Assessing West Virginia NIPF owner characteristics and preferred assistance topics

Magill, Daniel J.

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“…Even though NIPF landowners have been a topic of extensive studies in other regions, there is very little information about the NIPF owners in the Eastern U.S., and more so in West Virginia. There have been studies on characterizing landowners' participation in Forest Stewardship Program and evaluating the effectiveness of this program in the state (e.g., Egan et al 2001, Magill 2003, Magill et al 2004, Jennings and McGill 2005. A detailed study on the characteristics and the management decisions of NIPF landowners in West Virginia has not been conducted since 1978 (Birch and Kingsley 1978).…”

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Nonindustrial private landowner's characteristics and their forest management decisions

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Private forest landowners own the largest share of the forest land in the United States. Future timber supply requires forest management and investment by these private forest landowners. Since private forest landowners are diverse, understanding the factors affecting the forest management decisions of these individuals is important. Two analyses are presented in this study to characterize the forest management decisions of West Virginia NIPF landowners and to understand their forest management decisions. The data for the study was collected from a mail survey conducted in August 2005 to 2100 landowners in West Virginia. The survey resulted in 244 useful responses, a 20% response rate. v

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Nonindustrial private landowner's characteristics and their forest management decisions

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“…West Virginia landowners have diverse and multiple objectives for managing their lands (Jennings, 2003) and have a diverse suite of educational and technical assistance needs (Magill 2000;Magill et al, 2004). Forestry technical assistance and education needs are generally provided by natural resources professionals.…”

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Consulting foresters of West Virginia: A profile, services and fees

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Consulting foresters of West Virginia were surveyed with an aim to identify and document the firm characteristics, services offered and fees charged. The survey response rate was 56 percent. A suite of thirty-six (36) different services with different fee structures for each service is reported. West Virginia consulting foresters reported that they most commonly charge by the hour, with an exception for timber sale administration where they charge as a percentage of the sale revenues and for management plan preparation where they charge by the acre. Timber sale administration is the most frequent offered service, with an average fee of 12 percent of the timber sale revenues. Average hourly fees charged for all the services ranged from 30 to 70 dollars per hour. The two major challenges faced by the consulting foresters are cost of doing business and competition. I wish to extend my sincere thanks to several individuals who assisted me in successful completion of my project. To begin with, I would like to thank Dr. Dave McGill for providing an opportunity to get into the program and work with him on the project. His strong belief in me made me more enthusiastic and challenging to take up several works and completing them. Under his guidance and supervision I got to learn a lot especially in the United States which is thousands of miles away from my home. I would also like to thank all the wonderful people in the faculty and staff of West Virginia University and particularly Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences. I consider myself lucky to get an admission in this esteemed University and work with the Division of Forestry. My earnest thanks to my committee members, Dr. Kathryn Arano and Dr. Chad Pierskalla whose assistance helped me a lot for completing this research and faculty of Division of Forestry for aiding me in completing my Master's degree. Lastly, I would like to thank all my family members, especially my mom, my dad, my brother, sister-in-law and my younger brother. I would also like to thank my friends here and in my home country, India.

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Assessing West Virginia NIPF owner characteristics and preferred assistance topics

Cited by 2 publications

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Nonindustrial private landowner's characteristics and their forest management decisions

Nonindustrial private landowner's characteristics and their forest management decisions

Consulting foresters of West Virginia: A profile, services and fees

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