Day Use on National Forests of Southern California

OMB# 0596-0129	Group #
Exp. X/XX/20XX	Date
FORM A	Site Location

Welcome to Your National Forest!

To help understand visitor preferences and provide the best services possible at day use sites on the National Forests of Southern California, we are asking if you will take about 8 minutes to fill out this questionnaire. Your participation is voluntary. All responses will be kept anonymous.

1. Have you ever been to this site before? ____ No ____ Yes

If yes, about how many times in the past 12 months? _______times

If yes, about how many years have you been coming here? _______years

2. Do you plan to return to this site again in the next 12 months?

____ No ____ Yes ____ Don’t know

3. Which of the following statements describe why you visit this recreation site? (Check all that apply)

___	Being at this site reminds me of my childhood recreation experience.	___	I am comfortable with this site because I have been here before.
___	This site is close to my home.	___	This site is peaceful and quiet.
___	Visiting here is affordable.	___	I meet my friends and/or family here.
___	This is my first visit to this site.	___	I like the activities I can do here.
___	Other (Please describe) _____________

4. Please indicate which of the following activities you participated in while on the visit to this National Forest when our field team contacted you. (Check all that apply)

___	Fishing	___	Picnicking/barbeque
___	Swimming/wading	___	Rock climbing
___	Hiking	___	Photography
___	Nature study (for example, bird watching, identifying wildflowers, rock study)	___	Collecting berries, mushrooms, or other
___	Relaxing	___	Other, please specify __________________

5. The Forest Service manages public lands, including natural areas that are set aside for various purposes. Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. If you are not sure, mark ‘dk’. (Circle one number for each statement)

Managing Natural Areas
It is important to manage natural areas for:	strongly disagree	disagree	neither	agree	strongly agree	don’t know
a. Day hiking	1	2	3	4	5	dk
b. Educational purposes	1	2	3	4	5	dk
c. Fishing	1	2	3	4	5	dk
d. Improved air quality	1	2	3	4	5	dk
e. Long-term study of the relationships between weather, fire patterns, plants, animals, and soils.	1	2	3	4	5	dk
f. Mountain bike riding	1	2	3	4	5	dk
g. Picnicking at developed sites (with grills/tables/toilets)	1	2	3	4	5	dk
h. Protection of plants	1	2	3	4	5	dk
i. Protection of water quality	1	2	3	4	5	dk
j. Protection of wildlife	1	2	3	4	5	dk
k. Scenic value	1	2	3	4	5	dk
l. Sightseeing	1	2	3	4	5	dk
m. Stream play	1	2	3	4	5	dk
n. Swimming	1	2	3	4	5	dk
o. Healthful activities	1	2	3	4	5	dk

6. Considering each of the following possibilities for natural areas (including forestlands and parks), please indicate if you think that more areas are needed for this purpose (mark more or a lot more), that there is the right amount (same), or that there are too many areas for the purpose (mark less or a lot less). If you are not sure, mark ‘don’t know’. (Circle one number for each statement)

Natural Area Availability
I think that more or fewer natural areas are needed for:	a lot less	less	same	more	a lot more	don’t know
a. Day hiking	1	2	3	4	5	dk
b. Educational purposes	1	2	3	4	5	dk
c. Fishing	1	2	3	4	5	dk
d. Improved air quality	1	2	3	4	5	dk
e. Long-term study of the relationships between weather, fire patterns, plants, animals, and soils.	1	2	3	4	5	dk
f. Mountain bike riding	1	2	3	4	5	dk
g. Picnicking at developed sites (with grills/tables/toilets)	1	2	3	4	5	dk
h. Protection of plants	1	2	3	4	5	dk
i. Protection of water quality	1	2	3	4	5	dk
j. Protection of wildlife	1	2	3	4	5	dk
k. Scenic value	1	2	3	4	5	dk
l. Sightseeing	1	2	3	4	5	dk
m. Stream play	1	2	3	4	5	dk
n. Swimming	1	2	3	4	5	dk
o. Healthful activities	1	2	3	4	5	dk

7. Your gender _____ Female _____ Male

8. Your age _____ years

9. What was your last year of school completed? (Please circle the number of the last year of school completed)

Elementary School	Middle School	High School	College	Graduate School
1 2 3 4 5	6 7 8	9 10 11 12	13 14 15 16	17 18 19 20

10. Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin? ___ Hispanic or Latino ___ Not Hispanic or Latino

11. What racial category or categories best describes you? (Please select one or more)

___	American Indian or Alaska Native	___	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
___	Asian	___	White
___	Black or African American

12. What language do you speak most of the time?

___ English ___ Spanish ___ Other ___________

What language do you read most of the time?

___ English ___ Spanish ___ Other ___________

13. Place of birth _____ United States _____ Other country __________________________

14. What is your annual household income (before taxes)?

_____ $25,000 or less

_____ $25,001 - $50,000

_____ $50,001 - $75,000

_____ $75,001 - $100,000

_____ $100,001 or more

Thank You So Much!

Enjoy your stay on your National Forest.

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