Montana Public Lands Priorities Survey

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1. Which of the following describes your connection to Montana?

You can choose more than one answer.

I grew up in Montana.

I went to college in Montana.

I live in Montana now.

I used to live in Montana, but moved away.

I visit Montana frequently.

I hardly ever get to visit Montana, or I’ve never been.

Other (please specify)

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2. How often do you get to enjoy wild public lands and waters in Montana?

Once a year

A few times per year

Once a month

A few times per month

Weekly

Daily

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3. In general, what do you like about the time you spend on public lands in Montana?

Please select all that apply.

Spending time with family and/or friends

Experiencing adventure and challenges in the outdoors

Observing nature and wildlife

Finding and/or providing food for my Family

Passing down and/or learning skills

Finding solitude and quiet beauty

Engaging in spiritual, ceremonial, or cultural practices

Other (please specify)

	Not important	Somewhat important	Important	Very important
To support the economy	To support the economy Not important	To support the economy Somewhat important	To support the economy Important	To support the economy Very important
To secure clean water for our communities	To secure clean water for our communities Not important	To secure clean water for our communities Somewhat important	To secure clean water for our communities Important	To secure clean water for our communities Very important
To help mitigate climate change	To help mitigate climate change Not important	To help mitigate climate change Somewhat important	To help mitigate climate change Important	To help mitigate climate change Very important
To protect places to hunt, fish, and forage	To protect places to hunt, fish, and forage Not important	To protect places to hunt, fish, and forage Somewhat important	To protect places to hunt, fish, and forage Important	To protect places to hunt, fish, and forage Very important
To allow wildlife to thrive	To allow wildlife to thrive Not important	To allow wildlife to thrive Somewhat important	To allow wildlife to thrive Important	To allow wildlife to thrive Very important
To secure places for outdoor recreation	To secure places for outdoor recreation Not important	To secure places for outdoor recreation Somewhat important	To secure places for outdoor recreation Important	To secure places for outdoor recreation Very important
To honor Indigenous homelands	To honor Indigenous homelands Not important	To honor Indigenous homelands Somewhat important	To honor Indigenous homelands Important	To honor Indigenous homelands Very important
To protect natural beauty and scenery	To protect natural beauty and scenery Not important	To protect natural beauty and scenery Somewhat important	To protect natural beauty and scenery Important	To protect natural beauty and scenery Very important
To preserve them for our kids and future generations	To preserve them for our kids and future generations Not important	To preserve them for our kids and future generations Somewhat important	To preserve them for our kids and future generations Important	To preserve them for our kids and future generations Very important
To support our health and well-being	To support our health and well-being Not important	To support our health and well-being Somewhat important	To support our health and well-being Important	To support our health and well-being Very important
Because wild places are intrinsically important	Because wild places are intrinsically important Not important	Because wild places are intrinsically important Somewhat important	Because wild places are intrinsically important Important	Because wild places are intrinsically important Very important

