Browsing by Author "Barlow, Becky"

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Assessing Nature-based Recreation Demand in Population Cores of the Southeastern US: The Outlook for Recreation Development on Private Lands

Grill, Leslie (2010-08-20)

This study was conducted to meet a need for empirical assessment of outdoor recreation demand specific to non-industrial private lands in the southeastern United States. The survey was designed to measure preferences, ...

Assessment and Synthetization of Extension Needs Encompassing the Economic and Ecological Impacts of Wild Pigs Among Young Pine Plantations

Fern, Micah (2017-12-18)

The southeastern United States has recently seen its first increases in Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) acreage after more than four centuries of decline thanks to ongoing restoration efforts. Connecting existing ...

Beyond the timberline: Assessment of Supplemental Income Opportunities, Forest Management Practices, and Attributes of Southern Pine Straw Types

Singh, Zachary (2020-07-22)

Of Alabama’s 23 million acres of timberland, over 13 million acres of it is owned by family forest landowners. Therefore, they play a pivotal role in the future of Alabama’s forest. Due to a combination of shift in ownership ...

An Econometric Analysis of Alabama Rural Land Values

Zhou, Na (2010-05-17)

Dramatic changes in rural land values played an important role in regional, social, economic, and environmental development. The ability to understand and predict these changes is necessary for the effective design of ...

Family Forest Landowner Research: Attitudes About Forest Management and Information Needs

Kaetzel, Brandon (2011-11-15)

This dissertation provides three manuscripts further assessing family forest landowners based on results from the National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) and Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) unit of the United States Department ...

Heir Property in the South: A Case Study of a Resettlement Community

Patterson, James III (2018-07-20)

The purpose of this study is to determine if the resettlement program had an impact on the prevalence of heir property and the impact of heir property on asset building and community development. Given the prevalence of ...

Immigrant Labor in the Forest Industry: The Impacts of H-2B Employment on Local Livelihoods

Brodbeck, Arnold M. IV (2016-05-05)

The production of timber requires labor, with peak labor demands coming during reforestation. Much of the labor used in tree planting in the United States (US) is provided by migrant workers. The overall purpose of this ...

Investigating the objectives of the new owners of Alabama's Timberlands

Ameyaw, Lord (2013-07-17)

Alabama has over 71% of its land area covered with forests and boasts of the third largest commercial forestland area in the United States. The forest products industry is a major employer in Alabama. This industry accounts ...

Open Conversations: Finding ways to improve communication between family forest landowners and consulting foresters

McCauley, Jace (2023-07-26) ETD File Embargoed

Alabama is comprised of 23 million acres of forestland, of which family forest landowners (FFLs) own 56 % of that acreage. Therefore, FFLs are vital to maintaining the quality and diversity of Alabama’s forests. However, ...

Pinning Down the Change: A Community-Level Study of Timberland Ownership Change

Randle, Anne (2014-05-13)

Over the last twenty years, the forest products industry has sold much of its land base throughout the U.S. The majority of that land is being transferred from corporations in what was a traditional vertically-integrated ...

Three Essays on Silvopasture in the Southeastern U.S.: Landowner and Community Assets, Natural Resource Professionals’ Perceptions, and Landowner Engagement

Stutzman, Emily (2016-05-05)

Today’s natural resource professionals (NRP) support landowners in pursuit of multiple objectives, including recreation, income, long-term value creation, and responsibly managing natural resources for future generations. ...