Visitor Center and Exhibit Survey at ONMS and Partner Outreach Facilities

Up-to-date visitor opinions, participant experiences and demographics are needed to support the conservation, education and management goals of the ONMS to strengthen and improve the stewardship, sustainable use and protection of natural, cultural and historical resources under the jurisdiction of the ONMS and to satisfy legal mandates under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is authorized to conduct evaluations, such as this survey, under the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (section 314(c)) to ensure education programs have measurable objectives and milestones as well as clear, documented metrics for evaluating its programs. ONMS recently updated its Strategic Plan and has identified a lack of information on the effectiveness of its education, outreach and communications initiatives as they relate to sanctuary/monument visitor centers, exhibits (permanent or traveling/temporary), kiosks and educational programming conducted by its visitor centers and partner facilities.

The latest form for Visitor Center and Exhibit Survey at ONMS and Partner Outreach Facilities expires 2022-03-31 and can be found here.