HABITAT NEEDS QUESTIONNAIRE

(Personal Interview)

OMB 0710-0001
      
Expires:   30 September 2012

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Habitat Needs Questionnaire

1: What are the important natural resources in the ______________ River ecosystem?

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2: What do you think are the problems and opportunities in the river ecosystem?

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3: What would you consider indicative of successful restoration of the river ecosystem?

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4.  Have any factors that define habitat conditions been overlooked?

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5. We have shown you the Habitat Needs Assessment team’s method to describe existing river habitats. We have also described the river resource managers’ desired future habitat conditions. From your perspective, have any factors that define habitat conditions been overlooked?

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6. What aspects of the Habitat Needs Assessment, as presented, do you think are most important/most confusing?

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7. Do you see a need to consider other factors to define habitat conditions?

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8. How well do your views of river resources match the eight habitat types described in this presentation?

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9. Given the existing and forecast river habitat conditions described today, what are your desired future river habitat conditions?

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10. What future mix of habitat types would you prefer?

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11. What changes must occur to ensure the river habitat conditions meet your future expectations?

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12. How effectively can you describe your desired future river habitat conditions using the standard habitat types you heard described today?

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13.    Public participation is essential in planning and conducting habitat protection and restoration in the river basin. What types of public participation methods do you recommend to continue to support future refinements of the Habitat Needs Assessment and the _________ habitat work?

Please check all that apply the methods that you would recommend:

________ Informational web sites with the ability to email comments back to the agencies;

________ Public meetings advertised through notices posted in public places;

________ Focus groups such as today’s meetings, convened by invitation;

________ Convening a separate group for each pool of the river;

________ Convening a separate group for each reach of the river (encompasses several pools);

________ Participation in an individual habitat project planning team.

14. How often would you like to participate?

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