Survey of stakeholders and partners of national estuarin

2017 PRA Evaluation: Reserves - Survey for Partners and Stakeholders

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office for Coastal Management conducts periodic evaluations of national
estuarine research reserves as required by the Coastal Zone Management Act. As part of the evaluation of [NAME] Reserve, the Office
for Coastal Management would like to obtain your perspective and opinion on the reserve's implementation of its programs and
activities.
The evaluation will cover the time period of [MONTH YEAR to MONTH YEAR].
Please note that the word “you” in the following questions refers to an organization or a person, as appropriate. If there are questions
that do not apply to you, or questions you do not wish to answer, you may skip them.
Thank you for your participation in this survey.

1. How well do you think the reserve is doing in addressing the following four National Estuarine Research
Reserve System priorities?
a. Providing opportunities for research and monitoring.
Excellent

Good

Adequate

Poor

Very Poor

No Opinion

Comments

b. Enhancing public awareness and understanding of estuarine areas through public education and
interpretation opportunities.
Excellent

Good

Adequate

Poor

Very Poor

No Opinion

Comments

c. Providing coastal decision makers with knowledge and tools to address critical resource management
issues through the Coastal Training Program.
Excellent

Comments

Good

Adequate

Poor

Very Poor

No Opinion

d. Protecting and restoring the reserve's resources.
Excellent

Good

Adequate

Poor

Very Poor

No Opinion

Comments

2. What are the reserve's top one to three accomplishments?
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3. What are the top one to three coastal management challenges/issues in the region?
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4. What are the reserve's top one to three opportunities to make a bigger impact in the future? (Locally,
regionally, state-wide, or nationally)
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5. What are the reserve's top one to three strengths in implementing its programs?
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6. What are the reserve's top one to three weaknesses in implementing its programs?
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7. What are the top one to three opportunities to improve effective implementation of the reserve's
programs?
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8. Is there anything else you would like to share?

9. Choose the category that best describes who you represent.
Local Government
State Government
Federal Government
Business or Industry
Nonprofit or Nongovernmental Organization
Academia
Other
Other (please specify)

OMB Control Number 0648-0661. Expires: 3/31/2016. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
15 minutes per completed survey. Send comments regarding this burden estimate, including any suggestions for reducing this burden,
to Carrie Hall, NOAA NOS/OCM/PPC, 1305 East-West Hwy., N/OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. A summary report of the survey
results will be provided to the reserve and will be available to the public upon request. Your survey responses will not be linked to your
name. Responses to this survey are voluntary. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor
shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.