The practice and economics of stewardship contracting: A case study of the clearwater stewardship project

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-220

  Kerkvliet, Joe ^a  

^a Wilderness Society Bozeman   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HARVESTING; LAND USE; LOGGING (FORESTRY); RESTORATION; TIMBER;

CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; LAND MANAGEMENTS; MONITORING ACTIVITIES; TIMBER HARVESTING; WIN-WIN MECHANISMS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMS; CONTRACTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; LAND USE; LOGGING; RESTORATION;

EID: 78149267200     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13073/0015-7473-60.3.213     Document Type: Article

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