Sixteen workshops were conducted in 2003 for underserved forest landowners in the south-central U. S. An underserved landowner was defined as one who has not recently utilized various federal, state, or local resources. Workshop topics included: 1) Landowners Perspective, 2) Ownership Issues, 3) Marketing and Environmental Issues, and 4) Economics of Forestry. Workshop attendance averaged 81 participants and was directly related to the number of letters mailed to landowners. Participants owned 107, 153 acres of forestland and estimated the value of information received at 6. 8 million. This workshop format can serve as a regional and national model for reaching underserved forest landowners.
Hughes et al. (Mon,) studied this question.