Land Use

Dovetail recognizes the links between sustainable forestry, responsible trade and consumption, and land use. Dovetail is interested in promoting land use research and planning and innovative programs that encourage and reward responsible land use activities. Dovetail is specifically interested in addressing and mimimizing land use impacts on soil and water resources.



Current Projects:

70-Mile Trail

This project includes the development of an extensive, first-rate ATV/OHV trail in Aitkin and Itasca Counties, Minnesota. The trail is designed to be environmentally sensitive, economically beneficial, and community supported.

Aitkin County Comprehensive Recreation Trail Plan
This project includes the development of an Aitkin County Comprehensive Recreation Trail Plan for all county lands managed by the Aitkin County Land Department (ACLD).

Roundtable Discusses Forest Impact on People
In 2007, the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wis. hosted another in a series of roundtable discussions on sustaining the nation’s forests. Dovetail Partners participated in the three-day meeting that brought in close to 100 people from all over the country and speakers from New Zealand and Canada. To read the article, click here.

For more information on this meeting, or to find out about future roundtable meetings, visit www.sustainableforests.net or contact Eric Norland, national program leader for forest resource management, USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service at 202/401-5971 or enorland@csrees.usda.gov.

Links and Resources

Information about trail design, recreational managment, and regulations. Learn more...