New England Forest Policy Group
Value of a Regional Approach to Conservation Policy
Survey

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Name

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State

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Region in which you work

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Organization/Agency

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1. What are the conservation priorities of your organization? Click the top three.

Increasing the pace of land protection and conserving more forest and/or farmland

Protecting working forests

Protecting farmlands

Increasing habitat connectivity

Protecting drinking water supply watersheds

Protecting wildlands

Promoting forest management to individual and family woodland owners

Promoting smart growth and/or use of green infrastructure

Conserving urban open space

Recreational access to parks, trails, waterways

Promoting the health benefits of conservation

Community economic development

Other - please explain

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2. In your opinion, which federal programs are the most helpful to your work? Select the four most important federal conservation programs for your organization.

USFS Forest Legacy Program

Overall Land & Water Conservation Fund funding

Land & Water Conservation Fund funding for USFWS Refuges

North American Wetlands Conservation Act

USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Community Forest Program

State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program

Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program

Cooperative Forestry Program (including Urban & Community Forestry, Cooperative Forest Health, Forest Stewardship)

Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity

Urban Park and Recreation Fund

Other - please explain

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3. List the three most important state funding programs or policies that impact conservation.

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4. In your opinion, what are the most significant federal and/or state policy challenges facing your organization?

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5. Please rate your level of familiarity with the conservation policies and programs in neighboring New England states.
(1 - not familiar at all / 5 - very familiar)

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6. Assuming a regionally focused group such as the New England Forest Policy Group could add value to your work, what actions and approaches could the group take that would be most helpful to you? (E.g. coordinated messaging, lobbying in Washington D.C., identifying new options for conservation finance, etc.)

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Name

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State

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Region in which you work

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Organization/Agency

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1. What are the conservation priorities of your organization? Click the top three.

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2. In your opinion, which federal programs are the most helpful to your work? Select the four most important federal conservation programs for your organization.

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3. List the three most important state funding programs or policies that impact conservation.

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4. In your opinion, what are the most significant federal and/or state policy challenges facing your organization?

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5. Please rate your level of familiarity with the conservation policies and programs in neighboring New England states. (1 - not familiar at all / 5 - very familiar)

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7. If you would like to be informed of future meetings and actions related to the New England Forest Policy Group, please provide your email address.

5. Please rate your level of familiarity with the conservation policies and programs in neighboring New England states.
(1 - not familiar at all / 5 - very familiar)