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Title: Florida's Forest Stewardship Program


1
Florida's Forest Stewardship Program
  • Developed by Chris Demers
  • University of Florida
  • School of Forest Resources and Conservation

2
What is Forest Stewardship?
  • The wise use and management of forest resources
    that maintains and enhances the value of those
    resources for present and future generations

3
Program Objective
  • Encourage forest landowners to actively manage
    their renewable natural resources

4
Landowners Use Their Properties For
  • Additional income
  • Leisure - hiking, biking, hunting, fishing,
    wildlife viewing, etc.
  • Contributing to long-term conservation of forests
    in the region

5
How Does the Program Assist Landowners?
  • Technical assistance (DOF, FWC, IFAS)
  • Opportunities to learn about forest management
    strategies
  • Increased economic opportunity
  • Documentation of active management
  • Recognition as a leader in wise management with
    sign, certificate and publicity (if desired)

6
Who is Eligible for the Program?
  • Any private landowner with a minimum of 25 acres

7
Becoming a Forest Steward
  • Nomination by agency professionals, other
    landowner, or self
  • Development of a management plan
  • Approval of completed practices
  • Forest Steward Certification

8
What are Your Objectives?
  • Timber
  • Wildlife
  • Recreation / Aesthetics
  • Soil and Water Conservation
  • Grazing

9
Multiple Use Forest Management
  • Forest Stewards have multi-resource management
    plans based on primary and secondary objectives

10
To Get Started in the Program
  • Call your Florida Division of Forestry county
    forester, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
    Commission Stewardship Biologist, or the
    University of Florida Stewardship Coordinator
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