A newly-developed site targeting private landowners is designed to encourage conservation practices and management plan implementation for non-technical audiences - especially those not predisposed to conservation management.
http://MyLandPlan.org In most areas of the country, private landowners hold the key to forest and wildlife habitat conservation. The American Forest Foundation has developed a web-based tool to help address a vexing challenge in the conservation community around how to reach most of Americas woodland owners. Family forest owners hold the largest portion of forests in America, accounting for 251 million acres. Only four percent of woodland owners have any kind of management plan for their land, despite the fact that nearly 50 percent have harvested trees from their property, and only 14 percent have received professional advice before harvesting. My Land Plan's primary features - mapping and goal/action setting - are in place. Other features including a directory of vetted consulting professionals and activity and management plan logging will be rolling out soon. To further plan, develop and improve features for the My Land Plan application, we need your feedback as a technical professional. We also need feedback from the intended audience - resident or absentee landowners who want to enjoy, protect, improve, profit from and pass on their land. Please share with your land-owning friends and colleagues. http://MyLandPlan.org Submit feedback on the site by clicking the "Feedback" button on the left side of the screen. Jon Marshall [email protected]
