Public Regulation of Private Forests and a Possible Program for Public Regulation

Contents: Introduction --- Public Regulation of Private Property Is Not Unusual --- Existing Restrictions on Forest Owners in the United States --- Public Control Over Private Forests in Other Countries --- Is Further Public Regulation Desirable in the United States? (Summary of Arguments Against and for Public Regulation in the United States) [and] --- Division of Responsibility --- Scope of State Regulation --- Scope of Federal Regulation --- Public Obligations Accompanying Public Regulation --- Cost of Program --- Conclusions.