uid=HFR,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read doi:10.6073/pasta/d7a168aba4982e2d675908bf52d252a9 David Kittredge https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-0370 Meagan Jones Researcher Kristen Schipper Researcher 2023 English

Forests provide invaluable services, and nationally a significant portion of them are owned by millions of individual, private decision makers. Butler (2008) reports that the vast majority of owners (92%, representing 87% of all family forest lands) make management decisions for their land on their own, with a very small minority relying on the advice of professional foresters. Nationally, Butler (2008) goes on to report that 4 % of family forest owners (representing 17% of family forest land) have a professionally prepared management plan for their lands. It is clear that family forests are important, yet millions of owners are apparently not making decisions on the basis of professional advice. Our goal was to improve our understanding of who landowners seek information from when making decisions about their forestland. More specifically, our objective was to explore the possible role of egocentric social networks that landowners may rely upon for information when making a decision. Can we estimate their composition, the possible role of professionals, and the nature of the relationships, in terms of involvement, helpfulness, and trust? Finally, we explored landowner egocentric networks in two similar and adjacent states (Vermont and New Hampshire) that have different programmatic approaches to reaching landowners. Do these result in different ways that landowners acquire information? Using two different approaches through a mail survey methodology, we assessed the extent to which private woodland owners are connected to other people, the degree to which they are considered information sources, and the nature of their decision making behavior. Respondents consistently report valuable connections to non-professionals. They similarly report nominal contact to public foresters, whose role is to inspire prudent forest stewardship on privately held lands. This minimal contact is consistent in two different states with rather different programmatic goals (e.g., education and outreach focus in NH vs. technical assistance in VT). Paradoxically, those respondents who do have contact with public foresters value their involvement and trust them highly. Our results suggest, however, that there currently exist informal and largely unrecognized connections and networks that woodland owners tap and place importance upon. Improving the decision making of private woodland owners, and shifting it from reactive to more proactive in nature, based on a full understanding of available information and alternatives, seems possible if means are developed to harness the potential power of these invisible connections.

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Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html CC0-1.0 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf252 New Hampshire, Vermont. Coordinates based on WGS84 datum. -72.663 -71.990 +43.000 +42.795 67 585 meter 2010 2010 complete Information Manager Harvard Forest

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We selected 5 towns in the southwestern-most county in New Hampshire (Alstead, Dublin, Jaffrey, Swanzey, and Winchester), and 5 towns in the southeastern-most county in Vermont (Brattleboro, Dummerston, Marlboro, Newfane, and Wilmington) for sampling. We then contacted local property tax assessors in each town and acquired a list of all landowners. We excluded ownerships of less than 10 acres. We selected 100 landowners randomly from each town, for a total original sample size of 1,000. Our work was guided by a pilot study of private woodland owners and their egocentric networks (Kittredge et al. 2013), conducted in central Massachusetts in 2008. This pilot study used structured interviews with 47 woodland owners to explore the possible role of informal social networks in two explicit decisions: harvest timber or place an easement on their land. Interview subjects were asked a series of questions about the possible contacts they have in terms of their woodland, and the extent to which these contacts may have been involved with the decision. In an effort to expand our sample, we developed a mail survey instrument that asked respondents to complete a table, listing the initials of relevant contacts (maintaining anonymity), the type of person (e.g., friend, family member, neighbor, woodland owner, forester, logger), and indicating the extent to which each one is involved in a decision, helpful, and trusted. We provided 18 blank lines in the table, based on our pilot results suggesting an estimated network size of 7-10 people. Upon further consideration, we were concerned that respondents would either be hesitant to list individuals by their initials, or they would perceive the table as too onerous or demanding, and response rate would suffer. Thus, we developed a simpler version of the survey that asked only to indicate with a check if the respondent had received information from different generic types of people (e.g., family members, neighbors, friends, other woodland owners, loggers, foresters) or other written / educational sources (e.g., workshops, facts sheets, internet), and to indicate the extent to which the information from that type of person or source was helpful. We decided to split our overall sample, and send 50% of our sample the longer, more involved table version of the survey, and 50% of the sample the simpler, shorter version. Both versions of the survey asked about decisions made on the land in the last two years (e.g., sale of land, commercial timber sale, cut tees for personal use, conservation easement, development of a management plan, enrollment in current-use property taxation program, and include land in a will or estate plan). Both versions also posed a question about the extent to which respondents considered themselves a source of information, and the kinds of information they provided. Lastly, both surveys asked general questions about ownership goals, tenure, gender, age, education level, size of ownership, and residency.

