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Journal of Forestry Online Quiz
Derived from the 2007 January/February Journal of Forestry
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The Journal of Forestry Quiz is approved for 2.0 continuing forestry education (CFE) credit hours in Category 1-CF by the Society of American Foresters. Successful completion of the self-assessment, defined as a cumulative score of at least 70%, is required to earn CFE credit. CFE approval is valid for one year from the issue date of publication, and participants may submit the quiz at any time during that period.

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1. Research suggests that the 2003 B&B fires that burned in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness (Oregon) probably had less impact on recreation use levels there than
a) The subsequent closure of several popular access trails.
b) The Recreation Fee Demonstration (Fee Demo) Program initiated in 1998.
c) The unusually rainy weather in the two years following the fires.
2. Post-fire conditions in wilderness areas should be viewed by managers as ________.
a) A great loss to our Nation.
b) Yet another reason why all wildfires should be suppressed.
c) Opportunities for educating the public about the role of wildfires in wilderness ecosystems.
3. Which of the following recreation visitor segmentation strategies is most useful in analyzing recreation visitor spending and economic impact?
a) Demographic segmentation.
b) Trip-type segmentation.
c) Activity segmentation
4. On average, expenses in which of the following expenditure categories account for the majority of recreation trip spending?
a) Lodging, food, gas and oil.
b) Lodging, admissions/fees, souvenirs/other.
c) Lodging, activities, gas and oil.
5. Has scientific and technical research concerning prescribed burning focused equally on land management and ecological constraints and benefits?
a) Most publications were concerned with land management purposes.
b) Most publications were concerned with ecological effects.
c) The number of publications concerned with land management practices and ecological effects was roughly equal.
6. How has the focus of scientific and technical literature about prescribed burning changed in the last few decades?
a) After 1990 there has been an increase of the literature supporting prescribed burning for land management purposes, but there have been no significant changes in the literature dealing with ecological effects.
b) There has been shift in the proportion of literature supporting, rejecting or holding no position on prescribed burning on the basis of ecological effects, but there have been no significant changes in the position of management.
c) There has been a significant shift in the proportion of literature supporting, rejecting or holding no position on prescribed burning in both ecological and management effects.
7. A principal forest objective, in Israel, defined in both past and present times is:
a) Landscape improvement.
b) Wood production.
c) Recreation.
8. Fostering the regenerating Mediterranean maquis in the forest understory is considered as a management strategy for:
a) Improving forest wood production.
b) Decreasing forest fire hazard.
c) Enhancing forest complexity.
9. Following their participation in Forest Service-guided, post-fire field tours, local residents indicated positive changes in:
a) Their understanding of fuel reduction programs.
b) Their support of fuel reduction programs.
c) Both of the above.
10. Regarding post-fire management options most tour participants:
a) Did not support active management on public lands.
b) Only supported the removal of hazard trees to improve safety.
c) Supported active management in the burned area.

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