characterizing Family Forest Owners

A Cluster Analysis Approach.
Forest Science 54(2): 176-184.
Indrajit, M., L. Teeter, and B. J. Butler. 2008.

Family Forest Stewardship

Do owners need a financial incentive?
Journal of Forestry, 106(7), 357-362.
Kilgore, M.A., Snyder, S.A., Taff, S.J., and J.M. Schertz. 2008.

The Cost of Acquiring Public Hunting Access on Family Forest Lands

Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 13:175-186.
Kilgore, M.A., Snyder, S.A., Taff. S.J., and J.M. Schertz. 2008.

What Does it Take to Get Family Forest Owners to Enroll in a Forest-Stewardship Type Program?

Journal of Forest Policy and Economics, 10:507-514.
Kilgore, M.A., Snyder, S.A., Schertz, J.M., and S.J. Taff. 2008.

Estimating Ownerships and Parcels of Non-Industrial Private Forest in Massachusetts

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 25(2): 93-98.
Kittredge, D.B., A. D'Amato, P. Catanzaro, J. Fish, and B. Butler. 2008.

Estimating a Family Forest Landowner’s Likelihood of Posting Their Land against Trespass.

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry, 25(4), 180-185.
Snyder, S.A. Kilgore, M.A., Taff, S.J., and J.M. Schertz. 2008.

Influence of Purchaser Perceptions and Intentions on Price for Forest Land Parcels

A Hedonic Pricing Approach.
Journal of Forest Economics, 14:47-72.
Snyder, S.A. Kilgore, M.A., Hudson, R., and J. Donnay. 2008.

2007

Understanding and Reaching Family Forest Owners

Lessons from social marketing research.
Journal of Forestry 105(7): 348-357.
Butler, B.J., M. Tyrrell, G. Feinberg, S. VanManen, L. Wiseman, and S. Wallinger. 2007.

2006

Interest in Cross-Boundary Cooperation

Identification of distinct types of private forest owners.
Forest Science 52(1): 10-22.
Finley, A.O., D.B. Kittredge, T.H. Stevens, C.M. Schweik, and D.C. Dennis. 2006.

Thoreau, Muir, and Jane Doe

Different types of private forest owners need different kinds of forest management.
Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 23(1): 27-34.
Finley, A.O. and D.B. Kittredge. 2006.

Forest Harvesting and Land-Use Conversion Over Two Decades in Massachusetts

Forest Ecology and Management 227: 31-41.
McDonald, R.I., G. Motzkin, M.S. Bank, D.B. Kittredge, J. Burk, and D.R. Foster. 2006.

2005

Assessing Private Forest Owner Attitudes Toward Ecosystem-Based Management

Journal of Forestry 103(1): 28-35.
Belin, D.L., D.B. Kittredge, T.H. Stevens, D.F. Dennis, C.M. Schweik, and B.J. Morzuch. 2005.

The Cooperation of Private Forest Owners on Scales Larger Than One Individual Property

International examples and potential application in the United States.
Forest Policy and Economics 7: 671-688.
Kittredge, D.B. 2005.

2004

America’s Family Forest Owners

Journal of Forestry 102(7): 4-14.
Butler, B.J. and E.C. Leatherberry. 2004.

Extension/Outreach Implications for America’s Family Forest Owners

Journal of Forestry 102(7): 15-18.
Kittredge, D.B. 2004.

2002

The Illusion of Preservation

A global environmental argument for the local production of natural resources.
Journal of Biogeography 29: 1557-1568.
Berlik, M.M., D.B. Kittredge, and D.R. Foster. 2002.

2001

Massachusetts Family Forests

Birth of a landowner cooperative.
Journal of Forestry 99(3): 23-30.
Barten, P.K., D. Damery, P. Catanzaro, J. Fish, S. Campbell, A. Fabos, and L. Fish. 2001.