Probably not, but you all have heard those terms used, abused, argued, and compared. Newer to the land use debate is the term stewardship . These days, one can hardly scan a natural resources article or hear a conversation about land and forests without noticing the use of the word stewardship . Difficult to define, stewardship is one of those terms that is easier to describe.
Land stewardship is almost parental in nature.
Land stewards believe that forests and other natural resources need their actions to survive and prosper. Stewardship connotes an awareness of the natural systems surrounding us, of social responsibility and dedication. As people, knowledge, social structure, and standards of living have changed, so have our attitudes about the earth and its resources, and our financial ability to do something about it . More recently, research forester Jerry Franklin champions realistic resolution of old-growth dilemmas, and novelist David Brin describes a near future where global stewardship is the necessary focus of everyone. Today, global stewardship is rapidly evolving from a moral concept to the ecological and economic reality of toxic waste and global warming.