Contents 
Policy and Program Alternatives 
Panel on Protection--Fire, Insects, and Disease 
Panel on Research, Education, Technology Transfer, and Technical Assistance 
Panel on Management Incentives--Direct and Indirect 
Panel on Multiple Use 
General Alternatives 
Submitted Papers 
Statement of Purpose for the Conference 
John M. Bowen, Past President, Forest Farmers Association 
The Prospective Timber Situation in the South and Its Economic, Social, and 
Environmental Implications 
F. Dale Robertson, Chief, USDA Forest Service 
The Opportunities for the South's Fourth Forest 
Douglas W. MacCleery, Deputy Assistant Secretary, USDA 
Introduction to Opportunities To Increase Forest Productivity 
J. Lamar Beasley, Director, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, USDA Forest 
Service 
What We Are Doing in Georgia and the South Today 
John W. Mixon, Director, Georgia Forestry Commission 
Economic Opportunities on State and Private Lands 
Leonard A. Kilian, Jr., State Forester, South Carolina 
Forest Industry Opportunities in Management and Assistance 
Donald F. Smith, Region Manager, Boise Cascade Corporation 
Opportunities To Enhance Southern Forest Productivity Through Research, 
Education, and Technology Transfer 
J. Charles Lee, Head, Department of Forest Science, Texas A. & M. University 
Increasing Timber Productivity on the National Forests 
John E. Alcock, Regional Forester, Southern Region, USDA Forest Service 
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