What are the critical tradeoffs to various forest management strategies?
• 6 B5. What are the socio-economic tradeoffs to different strategies associated with managing the integrity of wildlands? (e.g. prescribed versus wildland fires, pesticide use, silviculture, recreation) • 6 C28. What are the economic implications of sedimentation of aquatic ecosystems due to silviculture? • 6 D22. What are joint production relationships among forest uses. (e.g., timber harvesting vs. recreational use) • How does resource management influence economic structure and health? • 7 E2. What role does the forest resource play in local/county level economy? (Limited resource landowners, minority populations, …) • 7 E3. What are other economic potentials/opportunities of rural areas? • 8. What are the demands for and supplies of recreation and other nonconsumptive uses of forests in the South? • 8 E7. What are the trends in recreational demands? (Feasibility ok) • 8 E8. How are the trends in recreation demand impacting forest management? (data?) • 8 E18. What is the supply a