Figure 1
Virginia Working Landscapes study area 2010 – 2020 (shown in green). Research sites are located within 16 counties in northern Virginia: Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William, Page, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Orange, Madison, Greene, Albemarle, Rockingham, and Augusta.
Figure 2
Comparison of citizen scientists’ and non–citizen scientists’ perceptions of Virginia Working Landscapes’ impact on their engagement in conservation behaviors. Asterisks denote significant Chi-square differences between citizen scientists and non-citizen scientists (** < 0.01, *** < 0.001). Conservation behaviors are grouped into three categories in line with Larson et al. (2015): land stewardship, social environmentalism, and environmental citizenship.
Table 1
Summary of multiple linear regression model for explaining respondent perceptions of Virginia Working Landscapes’ impact on conservation behaviors. Independent variables with a significant p-value are emboldened.
| INDEPENDENT VARIABLES | UNSTANDARDIZED β COEFFICIENTS | P-VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Citizen scientist | 0.622 | 0.00003 |
| Normative beliefs | –0.015 | 0.6015 |
| Events | 0.1676 | 0.0003 |
| Newsletters | 0.0272 | 0.068 |