We followed a modified Dillman method for mail surveys (Dillman 2000), with a cover letter, survey booklet, and postage paid return envelope. We used two waves of mailing to respondents. Survey materials are contained in the following PDF files: New_Hampshire_Survey_Long_6.16.2010.pdf: Long version of the survey sent to NH respondents. New_Hampshire_Survey_Short_6.16.2010.pdf: Short version of the survey sent to NH respondents. Vermont_Survey_Long_6.16.2010.pdf: Long version of the survey sent to VT respondents. Vermont_Survey_Short_6.16.2010.pdf: Short version of the survey sent to VT respondents. Initial_postcard_final.pdf: Postcard mailed to respondents prior to wave 1 mailing of the survey. Thank_you_postcard_final.pdf: Postcard mailed to respondents reminding them to please respond, and thanking them if they have already. Survey_cover_letter_2010.pdf: Cover letter accompanying the survey, mailed to respondents. Survey_cover_letter_WAVE_2.pdf: Cover letter accompanying the survey, sent in wave 2, to those people who had not yet responded.

Dillman, D.A. 2000. Mail and internet surveys: The tailored design method. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Kittredge, D.B., M.G. Rickenbach, T. Knoot, E. Snellings, A. Erazo. 2013. It's the network: How personal connections shape decisions about private forest use. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 30 (2): 67-74.

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(978) 724-3302 (978) 724-3595 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu https://ror.org/059cpzx98 pointOfContact The Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program examines ecological dynamics in the New England region resulting from natural disturbances, environmental change, and human impacts. National Science Foundation LTER grants: DEB-8811764, DEB-9411975, DEB-0080592, DEB-0620443, DEB-1237491, DEB-1832210. hf252-01-short-survey.csv short survey hf252-01-short-survey.csv 54692 274e525339e4c0840fa081cc08cf1953 1 \r\n column , https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p25/hf252/hf252-01-short-survey.csv code unique identifier for each survey response. Anonymous. V for Vermont response, N for New Hampshire response unique identifier for each survey response. Anonymous. V for Vermont response, N for New Hampshire response NA missing value version whether Vermont or New Hampshire short survey 1 Vermont short survey 2 New Hampshire short survey NA missing value no.days number of days elapsed between when the survey was sent, and when it was returned. This is useful for investigating the potential of non-response bias. number 1 natural NA missing value year.acquired year the property was acquired by the current owner YYYY 1 year NA missing value way.acquired how property was acquired 1 inherit 2 purchase 3 other 4 inherit and purchase NA missing value q2.other text explanation of the meaning of “other” response text explanation of the meaning of “other” response NA missing value acres number of acres of the property owned by the respondent acre 0.01 real NA missing value how.far.live how far owner lives from land (in miles) 1 on or beside it 2 less than 10 3 11-25 4 26-50 5 51-100 6 more than 100 NA missing value owner.type type of ownership 1 individual 2 joint 3 family partnership or corporation 4 trust or estate 5 club or association 6 nonprofit organization 7 other 8 multiple types of ownership NA missing value site.of.home how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Site of home 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value income how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Income 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value recreation how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Recreation 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value legacy how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Legacy for family 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value wildlife how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Wildlife protection 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value protect.env how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Protect the environment 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value scenery how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Enjoy scenery 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value q6.other how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Other 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value time.on.land how much time do you spend in your woods? 1 once or more per week 2 once or twice per month 3 once or twice every 3 months 4 once or twice per year 5 less than once per year NA missing value sell.land have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Sell land 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value timber.sale have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Timber sale 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value cut.trees have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Cut trees for personal use 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value easement have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Conservation easement on some or all land 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value hired have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Hired someone to develop a management plan 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value current.use have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Enrolled in the current use property tax program 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value will have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Included land in a will or estate plan 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value q8.other have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Other 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value family in the past two years, what types of information have you obtained from each of the following sources? Family members 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value