Reducing hazardous fuels on nonindustrial private forests: Factors influencing landowner decisions

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 260-266

  Fischer, A Paige ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire policy; Nonindustrial private forest owners; Risk perception; Wildfire risk mitigation

Indexed keywords

FIRE POLICY; FIRE RISKS; FOREST OWNERS; FOREST RESTORATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; MAIL SURVEYS; NON-INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST OWNERS; NONINDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FORESTS; PINUS PONDEROSA; PONDEROSA PINES; PRIVATE LAND; PUBLIC LANDS; REDUCTION TREATMENT; WILDFIRE RISK MITIGATION; WILDLAND FIRE;

CONSERVATION; FIRES; FORESTRY; LAND USE; WOOD FUELS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNER; LANDSCAPE; MITIGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WILDFIRE;

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST FIRES; FORESTS; FUELS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LAND USE; LOGS; PINUS PONDEROSA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESTORATION;

OREGON; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 79959994440     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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