1. US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Woodland Owner Survey Update April 2, 2015

2. 2 Objectives Help answer: Who owns America’s forest? Why do they own it? How have they used it in the past? How do they intend to use it in the future?

3. NWOS History 1956 1978 1993 2002-2006 2011-2013 2017-2019 (?) 3

4. NWOS 2011-2013: Methods “The NWOS sampling design can be described as spatially tessellated and temporally systematic, disproportionately stratified, with- replacement, and probability proportional to size.” - Dickinson and Butler 2013 (J. For. 111(5):319–325)

5. 5 NWOS 2011-2013: Methods Part of FIA Probability proportional to size sample design Self-administered, mail- based paper questionnaire with online option and telephone follow-up Most recent data collection: 2011-2013 Cooperation Rate Number of Responses

6. Forest and Woodland by Ownership Class United States, 2013 6

7. Forest and Woodland Ownership, 2011 7 Family Corporate Other private Federal State Local

8. 8 Family Forests and Woodlands (10+ ac), US* Area 2002-2006: 229 MM ac 2011-2013: 225 MM ac Ownerships 2002-2006: 3.9 MM 2011-2013: 3.7 MM Average holding size 2002-2006: 58.7 ac 2011-2013: 60.4 ac * Excluding Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, West Oklahoma, West Texas, and Wyoming

9. Size of Forest/Woodland Holdings (Acres) Family Forests and Woodlands (10+ ac), US, 2011-2013 9

10. Reasons for Owning (1 of 3) Family Forests and Woodlands (10+ ac), US, 2011-2013 10

11. Reasons for Owning (2 of 3) Family Forests and Woodlands (10+ ac), US, 2011-2013 11

12. Reasons for Owning (3 of 3) Family Forests and Woodlands (10+ ac), US, 2011-2013 12

13. NWOS 2011-2013: Basic Products Brochure Tables* NWOS Table Maker Journal article Documentation Two-page summaries* Articles for landowner publications Data wheel Presentations 13 * Automated using R and LaTeX

14. NWOS 2011-2013: Analyses Trends/point remeasurement New owners Female owners Generations Landowner engagement Suburban owners 14

15. The Future of the NWOS 15 H. R. 2642 Sec. 8301 (b 10) “Expand existing programs to promote sustainable forest stewardship through increased understanding, in partnership with other Federal agencies, of the over 10,000,000 family forest owners, their demographics, and the barriers to forest stewardship.” 2014 Farm Bill

16. NWOS 2017-2019: New Modules Corporate Urban Public (?) State –Intensifications –Add-ons Science modules –Climate change –Invasive species –Wildfire –Engagement –Decision making 16

17. NWOS 2017-2019: Timing 17 201420152016201720182019202020212022 Planning OMB Pre- testing Implementation Processing Analysis Products

18. Selected Other Projects Institutionalization –NIMS –Documentation/DDI TIMOs and REITs E-ownership Sustaining Family Forests Initiative National Landowner Impact Center FSP Evaluation Spatial products 18

19. Staffing and Funding Staffing –Forest Service FIA: One (two soon!) FTEs Other FS: 0.5 FTEs –Two to four UMass FTEs Funding –FIA –S&PF –Special projects Partnerships –Other FS RWUs –UMass –S&PF 19 Family Forest Research Center

20. Collaborations Other FS units Various state forestry agencies American Forest Foundation UMass Harvard Forest Yale Univ. Univ. Minnesota Purdue Univ. SUNY ESF Auburn And other universities 20

21. 21 Comments or Questions? Brett Butler U.S. Forest Service, Amherst, MA bbutler01@fs.fed.us; 413.545.1387 www.fia.fs.fed.us/nwos www.FamilyForestResearchCenter.org