CALO Visitor Survey

	U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Social Science Program Visitor Services Project

Cape Lookout

National Seashore

Visitor Survey

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Number: _______

Time: _________

Location: __________________________________

OMB Control Number: 1024-XXXX

Current Expiration Date: XX-XX-XXXX

	United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Cape Lookout National Seashore 131 Charles Street Harkers Island, NC 28531
Dear Park Visitor, We would like to thank you for agreeing to participate in this study. We are interested to hear about your experience at Cape Lookout National Seashore. As we plan for our future, this information will be used to improve the quality of the services to allow us to better serve our visitors. This questionnaire is being given to a select number of visitors, so it is important that we receive your input. Your responses are completely voluntary and will remain anonymous. Your name will never be associated with any part of this collection; therefore, we ask that you not put your name or any contact information on this questionnaire. It should only take about 20 minutes to complete. When your visit is over, please complete this questionnaire. You can return it to us by sealing it in the postage-paid envelope provided and dropping it in any U.S. mailbox. If you have any questions, please contact Lena Le, NPS VSP Director, Park Studies Unit, College of Natural Resources, 875 Perimeter Drive MS1139, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-1139, 208-885-2585 (phone) or [email protected] (email). We appreciate your help and are looking forward to hearing from you very soon. Sincerely, [insert signature] Pat Kenney Superintendent

DIRECTIONS

1. Please have the selected individual (at least 18 years old) complete this questionnaire.

2. For questions that use circles (O), please mark your answer by filling in the circle with black or blue ink. Please do not use pencil.

3. Seal it in the postage-paid envelope provided.

4. Drop it in a U.S. mailbox.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: The National Park Service is authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1a-7 to collect this information. We will use this information to evaluate the ecosystem services and resource management of Cape Lookout National Seashore. Your response is voluntary and anonymous. Your name will never be associated with your responses. Please do not put your name or contact information on this questionnaire. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

We estimate that it will take 20 minutes to complete this questionnaire. You may send comments concerning the burden estimate or any aspect of this information collection to Lena Le, NPS Visitor Services Project, College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, P.O. Box 441139, Moscow, ID, 83844-1139; [email protected] (email).

1. How familiar are you with each of the following aspects of Cape Lookout National Seashore? Please mark (•) one answer for each.

How familiar are you with:	Not at all familiar	Slightly familiar	Somewhat familiar	Very familiar
Cape Lookout National Seashore (NS) in general	O	O	O	O
The geographic layout of Cape Lookout National Seashore	O	O	O	O
Recreation activities available at Cape Lookout National Seashore	O	O	O	O
Rules/regulations at Cape Lookout National Seashore	O	O	O	O
Park purpose and mission of Cape Lookout National Seashore	O	O	O	O

2. a) Prior to receiving this questionnaire, were you aware that Cape Lookout National Seashore is a unit of the National Park System?

O Yes O No

b) Are you aware that Cape Lookout is home to several bird species protected by the Endangered Species Act?

O Yes O No

c) From the list below, please tell us if you know whether the animals listed are threatened or endangered at Cape Lookout National Seashore.

	Threatened or Endangered
	YES	NO	Don’t Know
Loggerhead Sea Turtle			
Raccoon			
Piping Plover			
Sea Beach Amaranth			
Bottlenose Dolphin			
Common Tern			

3. On this visit, what form of transportation did you use to arrive to the islands at Cape Lookout National Seashore? Please mark only one

O	Vehicle ferry	O	Private boat
O	Kayak/canoe	O	Other _______________________________
O	Passenger only ferry

4. a) In which of the following activities did you participate while visiting Cape Lookout National Seashore? Please mark all that apply.

O	Fishing	O	Kayaking/canoeing
O	Camping	O	Swimming
O	Birding	O	Horse viewing
O	Motorized boating	O	Taking photographs
O	Lighthouse climbing	O	Shell collecting
O	Sun bathing	O	Surfing
O	Beach driving	O	Visiting historic sites
O	Renting cabins	O	Attending interpretive tour
O	Other

b) Which one of the above was your primary activity on this visit to Cape Lookout National Seashore?

