Ecosystems Program Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey

Your response is voluntary. Your response is needed in order to capture stakeholders’ satisfaction rate of USGS Ecosystems Mission Area research products. We estimate it will take approximately 15 minutes or less to complete and submit the response. We ask you for some basic organizational information to help us interpret the results.

The USGS Ecosystems Mission Area is an entity within the USGS that conducts unbiased ecosystem science research, provide tools and decision support to our Nation’s natural resource managers, with a focus on the science needs of the Department of the Interior bureaus to fulfill Federal trust responsibilities, especially for the conservation of species, lands and priority ecosystems.

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  Thank you for your thoughts and feedback. When you have finished making entries, hit the "Send Feedback" button at the bottom.

    Your responses are anonymous - no one except the survey administrator will know if you responded, and your responses will never be attached to your name. The only way anyone else can know that a comment came from you, is if you write something that identifies yourself. The survey administrator is xxxx.

    If you have any questions about the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, contact Linn Kwan at 703-648-4494 or email at [email protected]. If you have any questions about this survey, contact xxxx.

SURVEY QUESTIONS

    As a partner of the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area, Fisheries, Wildlife, Environments, Status and Trends, Invasive Species/Diseases Programs, we would like to know about your use of and satisfaction with the products you receive from us.

    Please rate ecosystem research products (published papers, tools, workshops, technical assistance) that you have used in your job in the past 12 months. Indicate the general topic area for each rated product below.

• Species of management concern/imperiled species: Aquatic

• Species of management concern/imperiled species: Terrestrial

• Marine mammals

• Terrestrial mammals

• Migratory birds

• Amphibian/reptiles

• Invertebrates: Aquatic

• Invertebrates: Terrestrial

• Fish

• Freshwater species

• Contaminants

• Advanced technology/tools

• Statistical tools/modeling

• Connectivity: Aquatic organism passage

• Connectivity: Terrestrial organism and bird migration

What type of research product is this?

• Published paper: Title: _______________________

• Tool: Name: _______________________

• Workshop: Title: _______________________

• USGS expertise/technical assistance

• Other: ­­­­­________________________

               USGS expertise/technical assistance

How satisfied are you with this product?

Relevance (Was it applicable to your management problem?)

Very relevant o o o o o Not relevant

Quality (Was it scientifically rigorous?)

Very rigorous o o o o o Not rigorous

Usefullness (Was it easy to understand, with clear management implications?)

Very useful o o o o o Not useful

Clarity (Was it clear?)

Very clear o o o o o Not clear

Overall Satisfaction (Did the product serve your needs?)

Very satisfied o o o o o Not satisfied

For what general purposes was this product used?   (check all that apply) 
        
           Inventory and monitoring 
          Species management 
          Habitat/land management 
          Planning (for example, land management, population restoration) 
          Policy development (for example, standards for habitat restoration or land management planning) 
          Regulatory (for example, risk assessment, T/E listing, hunting) 
          Land acquisition/conservation easement 
          Other:        
           

Please provide a brief description of how you used this product
 

Do you have any suggestions on how we might improve the value of this product?

Submit comments on another Ecosystems product.

Up to 3 submissions

FINAL COMMENTS and a little about you

How likely are you to look to the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area for your future science needs?
  
         Very likely                 Very unlikely 

At what level of your organization are you located?
  
       Headquarters 
       Region 
       Center 
       Field station 
       Laboratory 
       Other:        


What is your primary job responsibility?
  
       Administrator 
       Natural resource manager 
       Program manager 
       Researcher/scientist 
       Other:        


Is there anything else you`d like to say to us in the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area?
  
     

 
Thank you.