neighbors in the past two years, what types of information have you obtained from each of the following sources? Neighbors 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value friends in the past two years, what types of information have you obtained from each of the following sources? Friends 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value other.owners in the past two years, what types of information have you obtained from each of the following sources? Other woodland owners 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value loggers in the past two years, what types of information have you obtained from each of the following sources? Logging contractors 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value priv.foresters in the past two years, what types of information have you obtained from each of the following sources? Private foresters 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value pub.foresters in the past two years, what types of information have you obtained from each of the following sources? Public foresters 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value conserv.people in the past two years, what types of information have you obtained from each of the following sources? Land trust or conservation group member 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value locals in the past two years, what types of information have you obtained from each of the following sources? Local community members not listed above 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value other.info in the past two years, what types of information have you obtained from each of the following sources? Other 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value workshops in the past two years, what types of information (written or educational) have you obtained from each of the following sources? Workshops or classes 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value books in the past two years, what types of information (written or educational) have you obtained from each of the following sources? Books, fact sheets or publications 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value internet in the past two years, what types of information (written or educational) have you obtained from each of the following sources? Internet 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value newpapers in the past two years, what types of information (written or educational) have you obtained from each of the following sources? Newspapers 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value magazines in the past two years, what types of information (written or educational) have you obtained from each of the following sources? Magazines 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value newsletters in the past two years, what types of information (written or educational) have you obtained from each of the following sources? Newsletters 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value other.sources in the past two years, what types of information (written or educational) have you obtained from each of the following sources? Other 1 general woodlands info 2 land care and management suggestions 3 contacts to info or referral to other people 4 general and land (i.e. 1 and 2) 5 general and contacts (i.e. 1 and 3) 6 land and contacts (i.e. 2 and 3) 7 general, land and contacts (i.e. 1, 2, and 3) 8 none NA missing value important.person when you obtained information from these sources, which was the most important type of person? 1 family member 2 neighbor 3 friend 4 other woodland owners 5 logging contractors 6 private forester 7 public foresters 8 conservation or environmental groups 9 local community members not listed above 10 other 11 multiple important people NA missing value important.text when you obtained information from these sources, which was the most important written or educational source 1 workshops or classes 2 books, fact sheets or publications 3 internet 4 newspapers 5 magazines 6 newsletters 7 other NA missing value family.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Family members 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value neighbor.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Neighbors 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value friends.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Friends 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value owners.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Other woodland owners 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value loggers.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Logging contractors 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value priv.forester.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Private foresters 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value pub.forester.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Public foresters 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value conserv.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Conservation or environmental groups 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value locals.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Local community members not listed above 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value other.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Other 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value workshop.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Workshops or classes 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value books.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Books, fact sheets or publications 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value internet.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Internet 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value newpaper.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Newspapers 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value magazine.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Magazines 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value newletter.