Economic Impact of a Large-Scale, Collaborative Forest Health Project: A Model for Making a Difference

Autor/inn/en	Kushla, John D.; Dicke, Stephen G.; Henderson, James E.; Gordon, Jason; Londo, Andrew J.; Meeker, James
Titel	Economic Impact of a Large-Scale, Collaborative Forest Health Project: A Model for Making a Difference
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 57 (2019) 3, (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Forestry; Extension Education; Economic Impact; State Universities; Public Agencies; Government School Relationship; Partnerships in Education; Program Effectiveness; Prevention; Mississippi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forstwissenschaft; Waldwirtschaft; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Ökonomische Determinanten; Staatliche Universität; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Prävention; Vorbeugung
Abstract	The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension, and the Mississippi Forestry Commission partnered on the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Project, a collaboration on forest health. MSU Extension provided educational outreach to a wide audience of forest landowners and screened applications for the project's tree-thinning cost-share program. From 2006 to 2016, the collaboration spent $4.5 million on educational outreach and cost sharing. Using IMPLAN, we estimated the project's economic contribution to the state at $60.2 million, a value representing a benefit-cost ratio of 13:1. Collaboration is an effective means for agencies to leverage resources, and impact analysis is a useful tool for evaluating Extension program effectiveness. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01