Identifying Capacity for Local Community Participation in Wildlife Management Planning Case 3: White-tailed Deer Issues at Prince William Forest Park
Leong KM and Decker DJ. 2007. Identifying Capacity for Local Community Participation in Wildlife Management Planning Case 3: White-tailed Deer Issues at Prince William Forest Park. Human Dimensions Research Unit Publication series. 07-4
This project, supported by a cooperative agreement between Cornell University and the National Park Service (NPS), studies human dimensions of issues related to white-tailed deer and their management in the Northeast and National Capital Regions of the NPS. The research project consists of three phases. During Phase I, interviews were conducted with NPS natural resource managers and staff to describe the deer situation in northeastern parks and develop an approach for subsequent inquiry. In Phase II, interviews with public participation practitioners were completed to determine how public participation and civic engagement methods fit within NPS wildlife management. Phase III involves two types of studies with specific parks: Phase IIIA, interviews with local community residents near three parks (Fire Island National Seashore, Valley Forge National Historical Park, and Prince William Forest Park, PRWI), and Phase IIIB, a mail survey of local community residents. This report details Phase IIIA research conducted at PRWI, in Virginia.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Leong, Kirsten; Decker, Daniel
- Date of Issue
- 2007-03
- Units
- NRSS , PRWI
- Keywords
- Attitudes, community concerns, credibility, Deer, Human Dimensions, Impacts, Interactions, Management, Prince William Forest Park, Public Involvement, trust