ERIC Number: EJ1220681
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jun
Pages: 10
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ISSN: EISSN-1077-5315
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Economic Impact of a Large-Scale, Collaborative Forest Health Project: A Model for Making a Difference
Kushla, John D.; Dicke, Stephen G.; Henderson, James E.; Gordon, Jason; Londo, Andrew J.; Meeker, James
Journal of Extension, v57 n3 Article 3FEA3 Jun 2019
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.
Descriptors: Forestry, Extension Education, Economic Impact, State Universities, Public Agencies, Government School Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Program Effectiveness, Prevention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mississippi
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