Stewart's maxims: eight "do's" for successfully communicating silviculture to policymakers

R. E. Stewart

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Stewart's maxims: eight "do's" for successfully communicating silviculture to policymakers

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Authors:

R. E. Stewart

Year:

1997

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Communicating the role of silviculture in managing the national forests: Proceedings of the National Silviculture Workshop. 1997 May 19-22; Warren, PA.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-238. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 15-18.

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Abstract

Technical specialists may experience difficulties in presenting information to non-technical policymakers and having that information used. Eight maxims are discussed that should help the silviculturist successfully provide technical information to non-technical audiences so that it will be considered in the formulation of policy.

Parent Publication

Communicating the role of silviculture in managing the national forests: Proceedings of the National Silviculture Workshop

Citation

Stewart, R. E. 1997. Stewart''s maxims: eight "do''s" for successfully communicating silviculture to policymakers. In: Communicating the role of silviculture in managing the national forests: Proceedings of the National Silviculture Workshop. 1997 May 19-22; Warren, PA.: Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-238. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 15-18.