National Best Management Practices Monitoring Summary Report: Overview of Results Fiscal Years 2015–2022
This monitoring summary report provides a high-level overview of national best management practices in monitoring completed in fiscal years 2015 through 2022 at more than 4,350 sites across the United States. The report supports land management plans and project-level decisions and identifies areas for improvement.
#LandManagement, #LandManagementPlanning, #Water
Lands, Minerals and Geology
#MineralsAndGeologyManagement, #LandManagement, #Environment, #Geology, #GeologicResources, #SpecialUses, #NationalForestSystem
A National Review of State Preferential Property Tax Programs: Challenges and Opportunities for Agroforestry Practices in the United States
A collaborative research team cataloged each preferential property tax program for agriculture, horticulture, and forestry in the Nation and assessed the programs' attributes to determine their compatibility with characteristics of agroforestry practices. Findings in this report can be used to inform natural resource management and discussions on tax incentives for agroforestry.
#Taxes, #LandManagement, #LandUse, #Agroforestry
2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment Business Report
This first business report for the Forest Service Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment describes the process, costs, and products needed to conduct and support the decadal RPA Assessment, mainly covering the years that led to the publication of the 2020 RPA Assessment in 2023. This report reflects the RPA Assessment team’s commitment to accountability and transparency in delivering the best value, quality, and array of products in response to the authorizing legislation. The intent is to provide a foundation of evidence to highlight the complexity and importance of the RPA Assessment and to assist in framing the management and oversight of future assessments.