FIA Ownership FIA Ownership Classification Classification Brett J. Butler Brett J. Butler National Woodland Owner Survey National Woodland Owner Survey Coordinator Coordinator Forest Inventory and Analysis Forest Inventory and Analysis USDA Forest Service USDA Forest Service National FIA Users Group Meeting August 1, 2002
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FIA Ownership ClassificationFIA Ownership Classification
Brett J. ButlerBrett J. ButlerNational Woodland Owner Survey CoordinatorNational Woodland Owner Survey Coordinator
Forest Inventory and AnalysisForest Inventory and Analysis
USDA Forest ServiceUSDA Forest Service
National FIA Users Group MeetingAugust 1, 2002
Quick OverviewQuick Overview
Why does FIA collect Why does FIA collect ownership information?ownership information?
What information have we What information have we been collecting?been collecting?
How do we collect this How do we collect this information?information?
How are data stored and How are data stored and distributed?distributed?
Where are we headed?Where are we headed? DiscussionDiscussion
The Need for Ownership DataThe Need for Ownership Data
It is ultimately the owners who decide if the land It is ultimately the owners who decide if the land will be developed, timber will be harvested, or a will be developed, timber will be harvested, or a nature preserve will be establishednature preserve will be established
““Recognize and identify ownership, regulatory, Recognize and identify ownership, regulatory, and social impacts on forest productivity” and social impacts on forest productivity”
- FIA Blue Ribbon Panel- FIA Blue Ribbon Panel
““Not everything that can be counted Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” can be counted.”
- Albert Einstein- Albert Einstein
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Forest Ownership in the U.S.Forest Ownership in the U.S.
Source: USDA Forest Service 1958, Birch et al. 1978, Birch 1996, Smith et al. 1997
Ownership Information CollectedOwnership Information Collected
RPA OwnershipRPA Ownership Current FIA forest Current FIA forest
inventoryinventory Current FIA Current FIA
ownerships surveyownerships survey
Ownership Schema for National Ownership Schema for National Forest Assessments, 1907 - 1997Forest Assessments, 1907 - 1997
All Forest Ownerships1907 1907
Public Private
Other Private
FarmerNational Forests
National Parks
Tribal Lands
Military Reserves
Public Domain
All Forest Ownerships1953 1953
Public Private
State
County
Federal
National Forest
Non-Federal Forest Industry
Tribal Lands
Other Federal
Bureau of LandManagement
Lumber Manuf.
Other Wood Manuf.
Pulp Manuf.
Other PrivateFarmer
Municipal andLocal
All Forest Ownerships1987 1987
Public Private
Federal Non-Federal Forest Industry
National Forest
Other Federal
Bureau of LandManagement
Other PrivateFarmer
State
Tribal Lands
County and Municipal
All Forest Ownerships19971997
Public Private
State
County
Federal
National Forest
Non-Federal Forest Industry
Other Federal
Bureau of LandManagement
NonindustrialPrivate
Municipal andLocal
FIA Forest InventoryFIA Forest Inventory
Ownership GroupOwnership Group– Forest Service, other federal, state/local, privateForest Service, other federal, state/local, private
Ownership ClassOwnership Class– National Forest, National Grassland, other forest National Forest, National Grassland, other forest
→ → Ownership name and addressOwnership name and address
→ → Categorize ownership Categorize ownership
→ → Ask for accessAsk for access
FIA Ownership SurveyFIA Ownership Survey
Forestland characteristicsForestland characteristics– Size of forestland holdingsSize of forestland holdings– Number of forestland Number of forestland
parcelsparcels Ownership traitsOwnership traits
– Form of ownershipForm of ownership– Reasons for ownershipReasons for ownership– Forestland uses and Forestland uses and
managementmanagement– Constraints and future Constraints and future
plansplans– DemographicsDemographics
Collection of Ownership DataCollection of Ownership DataOwnership SurveyOwnership Survey
Name and address from forest inventoryName and address from forest inventory
A system that:A system that:– Accurately reflects the Accurately reflects the
intentions, opportunities, intentions, opportunities, and constraints of and constraints of landowners;landowners;
– Provides cProvides consistent and onsistent and timely data across all timely data across all ownerships and across ownerships and across the whole country; andthe whole country; and
– Is capable of tracking Is capable of tracking large-scale changes.large-scale changes.