Appalachian Trail Management Survey (state gov't respondents)

OMB # XXXX-XXXX

Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

1. Please indicate the importance of the assistance or services provided to your organization or partnership by the National Park Service’s Appalachian Trail Park Office (ATPO). Please respond to all items. If a described type of assistance or service was not provided, please mark “N/A”.

	Very Unimportant	Somewhat Unimportant	Neutral	Somewhat Important	Very Important	N/A
Assistance in fostering the A.T. cooperative management system and relationships among Appalachian Trail partners.
Assistance in funding Appalachian Trail projects and programs.
Law enforcement assistance.
Assistance in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Assistance in developing the volunteer capacity of your organization.
Assistance in responding to potential development threats to the Appalachian Trail.
Assistance in developing outreach and education programs.
Assistance in working with Trail communities.
Assistance in conducting Trail assessments.
Assistance in protection and management of natural resources.
Assistance in protection and management of cultural resources.
Assistance in GIS and other mapping programs.
Assistance in volunteer worker safety programs.
Acquisition of lands needed to protect the Appalachian Trail.
Fulfilling commitments made to other partners in a timely manner.

2. Please indicate your level of satisfaction with the assistance or services provided to your organization or partnership by the National Park Service’s Appalachian Trail Park Office (ATPO). Please respond to all items. If a described type of assistance or service was not provided, please mark “N/A”.

	Very Dissatisfied	Somewhat Dissatisfied	Neutral	Somewhat Satisfied	Very Satisfied	N/A
Assistance in fostering the A.T. cooperative management system and relationships among Appalachian Trail partners.
Assistance in funding Appalachian Trail projects and programs.
Law enforcement assistance.
Assistance in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Assistance in developing the volunteer capacity of your organization.
Assistance in responding to potential development threats to the Appalachian Trail.
Assistance in developing outreach and education programs.
Assistance in working with Trail communities.
Assistance in conducting Trail assessments.
Assistance in protection and management of natural resources.
Assistance in protection and management of cultural resources.
Assistance in GIS and other mapping programs.
Assistance in volunteer worker safety programs.
Acquisition of lands needed to protect the Appalachian Trail.
Fulfilling commitments made to other partners in a timely manner.

Please rate the Appalachian Trail Park Office on the following items:

3. Assistance in developing your organization’s ability to successfully undertake future on-the-ground projects and programs:

O Very Poor O Poor O Average O Good O Very Good

4. Assistance in achieving your goals for the cooperative management of the Appalachian Trail:

O Very Poor O Poor O Average O Good O Very Good

5. How important or unimportant was the involvement of the Appalachian Trail Park Office in developing your organization’s ability to successfully undertake future on-the-ground Appalachian Trail projects and programs?

O Very Unimportant O Somewhat Unimportant O Neutral O Somewhat Important O Very Important O N/A

Additional comments: ___________________________________________________________________________

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6. Overall, how would you rate your level of satisfaction with the services and assistance provided by the Appalachian Trail Park Office to your organization’s work to maintain and manage the Appalachian Trail? (Mark Only One Answer)

O Very Unsatisfied O Somewhat Unsatisfied O Neutral O Somewhat Satisfied O Very Satisfied O N/A

Additional comments: ___________________________________________________________________________

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7. Please provide any additional comments or suggestions for the Appalachian Trail Park Office:

8. If you would like us to contact you to discuss your comments, please provide contact information here:

PRIVACY ACT and PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT statement:

16 U.S.C. 1a-7 authorizes collection of this information. This information will be used by park managers to better serve the public. Response to this request is voluntary. No action may be taken against you for refusing to supply the information requested. Permanent data will be anonymous. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Burden estimate statement: Public reporting for this form is estimated to average 10 minutes per response. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form to:

Angela Walters

Appalachian National Scenic Trail
P.O. Box 50
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

[email protected]