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Social Structure, Identities, and Values: A Network Approach to Understanding People’s Relationships to Forests.

Groups Analyzed. 1. Artists/Writers 2. Community Representatives 3. Educators 4. Environment and Parks (Govt.) 5. First Nations 6. Forest Industry 7. MOF Managers, Employees 8. Environmental Organizations 9. Recreation Groups 10. Scientists 11. Tourism/Recreation Operators. 12. Trappers/Ranchers 13. Unions

Groups Identified for Sampling Purposes: Relationship to Forests Quota Matrix MAIN GROUPS SUBGROUPS � Artists (General) Artists/Writers � Painters � Photographers � Writers � Sculptors � Local Politicians Community Groups � Community Forestry Organizations � Chamber of Commerce � Local Environmental Groups � Regional Environmental Groups � National/International Environmental Groups � Primary Educators Educators � Secondary Educators � Post Secondary Educators � Outdoor Educators � Federal Parks Managers/Employees Environment/Parks Managers and � Provincial Parks Managers/Employees Employees � Local/Municipal Parks Managers/Employees � Parks Canada Administration -- Managers/Employees (Dept. of Canadian Heritage) � B.C. MELP Parks Division Managers/Employees � Representatives of First Nations from a First Nations (Cultural Background) cross-section of Different Language Families in the Six Forest Regions. � Small Business Owners/Operators Forest Industry Managers and Employees � Managers/Supervisors (Private Sector ) : Including: Harvesting, Saw � Workers Mills, Pulp Mills, Fine Paper Making, Value � Private Forestry Consultants Added/Remanufacturing, Forestation/Silviculture, Non-Traditional. � Forest Managers — MOF Regional Forest Managers and Related Government � Forest Managers — MOF District Employees (Public Sector) � Forest Managers — MOF Operations � Forest Managers/Employees Other

(Continued) Relationship to Forests Quota Matrix. MAIN GROUPS SUBGROUPS � Mountain Climbing Recreation Groups � Outdoor Recreation � Naturalists � Hunters � Anglers � Birders � Local Hiking Groups � Other Recreation Groups � Scientists — Ecologists Scientists � Scientists — Trees � Scientists — Plants � Scientists — Animals � Scientists — Soil � Scientists — Water � Scientists — Other � Tourism Workers Tourism/Recreation Operators � Recreation Operators — Owners (General) � Guides � Outfitters � Trappers Trappers and Ranchers � Ranchers � Cross-section of unions involved in the Unions Forestry Sector.

5 SECTION 2. CULTURE AND IDENTITY VALUES This section examines cultural values. Please indicate with a checkmark ( � ) whether, in your view, the items listed down the left side of the page are important for (1) Canadian culture and identity, (2) your own identity. If you feel that an item is not relevant, leave the column blank. You can check one, both or neither column. CANADIAN YOUR CULTURE & OWN ITEMS IDENTITY IDENTITY EXAMPLE : Ice hockey � � 1. W ilderness 2. Forests 3. W ildlife 4. Salmon 5. Mountains 6. Scenic beauty 7. W orking in the woods 8. Outdoor recreation 9. The Forest Industry 10. Logging 12. Hunting 13. Fishing 14. Ranching 15. Mining 16. Forest Management 17. Environmentalism 18. Visual art of wilderness landscapes and of wildlife (e.g., paintings of the Group of Seven; W ildlife photography) 19. First Nations’ art (e.g. totem poles, masks, baskets, paintings) 20. First Nations traditional beliefs and way of life (e.g., use of traditional medicines, reliance on hunting & fishing for food) 21. Urban lifestyle (e.g., living in a large city) 22. Rural lifestyle (e.g., living in small communities) 23. Traditional logging lifestyle (e.g., living in a forestry community) 24. Living in balance with nature

