In this paper we review recent econometric studies focusing on how nonindustrial private
forest landowners make decisions. We use our synthesis of previous work and a discussion …

A new crop production system has emerged in western Canada. Pesticide Free
ProductionTM (PFPTM) emphasizes reduced pesticide use in conjunction with increased …

The availability of timber in the United States depends largely on forest management and
investment decisions of nonindustrial private forest landowners since they hold the largest …

One-third of the forestland in the US is owned by 10.4 million family forest owners. Their
collective decisions have a great impact on the sustainability of forest landscape across the …

Binary variables have two possible outcomes: occurrence or non-occurrence of an event
(usually with 1 and 0 values, respectively). Binary data are common in ecology, including …

It has been argued that the land-use restrictions prescribed by the Endangered Species Act
have failed to protect endangered species on private land. Hence, there has been a call for …

It has been argued that the traditional regulatory approach of the Endangered Species Act,
based on land-use restrictions, has failed to protect endangered species on private land. In …

This study provides an analysis of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) landowners'
participation in forestry assistance programs. A probit model was used for data collected …

Forest owners' intentions to apply alternative management practices were examined to
increase the understanding of the factors that influence forest management on non-industrial …

One of the fundamental issues in American forest policy has been the small forest ownership
problem. Early in the twentieth century, it was called the farm forestry problem, later, the …