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Newsletters 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value otherinfo.help when you have made decisions about the care and management of your woodland in the last two years, how helpful have you found information from each of the following sources? Other 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important 5 not applicable NA missing value you.as.source to what extent are you considered a source of information about woodlands? 1 I am not 2 People occasionally ask me about woodlands 3 People often ask me about woodlands 4 People seek me out to ask about woodlands NA missing value year.born year of respondent’s birth YYYY 1 year NA missing value gender gender(s) of respondent(s) 1 female 2 male 3 female and male NA missing value education attained education level 1 some high school 2 high school / GED 3 some college 4 associate or technical degree 5 bachelor's degree 6 graduate or profressional degree NA missing value profession profession, whether retired or not 1 retired 2 not retired NA missing value prof.type profession type profession type NA missing value land.town town where land is located town where land is located NA missing value land.state state where land is located state where land is located NA missing value res.city respondent's town of residence respondent's town of residence NA missing value res.state respondent's state of residence respondent's state of residence NA missing value 271 hf252-02-long-survey.csv long survey hf252-02-long-survey.csv 35339 6ff1c767838b02b4dd08e9f051ff1b11 1 \r\n column , https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p25/hf252/hf252-02-long-survey.csv code unique identifier for each survey response. Anonymous. V for VT response, N for New Hampshire response unique identifier for each survey response. Anonymous. V for VT response, N for New Hampshire response NA missing value version survey version 2 Vermont long survey 4 New Hampshire long survey NA missing value no.days number of days elapsed between when the survey was sent, and when it was returned. This is useful for investigating the potential of non-response bias number 1 natural NA missing value year.acquired year the property was acquired by the current owner YYYY 1 year NA missing value way.acquired how the land was acquired 1 inherit 2 purchase 3 other 4 inherit and purchase NA missing value q2.other text explanation of the meaning of “other” response text explanation of the meaning of “other” response NA missing value acres number of acres of the property owned by the respondent acre 0.01 real NA missing value how.far.live how far owner lives from the land (in miles) 1 on or beside it 2 0-10 miles away 3 11-25 miles 4 26-50 miles away 5 51-100 miles away 6 more than 100 miles away NA missing value owner.type type of ownership in which woodland is held 1 individual 2 joint ownership 3 family partnership or corporation 4 trust or estate 5 club or association 6 nonprofit organization 7 other 8 multiple types of ownership NA missing value site.of.home how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Site of home 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value income how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Income 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value recreation how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Recreation 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value legacy how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Legacy for family 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value wildlife how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Wildlife protection 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value environment how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Protect the environment 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value scenery how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Enjoy scenery 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important NA missing value q6.other how important are the following possible reasons for owning woodlands to you? Other 1 not important 2 slightly important 3 somewhat important 4 very important Free text (unrestricted) .* NA missing value time.on.land how much time do you spend in your woods? 1 once or more per week 2 once or twice per month 3 once or twice every 3 months 4 once or twice per year 5 less than once per year NA missing value sale.land have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Sell land 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value timber.sale have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Timber sale 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value cut.trees have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Cut trees for personal use 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value easement have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Conservation easement on some or all land 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value hired have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Hired someone to develop a management plan 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value current.use have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Enrolled in the current use property tax program 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value will have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Included land in a will or estate plan 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value q8.other have you done any of the following things on your land in Vermont in the past two years? Other 1 yes 2 yes, satisfied with outcome 3 yes, unsatisfied with outcome 4 no 5 not applicable NA missing value family.member number of family members who have visited your land, whose land you have visited, or who you have talked to about your land in the last two years number 1 natural NA missing value neighbor number of neighbors who have visited your land, whose land you have visited, or who you have talked