1. BIOMASS/BIOENERGY WORKSHOP Brett J. Butler USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis Family Forest Research Center

2.  Ownership patterns  Mapping, TIMO/REIT, Family forest owners  Ownership trends  Change matrices, Family Forest Owners, Projections  Biomass specific  Wood availability, Landowner Preferences 2

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5. 5  Forest characteristics  Ownership history  Ownership objectives  Forest use  Forest management  Information sources  Concerns  Intentions  Demographics

6. 6 Size of Forest Holdings

7. 7 Family Forest Owners by Attitudinal Type* * Developed as part of the Sustaining Family Forests Initiative

8. 8 Age: 44% 65 or older Occupation: 52% retired Gender: 78% male Race: 97% white Education: 41% college degree Income: 27% $100,000 or greater

9. National Forest Other FederalStateLocalIndustryCorporateFamily Other Private Non- forest Nat. Forest3.40.0 Other Fed.0.01.50.0 State0.0 1.10.0 Local0.0 0.40.0 Industry0.0 0.10.06.71.60.70.1 Corporate0.0 0.10.00.64.41.10.30.2 Family0.0 0.1 0.51.631.40.31.1 Other Priv.0.0 0.10.0 Non-forest0.00.1 0.00.10.31.50.039.7 Time 2 (To) Time 1 (From) 9

10. 10 Forest industry Local Corporate State Forest industry Other private Federal Family Local Corporate State Forest industry Other private Federal Family Non-forest

11. 11 Change in Size of Family Forest Holdings in the Northern U.S.

12. 12 Change in Average Size of Family Forest Holdings in the Northern U.S.

13.  Ownership transition matrices  Urbanization model  Land rent model 13

14. 14 Biomass by Ownership in the Northern U.S.

15. 15 Where:  Biomass A : total amount of available biomass  Biomass i : amount of biomass represented by plot i  ReductionRate ij : biomass availability reduction rate

16. 16 Biomass Availability by Constraint for Family Forest Owners in the Northern U.S. Availability Reduced by 62%!

17.  Awareness  Preferences  Willingness to participate 17

18. 1. Money, money, money (?) 2. Size matters 3. They’re a bunch of old guys

19. Brett Butler USDA Forest Service, Amherst, MA bbutler01@fs.fed.us www.fia.fs.fed.us/nwos www.FamilyForestResearchCenter.org