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Assessing West Virginia NIPF owner preferred forest management assistance topics and delivery methods

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Abstract

Four hundred and fourteen non-industrial private forest (NIPF) owners in West Virginia responded to a mail survey questionnaire assessing their forest management assistance topics and delivery methods of interest. Logistic regression was used to analyze 39 independent variables in relation to the dependent variables of wanting a specific topic of forestry assistance or not. Ownership of property for investment, cultivation of wildlife food crops, receiving assistance from the West Virginia State Division of Forestry, and ownership tenure were recurrent significant variables characterizing landowners wanting a specific assistance topic. These results can be used to develop forestry assistance programs that reflect landowner objectives and good forest management.

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Citation

Magill, Daniel J.; Fraser, Rory F.; McGill, David W. 2003. Assessing West Virginia NIPF owner preferred forest management assistance topics and delivery methods. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 375-381
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/15780