General Alternatives 
A number of policy and program proposals received support from more than one panel because of their 
potential impacts on many aspects of management of forest resources. These proposals are listed below. 
Coordination and Cooperation 
1. Initiate or expand State-level and county-level forest resource planning committees, with participation 
from all forest resource interests and State and community leaders, to promote and coordinate forest- 
management policies and programs. 
2. Improve cooperation and coordination among State and Federal agencies, industry, and consultants 
and increase technical assistance to landowners on how to manage their timberlands for timber, wildlife, 
and other benefits. 
3. Encourage the involvement of timberland owners in the planning and conduct of technology transfer, 
education, and research programs. 
Recognition and Support 
4. Provide public recognition for timberland owners demonstrating good management practices and the 
use of modern technology. 
5. Increase efforts to obtain support for forestry programs from the highest State officials, including 
governors, trade and economic development departments, and State legislators. 
6. Increase efforts to obtain support for forestry programs from the U.S. Congress, particularly the forestry- 
related committees and subcommittees and the Forestry 2000 task force made up of members of the 
U.S. House of Representatives. 
7. Increase public awareness of the forest resource and forest industries and their contributions to State 
and local economies and community well-being. 
Cropland Conversion and Incentives 
8. Fully implement the Conservation Reserve Program for the 5 years authorized under the Food Security 
Act of 1985 and expand the eligible land base for the program to include highly erodible pasture, highly 
erodible forest land, and flood-prone bottomlands, to encourage reforestation on these sites. 
