What are the history, status, and projected future of southern forests?
Roger Conner and Andy Hartsell (MGRs) Work Plan Previous wording (joins old 1 and 2) Contact Question Mgr. July 2000 update Draft Report Final Report Detailed Issues: • Discuss the history of forest conditions back as far as can be reliably documented. • Be explicit about definitions, for example the definition of a forest, and report data by forest species group wherever possible. • Disclose data compilation procedures, assumptions made, and the limits of the data. For example, define the age of the FIA data for every state; recognize that tree volume estimates do not include small trees. • Evaluate changes in patterns of ownership and their potential implications for forest management. • Evaluate land use changes involving forests, both permanent and transitory. • Examine the dynamics of ownership. How have ownership patterns changed? • Recognize the great variety of ownership types in the South and examine the diversity of forest conditions that result. • Include consideration of ne
