An Assessment of State Agencies That Affect Forests

A 2000 assessment finds that state agencies affecting forest conditions are dispersed over all levels of state government and that a state's lead forestry agency is often but one of many units involved in forestry. The consequences of dispersed responsibility for forests are usually viewed as a...

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Published in:	Journal of forestry Vol. 100; no. 6; pp. 35 - 41
Main Authors:	Ellefson, Paul V, Moulton, Robert J, Kilgore, Michael A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bethesda Oxford University Press 01-09-2002
Subjects:	Environmental policy Forestry State government
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Summary:	A 2000 assessment finds that state agencies affecting forest conditions are dispersed over all levels of state government and that a state's lead forestry agency is often but one of many units involved in forestry. The consequences of dispersed responsibility for forests are usually viewed as adverse, yet there are also important benefits, including efficiencies arising from competition between agencies and additional ways that citizens can interact with government.
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ISSN:	0022-1201 1938-3746
DOI:	10.1093/jof/100.6.35