Forestry 1. Transition Acreage from Short Rotation to multi-age Pine: By 2025, less than x% of managed forests in priority RD buffers and corridors are under short rotation pine management. Forestry 2. RD Buffer and Corridor Protection: By 2025, protect 20,000 acres within the RD corridors and buffers. Forestry 3. Maintain Natural Stands in RD: By 2020, X# of landowners in RD corridors and buffers have adopted a management plan promoting long rotation pine forestry practices and retention of bottomland hardwood Forestry 4. Establish Longleaf Academy: By 2015, Establish Longleaf Academy at NCSU for NCSU and Montgomery Community College forestry students Strategies to Reduce Incompatible Forestry Strategy Objective Working Group Activities Create Targeted Education Forestry 1 CWG*, RMWG, SC, Foster Partnership with Longleaf Alliance For 3, For 4 CWG Coordinate with NC Longleaf Pine Coalition to develop additional outreach and Outreach Program materials Promoting Sustainable Encourage mitigation of herbicides and selection of ones with low collateral Longleaf Forestry damage Practices Address Impacts and opportunities to Green Energy Work with forestry schools to develop longleaf restoration/ management curricula Bolster existing incentive For 1, For SC*, LPWG Provide incentives, through cost share programs and Safe Harbor, to control 2, For 3 hardwoods in longleaf pine stands programs for natural Support NC Forest Stewardship Program and Forest Legacy Programs forest stewardship Work with NRCS and NCFS to direct greater investment of available funding towards priority private lands in Reserve Design core areas, buffers and corridors Explore and promote incentives such as ecosystem services markets to encourage sound forestry by private landowners Increase Influence for For 2 SC Improve proposals and NGO requests for ACUB, NHTF, Parks and Rec. Allocation of Funds for Funds Acquisitions
Forestry 1. Transition Acreage from Short Rotation to multi-age Pine: By 2025, less than x% of managed forests in priority RD buffers and corridors are under short rotation pine management. Forestry 2. RD Buffer and Corridor Protection: By 2025, protect 20,000 acres within the RD corridors and buffers. Forestry 3. Maintain Natural Stands in RD: By 2020, X# of landowners in RD corridors and buffers have adopted a management plan promoting long rotation pine forestry practices and retention of bottomland hardwood Forestry 4. Establish Longleaf Academy: By 2015, Establish Longleaf Academy at NCSU for NCSU and Montgomery Community College forestry students Strategies to Reduce Incompatible Forestry Strategy Objective Working Group Activities Create Targeted Education and Outreach Program Promoting Sustainable Longleaf Forestry Practices Forestry 1 For 3, For 4 CWG*, RMWG, SC, CWG Foster Partnership with Longleaf Alliance Coordinate with NC Longleaf Pine Coalition to develop additional outreach materials Encourage mitigation of herbicides and selection of ones with low collateral damage Address Impacts and opportunities to Green Energy Work with forestry schools to develop longleaf restoration/ management curricula Bolster existing incentive programs for natural forest stewardship For 1, For 2, For 3 SC*, LPWG Provide incentives, through cost share programs and Safe Harbor, to control hardwoods in longleaf pine stands Support NC Forest Stewardship Program and Forest Legacy Programs Work with NRCS and NCFS to direct greater investment of available funding towards priority private lands in Reserve Design core areas, buffers and corridors Explore and promote incentives such as ecosystem services markets to encourage sound forestry by private landowners Increase Influence for Allocation of Funds for Acquisitions For 2 SC Improve proposals and NGO requests for ACUB, NHTF, Parks and Rec. Funds
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