Understanding Outdoor Recreation Attitudes Toward Forest Management and the Implications of Message Framing
Understanding Outdoor Recreation Attitudes Toward Forest Management and the Implications of Message Framing
Graduate Student Name:
Danielle Berger
Email Address:
Faculty mentor/Supervisor:
Ashley D'Antonio
Email Address (Faculty mentor/Supervisor):
Department Affiliation:
Forest Ecosystems & Society
Job Location:
Based out of the Corvallis campus -- traveling to McDonald-Dunn Research Forest and TIllamook State Forest
Description of project or research opportunity:
The purpose of this project is to better understand attitudes towards forest management in western Oregon and to investigate message framing about forest management. This project aims to answer two questions: (1) which socio-demographic and other psychological factors best predict recreationists’ attitudes toward forest management and (2) how does framing of forest management actions influence recreationists’ aesthetic and recreational perceptions? To address these questions, we are conducting intercept surveys of recreationists at trailheads, campgrounds, and parking lots in the McDonald-Dunn Research Forest and Tillamook State Forest.
Tasks student will perform:
Students will ask recreationists to complete a survey via an electronic tablet, answer any questions from survey participants about the survey and research, and the student will record response and non-response to the surveys on a separate field document.
Special skills required:
None
Proposed dates of employment (must be between June 19 and September 4):
Monday, June 24, 2024 to Sunday, July 7, 2024
Anticipated hours worked per week:
40