Journal of Extension

August 2004
Volume 42 Number 4

Refining Outreach to Woodland Owners in West Virginia--Preferred Topics and Assistance Methods

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Table 3.
Relationships Between the Characteristics of Landowners and the Forestry Assistance Topics They Prefer. Statistically Significant Relationships (p< 0.10) Between a Particular Landowner Characteristic and a Given Forestry Topic Are Indicated by Whether the Relationship Between the Two Is Positive (+) or Negative (-).
 

Preferred Forestry Topics

  

Landowner
Character-
istics

Forest Damage Preven-
tion

Water Resources

Property Liability

Wildlife Manage-
ment

Silvi-
culture

Soil Resources

Visual Issues

Tree Values

Tree ID

# of Topics

Demo-
graphics

                    

Landsize

  

(-)

              

1

Tenure

    

(-)

(-)

        

(-)

3

Income

  

(+)

  

(+)

          

2

Landowner Age

          

(-)

      

1
                     

Property Uses

                    

Residence

      

(+)

          

1

Investment

(+)

  

(+)

(+)

(+)

    

(+)

(+)

6

Wildlife Habitat

      

(+)

          

1

Visual Beauty

        

(+)

  

(+)

    

2

Produce Timber

(+)

            

(+)

  

2

Ginseng etc.

    

(+)

            

1

Graze Livestock

  

(+)

      

(+)

      

2
                     

Forest Activity

                    

Cut Vines

              

(+)

  

1

Build Trails

      

(+)

          

1

Wildlife Food

      

(+)

  

(+)

(+)

  

(+)

4

Ginseng, etc

  

(+)

    

(+)

        

2

Forest Protection

(+)

  

(+)

      

(+)

    

3

Other (Fencing)

        

(+)

(+)

  

(+)

  

3
                     

Agency Contact

                    

WV State Forestry

(+)

(+)

(+)

  

(+)

(+)

(+)

(+)

  

7

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