XII NWOS Landowner Decision Making Science Module

XII. Landowner Decision Making Science Module
1. In addition to you, who is legally part of your woodland ownership in ?
Check all that apply
___My spouse
___My children
___My parents
___Another family member
___Business partner
___Other (please specify): ________
___ Not applicable (single-owner ownership)
If you are the sole owner of your wooded land, please skip to question 7.
If you are not the sole owner, please continue to question 2.
2. What is the age of the oldest owner of your wooded land?
______
3. What is the age of the youngest owner of your wooded land?
______
4. How many of the owners maintain a primary residence on your wooded land?
______
5. How many of the owners use your wooded land as a secondary residence or vacation home?
______
6. How often do at least some of the owners have discussions about your wooded land?
___Monthly or more frequently
___A few times a year
___Annually
___Every few years
___Never
___Don’t know
7. How many generations of your family are involved in making decisions for your wooded land?
________ generations
8. Has your ownership considered whether or not to cut or remove trees for sale on your wooded
land in in the past 5 years?
____Yes
_____No
_____Don’t know

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If No or Don’t know, skip to question 9.
If Yes, please answer a.
a. For the most recent time it was considered, what was the outcome?
____Trees were cut or removed for sale
____Trees were NOT cut or removed for sale
____No decision was made
If No decision was made, skip to question 9.
If a decision was made (to either cut or remove trees or to NOT cut or remove trees), please
answer b and c.
b. How many owners were involved in making the decision about whether or not to cut or remove
trees for sale?
___One of the owners
___Some of the owners
___All of the owners
___This is a single-owner ownership
c. Who, if anyone, besides you and the other owner(s), participated in or influenced (e.g., provided
information or advice) this decision?
Check all that apply.
___Other family members who aren’t owners
___Friends
___Neighbors
___Other woodland owners
___Private forestry consultant
___State or local natural resource agency professional
___University extension professional
___Legal advisor
___Financial advisor
___Business partner
___Other (please specify):________________
___No one outside of the ownership participated in this decision
d. How difficult was it for the ownership to reach a decision on whether or not to cut or remove
trees for sale?
Extremely
Difficult
__

Moderately
Difficult
__

Somewhat
Difficult
__

Slightly Not at all
Difficult Difficult
__
__

Don’t
know
__

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9. If a decision was to be made to sell part or all of the wooded land you own in :
a. How many owners would be involved in making this decision?
___One of the owners
___Some of the owners
___All of the owners
___This is a single-owner ownership
b. Who, if anyone, besides you and the other owner(s), would participate in or influence (e.g.,
provide information or advice) this decision?
Check all that apply.
___Other family members who aren’t owners
___Friends
___Neighbors
___Other woodland owners
___Private forestry consultant
___State or local natural resource agency
___University extension professional
___Legal advisor
___Financial advisor
___Business partner
___Other (please specify):________________
___ No one outside of the ownership would participate in this decision
c. How difficult do you think it would be for the ownership to reach a decision on whether or
not to sell part or all of the wooded land?
Extremely
Difficult
__

Moderately
Difficult
__

Somewhat
Difficult
__

Slightly Not at all
Difficult Difficult
__
__

Don’t
know
__

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