T. Prante, J. Thacher, D. McCollum, R. Berrens (2007). Building Social Capital in Forest Communities: Analysis of New Mexico's Collaborative Forest Restoration Program. Natural Resources Journal. Vol. 47, No. 4.

Abstract: The Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) in New Mexico represents a unique experiment in applying communitybased forestry to public lands management. In the spirit of revealedpreference analysis, logit probability modeling is used to investigate the determinants of CFRP funding decisions (over $26 million, 20012006). Results provide evidence of program preferences for projects that enhance collaboration and forest health, especially in poor counties, and that include an ontheground treatment. Negative determinants include assessed measures of smalldiameter material utilization, and whether a project takes place across multiple land jurisdictions. There is no evidence of bias towards funding any particular applicant type or land jurisdiction.

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