6 SECTION 10. DEMOGRAPHICS 1. Personal Network: The next question asks about your personal networks. W e’re interested in the characteristics of your “personal community” and whether you know people in certain kinds of occupations and industries, and people with affiliation in certain types of organizations. If you know anyone in a certain area who is an acquaintance (rather than a close friend or relative) check under "acquaintance"; if you know someone in area who is a close friend, check under "close friend"; if you know someone in an area who is a relative, check under "relative". If the category describes your own work or organizational affiliation check under “myself”. As in the example below, you may check off more than one box per line. For example: TYPE OF OCCUPATION OR ORGANIZATION TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP Do you know anyone in the following areas? Would you classify yourself in any of the ACQUAINTANCE CLOSE RELATIVE MYSELF following areas? FRIEND Example 1: secretary ... � � Example 2: commercial salmon fisher � � � Example 1, would indicate that you know at least one acquaintance and one close friend who are secretaries, but you do not know any relatives are secretaries, and you are not a secretary. Example 2, would indicate that you know an acquaintance who is a commercial salmon fisher, a close friend who is a commercial salmon fisher, and that you are a commercial salmon fisher. Now please complete for the following: TYPE OF OCCUPATION OR ORGANIZATION TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP Do you know anyone in the following areas? Would you classify yourself in any of the following areas? ACQUAINTANCE CLOSE RELATIVE MYSELF FRIEND Professional Artist (visual arts such as painting and photography) Professional W riter Sculptor or W eaver Local Politician Member of a Community Forestry Organization Member of the Chamber of Commerce Member of a Forest Industry Organizations Member of a Local Environmental Group Member of a Regional, National, or International Environmental Group School teacher (Primary or Secondary) Outdoor Educator College or University Teacher Elected Chief of a First Nation Band or a Hereditary First Nation Chief Member of a First Nation Band Council or a Tribal Council First Nation Elder Administrative or Business Representative for a First Nation Band or Tribal Council

7 TYPE OF OCCUPATION OR ORGANIZATION TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP Do you know anyone in the following areas? Would you classify yourself in the following areas. ACQUAINTANCE CLOSE RELATIVE MYSELF FRIEND B.C. Ministry of Forests Manager or Employee Private Sector Forestry Consultant Forestry Sector manager or worker involved in Harvesting (e.g. logger) Saw Mill Manager or W orker Pulp Mill or Fine Paper Mill Manager or W orker Managers or W orkers involved in Value Added/Remanufacturing W ood Products (e.g., building wood furniture) Reforestation/Silviculture Manager or W orker Non-Traditional Forestry (e.g., Horse Loggers) Manager or W orker Manager or employee of a Federal Park/ Manager or employee of Parks Canada (Dept. Of Canadian Heritage) Manager or employee of a Local Park B.C. Ministry of Environment Manager or Employee Scientist specializing in plants and trees Scientists specializing in animals (e.g., wildlife) Scientist specializing in water or soil Scientist specializing in ecology Member of a Mountain Climbing Club Member of an Outdoor Recreation Organization Member of a Hunting Organization Member of an Angling Organization Member of a Birding or Naturalist Organization Member of a Local Hiking Group Tourism W orker Recreation Operator Guide (Tourism/Recreation) Outfitter (Tourism/Recreation) Union Representative (Forest Industry Sector) Union Member (Forest Sector) Trapper Rancher

8 Items Used to Construct Abstract Value Indices. Section 1 of the Forest Values Questionnaire required respondents to rate the importance of 79 value indicators. The categories, and codes for these items were: 1 = Not Important, 2 = Somewhat Important, 3 = Very Important, 4 = Extremely Important. These value indicators were treated as interval-ratio level variables in the analyses. Based on theoretical, and substantive considerations, and upon results from factor analysis and reliability analysis, a set of abstract value indexes were created. These indexes, and the items that comprise them, are listed below. To construct each index, responses for the indicators comprising the value index were summed and the aggregate value was then divided by the number of indicators included in the index. The value of Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of reliability is provided for each index below. Ecological Values � = .84 � Healthy populations of wildlife and fish species � Maintaining biodiversity � Clean water � Clean air � Healthy soils Recreation and Outdoor Experiences � = .83 � Outdoor recreation in wilderness (e.g., large unlogged natural areas) � Outdoor recreation in large natural but non-wilderness settings (e.g., areas that have logging actvity) � Outdoor recreation in developed natural environments (e.g., provincial car campgrounds, lakes or beaches with facilities) � Gaining survival knowledge and skills � Having a sense of competence in the woods � Having a sense of competence in recreation activities � Knowing and identifying natural phenomena (e.g., birds, plants) � Gaining an understanding of natural systems and processes � Having a sense of connection to nature � Sharing time spent outdoors with friends and family � Having a sense of place (getting to know and feel at home in a particular natural environment)