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12 financial quarterly

13 you got it started Tuesday different

14 monthly different

15 nothing monthly evenings

16 share opinions monthly different

17 talked to everyone nothing none different

Annual 2

Monthly 7 g'ville 3

Tuesday 1 local 1

very well facilitated,started timely, stayedfocused on agenda

weekdayevenings

differentlocations- G'villetoo far

have more usergroups at meeting

twice ayear

we drove for 1 1/2hour not sure what weaccomplished

more specifictopics than"generalprincipals"

need to be morespecific

presidents of eachuser group

weekdayevenings

had the goal andprincipals alreadydeveloped, hadmultiple discussion

groups w/ facilitators

ensure thatresources arecommitted to finish

this process

In Tellico RangerDistrict horse riedrsand hikers workunselfishly on each

others trails

locallyorientedlike first

meeting

ask reps fromusers groups tospeak

OHV use will bepushed to the side

provide moreinformation aboutdates and times

weekdayevenings

put out lots ofnotice

as oftenaspossible

weekdayevenings

wevenings

13

differentlocations

10wafternoons2

Quarterly6

As oftenasPossible 1

noanswer 2

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1 smaller groups different

2 you listened

also mission approach such as school breaks, paying to work in our mtns - like parts of the west

3 funds! Or lack therof

4 different

5 monthly different

6 different

What did we doright?

What would youchange or add

Concerns for future ofproject

how can we make this

process morecollaborative

Howoftenshouldweschedulefuture

meetings

when

shouldwe meet

where

shouldwe meet

breakoutsessions

timing to continue toconclusion

imput from all usergroups

quarterly

evenings

already determinedagenda - in this caseyour support willevaporate

ask groups to go backand asnwer the questionsand formally answer forgroup

asneeded

weekdayevenings

singlelocation

ge user ypes

to betterunderstandeach other

slow down pace forpeople that do wantto stay longer

organized,thought out

microhone, breakoutby user groups,begin at 6:30 toallow for more time

keep stakeholdersinformed and engaged

mechanism for moreinteraction andrelationship buildingamong user groups -Team Conasauga

dependson groupsize

weekdayevenings

condensed afterdiscussions

contribute and ifthese aredesignated tocertain areas orinterests

not allowing 1organization or groupto control

weekdayevenings

well organized,managed toavoid pettygriping, FS isreally listeningand wanting tomake

improvements

whether we canimplement proposedchanges, can the fundsbe raised for future

projects

FS needs to assignspecific personnel tospecific user groups/clubsto keep communication

going

quarterl

y

weekdayevening

s

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volunteer hours should not be transferred into dollars/financial

7 action

8 somewhat right clean up the trails better monthly different

9 everything nothing do not know time use monthly different

10 kinda not much monthly different

11 more time monthly

12

13 fair imput

14 nothing

15 monthly different

16

17 different

greatlyorganized, funtoo

only if we had moretime

the same horse trailsopen

evenings

s

losing access to moretrails

make meetings availableto a specific discipline oftrail users

yevenings

formalizedprocess workedwell

there are people whoare very contentouswith ea other. Theywere cool tonight, buteventually it may comeout.

I can't think of one. Thiswas good

weekdayevenings

doesn'tmatter

facilitatorsexcellent

collaboration is goodbut ATVs still mess upthe trails

yevenings

groupparticipationwas very good

keep goodcommunication open

bringingeveryone

together, lots ofFS staff there

actually implementsome of the ideas

that came up at themeeting

nothing will be donedifferent - that you

dont tap into the greatresource of people

have an elected users

council with reps fromeach user's group

weekday

evenings

shared, I got alot of good ideas

better facility forsize of group. Soundsystem

to sift through all dataand focus on bestideas, solutions

FS coordinate thru repsfrom different groups

facilitators tokeep meetingon task

groups too large,preview what groupsare for/expectations

how to get the variousgroups to worktogether

have multiuser volunteerdays/programs

quarterly

wee ayevenings

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18 money different

19

19 everything

20 microphone please funds! Or lack therof annually different

21 local

22 aggressive people different

Local 1

Single 1

blank 7 blank 7

gathered imput,provide emailadedress topermit follow upsuggestions

various groupsintroducethemselves

establish advisory groupof reps from various clubs

quarterly

weekdayevenings

good job, wellrun meeting.Thanks

roads not trails, are not

intended for use, LEappears to have freereignsee entirediscussion

you guys did anauesome job

good facilitation,discussionsbroad enough toavoid boggingdown in details

work throughorganizations to educateusers

weekdayevenings

bringingeveryonetogether,

too much time onmission statement

closing trails - weshould come up with afuture plan from short -long term goals

communication betweenall user groups

quarterly

weekdayevenings

everything wasgood, and onthe right track

we have volunteerswe just need an easyok to go out and domaintinance

hoping things will getdone like what was saidby all users

quarterly

weekdayevenings

evening13

different11

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1 monthly

2 Guiding Principles quarterly

3 bi-yearly different

What did we doright?

