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Detailed Indicator Report (Year: 2008) (Generated: 09-Sep-10)

F&W3 - # of new landowners engaged with a forester or natural resources professional for the first time or for the first time in 10 or more years. (statewide target is 50 new landowners).
Locations: Belknap | Carroll | Cheshire | Coos | Grafton | Hillsborough | Rockingham | Strafford | Sullivan | Statewide
Type: Action
Evaluation plan: Assessed through site visits, NH Tree Farm Program records direct contact with land owners and natural resources professionals.
Group plan: Forestry & Wildlife

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
# changed	115	69	102	28
# planned	0	0	0	0	0	0

Plans used in: Steven S Roberge  (Steven Roberge)
Chuck Hersey, Sullivan County Forestry and Wildlife Program  (Chuck Hersey)
Phil Auger, Land and Water Conservation Educator  (Philip Auger)
Samuel Stoddard Forestry and Wildlife Program  (Samuel Stoddard)
Matt Tarr's Plan or Work  (Matthew Tarr)
Forest Industry  (Sarah Smith)
Fred Borman  (Individual)
jonathan nute  (Individual)
Karen Bennett  (Individual)
Karen Bennett  (Individual)
Wendy Scribner - Carroll Co  (Wendy Scribner)
Andrew Fast  (Andy Fast)
Deborah Goard  (Individual)
lisa test  (Brian Krug)

Outcomes:

• (Learning)
• 20,000 acres of forest management plans are written up to NH Forest Stewardship standards (Action)
• Citizens adopt and use environmentally sound practices that result in protection of natural resources. (Action)
• Good stewardship practices are brought to areas in need of enhanced conservation practices not impacted by our programs in the recent past or as a result of landowner changes (Action)
• UNHCE engages new NIPF landowners in using a public or private natural resource professional for the first time or for the first time in 10 years or more. (Action)
• Volunteers develop life-long commitments to conservation efforts, beyond their commitments to UNHCE and beyond Extension's sphere of influence (Action)

Related outputs (by Program):

• Forestry & Wildlife
  •  Tornado Damage Assessment (other- direct)   
    
  • Christmas Tree Culture and Management (One-on-One Consultation)   
    
  • Develop a checklist of topics to cover on site visits (Group Discussion)   
    
  • Develop an evaluation and improvement process for follow-through on site visits. (Group Discussion)   
    
  • Develop materials to help landowners make informed decisons when selling timber and disseminate these materials through town offices and other means. (other-indirect)   
    
  • Develop messages and strategies using ownership size, watershed location or landscape location.  Audiences, messages and strategies may differ by location in the state. (Group Discussion)   
    
  • Implement components of the NH Forest Resources Plan (Public Service Announcement)   
    
  • Involve key family members in woodlot visits and woodlot planning (One-on-One Consultation)   
    
  • Landowner outreach to reach new clientele (One-on-One Consultation)   
    

Related outputs:

Program: Forestry & Wildlife

Related narratives:

Anecdotes and quotes

Fred Borman   Narrative: 3/28/08:  Assisted Rye Jr. High School with a risk tree assessment of a Norway maple in front of the school. 4/4/08:  Assisted the Northwood Conservation Commisssion with an assessment of invasive species on town property near Harvey lake. 4/29/08:  Visited a town conservation area in Hampton with the Director of Seacoast Youth Services.  The property is overgrown with Japanese knotweed and oriental bittersweet.  The town will utilize labor from Seacoast Youth Services to clean up the area and remove invasive plants.  I provided information to the Director on the best methods to control invasive species.  Entered: 09-May-08 Related indicators: F&W3 - # of new landowners engaged with a forester or natural resources professional for the first time or for the first time in 10 or more years. (statewide target is 50 new landowners). F&W6 - Increase the working knowledge of 1,000 people who influence the forest environment of NH through workshops, seminars, or educational events annually (Relates to L&W6 and L&W1)

Individual Impact Statements (every staff person should complete 2-3 annually)

Karen Bennett   Narrative: As a result of the individual and workshop-based activity, Extension foresters referred over 400 landowners owning 35,000 acres to licensed foresters who wrote forest stewardship plans on over 29,000 acres. This represents $435,000 of direct economic activity as well as improved management and timber harvesting. Over 25% of New Hampshire’s private forest land is managed according to an integrated forest stewardship plan. New Hampshire licensed foresters attending Extension workshops manage an estimated 650,000 acres of private forest land resulting in improved practices. 80% of attendees reported that attendance had a positive influence on their land management practice. Improved timber harvesting emphasizing the use of best management practices (BMPs) and minimizing negative impacts on water quality has been a focus of Extension programming with a variety of audiences. An Extension evaluation of BMP effectiveness demonstrated that in New Hampshire, BMPs are being used effectively during timber harvesting resulting in soil stability 77% of the time at crossing structures; 80% at approaches outside 50’ buffer and 76% at approaches inside the buffer.     Entered: 25-Mar-08 Related indicators: F&W11 - # of NH women who improve forest business management as a result of the Women and the Woods program. (statewide target is 25 women).   F&W12 - # of professional loggers in NH who increase their knowledge and market forest products to Sustainable Forestry Initiative companies requiring certified loggers through the Professional Loggers Program with NHTOA and the UNH Thompson School. (statewide target is 250 loggers) (Relates to NRBI1)   F&W2 - # of forest owners who receive federal or state financial incentives for implementing conservation practices. (statewide target is 40 forest owners)(Relates to L&W6)   F&W3 - # of new landowners engaged with a forester or natural resources professional for the first time or for the first time in 10 or more years. (statewide target is 50 new landowners). F&W5 - # of NH licensed foresters trained by UNHCE in each of the two-year licensing period for CEUs. (statewide target is 80% or 240 out of 300 licensed foresters)   F&W6 - Increase the working knowledge of 1,000 people who influence the forest environment of NH through workshops, seminars, or educational events annually (Relates to L&W6 and L&W1)   F&W9 -   # of licensed foresters who increase business opportunities through referrals from UNHCE staff - thereby sustaining a cadre of private sector licensed foresters offering services to the public. (statewide target is 100 licensed foresters making 300 referrals)   Related locale: Statewide

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