U of Idaho CWMA Survey

ROUND 3
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 do count! We need your help responding to Round 3 of a web-based survey.
	Round 1-- FINISHED: Identified elements of a successful CWMA / IPMA Round 2: FINISHED: Ranked the elements you told us were important Round 3: THIS SURVEY: Identifying characteristics that lead to a successfully functioning CWMA / IPMA Round 4: Ranking the characteristics that lead to a successfully functioning CWMA / IPMA (end of May)

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

Washington

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

No Yes

Based upon the collective responses from your friends and peers in round two, the key elements of a successful CWMA are .

Key elements of a successful CWMA:
	Members who are dedicated to working cooperatively towards common goals with a coordinated strategy.
	Inclusion of all partners and lands regardless of agency or ownership boundaries.
	A trusting environment in which members accept leadership responsibilities.
	A well defined Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) program to address noxious weed invaders.

Please reflect about all the activities that any successful CWMA may be involved in (for example: formation, group dynamics, public education, deciding the types of projects to pursue, and implementing projects)

What do you think are the key factors that need to be done in order for all CWMAs to function successfully as defined above? (Please be as detailed and inclusive as you can.)

When you are finished, please click the "Submit" button below:

Thank you for your participating in Round 3 of this study. 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