Extension Forestry in the United States: A National Review of State-Level Programs

Sagor, Eli; Kueper, Amanda M.; Blinn, Charles R.; Becker, Dennis R.

doi:10.5849/jof.13-007

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“…The Internet is the fastestgrowing platform for formal education (Allen and Seaman, 2011; Haynie, 2015) and is becoming a preferred method for informal education (Dittman Research and Communications Corp., 2010;Rich et al, 2011). Online distance education programs have the potential to be more time efficient and inexpensive compared with traditional programs due to economies of scale (Sagor et al, 2014;The Economist, 2014), and reach a larger audience regardless of their location. Furthermore, online continuing education programs have proven to be an effective way to reach green-industry professionals (VanDerZanden, 2013a(VanDerZanden, , 2013b.…”

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Developing an Asynchronous Online Tennessee Master Nursery Producer Program

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Fulcher

Karel

2016

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Asynchronous online extension classes, in which content is made available on demand, can reach a larger audience, offer more scheduling flexibility, and reduce the strain on limited time and financial resources for extension faculty and staff. In comparison with traditional extension programming (in-person presentations) or online synchronous programming (live webinars), asynchronous programs can require significant time and resources during the initial development stages, including advanced planning and dedicated contributors as well as ongoing information technology (IT) infrastructure and maintenance. The objective of this article is to summarize the development process and inputs needed to successfully develop an online asynchronous extension program based on the authors’ experience developing the Tennessee Master Nursery Producer Program (TMNP). The TMNP is a certificate program for nursery growers in Tennessee designed to improve growers’ long-term environmental, economic, and community sustainability. Developing the online TMNP required three key positions: project coordinator, e-learning specialist, and content developer which spent 473, 401, and 847 hours, respectively, during the development process. Detailed information on development time, requirements, and suggestions for other institutions wishing to develop similar programs is offered.

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Developing an Asynchronous Online Tennessee Master Nursery Producer Program

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2016

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“…Moreover, the participatory extension forestry approach was useful in creating and implementing local projects to improve rural social, economic, and environmental conditions (Pokorny and others ). Similarly Eli S Sagor and others found that forestry extension programs in the U.S. have significant impact on educating landowners about land‐management programs, improving the capacity of making informed decisions, building relationships with technical assistance providers, and engaging with conservation projects (). The roles of extension‐education activities are important to protect woodland in Iran; integrating topics about the value of forests in schools curriculums is one of the necessary initiatives to conserve forests in Iran (Ahmadi and others ).…”

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Local Participation in Woodland Management in the Southern Riyadh Area: Implications for Agricultural Extension

Al-Subaiee

2015

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This study was conducted to explore the extent and forms of local participation in natural woodland management in the southern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, area and to identify the best methods to encourage local participation. Data were collected by using a well‐structured questionnaire. A simple random sample of 290 households from southern Riyadh, comprising three governorates—Alhareeg, Alsolalil, and Huwdut Banitamim—was drawn from the total population of study area. Descriptive statistics (frequency distribution, means, and standard deviation) and chi‐square test were employed to analyze the data. The study revealed that only 29.3 percent of the respondents were involved in the protection and management of nearby forests. The study found significant correlations among the local population's educational levels, occupation, marital status, and age with their participation in the nearby woodland. The study recommends implementation of forestry extension programs to enhance local knowledge about the value of conserving woodland, the development of woodland management system, and the encouragement of the local participation in woodland management by providing them with opportunities to have regulated access to the woodland, participate in decision making, provide financial incentives, and wield authority to protect woodland.

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Forest management plan pathways for non-industrial private forest owners in Norway: from acquisition to implementation

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Sjølie,

Solberg

2024

Eur J Forest Res

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Forest management plans (FMP) are key decision-support tools for forest managers and a central policy instrument in many countries. Despite its pivotal importance in forest management, there is a lack of studies that analyze the acquisition, familiarity and implementation of the FMP. These steps collectively contribute to making FMP a successful decision-support tool and forest policy instrument. We surveyed a sample representative of the population of Norwegian non-industrial private forest (NIPF) owners to quantify the importance of a broad set of factors, including ownership objectives, socio-demographic, property and information sources variables on the FMP pathway, i.e. acquisition of FMP, awareness of its content and implementation of the plans’ proposals. Applying principal component analysis on twelve ownership objectives, we found that most forest owners are multiobjective. We combined conditional classification trees and logistic regression analyses on the FMP pathway to unveil familiarity and use of FMP in forest owner subgroups as well as individual drivers. The results indicate that 37% of Norwegian NIPF owners have a FMP. Among the owners having FMP, 66% have good knowledge of its content and 40% implement its proposals. The strongest variables to predict FMP familiarity and use were previous harvests, productive area, advice about forestry from the public management, knowledge of public support schemes for forestry and perceived relevance of the FMP. We conclude that FMP suppliers, consultants, forestry bureaucracy and policy-makers should emphasize information dissemination and relevance of the FMP to increase its success as a decision-support tool and forest policy instrument.

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Extension Forestry in the United States: A National Review of State-Level Programs

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

Developing an Asynchronous Online Tennessee Master Nursery Producer Program

Developing an Asynchronous Online Tennessee Master Nursery Producer Program

Local Participation in Woodland Management in the Southern Riyadh Area: Implications for Agricultural Extension

Forest management plan pathways for non-industrial private forest owners in Norway: from acquisition to implementation

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