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- East Region - Ag and Natural Resources
Work Group Names: Eric Taylor, Gene Bobo, B. Higginbotham, Whitney, McFarland, Kelm
Region: EAST Primary base program it addresses - ANR
Section 1. Relevance
Where did this issue surface?
County Committees
Commodity / Industry / Special Interest Groups
Specialist(s)
What is the issue/problem?
There is a continual division of large forest acres into smaller tracts. Many of these small tracts are often deforested and developed for urban purposes. This negatively impacts water quality, forest production, and wildlife.
Problem size and scope? (How many people does it affect? How wide spread?)
Large - 22 million acres of forest in 43 counties in East Texas
Problem severity? (How serious is this issue?) High
Description: Resulting forest remnants will be too small to provide sustainable products (water, fiber, and recreation).
Target Audience? (Who does the problem impact and how many?)
Current and Future East Texas Landowners
What are some general characteristics of the audience this program targets? How will you market this program to others?
Large landowners, community developers and planners.
Section
2. Response
State the goal of the program
Slow down Forest Fragmentation and provide management opportunities for small tracts of forest.
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Client Change |
At the end of this program, will... |
Knowledge |
increase knowledge on... How to set up land trust that will prevent parcelization through inheritance. To teach how federal and incentives that encourage landowners to keep their land intact. |
Skills |
develop skills... How to manage small tracts. |
Attitude |
change their attitudes pertaining to.. Parcelization and rural development. |
Behavior Change |
adopt... Community practices that maintain large tracts of actively managed forest. Development and use of forest management plans. |
New Technology |
adopt... GIS/GPS, new markets |
Best Practice |
adopt ..... Wise use forest management strategies. |
Program Design
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Topic (Subject Matter) |
Strategy to Deliver Content (Method) |
Existing Resource(s) |
Contact Person(s) (Includes CEA’s Specialists, Commodity Reps) |
Habitat Management |
County level, multi-county level; Regional, workshops, short courses, internet |
Master wild lifer, tree farmer (videos & publications) |
Eric Taylor - Forestry Specialist Gene Bobo - CEA |
Harvesting/ Strategies Marketing |
County level, multi-county level; Regional, workshops, short courses, internet |
Master wild lifer, tree farmer (videos & publications) |
Eric Taylor - Forestry Specialist Gene Bobo - CEA |
Estate Planning |
County level, multi-county level; Regional, workshops, short courses, internet |
Master wild lifer, tree farmer (videos & publications) |
Eric Taylor - Forestry Specialist Gene Bobo - CEA |
Regeneration |
County level, multi-county level; Regional, workshops, short courses, internet |
Master wild lifer, tree farmer (videos & publications) |
Eric Taylor - Forestry Specialist Gene Bobo - CEA |
Green Spaces |
County level, multi-county level; Regional, workshops, short courses, internet |
Master wild lifer, tree farmer (videos & publications) |
Eric Taylor - Forestry Specialist Gene Bobo - CEA |
Alternative Management Strategies |
County level, multi-county level; Regional, workshops, short courses, internet |
Master wild lifer, tree farmer (videos & publications) |
Eric Taylor - Forestry Specialist Gene Bobo - CEA |
Timber stand improvement practices |
County level, multi-county level; Regional, workshops, short courses, internet |
Master wild lifer, tree farmer (videos & publications) |
Eric Taylor - Forestry Specialist Gene Bobo - CEA |
Forest pest |
County level, multi-county level; Regional, workshops, short courses, internet |
Master wild lifer, tree farmer (videos & publications) |
Eric Taylor - Forestry Specialist Gene Bobo - CEA |
Section 3. Results
No evaluation examples at this time.
Interpretation. The last step in the process is interpreting the results to our stakeholders. List internal and external stakeholders that would be interested in the results of this educational program. Do not forget to think about other state agencies and groups that would be interested in these outcomes.
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Cooperative Extension - http://texasextension.tamu.edu
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College Station, Texas 77843-7101
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