Understanding Public Knowledge and Attitudes toward Controlling Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on Public Forests

Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J.M.; Moore, Rebecca

doi:10.5849/jof.15-015

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“…Our study also suggests the people of the Northern Rockies favour management activities in formally designated wilderness areas, which is currently not allowed by law. This result agrees with findings that large majorities of people support active management of hemlock woolly adelgid as it affects hemlock species in backcountry or wilderness areas in the Eastern United States (see Moore et al, 2011;Poudyal et al, 2016). Taken together, these findings fit with the suggestion of Hansen et al (2016, p. 21) that discussion is necessary to determine 'appropriate levels of active management on restricted federal lands such as wilderness.…”

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“…Haefele et al, 1992;Holmes and Kramer, 1995;Aldy et al, 1999). Examples of threat-based studies include those aimed at contingent valuation of managing white pine blister rust, which affects five-needle pine species (Meldrum et al, 2011(Meldrum et al, , 2013Meldrum, 2015), and contingent valuation of control programmes for hemlock woolly adelgid, which damages eastern hemlock and Carolina hemlock (Moore et al, 2011;Poudyal et al, 2016). As considered later, research participants may not evaluate tree species independently in an ecosystem, but the present study does more narrowly perform a contingent valuation of managing the WBP species rather than managing an ecosystem or a broader threat.…”

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How much are US households prepared to pay to manage and protect whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.)?

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Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research

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The whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.) tree species faces precipitously declining populations in many locations. It is a keystone species found primarily in high-elevation forests across the Western US. The species is an early responder to climate change and qualifies for endangered species protection. We use contingent valuation to estimate the public's willingness to pay for management of the whitebark pine species. In contrast, previous work centres on valuing broader aspects of forest ecosystems or threats to multiple tree species. While only approximately half of the survey respondents have seen whitebark pine, the mean willingness to pay for whitebark pine management is $135 per household. When aggregated across all households from the three sampled states, willingness to pay totals $163 million. This information is valuable to forest managers who must make difficult decisions in times of resource constraints and climate change.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How much are US households prepared to pay to manage and protect whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.)?

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Raile

et al. 2018

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“…A total of 1005 surveys were completed, resulting in a response rate consistent with several recent surveys that utilized randomized local residents as the sampling frame in a mail survey (e.g., Dalrymple et al 2012: 21% in North Carolina;Poudyal et al 2016: 15% in 18 eastern US states including Tennessee). Most (78%) respondents were 45-70 years of age, with an average age of 49 years.…”

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“…Addresses were selected so that 60% were located within the elk zone and 40% were located within the surrounding area to ensure adequate responses from those with greater chances of having experiences with elk in this area. The sample was obtained from Survey Sampling, Inc., a commercial vendor used in previous studies using households as a sampling frame (Poudyal et al 2016, Watkins et al 2019. Survey administration followed a modified tailored design method (Dillman 2014), which involved an initial mailing of the survey along with a cover letter and return envelope, followed by a reminder postcard, a subsequent mailing of the survey packet to those who had not responded and a final reminder letter.…”

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Risk perception, trust and support for wildlife reintroduction and conservation

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Summary Wildlife reintroduction projects often face resistance from local residents who see potential conflicts with the species or lack trust or confidence in the agencies and professionals involved in reintroduction. Yet the linkages between trust, confidence, risk perceptions, attitudes towards the species and local support for its reintroduction are not well known. The Dual-Mode Model of Cooperation and Cognitive Hierarchy Model were theoretical frameworks used to shed light on these linkages by exploring the potential roles trust and confidence play as mediators between risk perceptions and attitudes towards, and support for, reintroduced elk in Tennessee (USA). A mail survey of 1005 residents living in the five-county area surrounding the North Cumberland Elk Restoration Zone assessed resident attitudes and risk perceptions towards the reintroduced elk, trust towards the managing wildlife agency and support for continued conservation efforts. A structural equation model revealed that trust and confidence play positive roles in mitigating risk perceptions and improving support for the reintroduction of elk. The findings confirm the roles public trust and confidence play in wildlife reintroductions and should help agencies work towards building local trust and confidence, minimizing risks, improving attitudes and increasing the chances for successful outcomes for the species and people.

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“…Studies investigating stakeholder discourse have done so largely through standard interview and questionnaire techniques and quantitative analysis of participant responses aimed at providing a representative overview of attitudes held (Bremner & Park, ; García‐Llorente et al., ; Hoyle, Hitchmough, & Jorgensen, ; Poudyal, Bowker, & Moore, ). Other authors have employed qualitative techniques such as focus groups to delve deeper into the reasoning behind the formation of particular viewpoints, enabling an interpretation of the data that allows for a broader understanding and recognition of important patterns and themes within the discourse (Dandy et al., ; Selge, Fischer, & van der Wal, ).…”

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Stakeholder discourse and opinion towards a charismatic non‐native lizard species: Potential invasive problem or a welcome addition?

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1. Analysis of discourse between stakeholders is becoming increasingly recognised for its importance in resolving conflicts of opinion regarding complex environmental issues such as the human-mediated spread of invasive non-native species-one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss world-wide. Species' attributes, stakeholders' level of knowledge, perceptions of threat, attitudes towards intervention and nature values all have subjective influence on opinion, often creating highly opposed interests and perspectives that can create barriers preventing effective management.2. Using a Q method approach towards analysis of subjective opinion among stakeholders, this study aimed to identify emerging viewpoints regarding the presence of Common Wall Lizards (Podarcis muralis) in the UK-an introduced, non-native species with which there are high levels of human interaction but low levels of knowledge regarding potential negative ecological impacts. It explores the ways in which different stakeholder groups (i.e., public, land managers, conservationists) might share views and the reasoning behind shared or opposing discourse between groups.

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Understanding Public Knowledge and Attitudes toward Controlling Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on Public Forests

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

How much are US households prepared to pay to manage and protect whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.)?

How much are US households prepared to pay to manage and protect whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.)?

Risk perception, trust and support for wildlife reintroduction and conservation

Stakeholder discourse and opinion towards a charismatic non‐native lizard species: Potential invasive problem or a welcome addition?

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