5. How long did you spend visiting Cape Lookout National Seashore on this visit?

O Day visit only  Please list total number of hours ___________

O Overnight use  Please list total number of days ___________

6. How would you rate the quality of the following park services and facilities? Please mark one response for each service/facility

	Rating
Service/facility	Very poor	Poor	Average	Good	Very good	Don’t know/did not use
Overall state of facility maintenance	O	O	O	O	O	O
Restrooms	O	O	O	O	O	O
Information signage (signs about park history, plants, animals, etc.)	O	O	O	O	O	O
Regulatory signage (signs about park rules and regulations)	O	O	O	O	O	O
Directional signage (signs for way-finding)	O	O	O	O	O	O
Accessibility of historic structures	O	O	O	O	O	O
Maintenance of historic structures	O	O	O	O	O	O
Areas are clean and trash free	O	O	O	O	O	O
Distribution of facilities	O	O	O	O	O	O
Access to the park in general	O	O	O	O	O	O

If you rated any of the above services/facilities “poor” or “very poor” please explain why.

Service/Facility Reason

7. Imagine that you could allocate 100 preference points to ensure that Cape Lookout National Seashore and the surrounding waters kept their existing values. You might assign 100 points to one value and zero to all the others, or assign 50 to one, 25 to another and 25 to yet another.

Please read through the list below and use the boxes to assign 100 value points any way you would like. The points you assign should total 100 points.

Value Number	I value Cape Lookout National Seashore because:	Values Point
1	I enjoy the scenery, sights, sounds, smells, etc
2	it provides a variety of fish, wildlife, plant life, etc.
3	it is a place for me to continue to pass down the wisdom, knowledge, traditions, and way of life of my ancestors
4	it provides fisheries or tourism opportunities, such as outfitting and guiding.
5	it allows future generations to know and experience the area as it is now.
6	it has places and things of natural and human history that matter to me.
7	in and of itself for its existence, no matter what I or others think about the Cape Lookout area
8	we can learn about the environment through scientific observation or experimentation
9	it helps preserve and protect clean air, soil, and water, and it protects lives and property from storms, sea level rise, and saltwater intrusion
10	it provides a place for my favorite outdoor recreation activities
11	it is has sacred, religious, or spiritual meaning to me or because I feel reverence and respect for nature there
12	it provides necessary food and supplies to sustain my life
13	it makes me feel better physically and/or mentally
100 Points

8. Next please use the attached map and abbreviations above to identify the locations that best represent the values to which you assigned points.

• Find a location on the map associated with each value you assigned (from question 7) and draw a dot there.

• Use the abbreviations listed and write it next to the dot assigned for the value (for example “A” for Aesthetic Value).

• Repeat the steps for additional locations and values. You may select up to five locations for each value type.

(This is an example of the map that will be attached as a fold-out. The actual map will be 11x17)

Are there any values from the table above that you would attribute to the entirety of Cape Lookout National Seashore? Please list those value numbers below.

______ ______ ______ ______ ______

Are there any values from the table above that you would attribute to the entirety of Cape Lookout National Seashore? Please list those value numbers below.

______ ______ ______ ______ ______

9. a) In your opinion, how important is it to protect each of the following at Cape Lookout National Seashore? Please mark (_•) one answer for each.

b) Would you be interested in learning more about these resources during your visit at Cape Lookout National Seashore? Please check Yes or No for each topic.

How important?					Resources	Interested in learning?
Not at all	Slightly	Moderately	Very	Extremely		Yes	No
O	O	O	O	O	Nesting shorebirds and their habitats	O	O
O	O	O	O	O	Nesting sea turtles and their eggs	O	O
O	O	O	O	O	Wild horses	O	O
O	O	O	O	O	The Cape Lookout Lighthouse	O	O
O	O	O	O	O	Other historic structures	O	O
O	O	O	O	O	Dunes vegetation	O	O
O	O	O	O	O	Undeveloped Natural condition	O	O
O	O	O	O	O	Natural viewscape without development	O	O

c) Please list any additional topic that you would like to learn more about during your visit at Cape Lookout National Seashore.

10. We would like to know which of the following management actions you support concerning the protection of nesting species at Cape Lookout National Seashore. Please rate your level of support for each management action.

