IDAHO SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION
FY 2017 Customer Survey

Please help us serve you better!

Each district should formally respond as a board and provide input to the Commission on the hard copy form presented by their assigned Commission field staff member. Individual board members, staff, partners, and others are invited to provide feedback below.

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* 1. About Me: please choose the group with which you most closely identify in responding to this survey:

Other (please specify)

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* 2. The Idaho Soil & Water Conservation Commission (Commission) connects districts: it provides opportunities to share information about district activities (via listening sessions, partner reports at Commission meetings, attending tours and visiting districts, compiling annual reports, conducting trainings, and making monthly field staff presentations at district meetings).

Strongly Agree

Somewhat Agree

Neutral

Somewhat Disagree

Strongly Disagree

N/A

Comments

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* 3. The Commission informs districts: its newsletter, Conservation the Idaho Way, is informative and features stories that are interesting to districts.

Strongly Agree

Somewhat Agree

Neutral

Somewhat Disagree

Strongly Disagree

N/A

Comments

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* 4. The Commission includes districts: invites districts to serve on advisory and work groups, to comment on new policies and/or processes, and to provide opinions and input on key decisions that impact districts.

Strongly Agree

Somewhat Agree

Neutral

Somewhat Disagree

Strongly Disagree

N/A

Comments

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* 5. The Commission has the appropriate number of field staff to provide districts with support (technical assistance and capacity building) and operate other state-mandated programs like TMDL Implementation Planning, CREP, etc.

Strongly Agree

Somewhat Agree

Neutral

Somewhat Disagree

Strongly Disagree

N/A

Comments

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* 6. Last year districts rated the following issues the highest priorities (in order of importance):

Water quality and quantity

Cropland productivity

District operations

Information and education

Rangeland health

Fish & wildlife

Urban-rural interface

Forest health

Please rank in order of importance (1 being most important, 8 being least important), additional Trustee & Benefits funds that your district would like the Commission to pursue in our FY 2019 budget request to the Governor and the Legislature.

Additional funds for general district operations.

Re-fund the old Conservation Improvement Grants (CIG) program. A currently unfunded grant program administered by SWCC which provides match funds to a maximum of $10,000 per project for conservation improvements and projects.

Additional funds for rangeland health. A funding program which would enable conservation districts to work with federal, state and local governments to address rangeland health issues.

Additional funds for fish and wildlife mitigation projects. A funding program which would enable conservation districts to address endangered and threatened species.

Additional funds for healthy forest/wildfire mitigation and planning. A funding program to assess fire recovery needs, develop a recovery plan, and mitigate for damages to private and municipal lands impacted by wildfire.

Re-fund the Water Quality Program for Agriculture (WQPA). An unfunded cost-share program that provides financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, conservation districts, etc. to reduce/control ag nonpoint source water pollution.

Additional funds for district outreach and education efforts.

Additional funds for rural/urban interface projects. A funding program which would enable urban conservation districts to work with federal, state and local governments to address issues impacting areas that are both urban and rural.

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* 7. Overall our district is satisfied with the services and support provided by the Commission.

Strongly Agree

Somewhat Agree

Neutral

Somewhat Disagree

Strongly Disagree

N/A

Comments

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* 8. Please provide any additional feedback about the Commission's performance and/or suggestions for future years in the space below.

100% of survey complete.