Forest Management Practices and Costs for Family Forest Landowners in Georgia, USA
Forests owned by individuals and family landowners account for about two-thirds of Georgia’s private forests. This study provides a snapshot of the status and trend of forest management practices of Georgia family forest landowners and the unit costs associated with significant management activities...
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| author | Sagar Godar Chhetri Jake Parker Robert L. Izlar Yanshu Li |
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| description | Forests owned by individuals and family landowners account for about two-thirds of Georgia’s private forests. This study provides a snapshot of the status and trend of forest management practices of Georgia family forest landowners and the unit costs associated with significant management activities through a survey of the consulting foresters practicing in the state. Family forest landowners increasingly managed pines intensively with various management regimes. Hardwood and mixed forests accounted for more than half of Georgia’s private forests, but they were mainly managed in a custodial manner. Besides receiving revenue from timber sales, many landowners in Georgia received additional income from hunting leases and selling pine straw. The results have important implications for the financial returns of timber investment and the long-term timber supply of the state. It also provides essential information to county assessors for fair and equitable timberland valuation for property tax purposes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00bc7192f0c0476ea574c6fd3e7e78f62023-11-23T11:00:57ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072022-04-0113566510.3390/f13050665Forest Management Practices and Costs for Family Forest Landowners in Georgia, USASagar Godar Chhetri0Jake Parker1Robert L. Izlar2Yanshu Li3College of Forestry, Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR 71656, USAGeorgia-Pacific LLC, Atlanta, GA 30303, USAHarley Langdale, Jr. Center for Forest Business, D.B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USAD.B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USAForests owned by individuals and family landowners account for about two-thirds of Georgia’s private forests. This study provides a snapshot of the status and trend of forest management practices of Georgia family forest landowners and the unit costs associated with significant management activities through a survey of the consulting foresters practicing in the state. Family forest landowners increasingly managed pines intensively with various management regimes. Hardwood and mixed forests accounted for more than half of Georgia’s private forests, but they were mainly managed in a custodial manner. Besides receiving revenue from timber sales, many landowners in Georgia received additional income from hunting leases and selling pine straw. The results have important implications for the financial returns of timber investment and the long-term timber supply of the state. It also provides essential information to county assessors for fair and equitable timberland valuation for property tax purposes.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/5/665forest management practicescostshunting leasessurveyconsulting forestersfamily landowners |
| spellingShingle | Sagar Godar Chhetri Jake Parker Robert L. Izlar Yanshu Li Forest Management Practices and Costs for Family Forest Landowners in Georgia, USA Forests forest management practices costs hunting leases survey consulting foresters family landowners |
| title | Forest Management Practices and Costs for Family Forest Landowners in Georgia, USA |
| title_full | Forest Management Practices and Costs for Family Forest Landowners in Georgia, USA |
| title_fullStr | Forest Management Practices and Costs for Family Forest Landowners in Georgia, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Forest Management Practices and Costs for Family Forest Landowners in Georgia, USA |
| title_short | Forest Management Practices and Costs for Family Forest Landowners in Georgia, USA |
| title_sort | forest management practices and costs for family forest landowners in georgia usa |
| topic | forest management practices costs hunting leases survey consulting foresters family landowners |
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