West Slope Outdoors Alliance Ag Survey

West Slope Outdoors Alliance is interested in hearing from agricultural producers who work in Montrose, Mesa and Delta counties about the impacts they are seeing from increasing recreational use in this region. Thank you for your time providing this crucial input.

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* 1. What zip code(s) do you operate in on the West Slope?

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* 2. What is your primary operation?

Market Crop(s)

Livestock

Dairy

Poultry

Grain or hay

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Do you hold a grazing lease, or otherwise use public land as part of your operation?

Yes

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* 4. How would you describe your interactions with recreation users?

Generally positive

Generally negative

Generally neutral

N/A

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* 5. How often do you have positive versus negative interactions with recreation users?

	Less than once a year	A few times a quarter	A few times a year	A few times a month	Daily to weekly
Positive Interaction	Positive Interaction Less than once a year	Positive Interaction A few times a quarter	Positive Interaction A few times a year	Positive Interaction A few times a month	Positive Interaction Daily to weekly
Negative Interaction	Negative Interaction Less than once a year	Negative Interaction A few times a quarter	Negative Interaction A few times a year	Negative Interaction A few times a month	Negative Interaction Daily to weekly

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* 6. Please describe the change in positive and negative interactions in the last five years

	Significant decrease	Moderate decrease	Slight decrease	No change	Slight increase	Moderate increase	Significant increase
Positive Interactions	Positive Interactions Significant decrease	Positive Interactions Moderate decrease	Positive Interactions Slight decrease	Positive Interactions No change	Positive Interactions Slight increase	Positive Interactions Moderate increase	Positive Interactions Significant increase
Negative Interactions	Negative Interactions Significant decrease	Negative Interactions Moderate decrease	Negative Interactions Slight decrease	Negative Interactions No change	Negative Interactions Slight increase	Negative Interactions Moderate increase	Negative Interactions Significant increase

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* 7. Please provide your top one to three examples of interactions with recreation users and the impact they have had on your operation.

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

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* 8. How much financial impact do interactions with recreation users have on your business?

	No Impact	A little impact	Moderate impact	Significant Impact
Positive Financial Impact	Positive Financial Impact No Impact	Positive Financial Impact A little impact	Positive Financial Impact Moderate impact	Positive Financial Impact Significant Impact
Negative Financial Impact	Negative Financial Impact No Impact	Negative Financial Impact A little impact	Negative Financial Impact Moderate impact	Negative Financial Impact Significant Impact

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* 9. What are the top 3 economic challenges facing working lands?

Impacts from a growing population

Increasing operating cost

Drought

Increasing impact of recreation users

Decreasing product prices

Finding workers/ workforce housing

Taxes and fees

Limited processing facilities

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How likely is it that increasing recreation user impacts will cause you to stop operations?

Very likely

Likely

Neither likely nor unlikely

Unlikely

Very unlikely

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* 11. How acceptable are these recreation management approaches for decreasing the impact of recreation to public lands?

	Extremely Acceptable	Acceptable	Somewhat Acceptable	Not At All Acceptable
Education	Education Extremely Acceptable	Education Acceptable	Education Somewhat Acceptable	Education Not At All Acceptable
Concentrate new recreation development in and around town	Concentrate new recreation development in and around town Extremely Acceptable	Concentrate new recreation development in and around town Acceptable	Concentrate new recreation development in and around town Somewhat Acceptable	Concentrate new recreation development in and around town Not At All Acceptable
Limit use in sensitive places	Limit use in sensitive places Extremely Acceptable	Limit use in sensitive places Acceptable	Limit use in sensitive places Somewhat Acceptable	Limit use in sensitive places Not At All Acceptable
Seasonal closures	Seasonal closures Extremely Acceptable	Seasonal closures Acceptable	Seasonal closures Somewhat Acceptable	Seasonal closures Not At All Acceptable
Concentrate new recreation development where it has least impact	Concentrate new recreation development where it has least impact Extremely Acceptable	Concentrate new recreation development where it has least impact Acceptable	Concentrate new recreation development where it has least impact Somewhat Acceptable	Concentrate new recreation development where it has least impact Not At All Acceptable
Limit new recreation development in areas most important to wildlife	Limit new recreation development in areas most important to wildlife Extremely Acceptable	Limit new recreation development in areas most important to wildlife Acceptable	Limit new recreation development in areas most important to wildlife Somewhat Acceptable	Limit new recreation development in areas most important to wildlife Not At All Acceptable
Minimize new recreation development in areas with high existing agricultural use	Minimize new recreation development in areas with high existing agricultural use Extremely Acceptable	Minimize new recreation development in areas with high existing agricultural use Acceptable	Minimize new recreation development in areas with high existing agricultural use Somewhat Acceptable	Minimize new recreation development in areas with high existing agricultural use Not At All Acceptable

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* 12. Is there anything else you would like to share?

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* 13. Would you like to receive quarterly updates from the West Slope Outdoors Alliance, including survey findings and resulting projects? If so, please provide your email address below. This will not be associated with your survey responses.

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* 14. If you would like to be entered into our drawing for a free National Parks or State Lands Pass, please enter your email below and follow our Facebook and Instagram pages. This will not be associated with your survey responses.