Management actions at Cape Lookout	Strongly oppose	Oppose	Neither oppose nor support	Support	Strongly support
Creation of pedestrian only areas on the beaches	O	O	O	O	O
Temporary closures of beaches and/or rerouting of Off Road Vehicles for bird and turtle nesting	O	O	O	O	O
Full visitor access closures, including prohibiting pedestrians, for bird nesting	O	O	O	O	O
Requiring pets to be leashed	O	O	O	O	O
Prohibiting camping and beach fires in areas close to protected turtle nests	O	O	O	O	O

11. How important is each of these items to your acceptance of Cape Lookout National Seashore management decisions? Please mark (•) one response for each item.

In order for me to accept a management decision, it is important that:	Level of importance
	Not important	Slightly important	Somewhat important	Very important
I trust in the decisions of the park manager	O	O	O	O
The decision is based on environmental consequences	O	O	O	O
I understand the objectives of a proposed management action	O	O	O	O
Science plays a role in management decisions	O	O	O	O
Actions will protect natural resources at Cape Lookout	O	O	O	O
The decision protects natural resources over human use	O	O	O	O
The decision maintains access for recreation	O	O	O	O
Actions help support the local community	O	O	O	O
The decision is based on economic consequences	O	O	O	O

12. Please rate the level of your agreement with each of the following statements. Please mark (•) one response for each statement

When it comes to issues concerning natural resource management:	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Agree	Strongly agree
Park managers are doing a good job	O	O	O	O	O
Park managers change policies without good reasons	O	O	O	O	O
Park managers are too influenced by special interest groups	O	O	O	O	O
Park managers listen to ordinary people’s opinions	O	O	O	O	O
Park managers provide all relevant information about decisions to the public	O	O	O	O	O
Park managers have the same ideas about management as I do	O	O	O	O	O
I feel that no additional rules and regulations are needed at Cape Lookout National Seashore	O	O	O	O	O

13. How does each of these following statements describe your position on climate change? Please mark (•) one response for each of the following statements.

	Level of agreement
	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Agree	Strongly agree
I am personally concerned about the effects of climate change	O	O	O	O	O
I stay well-informed about the effects of climate change	O	O	O	O	O
In the face of sea level rise, I believe that Cape Lookout National Seashore should protect cultural resources in the park.	O	O	O	O	O
Future generations will benefit if we address the effects of climate change	O	O	O	O	O
It is important to consider the economic costs and benefits to local communities when addressing the effects of climate change	O	O	O	O	O
We can improve our quality of life if we address the effects of climate change	O	O	O	O	O

14. If you were to visit Cape Lookout National Seashore in the future, which of the following topics would you like to see available through the park interpretive media (exhibits, brochures, etc.), educational programs, and other communications (public meetings, presentation of scientific studies, etc.)? Please check all that apply.

O	Not interested in any topic  go to question 11
O	Climate science and atmospheric processes
O	Ways that Cape Lookout National Seashore uses to cope with effect of rising sea levels
O	Actions taken at Cape Lookout National Seashore to reduce the impacts of beach erosion
O	Environmental issues relevant to local communities surrounding Cape Lookout
O	Impacts of climate change on natural environment at Cape Lookout
O	Collaborations between Cape Lookout National Seashore and local communities to address future challenges
O	Actions visitors can take to reduce the impacts of climate change
O	Economic issues related to climate change
O	Disaster preparedness

15. On this visit, were you part of a larger organized group (such as tour group, school, scout, church, etc.)?

O Yes O No

16. a) On this visit, what kind of personal group (not guided tour/school/other organized group) were you with? Please mark (_•) one.

O	Alone	O	Friends
O	Family	O	Family and friends
O	Other (Please specify)

b) On this visit, how many people were in your personal group, including yourself?

Total number of people

Number of people under 18 years of age

17. What is your age? ____________

18. What is the U.S. zip code of your primary residence? __________________

19. How many times have you visited Cape Lookout National Seashore (including this visit)?

1. In last two years: _____ times

2. In your lifetime: _____times

20. a) Which category best represents your annual household income? Please mark (_•) one.

O	Less than $24,999	O	$50,000-$74,999	O	$150,000-$199,999
O	$25,000-$34,999	O	$75,000-$99,999	O	$200,000 or more
O	$35,000-$49,999	O	$100,000-$149,999	O	Do not wish to answer

b) How many people are in your household? Number of people

21. a) Are you Hispanic or Latino?

O

Yes

O

No

b) What is your race? Please mark one or more that apply

O	American Indian or Alaskan Native
O	Asian
O	Black or African American
O	Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
O	White

22. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about management of Cape Lookout National Seashore?