The Role of Trust In Public Land Management

GLNF CESU Project #: UMN-USFS-01
TA#: FFRE1603
Partners:
University of Minnesota and USDA Forest Service
Project Contact: Dorothy H. Anderson (dha@umn.edu)
Agency Contact: Pamela J. Jakes (pjakes@fs.fed.us)
Project Funding: $86,380
Project Dates:

05/01/2003 - 12/31/2005

PROJECT IS COMPLETE
Project Abstract: Project purpose is to conduct applied research to meet the following objectives: 1) Explore agency personnel and local community members' perceptions of trust between public land management agencies and communities. 2) Examine the expectations intrinsic to trusting relationships between agencies and communities. 3) Identify factors that promote or hinder the production and maintenance of trust between local community members and agencies. 4) Establish ways in which agencies can build and sustain trust between local community members and agencies.
Project Products:

Davenport, M.A., J.E. Leahy, D.H. Anderson, P.J. Jakes. 2005. The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: An Examination of Trust between Natural Resources Agencies and Local Communities (pdf). Final Report to the U.S. Forest Service, North Central Research Station and the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources, Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit. 26 pp. + append..

Davenport, M.A., J.E. Leahy, D.H. Anderson, P.J. Jakes. 2006. The Hiawatha National Forest: An Examination of Trust between Natural Resources Agencies and Local Communities (pdf). Final Report to the U.S. Forest Service, North Central Research Station and the Hiawatha National Forest. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources, Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit. 34 pp. + append..