Trends and Issues Survey Results

View rankings of trends and issues by % of Strongly Agree/Agree:

View rankings of trends and issues by number of occurrences among the top ten:

As a first step in developing a statewide forest plan for Wisconsin, DNR Forestry sought input from over 8000 citizens, organizations, industry and DNR staff in a survey asking what trends and issues were most important for the statewide forest plan, and to identify additional trends/issues that were not identified in the assessment report. The public response to our survey was tremendous, with over 2,000 surveys returned.

The results of the survey are presented below. All 45 trends and issues are ranked in order of the importance placed upon them by survey respondents for inclusion in the statewide forest plan. In addition to the overall ranking, trends and issues are ranked within each category (Ecological, Economic, Social, Urban, Global). Finally, we have included the original survey with results presented individually for each trend or issue.

We invite you to browse the data and send additional comments about the statewide forest plan to: Wisconsin DNR - Division of Forestry 101 S.Webster St. Box 7921 Madison, WI. 53707; email: pricht@ dnr.state.wi.us

Highlights & Summary of Survey Results

Of 8,725 surveys mailed, 2,138 were returned (409 of them via our web site), a 24.5% response rate.
On average, all of the trends and issues identified should be included in the statewide forest plan.
Over 7,600 comments were submitted
Only half of the respondents completed the top ten issues list.
Results were presented on Feb 22nd using a live, interactive web site.
On average, less than 2% of respondents strongly disagreed with any trend or issue.
The most comments (334) were submitted for the social trend/issue: Motorized recreation is becoming more popular.

View original survey with results and comments.

View additional trends/issues submitted from the survey results.(437)
These comments are taken directly from the 2138 survey responses submitted. The comments do not reflect the opinion of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Last Revised: Monday July 30 2007