Voluntary senior forestry corps established because of summit in 1999. Academic forestry institutions need to be engaged at community level. Web based, real-time instructional programs available for landowners and professionals. Research has defined meaningful measures of healthy, productive forest Eco-systems. Modified tax laws have stopped progression of fragmentation.
Federal legislation protects right to practice forestry.
Professional work force reflects societal demographics. Silvicultural and harvesting techniques exist for small land tracts. New knowledge developed and disseminated for improving quality of forestry trees. American Chestnut has been re-established. Through education minorities are active participants in land and natural resource management.