XXIX NWOS Public First Cover Letter

XXIX. NWOS Public First Cover Letter

United States
Department of Agriculture

Forest
Service

Dear Public Land Manager:
We invite you to participate in the National Public Forest Land Survey
conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. Your participation will help
policy makers, land managers, and public and private service providers
better understand and address the needs and concerns of America’s
private landowners.
Whether your agency manages land with one acre of trees, thousands
of acres, or something in between, we are interested in hearing from
you. You were identified as a public land manager from public
ownership records. We are contacting only a few public land managers
in each state. Because of the limited number of managers contacted,
your answers are especially important. This survey is conducted once
every 5 years to understand new topics and changes over time. If you
responded during the last cycle, we ask that you respond again.
This is an official U.S. Forest Service survey, but your participation is
voluntary. Your answers will be confidential and will be combined
with others. The results will only be used to determine patterns and
trends. Completing the questionnaire takes, on average, 15 minutes.
If your agency does not currently manage land, respond to this email
saying “No Land.”
If you would like to receive a copy of the results from this survey,
please respond to this email with your name and address.
We greatly appreciate your valuable assistance. If you have any
questions please call us toll-free at 1-855-233-3372, visit our website at
www.fia.fs.fed.us/nlos, or write us at USDA Forest Service, National
Public Forest Land Survey, 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst MA 01003.

Brett J. Butler, Survey Director