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Forest Biology

Stephen F. Austin State University

Conservation

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Payment For Ecosystem Services: Rewarding The Landowner Who Conserves The Public Good, Steven H. Bullard, Sarah Fuller Jan 2021

Payment For Ecosystem Services: Rewarding The Landowner Who Conserves The Public Good, Steven H. Bullard, Sarah Fuller

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It has been said that money doesn’t grow on trees, but any forest landowner or manager will tell you that’s not exactly true— especially when observing a harvesting operation or managing dues from your hunting lease. While timber production and recreation are the most frequently monetized services provided by forests, what about the other goods and services they provide on a continuing basis? Are you or other forest landowners in your area being monetarily rewarded for soil stability, flood control, water filtration, air quality, and the other critical services—known as ecosystem services—provided by forests?


Forestry Bulletin No. 20: A Short History Of Forest Conservation In Texas, 1880-1940, Robert S. Maxwell, James W. Martin Jan 1970

Forestry Bulletin No. 20: A Short History Of Forest Conservation In Texas, 1880-1940, Robert S. Maxwell, James W. Martin

Forestry Bulletins No. 1-25, 1957-1972

"This short history of the development of forest conservation in Texas is intended primarily for the general reader. The study has concentrated on the early history of the conservation movement, dating from the beginning of commercial lumbering in the state, approximately 1880, to about 1940 and World War II."