I am curious if anyone has any article recommandations pertaining to peer to peer learning between forest land owners. I am compiling sources for a report for a NIPF class here at the university. I mainly want to know....how can your neighbor help you manage your forest land?

Any help that can give me a better insight on sharing information between land owners.
I have thought of looking at ag co-ops. There does not seem to be the same type of sharing between forest property owners.

Any assista… Continue

Our local NPR station has an environmental program called "Field Notes". This morning, "Field Notes" featured the story of Massachusetts landowners Tony and Ann Borton who, after conserving their own land, invited the neighbors along their road over for coffee and blueberry pie to hear about what they did.

At the neighborhood meeting, the Bortons explained to their neighbors why they conserved their land, what a conservation easemen… Continue

Director and Full Professor

North Central Regional Center for Rural Development

The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) seeks a dynamic and visionary scholar-leader who will catalyze formation of strong partnerships across the region to foster greater university impact on rural development outcomes. The Director will be 100% time with the Center and tenured at the full professor level in an appropriate unit… Continue

My presentation at the October 2009 Society of American Foresters convention. Shorna Allred's presentation, which preceded this one, was far more interesting! I'd hoped to record hers, but it didn't work out. The total time is just over 30 minutes, but you can skip ahead if you like.

To hear the audio track, click the little green "play" button below the slides. There's also a full screen option in the lower right hand corner. The slides will automatically advance.… Continue

Forwarding an email from John Herbohn:

Dear Colleagues

I am pleased to send you the 1st Call for Papers for Small Scale Forestry in a Changing World: Opportunities and Challenges and the Role of Extension and Technology Transfer. This conference is organized by IUFRO 3.08 Small-scale Forestry in conjunction with 6.06.02 Extension and 6.06.01 Technology Transfer. The conference will be held in Bled, Slovenia from 06… Continue