THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PRIVATE LAND STEWARDSHIP

Anyone can take responsibility for a place Simon Roosevelt great great grandson of the avid conservationist President Theodore Roosevelt writes in his foreword How persistently and well a conservationist pursues responsibility connection and the imperatives of use and care is as much a record of a conservation commitment as is the landowner s mark on the land Private working lands account for 70 percent more than one billion acres of US land providing food fiber purified air and water wildlife habitat and cultural and societal benefits The stewards of these lands are crucial to managing our nation s natural resources though private landowners contributions to society are often invisible to the public As our population becomes increasingly disconnected from the outdoors sharing the values and motivations of private landowners fosters a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the day to day challenges inherent in working the land In The Art and Science of Private Land Stewardship editors Roel Lopez Jenny Sanders James Cathey and Abigail Huddleston present the history philosophy practices and use of science based information to provide knowledge and perspective to natural resource professionals conservation advocates and federal state

Anyone can take responsibility for a place Simon Roosevelt great great grandson of the avid conservationist President Theodore Roosevelt writes in his foreword How persistently and well a conservationist pursues responsibility connection and the imperatives of use and care is as much a record of a conservation commitment as is the landowner s mark on the land Private working lands account for 70 percent more than one billion acres of US land providing food fiber purified air and water wildlife habitat and cultural and societal benefits The stewards of these lands are crucial to managing our nation s natural resources though private landowners contributions to society are often invisible to the public As our population becomes increasingly disconnected from the outdoors sharing the values and motivations of private landowners fosters a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the day to day challenges inherent in working the land In The Art and Science of Private Land Stewardship editors Roel Lopez Jenny Sanders James Cathey and Abigail Huddleston present the history philosophy practices and use of science based information to provide knowledge and perspective to natural resource professionals conservation advocates and federal state