to about your land in the last two years number 1 natural NA missing value friend number of friends who have visited your land, whose land you have visited, or who you have talked to about your land in the last two years number 1 natural NA missing value wood.owner number of other woodland owners who have visited your land, whose land you have visited, or who you have talked to about your land in the last two years number 1 natural NA missing value local number of local community members who have visited your land, whose land you have visited, or who you have talked to about your land in the last two years number 1 natural NA missing value logger number of logging contractors who have visited your land, whose land you have visited, or who you have talked to about your land in the last two years number 1 natural NA missing value priv.forester number of private foresters who have visited your land, whose land you have visited, or who you have talked to about your land in the last two years number 1 natural NA missing value pub.forester number of public foresters who have visited your land, whose land you have visited, or who you have talked to about your land in the last two years number 1 natural NA missing values conserv.person number of land trust or conservation group members who have visited your land, whose land you have visited, or who you have talked to about your land in the last two years number 1 natural NA missing value you.as.source to what extent are you considered a source of information about woodlands? 1 I am not 2 people occasionally ask me about woodlands 3 people often ask me about woodlands 4 people seek me out to ask about woodlands NA missing value info.provided type of information provided type of information provided NA missing value year.born year of respondent’s birth YYYY 1 year NA missing value gender gender(s) of respondent(s) 1 female 2 male 3 female and male NA missing value education attained education level 1 some high school 2 high school / GED 3 some college 4 associate or technical degree 5 bachelor's degree 6 graduate or professional degree NA missing value profession profession, whether or not retired 1 retired 2 not retired NA missing value prof.type type of profession type of profession NA missing value land.town town where the land is located town where the land is located NA missing value land.state state where the land is located state where the land is located NA missing value res.city respondent's town of residence respondent's town of residence NA missing value res.state respondent's state of residence respondent's state of residence NA missing value 238 hf252-03-social-network.csv social network hf252-03-social-network.csv 69732 583656f9a3636df4b13ad3de1f78969a 1 \r\n column , https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p25/hf252/hf252-03-social-network.csv code unique identifier for each survey response. Anonymous. V for VT response, N for New Hampshire response unique identifier for each survey response. Anonymous. V for VT response, N for New Hampshire response NA missing value version survey version 2 Vermont long survey 4 New Hampshire long survey NA missing value initials respondents were asked to identify individual members of their social network by their initials in the table associated with Question 8 respondents were asked to identify individual members of their social network by their initials in the table associated with Question 8 NA missing value family type of person: family member 1 yes NA missing value neighbor type of person: neighbor 1 yes NA missing value friend type of person: friend 1 yes NA missing value other.owner type of person: other woodland owner 1 yes NA missing value local type of person: local community member 1 yes NA missing value logger type of person: logging contractor 1 yes NA missing value priv.forester type of person: private forester 1 yes NA missing value pub.forester type of person: public forester 1 yes NA missing value conserv.person type of person: land trust or conservation group member 1 yes NA missing value other type of person: other 1 yes NA missing value other.text text describing "other" type of person text describing "other" type of person NA missing value involvement degree of involvement from 1 [not involved] to 4 [very involved]. *Please note that involvement may not be limited to knowledge or actual effort. It could reflect someone's "moral support" or assistance in helping you "think through" a decision. For example, involved might mean: gave advice on other people to talk to, gave you the name of a logger or forester, talked to you about their own experience, provided direct professional advice or service. degree of involvement from 1 [not involved] to 4 [very involved]. *Please note that involvement may not be limited to knowledge or actual effort. It could reflect someone's "moral support" or assistance in helping you "think through" a decision. For example, involved might mean: gave advice on other people to talk to, gave you the name of a logger or forester, talked to you about their own experience, provided direct professional advice or service. NA missing value helpfulness helpfulness, from 1 [not helpful] to 4 [very helpful] helpfulness, from 1 [not helpful] to 4 [very helpful] NA missing value trust trust, from 1 [I don’t trust them] to 4 [I trust them completely] trust, from 1 [I don’t trust them] to 4 [I trust them completely] NA missing value contact whether or not respondent had a contract with the person or their organization 1 yes NA missing value 1349 hf252-04-written-responses.pdf written responses hf252-04-written-responses.pdf 323553 a3cacb60f19cec8d69b25f61226af692 none pdf https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p25/hf252/hf252-04-written-responses.pdf document hf252-05-survey-materials.zip individual points hf252-05-survey-materials.zip 465754 c8b82641e1b8491d8c06825e932c06b8 zip pdf https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p25/hf252/hf252-05-survey-materials.zip document conservation short-term measurement https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf173