National Landowner Survey Urban Second Mailing Survey &

VIII. NWOS State Form
*Note – In questions throughout the West Texas and West Oklahoma surveys, we will ask
landowners about their rangeland or woodland.
1. Is any of your woodland in near public forest, parks, or wildlife areas?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
If yes, please answer a.
If no, skip to question XX.
a. Does the closeness of your wooded land to public forestland increase your concerns about
insects, wildfires, or trespassing?
__Yes __No

Not at all
familiar

Slightly
familiar

Somewhat
familiar

Moderately
familiar

Extremely
familiar

2. How familiar are you with the following services provided by state agencies to private owners of
wooded land in ?

Technical assistance
Management assistance
Information/advice
Cost-share programs
Other
Please specify:
3. a. An ecosystem service market is an organizational structure for buying and selling units of
environmental benefits called credits. These benefits could include carbon, water quality,
biodiversity, or wetlands. Examples include California Climate Registry, .
How familiar are you with ecosystem service markets in ?
Extremely
Moderately
Somewhat
Slightly
Not at all
Familiar
Familiar
Familiar
Familiar
Familiar
__
__
__
__
__
b. Have you participated in an ecosystem service market in in the past 5 years?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
c. How likely are you to participate in an ecosystem services market in in the next 5
years?
Extremely
Likely
__

Likely
__

Undecided
__

Unlikely
__

Extremely
Not
Unlikely Applicable
__
__

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4. [This question will follow question 18 in the short form questionnaire]
Please answer the following questions about your familiarity with the
program in your .
a. What is the minimum acreage requirement to enroll?
___ acres __ Don’t know
b. What is the minimum enrollment period?
___ years __ Don’t know
c. Is there a withdrawal penalty?
__ Yes __ No __ Don’t know
d. Does it require owners to have a written management or stewardship plan?
__ Yes __ No __ Don’t know
e. Does it require timber management?
__ Yes __ No __ Don’t know
f.

Does it require owners to open their land to the general public?
__ Yes __ No __ Don’t know

5. [This question will follow question 18 in the short form questionnaire]
If yes, please answer c and d.
If no, skip to question 19.
c. Would you use a private forester if the tax program no longer required it?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
d. Would you have a a forest management or stewardship plan if the tax program did not
required it?
__Yes __No __Don’t know

Not at all
familiar

Slightly
familiar

Somewhat
familiar

Moderately
familiar

Extremely
familiar

6. How familiar are you with the following state programs, opportunities, and resources for private
owners of wooded land in ?

Other
Please specify:

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7. [To be included as a sub-question under question 13 in the short form]
What percentage of your wooded land in is covered by a management plan or
stewardship plan?
______%
8. [To be included as a sub-question under question 13 in the short form]
Which of the following topics are included in your written management plan?
__Beauty or scenery
__Recreation
__Roads or trails
__Timber production
__Water protection
__Wildlife habitat
__Other (please specify):__________________

Extremely
unlikely

Unlikely

Undecided

Likely

Extremely
likely

9. How likely would you be to carry out the following activities on your wooded land in if
you received money from a publicly funded cost-share program?

Eliminate or reduce
invasive plants
Repair woods roads or
trails
Create/maintain wildlife
habitat
Family legacy planning
Climate change
adaptation
Reduce or eliminate
unwanted insects or
diseases
Develop a written
management plan
Reduce wildfire risks
Other
Please specify:

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10. Do you actively manage your wooded land in ?
__Yes __No
If yes, please answer a.
If no, please skip to question XX.

Not
important

Of little
importance

Moderately
important

Important

Very
important

a. How important are the following as reasons for why you currently manage your wooded
land in ?

To enjoy beauty or
scenery
To protect nature or
biological diversity
To protect water
resources
To protect or improve
wildlife habitat
For land investment
For privacy
For firewood
For timber products,
such as logs or
pulpwood
For nontimber products,
such as logs or
pulpwood
For nontimber forest
products, such as berries
or maple syrup
For hunting
For recreation, other
than hunting
Other
Please specify:
11. Have you ever received an unsolicited offer from someone asking to buy trees/timber from your
wooded land in ?
__Yes __No

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12. Are gas or oil extracted from your wooded land in ?
__Yes __No
13. Are gas or oil extracted from neighboring lands?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
14. Do you have a fish-bearing stream or creek on or abutting your property?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
If yes, please answer a.
If no or don’t know, skip to question XX.
a. Have you taken any actions to protect or improve stream/creek habitat?
__Yes __No
15. [To be included as a sub-question under question 14 in the short form]
e. Was a professional forester used to do any of the following activities?
Check all that apply.
__Plan a cut
__Mark trees before they were cut
__Contract a cut
__Oversee a cut
f.

Was a certified or master logger used for any of the cuts?
__Yes __No __Don’t know __Not applicable

g. Did you receive multiple bids for your timber?
__Yes __No __Don’t know __Not applicable
16. [To be included as an additional under question 14 a - What types of products were harvested? in
the short form]
__Fence posts

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Not at all
familiar

Slightly
familiar

Somewha
t familiar

Moderate
ly familiar

Extremely
familiar

17. How familiar are you with following agroforestry practices?

Silvopasture -- combining trees with grazing
livestock
Alley cropping -- planting crops between rows of
trees
Forest farming -- growing/collecting crops under
trees
Windbreaks -- growing trees to shelter crops,
animals, buildings or soil from wind, snow, dust,
or odors
Riparian buffers -- growing trees along rivers and
streams to filter runoff and prevent erosion
Other
Please specify:
18. Which, if any, of the following agroforestry practices have occurred on any of your wooded land
in in the past 5 years?
Check all that apply.
__Silvopasture -- combining trees with grazing livestock
__Alley cropping -- planting crops between rows of trees
__Forest farming -- growing/collecting crops under trees
__Windbreaks -- growing trees to shelter crops, animals, buildings or soil from wind, snow, dust,
or odors
__Riparian buffers -- growing trees along rivers and streams to filter runoff and prevent erosion
__None of the above
__Don’t know

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19. Have livestock grazed on any of your wooded land in in the past 5 years?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
If yes, please go to a.
If no, skip to question XX.
a. Do you currently have a written grazing management plan?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
If yes, please answer question b.
If no, please answer question c.
b. Who wrote your livestock grazing management plan?
Check all that apply.
__I did
__Private consultant
__State or local government employee
__Federal government employee
__Other (please specify):___________
c. If you don’t have a livestock grazing plan, are you interested in having one?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
20. Which, if any, of the following management practices have occurred on your wooded land in
in the past 5 years?
Check all that apply.
__Commercial thinning
__Pre-commercial thinning
__Marked trees for sale
__Planted seedlings
__Pruned trees
__Monitored for invasives
__Other (please specify):_________________
__None of the above
21. Have you experienced any theft of non-timber forest products, such as , on
your wooded land in in the past 5 years?
__Yes __No __Don’t know

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22. Have you experienced any theft of trees/timber products on your wooded land in in the
past 5 years?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
23. How interested would you be in having a community-wide written management plan, one that
covers your wooded land and other parcels of wooded land in your community?
Extremely
Interested
__

Moderately
Interested
__

Somewhat
Interested
__

Slightly
Interested
__

Not at all
Interested
__

24. Which of the following management practices would you be willing to cooperate with your
neighbors on?
Check all that apply.
__Cutting or removing trees for sale
__Cutting or removing trees for own use
__Reducing fire hazard
__Controlled burns/prescribed fires
__Eliminating or reducing invasive plants
__Eliminating or reducing unwanted insects or diseases
__Road construction or maintenance
__Trail construction or maintenance
__Improving wildlife habitat
__Livestock grazing
__General forest health
__Other (please specify):_____________________
__None of the above
25. Do you know a forester who works with private owners of wooded land in your area?
__Yes __No
26. Do you know of a land trust that works with private owners of wooded land in your area?
__Yes __No

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27. Have you worked with a forestry professional on your wooded land in ?
__Yes __No
If yes, answer a.
If no, skip to question XX.
a. How satisfied were you with your experience working with a forestry professional on your
wooded land in ?
Extremely
Satisfied
__

Moderately
Satisfied
__

Somewhat
Satisfied
__

Not very
Satisfied
__

Not at all
Satisfied
__

28. Are you a member of a natural resource or landowner organization?
__Yes __No -> If no, skip to question X.
If yes, please list which organization(s) you a part of.
__________________
__________________
__________________
29. In general, how do you prefer to receive news and information?
Check all that apply.
__Internet
__Newspaper
__Radio
__Television
__Other (please specify):___________________
30. Have you talked with anyone or received information/advice about the care, management, or
protection of your wooded land in in the past five years?
__Yes __No
If yes, please answer a.
If no, skip to question XX.
a. How satisfied were you with the advice you received?
Extremely
Satisfied
__

Moderately
Satisfied
__

Somewhat
Satisfied
__

Not very
Satisfied
__

Not at all
Satisfied
__

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31. Which, if any, of the following information/advice topics would be helpful to you?
Check all that apply.
__Caring for property
__Family legacy planning
__Developing a written forest management plan
__Timber markets
__Markets for nontimber forest products, such as
__Markets for ecosystem service, such as
__Climate change impacts on wooded land
__Planting seedlings
__Shelterbelt management
__Other (Please specify): __________________
__ None of the above
32. [To be included as an additional under question 26 c - What types of products were harvested? in
the long form]
__Natural Resource Conservation Service, Soil and Water Conservation District or Farm Service
Agency Employee

Not
Applicable

No
concern

Of little
concern

Moderate
concern

Concern

Great
concern

33.

Damage from white-tailed deer
General health of your wooded land
34. In 50 years, do you expect your land will be wooded?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
35. In 50 years, do you expect your land will be one continuous property?
__Yes __No __Don’t know
36. In 50 years, do you expect yourself or people in your family to own your land?
__Yes __No __Don’t know

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Strongly
disagree

Disagree

Neither
agree nor
disagree

Agree

Strongly
agree

37. [To be added as additional options under short-form question 27 - Please indicate your level of
agreement with the following statements.]

I believe my wooded
land benefits/improves
the environment.
38. How likely is it that you will ever transfer or give away any of your wooded in to your
children or another family member?
Extremely
Likely
__

Likely
__

Undecided
__

Unlikely
__

Extremely
Not
Unlikely Applicable
__
__

If likely or extremely likely, answer a.
If undecided, unlikely, or extremely unlikely, skip to question XX.
a. Which, if any, of the following will you use to transfer or give away your wooded land?
Check all that apply.
__Limited liability company
__Trust
__Will
__Other (please specify):___________
__ None of the above

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