Tomorrow's Woodland Owners
Wisconsin private forestland owner offspring study

Through funding provided by the US Forest Service, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources retained the Pinchot Institute for Conservation [exit DNR] to conduct a survey of offspring of non-industrial forestland owners in Wisconsin.

Researcher Catherine Mater and her team spoke with 260 children of forest owners in 2007 (all of these "children" were adults and some were well into retirement) and asked about their attitudes regarding a wide range of topics relating to their family's woodlands.

These webpages serve as the online executive summary of the results of that research. We encourage you to explore this site to learn more about the study's findings. If you're a woodland owner, we also encourage you to talk to your family about how to best preserve your legacy.

The 2007 Wisconsin Private Forestland Owner Offspring Study executive summary [exit DNR] [PDF, 10 MB] is available for download from the Pinchot Institute's website.