America's Family Forest Owners

The author, Brett J. Butler, PhD, is renowned for years of meticulous research cultivating a unique dataset on the largest forest-owning population in the country: family forest owners. Collectively, family forest owners maintain 272 million acres, 39% of the total forest land in the United States, more than any other ownership group. The fate of the nation’s forests lies largely in the hands of this diverse group. This book is the first of its kind to speak to those 10 million family forest owners.