Yadkin Project
Visual/Aesthetic
Resources Survey
Location:
Date:
Hello. My name
is ________________. I am working on
a study for Alcoa Power Generating Inc. and the U.S. Forest Service.
We are interviewing people to find out what they like and dislike about
their visits to this area. The
information we collect will be used to help make decision about future
management here. Could you take a
few minutes to answer a few questions? I
will start by showing you a map to orient you to our study area.
The questions I ask will refer to this study area [indicate on map].
1. What is your zip code?
2.
Was scenic quality an important factor in your decision to come to the
Uwharrie
National Forest
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A.
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A major determining factor.
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B.
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An important consideration.
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C.
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A minor consideration.
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D.
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Not a consideration.
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3.
Overall, how would you rate the scenic quality of this study area
relative to other similar areas you use for recreation?
Would you say it is BETTER, the SAME, or WORSE than other areas in terms
of scenic quality?
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Worse
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Worse than most
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OR
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Worse than any
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Same
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Better
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Better than most
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OR
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Better than any others
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4.
With regard to the scenery of the
Uwharrie
National Forest
, what do you consider to be the most attractive area or feature?
5.
With regard to the scenery of the
Uwharrie
National Forest
, what do you consider to be the least attractive area or feature?
6.
I am going to review a list of landscape features and ask you if you’ve
ever noticed them in the
Uwharrie
National Forest
, and if so, what your reaction was to their visual
appearance. (Each modification will
be read and the respondent asked the following questions):
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Have you ever noticed _____ in the
Uwharrie
National Forest
? If no, go to next modification.
If yes, ask the following question.
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Was your reaction positive, negative, or neutral?
If positive or negative, ask: strongly or moderately).
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Notice?
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Where?
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Reaction
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 Campground/Picnic
areas
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___Yesþ
___No
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___Posþ
___Negþ
___Neutral
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___Moderately
___Strongly
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 Forest
Service Buildings
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___Yesþ
___No
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___Posþ
___Negþ
___Neutral
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___Moderately
___Strongly
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 Private
Residences
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___Yesþ
___No
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___Posþ
___Negþ
___Neutral
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___Moderately
___Strongly
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 Transmission
lines and towers
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___Yesþ
___No
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___Posþ
___Negþ
___Neutral
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___Moderately
___Strongly
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 Shoreline
Erosion
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___Yesþ
___No
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___Posþ
___Negþ
___Neutral
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___Moderately
___Strongly
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Reservoirs
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___Yesþ
___No
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___Posþ
___Negþ
___Neutral
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___Moderately
___Strongly
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Roads
and related structures
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___Yesþ
___No
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___Posþ
___Negþ
___Neutral
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___Moderately
___Strongly
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 Timber
harvests
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___Yesþ
___No
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___Posþ
___Negþ
___Neutral
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___Moderately
___Strongly
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 Dam/power
generation facilities
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___Yesþ
___No
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___Posþ
___Negþ
___Neutral
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___Moderately
___Strongly
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Have you ever noticed anything else in the
study area whose appearance affected you positively or negatively?________
If yes, what was it?____________________________________
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7.
We would like to know whether you have encountered certain conditions
while using the
Narrows
or Falls reservoirs. Please
indicate if these conditions have been a big problem, moderate problem, slight
problem, or not a problem.
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Big
Problem
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Moderate
Problem
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Slight
Problem
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Note a
Problem
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Noise from boats on the reservoir
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Noise from vehicular traffic
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Noise from RV generators
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Noise from other recreation users
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Noise from hunting
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Noise from other sources
___________________
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8.
I will show you a series of ______ photographs that represent typical
scenes from the
Uwharrie
National Forest
. Considering the VISUAL QUALITY of
the lands in these photos, please indicate your likely OVERALL impression of
these scenes if you were to encounter them while visiting the area.
The following scale will be used to provide your responses.
The scale ranges from “Strongly Positive” through “Neutral” to
“Strongly Negative”.
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OVERALL
VISUAL QUALITY
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 Positive
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Neutral
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Negative
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Strongly
Positive
(+3)
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Moderate
(+2)
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Low
(+1)
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Neutral
(0)
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Low
(-1)
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Moderate
(-2)
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Strongly
Negative
(-3)
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Strongly
Positive
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Clearly
Positive, But Not Strongly
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Slightly
More Positive Than Negative
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Few
Distinguishing Characteristics; Or Equally Competing Influences
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Slightly
More Negative Than Positive
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Clearly
Negative, But Not Strongly
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Strongly
Negative
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Scene
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Positive
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Negative
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Strongly
Positive
(+3)
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Moderate
(+2)
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Low
(+1)
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Neutral
(0)
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Low
(-1)
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Moderate
(-2)
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Strongly
Negative
(-3)
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Example
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Example
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Photo A
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Photo B
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Photo C
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Photo D
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Etc.
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Etc.
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9.
(Surveyor provides list of responses below) From this list, indicate your
three MAIN reasons for choosing the
Uwharrie
National Forest
for this trip.
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A.
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Proximity to home
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B.
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Most suited to my
primary recreation activities
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C.
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Convenient to
accommodations/services
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D.
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Scenery
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Inexpensive
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F.
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Undeveloped-low-key
character
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G.
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Good facilities (e.g.
campgrounds)
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Natural Environment
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Good place for family
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J.
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Other (specify)
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10.
For each of the following statements, please tell me if it applies to
you.
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A.
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Our family has
traditionally come to this area to recreate.
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B.
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I have strong
memories of visiting this area as a child.
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C.
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My parents or
grandparents once lived in the study area.
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D.
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My parents,
grandparents or previous generations of my family were involved in early
timber, hydro or farming/ranching operations in the study area.
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E.
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I live, or have
lived, in the study area.
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F.
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I work, or have
worked, in the study area.
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G.
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This is a special
place for me. Please explain:
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11.
Approximately how many times have you visited the
Uwharrie
National Forest
in the past 12 months? _________times
12.
Approximately what year did you first visit the
Uwharrie
National Forest
? ___________