Future
Forests: Acquiring
Forestland for Sustainable Forest Management
October
27th, 2005
Eureka CA
On October 27th 2005 a broad spectrum over 60 forest
advocates, landowners, professional foresters, conservation
groups, timber companies and forest practitioners gathered
in Eureka, CA to discuss a shared goal: Maintain
Healthy and Productive Working Forests.
The Institute for Sustainable Forestry, with
support and guidance from the Sustainable Forest
Council, organized the Future Forests working session
in response to the impact of rising Humboldt County
land values on the economic viability of large blocks
of forestland for timber production, rural quality of
life and conservation values.
Presentations and background materials from the Future
Forests working session can be downloaded here.
Presentations:
(Power Points in PDF
format)
Economic
Conditions: Preparing for the Future
John Rogers – ISF
What
is Excellent Forestry?
Eric Holst– Forest Guild
What
is Social License?
Mark Lovelace – Humboldt Watershed Council
Timber Value vs. Development Value Presentation
Eric Goldsmith – Sanctuary Forest
Examples
of well-managed community-owned working forests
Mark Andre – Arcata Community Forest
The
RFFi community ownership concept
David Simpson – Redwood Forest Foundation (Humboldt
Committee)
Financing
Working Forest Acquisitions
Kathy Moxon – Redwood Forest Foundation
Conserving
forests through conservation/investor partnerships
Jim Rinehart – R&A Investment Forestry
The
Garcia Purchase: A working example
Chris Kelly – The Conservation Fund
Where do we go from here?
Greg Blomstrom – Institute for Sustainable Forestry
Background
Materials:
Background on trends impacting the profitability
or viability of Sustainable Forest Management
USDA Forest
Service:
Forests
on the Edge
National
Commission on Science and Sustainable Forestry:
Global Markets
Forum Report
Institute
for Sustainable Forestry:
ISF State of Sustainability Report:
Summary - Full
report -
Power point
California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection:
The
Changing California: Forest and Range 2003 Assessment
USDA, Forest
Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
Silvicultural
options for young-growth Douglas-fir forests: the
Capitol Forest study—establishment and first
results.
Curtis, Robert O.; Marshall, David D.; DeBell, Dean
S., eds. 2004. PNW-GTR-598.
Extended
rotations and culmination age of coast Douglas-fir:
old studies speak to current issues.
Curtis, Robert O. 1995. PNW-RP-485.
Reconsidering
price projections for selected grades of Douglas-fir,
coast hem-fir, inland hem-fir, and ponderosa pine
lumber.
Haynes, Richard W.; Fight, Roger D. 2004. PNW-RP-561.
Economic
Feasibility of Longer Management Regimes in the Douglas-Fir
Region.
Richard Haynes, 2005. PNW-RN-547.
World
Forestry Institute
Conference Proceedings: (these are not free, but
can be purchased on the WFI website)
Who Will Own the Forest? Origins and Implications
of Changing Ownership
Who Will Own the Forest? Globalization and Consolidation
Effects on Forests
International Forestry Perspectives
International Forestry Perspectives 2
