Stewardship Contracting Workshop

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Stewardship Contracting Workshop
Saratoga, Wyoming July 18, 2007 Bill Crapser What
Do our Forests and Communities Need? Or A three
legged stool approach to the World
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Forest and Community A three legged stool
Economic
Social
Environmental
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Healthy Forest and Community
Social
Environmental

• Forest Health
• Wildlife habitat
• Range of variability
• Water
• Sustainability

• Political
• Community stability
• Recreation
• Water
• Open space
• Industry
• Sustainability

Economic
Profitable
Subsidized

• Cost/Benefit
• Profitability
• Sustainable

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What Do Stewardship Contractsbring to the Table?

• Leveraging Dollars to put more acres under
  management
• Goods for Services trading material for
  management work
• Long Term sustainable supply of raw material
  for local industries
• Potential for placing long term values to
  management

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Healthy Forest and Community
Social
Environmental

• Forest Health
• Wildlife habitat
• Range of variability
• Water
• Sustainability

• Political
• Community stability
• Recreation
• Water
• Open space
• Industry
• Sustainability

Economic
Profitable
Subsidized

• Cost/Benefit
• Profitability
• Sustainable

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What is Success!
Healthy Forest and Community
Markets
Raw Materials

• Lumber
• Composites
• Energy
• Pellets
• Ecosystem Services
• Carbon
• Conservation easements
• Wildlife
• Water
• Other

• Stable
• Long Term
• Affordable
• Stewardship contracts
• Tradition Forest product Sales
• State sales
• Private lands

Profitable
Subsidized
Forest Based Business

• Capital
• Workforce
• Technology
• Adaptable

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What is Success! A three legged stool
Healthy Forest and Community
Forest Based Business
Markets
Raw Materials