Best, Constance.

America's private forests : status and stewardship / Constance Best and Laurie A. Wayburn. - Washington, DC : Island Press, c2001. - xxx, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-254).

Machine generated contents note: Part One -- An Overview of America's Private Forests 1 -- Chapter 1: Who Owns the Forest and Why? 5 -- Chapter 2: The Nature of America's Private Forests 41 -- Chapter 3: Threats to Private Forests and Barriers to Their Conservation 97 --Part Two -- The Conservation Toolbox and How to Use It 117 -- Chapter 4: Public Programs and Policies for Private Forests 121 -- Chapter 5: Cultural Tools: Communication, Education, and Assistance 143 -- Chapter 6: Financial Mechanisms and Markets for Conservation 165 -- Chapter 7: An Action Plan to Accelerate the Conservation of Private Forests 187.

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Private forests--United States.
Forest conservation--United States.
Forest management--United States.
Forest policy--United States.

SD143 / .B48 2001

333.75/16/0973