TRADITIONALLY, FORESTRY HAS BEEN A MALE-DOMINANT FIELD. AS A RESULT, THE MAJORITY OF THE CURRENT AND WOULD BE FEMALE FOREST LANDOWNERS (FFLS) HAVE NEVER BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN FOREST MANAGEMENT. THE LITERATURE ON FFLS HAS ONLY TREATED GENDER AS A VARIABLE, INSTEAD OF DEVELOPING CRITICAL INSIGHTS ABOUT FFLS. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO PROMOTE FOREST STEWARDSHIP AMONG FFLS FOR ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FOREST RESOURCES. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON GEORGIA'S FFLS, WHO OWN ABOUT 2.4 MILLION ACRES OF FORESTLAND IN THE STATE, I.E., ABOUT 10% OF TOTAL FORESTLANDS IN GEORGIA. FIRST, WE WILL UNDERTAKE A MAIL SURVEY TO CHARACTERIZE GEORGIA'S FFLS AND CAPTURE THEIR ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT. THEN, WE WILL UNDERSTAND THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES BY FFLS. WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP THE TYPOLOGIES OF FFLS BASED ON THEIR INTRINSIC MOTIVATION FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT. FINALLY, WE WILL EXPLORE THE ROLE OF PLACE ATTACHMENT IN DEFINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FFLS AND THEIR FORESTLANDS. THE RESEARCH WILL FEED INTO SIX EXTENSION WORKSHOPS AND TWO LANDOWNER ACADEMIES. THE GOAL OF PLANNED EXTENSION ACTIVITIES IS TO EDUCATE FFLS, DEVELOP PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONNECT THEM TO LOCAL PRACTICING FORESTERS. WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP A WEBSITE FOR PROVIDING RESOURCES TO FFLS FOR FACILITATINGSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT. THIS PROJECT WILL DEFINE THE IMPORTANCE OF FFLS IN SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY THROUGH INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES. THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY WILL ALSO BE APPLICABLE IN OTHER SOUTHERN STATES, AS THEY SHARE SIMILAR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, DEMOGRAPHIC, LAND OWNERSHIP, AND POLICY LANDSCAPE.