FOREST FRAGMENTATION
& PARCELIZATION ROUNDTABLE
Convened by Vermont Natural Resources Council
September 18, 2006 - 9:00 to 3:00
Langevin House, Vermont Technical College,
Randolph, VT
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome and Update on
the Roundtable Process
Jamey Fidel, Forest Program Director, VNRC
Future
Topics, Roundtable Product
Cindy Cook, Adamant
Accord, Inc.
Review
Draft June 27 Meeting Summary
9:15 - 10:45 Facilitated Discussion on the Values that are
Impacted by Forest Fragmentation and Parcelization
Andy Whitman, Manomet Center for Conservation
Sciences
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 Updated
Trend Information/Data and Perspective on Parcelization
and Forest Fragmentation in our Region
Brett Butler, US Forest Service
12:00 – 12:50 Lunch (place dots on lists)
12:50 – 1:10 Overview and
Role of Information From Values Discussion
1:10 – 1:30 Discussion on Scope of the Roundtable Focus
(urban vs. suburban parcelization,
large vs. small acreage parcelization, etc.)
1:30 – 2:30 Panel Discussion with Woodland Owners and
Managers
Questions
posed to panel members:
1.
Provide a brief background on your role as woodland owner/manager.
2. What are some of the
pressures facing forestland owners including keeping forestland intact for the
long-term?
3. To what degree does development (housing/subdivision, etc)
factor into the management of woodland
in Vermont?
4. What efforts have you
undertaken to relieve property tax pressures, maintain the economic viability
of forestland, and/or maintain the intact nature of property that you manage or
own? Is this a long-term solution?
5. In general, is forest fragmentation or parcelization a concern to you as a woodland owner/manager? If so, from what perspective?
Bill Schmidt – Woodland Owners
Association
Jeff Smith – Meadowsend
Timberlands, Inc.
2:30- 2:40 Conserving the Landscape by Supporting a Value-Added Forest Products Economy
Paul Costello, VT Council on Rural
Development
2:40 – 3:00 Wrap Up and
Next Meeting
Jamey Fidel