Forest resource management in the north: Dealing with a labyrinth of state agencies and authorities

Paul V Ellefson, Michael A. Kilgore, Calder M Hibbard

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Abstract

State agencies responsible for the use, management, and protection of forests have increased in number and have become increasingly more diverse in mission and organization. A 2000-2001 assessment of state agencies affecting forest conditions in the North found that such agencies are dispersed over all sectors and levels of state government; a state's lead forestry agency often is only a small piece in the puzzle of state agencies affecting forests; consequences of fragmented state agency responsibility for forests generally are adverse, especially public confusion over agency roles and lack of integrated resource management; and coordination among state agencies affecting forest conditions takes many forms, although its occurrence generally is modest.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)74-76
Number of pages3
JournalNorthern Journal of Applied Forestry
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2007

Keywords

  • Government agencies
  • Program coordination
  • State forestry

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