U of Idaho CWMA Survey

Defining Success
In Cooperative Weed Management Areas & Invasive Plant Management Areas

Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMA) & Invasive Plant Management Areas (IPMA) have become a key element in weed management efforts in the western United States & Canada. The purpose of this study is to explore how experts in invasive weed management define success for CWMAs or IPMAs and what factors they believe contribute most to that success. This will allow us to develop recommendations for best-practices to be used by practitioners & administrators.

	Your opinions count! We need your help responding to 4 simple rounds of questions in a web-based survey over the next 2 months:
	Round 1-- this survey: You will identify elements of a successful CWMA / IPMA Round 2: Ranking the elements you told us were important (about a week later) Round 3: Identifying characteristics that lead to creating a successful CWMA / IPMA (early April) Round 4: Ranking the characteristics that lead to creating a successful CWMA / IPMA (late April)

First, a few questions about you. You can be assured of complete confidentiality. The data you submit will be summarized and your name will never be associated with any of your answers.

Q1.

What agency, institution or organization do you work for? (Enter name of your organization below:)

What type of affiliation is your agency? (Select one below:)

If "other," please describe

What is your title or position at that agency, institution, or organization? (Please describe below:)

What State or Province do you work in? (Please check all that apply)
Idaho British Columbia

Washington

What Counties or Province do you work in? (Please enter below:)

Now a little information about your involvement with CWMAs or IPMAs:

Are you currently working for or involved with a CWMA or IPMA? (Check one below)

No Yes If "Yes," please type the names of those CWMAs or IPMAs below:

Please tell us about the CWMA(s) or IPMAs that you are most involved with (up to 3) below:

		1st CWMA or IPMA	2nd CWMA or IPMA	3rd CWMA or IPMA
Name of CWMA:
Years in operation:		years	years	years
Counties or Province:
Your role or position:
Individuals participating:		Number	Number	Number
	% of government agency members:	%	%	%
	% of private landowner members:	% _______ 100 %	% _______ 100 %	% _______ 100 %
Land ownership of CWMA
	% Federal:	%	%	%
	% State/County/Local:	%	%	%
	% Private:	% _______ 100 %	% _______ 100 %	% _______ 100 %
	Estimated Total:	Acres or Hectares	Acres or Hectares	Acres or Hectares

Two final, but important questions!

Considering all the CWMAs or IPMAs you are aware of, which one stands out as being particularly successful?

(Enter name of CWMA or IPMA)

Considering all of your involvement in any CWMAs or IPMAs how would you define a successful CWMA or IPMA?

Do you know of any other persons who are knowledgeable about CWMAs or IPMAs that you think we should send this survey? Please enter name, affiliation, and email address below. (Please do not forward this survey!)

Name Name

Affiliation Affiliation

Email Email

phone phone

If you know of more people who should be sent this inquiry, please email your recommendations directly to: heatherfuller@vandals.uidaho.edu

Thank you for your participating in this process. If you have any questions please feel free to contact:
Heather Fuller Graduate Research Assistant Department of Conservation Social Sciences College of Natural Resources University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844-1139 Email: heatherfuller@vandals.uidaho.edu	Professor Nick Sanyal Department of Conservation Social Sciences College of Natural Resources University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844-1139 Email: nsanyal@uidaho.edu