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- Title
Rising to a Greater Future: Forest Service Fisheries Program Accountability.
- Authors
Forsgren, Harv; Loftus, Andrew J.
- Abstract
The Sport Fishing Institute and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service combined efforts to evaluate the perceived results of increased funding for the Forest Service fisheries program. A stratified random sample of all administrative levels within the agency was asked to complete a questionnaire. Responses were received from 138 of the 177 units surveyed. Respondents generally agree that increases in funding have resulted in improved habitat conditions and customer satisfaction, and that funding is being expended to meet forest plan fish habitat objectives. However, respondents believe that direction provided by forest plans for fish habitat management is insufficient, and that inadequate emphasis is placed on monitoring to actually document changes in habitat condition and customer satisfaction. Many respondents believe that the Forest Service fisheries program needs to place greater emphasis on coordination with other resource management programs, inventory, maintenance of existing improvement structures, aquatic resource education and marketing of program accomplishments. Six priority areas are identified for improving Forest Service fisheries program accountability and effectiveness.
- Publication
Fisheries, 1993, Vol 18, Issue 5, p15
- ISSN
0363-2415
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1577/1548-8446(1993)018<0015:RTAGFF>2.0.CO;2