Abstract
This study examines the impact of information regarding some of the beneficial aspects of clear-cutting (a practice generally disliked by the public) on people's preferences for scenes depicting clear-cuts. Two different informational interventions were tested: one that discussed the beneficial aspects (e.g., wildlife habitat) of using periodic patch clear-cuts to maintain paper birch stands ( n = 33 ), and one that discussed the beneficial aspects of using clear-cutting to convert jack pine plantations to more "natural looking" stands ( n = 31 ). Both informational interventions significantly increased participants' preferences for scenes depicting clear-cuts. These increases were independent of participants' perceived expertise regarding forest management practices and their general attitudes toward active management.
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