Governor's Advisory Committee on Chip Mills

Final Report
August 1, 2000

II. THEMATIC BACKGROUND

The Committee defined its purpose as encouraging the sustainability of Missouri forests and forestry practices. Then, as a way of organizing their work, Committee members formulated a vision of what the future would be like if that purpose were actually achieved. From that vision, several themes were identified, and these form the basis for the organization of this part of the report. Those themes are:

a. Sustainable Timberland Resource Base

b. Sustainably Managed Forests

c. Sustainable Social and Economic Impacts

d. Environmental Sustainability

e. Education, Training and Professional Management

f. Landowner Rights and Responsibilities

The Thematic Background is organized according to the above themes. Two additional sections are also included in this part. The first briefly describes the conclusions and recommendations of an internal study on the ‘chip mill issue' completed by the Missouri Department of Conservation in December, 1998. The final section presents a brief overview of experiences with the ‘chip mill issue' in other states. The following diagram illustrates the relationship of these central themes to the basic purpose of encouraging sustainable forests and forest management in Missouri.

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