William Testerman

Texas Parks and Wildlife for the 21st Century

Recognizing the need for a statewide plan to guide its future programs, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) commissioned this study to develop a comprehensive plan for TPWD to meet the natural and cultural resources and recreation needs in Texas through the year 2030. This publication focuses on Phase I of the study, which consisted of holding a series of 13 formal focus groups and 7 telephone surveys to understand Texans' opinions on and attitudes toward the outdoors, on natural and historical resources, and on Texas Parks and Wildlife and its programs. In addition to the general population,...

Attitudes of South Carolina Youth Towards Aquatic Resources and Recreational Fishing

This study assessed South Carolina youths' attitudes toward, opinions on, knowledge of, and priorities toward South Carolina aquatic resources and recreational fishing. A telephone survey was administered to youth between the ages of 8 and 18 in South Carolina during April 2001 to examine fishing initiation, motivation, and fishing participation rates among South Carolina youth. Overall, a majority of youth (91%) in South Carolina had fished at least 1 time in their lives and a majority (53%) of youth would go fishing more often if they could. More male youths participated in fishing than...