XXXIII NWOS Public Telephone Interview Guide

XXXIII. NWOS Public Telephone Survey Guide
INTERVIEWER INTRODUCTION
Interviewer text:
Hello, this is calling on behalf of the Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics
Service. We are conducting the National Public Land Manager Survey for the U.S. Forest Service and you
were selected to participate. Several weeks ago you were emailed a copy of this survey. We have not
received it and were hoping to collect the data by telephone today. Your cooperation is extremely important
to the accuracy of the survey and your individual report will be kept confidential (under Title 7 of the U.S.
Code and CIPSEA (Public Law 107-347)). Response is voluntary.

The rest of the interview time is allotted to going through the survey and recording land manager’s answers.
These interview questions will a subset of the National Public Land Manager Survey (below), with the interviewer
reading the questions and the land manager responding. Interviews will not go beyond the allotted time (15
minutes).
1. How many total acres of land are currently under your agency’s jurisdiction in ?
________ acres
2. Forested land covers XX% of .
Forested land includes:
 Woods, woodlots, timberland, and forests
 Land at least 1 acre in size, 120 feet wide, and has at least 10% forest cover
 Land at least 1 acre in size, where trees were removed and trees will grow again
Forested land does not include:
 Christmas tree farms, orchards, or nurseries
 Land that is mowed for lawn or recreational fields
How many acres of forested land are currently under your agency’s jurisdiction in ?
_______ acres

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Not Applicable

Not Important

Of little importance

Moderately Important

Important

Very Important

3. How important are the following reasons for why your agency currently has forested land in ?

To protect beauty or scenery
To protect nature or biological
diversity
To protect water resources
To protect or improve wildlife
habitat
For land investment
For firewood
For timber products, such as logs or
pulpwood
For nontimber forest products,
such as
For hunting
For recreation, other than hunting
For gas or oil extraction
For other mineral extraction, such
sand, or gravel
For carbon capture/sequestration
For the public to enjoy
Other
(Please specify):

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4. Which of the following have occurred on your agency’s forested land in in the past 5 years?
Check all that apply.
__Cut and/or removed trees for sale
__Cut and/or removed trees for internal/agency purposes
__Collected nontimber forest products, such as
__Reduced fire hazard
__Controlled burn/prescribed fire
__Eliminated or reduced invasive plants
__Eliminated or reduced unwanted forest insects or disease
__Road construction or maintenance
__Trail construction or maintenance
__Improved wildlife habitat
__Livestock grazing
__Other (please specify):_______________________
__None of the above
5. Which of the following will likely occur on your agency’s forested land in in the next 5 years?
Check all that apply.
__Cut and/or removed trees for sale
__Cut and/or removed trees for internal/agency use
__Collect nontimber forest products, such as
__Reduce fire hazard
__Controlled burn/prescribed fire
__Eliminate or reduce invasive plants
__Eliminate or reduce unwanted forest insects or disease
__Road construction or maintenance
__Trail construction or maintenance
__Improve wildlife habitat
__Livestock grazing
__Other (please specify):__________
__None of the above
__I don’t know

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6. a. Who, with your agency’s permission, has hunted, hiked, or otherwise recreated on your agency’s forested
land in in the past 5 years?
Check all that apply.
__The general public for free
__The general public for a fee
__Other (please specify):_________
__Nobody -> If nobody, skip to question 7
b. How did they recreate?
Check all that apply.
__Hunting
__Fishing
__Hiking/walking
__Bicycling
__Camping
__Horseback riding
__Skiing or snowshoeing
__Off-road vehicles, such as ATVs or snowmobiles
__Other (please specify):________
7. Is any of your agency’s forested land in posted to restrict access and/or use by the general public?
__Yes __No -> If no, skip to question 8.

8. A management or stewardship plan may be written in order to help an agency meet its goals for its forested
land. What percentage, if any, of your agency’s land that is eligible for management (i.e. not designated as
‘wilderness’ or other non-management areas) is covered by a written management plan?
__0% (none)
__ 1-24%
__25-49%
__50-74%
__75-99%
__100% (all)

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