not wheeling related, but I'm on their mailing list and thought I'd share this with you if you are interested:
Students contribute invaluable knowledge by completing reserach projects on the Preserve. Please support their efforts!
Hello! A while back the Trust shared a letter from Matt Gagnon, a student at the University of New Mexico. Matt is conducting a survey on the management of the Preserve for his Master's Thesis titled "Management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve: the Recreationist Perspective
As part of his research, he invited you to participate in a brief online survey (Management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve: the Recreationist Perspective Survey) about your recreation experiences or thoughts on, or about, the Preserve.
Thank you to those that have already taken the survey; Matt truely appreciates your time. He has received 414 responses so far and would love to have 500. If you would like to participate there is still time!
The survey should take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Your involvement in the study is voluntary, and you may choose not to participate. Further, you can refuse to answer any of the questions at any time. There are no names or other identifying information like phone numbers, street addresses, or social security numbers associated with this survey. The survey will include questions such as "What recreational activities do you engage in on the Preserve?" and "What management objectives do you think should carry the most weight?" All responses will be kept confidential and aggregated for a statistical analysis and write-up. All survey responses will be kept for one year in a locked filing cabinet and/or on a password-protected computer in the researcher's University of New Mexico office, and then destroyed.
Your feedback is essential to this research. Findings from this research can provide information that may be used to assist the future management of the Preserve meet and understand the needs of its many recreationists. It should be stressed that this study is being conducted independent of the Valles Caldera Trust, the National Parks Service, the USDA Forest Service, or any other participatory group involved with the Preserve. If published, results will be presented in summary form only.
Please click here to begin the survey:Management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve: the Recreationist Perspective Survey
If you have any questions about this research project, please feel free to email the researcher at mgagnon@unm.edu or Dr. Benson, the responsible faculty member, at mhbenson@unm.edu. If you have questions regarding your legal rights as a research subject, you may contact the UNM Human Research Protections Office at (505) 272-1129 or IRB@unm.edu.
By completing this survey, you will be agreeing to participate in the above described research study.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Marie Rodriguez
On behalf of: Matt Gagnon
Graduate Student
Department of Geography
Protocol #: 10-356 Date: 08/02/2010
Contact Information
Valles Caldera Trust
1 866-382-5537
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Students contribute invaluable knowledge by completing reserach projects on the Preserve. Please support their efforts!
Hello! A while back the Trust shared a letter from Matt Gagnon, a student at the University of New Mexico. Matt is conducting a survey on the management of the Preserve for his Master's Thesis titled "Management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve: the Recreationist Perspective
As part of his research, he invited you to participate in a brief online survey (Management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve: the Recreationist Perspective Survey) about your recreation experiences or thoughts on, or about, the Preserve.
Thank you to those that have already taken the survey; Matt truely appreciates your time. He has received 414 responses so far and would love to have 500. If you would like to participate there is still time!
The survey should take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Your involvement in the study is voluntary, and you may choose not to participate. Further, you can refuse to answer any of the questions at any time. There are no names or other identifying information like phone numbers, street addresses, or social security numbers associated with this survey. The survey will include questions such as "What recreational activities do you engage in on the Preserve?" and "What management objectives do you think should carry the most weight?" All responses will be kept confidential and aggregated for a statistical analysis and write-up. All survey responses will be kept for one year in a locked filing cabinet and/or on a password-protected computer in the researcher's University of New Mexico office, and then destroyed.
Your feedback is essential to this research. Findings from this research can provide information that may be used to assist the future management of the Preserve meet and understand the needs of its many recreationists. It should be stressed that this study is being conducted independent of the Valles Caldera Trust, the National Parks Service, the USDA Forest Service, or any other participatory group involved with the Preserve. If published, results will be presented in summary form only.
Please click here to begin the survey:Management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve: the Recreationist Perspective Survey
If you have any questions about this research project, please feel free to email the researcher at mgagnon@unm.edu or Dr. Benson, the responsible faculty member, at mhbenson@unm.edu. If you have questions regarding your legal rights as a research subject, you may contact the UNM Human Research Protections Office at (505) 272-1129 or IRB@unm.edu.
By completing this survey, you will be agreeing to participate in the above described research study.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Marie Rodriguez
On behalf of: Matt Gagnon
Graduate Student
Department of Geography
Protocol #: 10-356 Date: 08/02/2010
Contact Information
Valles Caldera Trust
1 866-382-5537
Valles Caldera National Preserve