Proceedings Available:
Natural Resources Income Opportunities
on Private Lands Conference
April 5-7, 1998
- Hagerstown, Maryland
On April 5-7, 1998, the Natural Resources Income Opportunities on Private Lands Conference was held in Hagerstown, MD, to address the increasing interest of landowners and professionals in income opportunities related to natural resources and recreational access. Attended by 290 landowners and resource professionals from 23 states and the District of Columbia, the conference dealt with how to choose and manage a private land income opportunity while protecting natural resources and minimizing personal liability and financial risk.
If you are a landowner or work with landowners interested in alternative income opportunities related to natural resources and recreational access, you should order this unique publication.
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- Proceeding Contents and Authors -
Section 1: Natural Resources Income Opportunities: Trends and Considerations
* Natural Resources Income Opportunities in a Changing Landscape - John Michael Hayden
* Trends in Outdoor Recreation and Implications For Private Land Management in the East - H. Ken Cordell, John C. Bergstrom, R. Jeff Teasley, and James A. Maetzold * Policy Directions Affecting Public Use of Private Land - Lawrence W. Libby * Overview of Legal Liability Associated with For-Profit Enterprises: Myths vs. Reality - John C. Becker * Marketing of Agricultural and Natural Resources Income Enterprises: Learning From and Sharing With Entrepreneurs - Steven M. Bogash
Section 2: Evaluating Natural Resources Enterprise Options
* New Enterprise Prefeasibility Assessment: Taking Stock in Your Natural and Personal Resources - Duncan Hilchey * Natural Resources Income Opportunities: Considerations for Forest Owners - Jonathan S. Kays * Business Planning is Like Planning a Vacation to Disney World - Thomas G. Ford * Sources of Help for Income Enterprises - Emerson Shimp
Section 3: Natural Resources Enterprises Related to Recreational Tourism
* Diversification Through Recreation: A Winner For Farms, Farm Families, and Communities - James and Lucille McCullough * Wildlife-Associated Recreation in the U.S.: Results from the 1996 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation and What It Tells Private Land Owners - David G. Waddington * Developing a Forest Guide Service for Outdoor Activities - Mike Dreisbach and Jan Russell * Realities of Hunting Preserves and Sporting Clays - What You Need to Know - Dean M. McDowell * Adventure Travel: Extraordinary Experience, Extraordinary Opportunity - Steven J. Hollenhorst
Section 4: Natural Resources Enterprises Related to Recreational Access
* Fee-Hunting Enterprise on Oakley Farm: A Working Farm in an Urbanizing County - George L. Beals * Developing a Hunting Lease: Considerations, Options, and Realities - Greg K. Yarrow
* Managing Recreational Clubs - Edward L. Smith * Assessing Whole Farm Returns on Investments in Wildlife - J. Theodore Morris * Using Farm Bill Programs to Improve Natural Resources Conservation,Recreational Opportunities, and Land Values - Lawrence E. Clark and Greta Boley * Developing A Fee Fishing Operation: From Idea to Reality - Samuel Cool * Aquaculture Opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast - Agnes V. Spicer
Section 5: Natural Resources Enterprises Related to Forest Farming and Forest Utilization
* Sustainable Use of Non-Traditional Forest Products:Alternative * Forest-based Income Opportunities - A. L. Hammett and J. L. Chamberlain * Growing Ginseng and Goldenseal in Your Forest - Robert L. Beyfuss * A Primer on Producing and Marketing Maple Syrup Products - Randall B. Heiligmann * Developing a Custom Sawmilling and Kiln-Drying Enterprise - Michael C. Greason * Managing for Sustainability by Marketing Commercial Timber Products - Jim Finley
Section 6: Forestland as a Sustainable Investment: A Panel Discussion
* Managing Forestland as a Sustainable Investment: A Landowners Perspective - Vera Mae Ernst Schultz * Tree Biology and Economics: These Are Not Choices - Bruce E. Robinson * Trees, a Growing Green Legacy - Arlyn W. Perkey
Section 7: Challenges to Address
* Real and Potential Income Opportunities for Riparian Areas - Robert Tjaden and Julia Klapproth * Nontraditional Income Opportunities for Forest Industry: Identifying New Approaches for Old Products - A. L. Hammett * Barriers to Recreational Access Opportunities on Private Lands - Lori Lynch and Corre Robinson
Section 8: Managing Your Natural Resource Investment
* Managing Risk In Your Enterprise: Working Your Way Through the Legal Minefield - Michael T. Olexa and Azim Saju * Organization of the Natural Resources Business Organization - John C. Becker * Recreational Access To Private Lands: Liability Problems and Solutions - John D. Copeland * Creative Estate Planning for the Land Owner - Michael C. Hodes * 1997 Taxpayer Relief Act Impact on American Farmers and Ranchers - Michael L. Hardin * Integration of Natural Resources Income Opportunities into Whole Farm Operations - Larry L. Biles
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