Not important

Somewhat important

Important

Very important

To support the economy

To support the economy Not important

To support the economy Somewhat important

To support the economy Important

To support the economy Very important

To secure clean water for our communities

To secure clean water for our communities Not important

To secure clean water for our communities Somewhat important

To secure clean water for our communities Important

To secure clean water for our communities Very important

To help mitigate climate change

To help mitigate climate change Not important

To help mitigate climate change Somewhat important

To help mitigate climate change Important

To help mitigate climate change Very important

To protect places to hunt, fish, and forage

To protect places to hunt, fish, and forage Not important

To protect places to hunt, fish, and forage Somewhat important

To protect places to hunt, fish, and forage Important

To protect places to hunt, fish, and forage Very important

To allow wildlife to thrive

To allow wildlife to thrive Not important

To allow wildlife to thrive Somewhat important

To allow wildlife to thrive Important

To allow wildlife to thrive Very important

To secure places for outdoor recreation

To secure places for outdoor recreation Not important

To secure places for outdoor recreation Somewhat important

To secure places for outdoor recreation Important

To secure places for outdoor recreation Very important

To honor Indigenous homelands

To honor Indigenous homelands Not important

To honor Indigenous homelands Somewhat important

To honor Indigenous homelands Important

To honor Indigenous homelands Very important

To protect natural beauty and scenery

To protect natural beauty and scenery Not important

To protect natural beauty and scenery Somewhat important

To protect natural beauty and scenery Important

To protect natural beauty and scenery Very important

To preserve them for our kids and future generations

To preserve them for our kids and future generations Not important

To preserve them for our kids and future generations Somewhat important

To preserve them for our kids and future generations Important

To preserve them for our kids and future generations Very important

To support our health and well-being

To support our health and well-being Not important

To support our health and well-being Somewhat important

To support our health and well-being Important

To support our health and well-being Very important

Because wild places are intrinsically important

Because wild places are intrinsically important Not important

Because wild places are intrinsically important Somewhat important

Because wild places are intrinsically important Important

Because wild places are intrinsically important Very important

	Least threatening	Somewhat threatening	Threatening	Most threatening
Climate change	Climate change Least threatening	Climate change Somewhat threatening	Climate change Threatening	Climate change Most threatening
Wildfire	Wildfire Least threatening	Wildfire Somewhat threatening	Wildfire Threatening	Wildfire Most threatening
Privatization of public lands	Privatization of public lands Least threatening	Privatization of public lands Somewhat threatening	Privatization of public lands Threatening	Privatization of public lands Most threatening
Reduced access	Reduced access Least threatening	Reduced access Somewhat threatening	Reduced access Threatening	Reduced access Most threatening
Overuse/overcrowding at trailheads and campgrounds and on rivers and lakes	Overuse/overcrowding at trailheads and campgrounds and on rivers and lakes Least threatening	Overuse/overcrowding at trailheads and campgrounds and on rivers and lakes Somewhat threatening	Overuse/overcrowding at trailheads and campgrounds and on rivers and lakes Threatening	Overuse/overcrowding at trailheads and campgrounds and on rivers and lakes Most threatening
Deteriorating campgrounds, trails, boat launches, and other outdoor infrastructure	Deteriorating campgrounds, trails, boat launches, and other outdoor infrastructure Least threatening	Deteriorating campgrounds, trails, boat launches, and other outdoor infrastructure Somewhat threatening	Deteriorating campgrounds, trails, boat launches, and other outdoor infrastructure Threatening	Deteriorating campgrounds, trails, boat launches, and other outdoor infrastructure Most threatening
Water scarcity	Water scarcity Least threatening	Water scarcity Somewhat threatening	Water scarcity Threatening	Water scarcity Most threatening
Pollution of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and reservoirs	Pollution of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and reservoirs Least threatening	Pollution of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and reservoirs Somewhat threatening	Pollution of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and reservoirs Threatening	Pollution of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and reservoirs Most threatening
Invasive species	Invasive species Least threatening	Invasive species Somewhat threatening	Invasive species Threatening	Invasive species Most threatening
Loss of wildlife habitat	Loss of wildlife habitat Least threatening	Loss of wildlife habitat Somewhat threatening	Loss of wildlife habitat Threatening	Loss of wildlife habitat Most threatening
Development of public lands for extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mineral mining	Development of public lands for extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mineral mining Least threatening	Development of public lands for extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mineral mining Somewhat threatening	Development of public lands for extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mineral mining Threatening	Development of public lands for extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mineral mining Most threatening

Least threatening

Somewhat threatening

Threatening

Most threatening

Climate change

Climate change Least threatening

Climate change Somewhat threatening

Climate change Threatening

Climate change Most threatening

Wildfire

Wildfire Least threatening

Wildfire Somewhat threatening

Wildfire Threatening

Wildfire Most threatening

Privatization of public lands

Privatization of public lands Least threatening

Privatization of public lands Somewhat threatening

Privatization of public lands Threatening

Privatization of public lands Most threatening

Reduced access

Reduced access Least threatening

Reduced access Somewhat threatening

Reduced access Threatening

Reduced access Most threatening

Overuse/overcrowding at trailheads and campgrounds and on rivers and lakes

Overuse/overcrowding at trailheads and campgrounds and on rivers and lakes Least threatening

Overuse/overcrowding at trailheads and campgrounds and on rivers and lakes Somewhat threatening

Overuse/overcrowding at trailheads and campgrounds and on rivers and lakes Threatening

Overuse/overcrowding at trailheads and campgrounds and on rivers and lakes Most threatening

Deteriorating campgrounds, trails, boat launches, and other outdoor infrastructure

Deteriorating campgrounds, trails, boat launches, and other outdoor infrastructure Least threatening

Deteriorating campgrounds, trails, boat launches, and other outdoor infrastructure Somewhat threatening

Deteriorating campgrounds, trails, boat launches, and other outdoor infrastructure Threatening

Deteriorating campgrounds, trails, boat launches, and other outdoor infrastructure Most threatening

Water scarcity

Water scarcity Least threatening

Water scarcity Somewhat threatening

Water scarcity Threatening

Water scarcity Most threatening

Pollution of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and reservoirs

Pollution of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and reservoirs Least threatening

Pollution of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and reservoirs Somewhat threatening

Pollution of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and reservoirs Threatening

Pollution of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and reservoirs Most threatening

Invasive species

Invasive species Least threatening

Invasive species Somewhat threatening

Invasive species Threatening

Invasive species Most threatening

Loss of wildlife habitat

Loss of wildlife habitat Least threatening

Loss of wildlife habitat Somewhat threatening

Loss of wildlife habitat Threatening

Loss of wildlife habitat Most threatening

Development of public lands for extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mineral mining

Development of public lands for extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mineral mining Least threatening

Development of public lands for extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mineral mining Somewhat threatening

Development of public lands for extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mineral mining Threatening

Development of public lands for extractive industries such as oil, gas, and mineral mining Most threatening

Montana Public Lands Priorities Survey

Question Title

1. Which of the following describes your connection to Montana?

You can choose more than one answer.

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2. How often do you get to enjoy wild public lands and waters in Montana?

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3. In general, what do you like about the time you spend on public lands in Montana?

Please select all that apply.

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4. What is your favorite way to spend time on public lands in Montana?

Please select all that apply.

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5. What do you feel are the most important reasons to protect public lands and waters in Montana?

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6. What are the greatest threats you see to Montana's public lands and wild places?

Montana Public Lands Priorities Survey

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* 1. Which of the following describes your connection to Montana?You can choose more than one answer.

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* 2. How often do you get to enjoy wild public lands and waters in Montana?

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* 3. In general, what do you like about the time you spend on public lands in Montana?Please select all that apply.

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* 4. What is your favorite way to spend time on public lands in Montana?Please select all that apply.

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* 5. What do you feel are the most important reasons to protect public lands and waters in Montana?

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* 6. What are the greatest threats you see to Montana's public lands and wild places?

1. Which of the following describes your connection to Montana?

You can choose more than one answer.

2. How often do you get to enjoy wild public lands and waters in Montana?

3. In general, what do you like about the time you spend on public lands in Montana?

Please select all that apply.

4. What is your favorite way to spend time on public lands in Montana?

Please select all that apply.

5. What do you feel are the most important reasons to protect public lands and waters in Montana?

6. What are the greatest threats you see to Montana's public lands and wild places?