Landowner Satisfaction with Timber Harvesting on West Virginia Forest Stewardship Program Properties

McGill, David W.; Pierskalla, Chad; Jennings, Brian M.; Grushecky, Shawn T.; Lilly, David

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“…Satisfaction with the price received was strongly correlated with overall satisfaction with the harvest. This is consistent with results from McGill et al (2006) who found that West Virginia landowners were 38 times more likely to be satisfied with a timber harvest on their property if they were satisfied with the revenue generated from the sale.…”

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The Silvicultural and Economic Impact of Professional Forestry Assistance on Timber Harvests on Non-Industrial, Private Forestland in West Virginia

Moss¹

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Timber harvests conducted on 90 non-industrial, private forestland properties in West Virginia were investigated to determine the effects that professional foresters have on harvest characteristics and residual stand attributes. Harvests were classified based on the type of forester involved with the harvest: 1) consulting/state service foresters representing landowners, 2) industry foresters (procurement or management) representing forest products firms, and 3) no involvement by a professional forester. Consulting foresters removed less basal area, sawtimber volume, and timber value from the stand compared to the other two groups. Consulting foresters had less of an impact on quadratic mean diameter and displayed a lower preference for harvesting the more valuable species. Residual stands resulting from consultant harvests were more likely to be fully-stocked, contained higher proportions of basal area in acceptable growing stock and dominant/codominant crown classes, and suffered less damage from logging. There were virtually no differences between industry foresters and non-foresters for any of the harvest or residual stand attributes examined. Each harvest was given an overall evaluation based on a combination of residual stocking level, proportion of the residual stand in acceptable growing stock, and damage to the residual trees. Nearly one-fourth of the consultant harvests received a "good" evaluation, compared to less than 10% of industry forester harvests and no harvests which lacked the involvement of a forester. Less than one-fourth of the consultant harvests received a "poor" evaluation, compared to one-half to two-thirds for the other two groups. Four post-harvest stands representative of "good" and "poor" harvest practices were projected for 20 years into the future using the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) computer growth and yield model. Twenty years after harvest, tracts subjected to "good" harvesting were projected to contain twice the volume of high-quality sawtimber and nearly three times the volume in acceptable growing stock sawtimber compared to tracts subjected to "poor" harvesting. Both "good" tracts contained more than 7,000 board feet per acre in acceptable growing stock, including more than 4,000 board feet per acre in trees 20" DBH or greater. By contrast, "poor" tracts contained 3,000 board feet per acre or less in acceptable growing stock and contained less than 1,500 board feet per acre in trees 20" DBH or greater. Due to the lack of a sufficient volume of quality sawtimber in the larger DBH classes on tracts subjected to "poor" harvest practices, it will likely be necessary to subject these tracts to poor harvest practices again in the future, in order to carry out a commercial harvest.

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The Silvicultural and Economic Impact of Professional Forestry Assistance on Timber Harvests on Non-Industrial, Private Forestland in West Virginia

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“…"Financial returns is the most important reason for timbering" (Koontz 2001, p. 59). In West Virginia, landowner contentment with financial returns generated from a timber harvest has shown to be the most important factor related to their satisfaction level with the transaction (McGill et al 2006). This analysis is concurrent with those findings regarding motivations for timber harvesting activity.…”

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An Evaluation of West Virginia's Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowner Participation in Conservation Easements

Oliver¹

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“…There have been many studies on other relevant groups in the forestry industry such as service foresters, landowners, and the public (Bliss, Nepal, Brooks, & Larsen, 1994;Joshi, Arano, Collins, McGill, & Moss 2007;Manning, Valliere, & Minteer, B, 1996;McGill, Pierskalla, Jennings, & Grushecky, 2006;McGill, Westfall, Gartin, O'Dell, & Boone, 2004;Shindler, List, & Steel, 1993). However, there have not been any studies of forestry or the forestry industry that have included the knowledge and attitudes of high school teachers relevant to the state of West Virginia.…”

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Attitudes and knowledge of forestry by high school agricultural education teachers in West Virginia

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The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes and knowledge of high school agricultural education teachers in West Virginia towards forestry. A descriptive research design was used for this study. Of the 86 West Virginia high school agricultural teachers selected for this study 40 teachers responded for a response rate of 47%. Of the responding teachers 85% wanted or needed more information on forestry. Also 57% of the responding teachers had not taken any other formal forestry training besides their college course work. When respondents were asked to react to the following statement: "agricultural education teachers need more training in forestry", they agreed. iii "The products of the forest are among the things which civilized man can not do without. Wood is needed for building, for fuel, for paper pulp, and for unnumbered other uses and trees must be cut down to supply it. It would be both useless and mistaken to try to stop the cutting of timber, for it could not cease without great injury, not to the lumberman only, but to all the people of the nation. The question is not of saving trees, for each tree must inevitably die, but of saving the forest by conservative ways of cutting the trees." ~ Gifford Pinchot, 1905 iv DEDICATION I would like to dedicate this thesis to my grandparents, Andrew and Virgie Forkal, who have passed on, but have instilled in me an appreciation for where my food comes from. If it was not for their involvement in the dairy cattle business I doubt I would have explored the field of agriculture and have taken such an interest in it. From them I learned about hard work, its payoffs, and the struggles of farmers even today. Their love and support for me were always evident and I know they would be proud of me today. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis is the hardest thing I have ever had to do academically and it would never have been completed if it were not for the help of some very special people: All of the West Virginia agricultural education teachers who took time out of their busy schedules to be a part of this research effort. If it were not for you this would not have been possible. My parents, Ronald and Andrea Lockerman and my sister Michelle Lockerman for their continuous support of me in all of my adventures over the years, for instilling in me the idea that anything can be accomplished if you put your mind to it, and their love. My advisor, Dr. David McGill who provided the opportunity for me to explore and expand my education through this graduate research project and other projects. My committee, Dr. Harry Boone, Dr. Deborah Boone, and Mr. William Grafton who provided much food for thought, numerous resources, statistical guidance and help, and most importantly their time. My officemate, Kofi Nkansah who worked the long and lonely second shift with me on a weekly basis. And last, but not least, my husband, Kyle Friend who held off starting our life together till I finished my thesis. Thank you for always being supportive, thoughtful, and helpful through this journey.

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Landowner Satisfaction with Timber Harvesting on West Virginia Forest Stewardship Program Properties

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The Silvicultural and Economic Impact of Professional Forestry Assistance on Timber Harvests on Non-Industrial, Private Forestland in West Virginia

The Silvicultural and Economic Impact of Professional Forestry Assistance on Timber Harvests on Non-Industrial, Private Forestland in West Virginia

An Evaluation of West Virginia's Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowner Participation in Conservation Easements

Attitudes and knowledge of forestry by high school agricultural education teachers in West Virginia

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