Urban and Community Forestry Survey

	Very Important	Important	Not important	N/A
Public education and outreach	Public education and outreach Very Important	Public education and outreach Important	Public education and outreach Not important	Public education and outreach N/A
Other (please specify)
Technical assistance to municipal foresters and staff (non-funding based, programmatic only)	Technical assistance to municipal foresters and staff (non-funding based, programmatic only) Very Important	Technical assistance to municipal foresters and staff (non-funding based, programmatic only) Important	Technical assistance to municipal foresters and staff (non-funding based, programmatic only) Not important	Technical assistance to municipal foresters and staff (non-funding based, programmatic only) N/A
Other (please specify)
Invasive species management	Invasive species management Very Important	Invasive species management Important	Invasive species management Not important	Invasive species management N/A
Other (please specify)
Supplemental funding (grants)	Supplemental funding (grants) Very Important	Supplemental funding (grants) Important	Supplemental funding (grants) Not important	Supplemental funding (grants) N/A
Other (please specify)
Capacity building with volunteers	Capacity building with volunteers Very Important	Capacity building with volunteers Important	Capacity building with volunteers Not important	Capacity building with volunteers N/A
Other (please specify)
Improvement of standards of practice for professionals	Improvement of standards of practice for professionals Very Important	Improvement of standards of practice for professionals Important	Improvement of standards of practice for professionals Not important	Improvement of standards of practice for professionals N/A
Other (please specify)
Financial and other support for urban forest inventory analysis	Financial and other support for urban forest inventory analysis Very Important	Financial and other support for urban forest inventory analysis Important	Financial and other support for urban forest inventory analysis Not important	Financial and other support for urban forest inventory analysis N/A
Other (please specify)
Engagement of underserved communities	Engagement of underserved communities Very Important	Engagement of underserved communities Important	Engagement of underserved communities Not important	Engagement of underserved communities N/A
Other (please specify)
Wood waste management	Wood waste management Very Important	Wood waste management Important	Wood waste management Not important	Wood waste management N/A
Other (please specify)
Support for UCF research	Support for UCF research Very Important	Support for UCF research Important	Support for UCF research Not important	Support for UCF research N/A
Other (please specify)

Very Important

Important

Not important

N/A

Public education and outreach

Public education and outreach Very Important

Public education and outreach Important

Public education and outreach Not important

Public education and outreach N/A

Other (please specify)

Technical assistance to municipal foresters and staff (non-funding based, programmatic only)

Technical assistance to municipal foresters and staff (non-funding based, programmatic only) Very Important

Technical assistance to municipal foresters and staff (non-funding based, programmatic only) Important

Technical assistance to municipal foresters and staff (non-funding based, programmatic only) Not important

Technical assistance to municipal foresters and staff (non-funding based, programmatic only) N/A

Other (please specify)

Invasive species management

Invasive species management Very Important

Invasive species management Important

Invasive species management Not important

Invasive species management N/A

Other (please specify)

Supplemental funding (grants)

Supplemental funding (grants) Very Important

Supplemental funding (grants) Important

Supplemental funding (grants) Not important

Supplemental funding (grants) N/A

Other (please specify)

Capacity building with volunteers

Capacity building with volunteers Very Important

Capacity building with volunteers Important

Capacity building with volunteers Not important

Capacity building with volunteers N/A

Other (please specify)

Improvement of standards of practice for professionals

Improvement of standards of practice for professionals Very Important

Improvement of standards of practice for professionals Important

Improvement of standards of practice for professionals Not important

Improvement of standards of practice for professionals N/A

Other (please specify)

Financial and other support for urban forest inventory analysis

Financial and other support for urban forest inventory analysis Very Important

Financial and other support for urban forest inventory analysis Important

Financial and other support for urban forest inventory analysis Not important

Financial and other support for urban forest inventory analysis N/A

Other (please specify)

Engagement of underserved communities

Engagement of underserved communities Very Important

Engagement of underserved communities Important

Engagement of underserved communities Not important

Engagement of underserved communities N/A

Other (please specify)

Wood waste management

Wood waste management Very Important

Wood waste management Important

Wood waste management Not important

Wood waste management N/A

Other (please specify)

Support for UCF research

Support for UCF research Very Important

Support for UCF research Important

Support for UCF research Not important

Support for UCF research N/A

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 2. How can the State of Minnesota better support urban and community forestry?

Provide more staff to UCF programming

Define roles between agencies

Grant funding for communities

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 3. In terms of assistance, what do you feel is the most important need for you to fully perform your role in UCF?

Staffing

Equipment

Funding

Education

Support within my organization

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 4. What have been the top three UCF issues in your community in the past five years?

Climate adaptation/community resilience

Tree Diversity

DED

Tree Maintenance Schedule

Oak Wilt

Emerald ash borer

Establishment of new trees

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 1. What should be the statewide priorities for urban and community forestry? Score by importance.

Question Title

* 2. How can the State of Minnesota better support urban and community forestry?

Question Title

* 3. In terms of assistance, what do you feel is the most important need for you to fully perform your role in UCF?

Question Title

* 4. What have been the top three UCF issues in your community in the past five years?