What would

you change oradd Concerns for future ofproject

how can we make this

process morecollaborative

How oftenshould weschedule

futuremeetings

when

should wemeet

where

should wemeet

bringing alldifferent groupstogether;Listening to whatwe had to say;clarification ofquestions andstaying on track

more grouptime; moretime forindividuals tospeak ontopics

educating, sustainability,maintenance, practicing"leave no trace," supportingall groups, clarifyingprinciples and missions, alot of people use sharedtrails

more meetings,involving the people indecision regarding ournational forests, takingsuggestions to hears,being more open tosupport All groups

haveoptions -peoplecan'talwaysmake it toone of theother

differentlocations -everyoneis sospread out

Questions forthe groupswere vagueand confusing

long term funding thru gov'tand private; conflictresolution amoung groups

ask the local forestlevel to involve usersin yearly projet plans

afternoons

never hold

a meetingin this godawful hardto findplace

giving everybodya chance to voiceopinions

larger area -difficult tohear whilegroupsdiscussed

weekendafternoons

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4 different

5 g'ville

6 hikers and forest watch social media vary different

7 monthly weekends different

by having themeeting itselfand lettingpeople talk

it was toonarrowlyfocused, esp.with groupsquestions andtoo muchemphasis on

volunteerconcernsinstead ofconcern ofdecreasedFederalfunding

we need more detailedexperts and options like formore money to get thingsdone

nothing is long-termabout funding andreemphasize thatNational parks belongto the people, notsubject to decreasedfunding

reshedulemeetings

whenthingscan bedone notjusttalkedabout

either oralternate

express interestin our needs andopinions; provideforum for publicopinion

appoint FS repto each focusgroup to keepgroup onsubject

that concerns expressed byuser groups are notregarded as same as FSobjectives and are notgiven importance

communicate moreclosely to groupliasion/rep; meet sepwith different usergroups

monthlyor bi-monthly

afternoons

interactive; gotuser groupstogether

George'ssummaryprovided some

closure; mixed,shuffled groupsvery good

the paceseemed alittle frantic,but I know wemusn't askpeople to stay

too long - 20min perquestion?

can we see a specificmeasurable goal?

I think you're bendingover backwardsalready

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8 nothing

9

thanks for allyour efforts;offered multiplemeetings somore couldattend, meetingwas veryorganized

length of time to implementthe outcome, how long willit take?

I amunable toparticipate due tosomemanypriorcommitments, iffuturemeetingsweredone onskype oras awebinarthat mayhelp withbusy folksand cutdown onfuel costsand time

George's intro;move to a largerroom; friendlyattitude; it's goodfor us to be withother users likethis, even tho wedon't always likeit!

don't put theon thing weneed to keepon the back of

the one thingwe turn in;opportunityfor those whodo poorly inthis facilitatedstyle ofmeeting tooffer input -only theassertive win

I see a real loss of valuableinput with this style ofmeeting, it is okay to useonce, but as an educator, Isee many whose input isleft out - I know them andknow what they say isvaluable

USFSshouldsay

weekdayevenings

dependson howmanypeoplewant tocome andhow muchtime USFShas to dothis

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10 different

11

12 monthly weekends different

13 clarity of purpose funds quarterly different

14 by district

15 different

16 you have started! different

17 bi-yearly different

I would like tohear moreinformation fromyou

example oftrails thatneed workand exampleof trails thatare good

closure of the OHV trails isunacceptable

I would like to seemore public cleanupsat Beaslie Knob

semi-annually

either oralternate

that the plan truly protects

the flore and fauna of theforest

weekdayevenings

holding openmeeting

get the wordout about themeeting

making trails only for onegroup

one central hub forvolunteers

ideas to discussbeforehand

weekendafternoons

facilitators -moving thru the

process; location- comfortable.Engagingquestions

trying to please all groupsat expense of forest

use team conassaugaas an example forother groups andforest districts

every 6weeks

SaturdayAm

conducted themeeting

provide amethod tocapture allinputs fromusers to startthe process

not sustainable b/c the FS isnot making long-termcommitments to provideaccess to every user group

include all roads andtrails in the inventorywhich existed whenthe GA nat'l forestswere created (i.e.,leverage what alreadyexists)

every 1-2months

weekendsand someweeknights

involving more people - getthe word out

social networks;facebook/twitter

asneeded -based onprogression

weekendafternoons

good leadershipand organizationof discussion

could lead to moreregulation of trail use

concentrate on usergroups to getinvolvement in this aswell as volunterism

weekendafternoons

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18 monthly different

19

making effort tostart dialong;breakout groupsa good idea

that it would not effectpositive change as intended

more actively pursueparticipation

weekdayevenings

ask for input frompeople; give

people change totalk

instructionsfor 1st groupwere not

clear; notenough time

what will happen toinformaiton collected? Whatis next step? Need more

clarification on definitions ofguiding principles

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1 different

2 different

3 organized quarterly different

4

What did we doright?

What would youchange or add

Concerns forfuture of project

how can we makethis process morecollaborative

Howoftenshouldweschedulefuturemeetings

whenshouldwe meet

whereshould wemeet

small gp wasgreat

collaboration oftrailmaintenance

every 6-9months

weekdayevenings

good interaction

b/t gps

definingsustainabilityand getting buy-in from formal

group

bi-

monthly

weekday

evenings

time limit questionsand answers

hope itcontinues

different usergroups don'talways understandother group needsand concerns,maybe a shortsession on userneeds

weekdayevenings

interactivity andgroupcommunicationvia the miniprojects wasexcellent

mission statement

and principles werewritten great andcovered asatisfactory sert ofgoals and rules, letfolks know there arenot succinct laws sothat time isn'twasted with nonproductive questions

any kind ofsegratationwithin the trailsystem. If itcannot beavoided, iet it beequal

education on traildesign,construction andmaintenance

monthlyandorganized specialeventsthroughyear

weekdayevenings

one centrallocation

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5 monthly clarkesville

6 monthly either

7

8 good job! quarterly gainesville

9 gainesville

10 fine as it is quarterly gainesville

good guidingprinciples

participants shouldbe prepared beforemeeting so morethought can be putinto issues; domailout or useinternet

look forward togetting greatresults, withmuchparticipation

weekdayevenings

opportunity foreveryone to havea voice

thought this was agood first step

money,collabortaion b/tall groups and FSunwillingness tocompromise

good facilitation,ground rules, noagendas

if evenings -centrallocation - ifweekend -different

bettercommunication andeducation abouttrails

web portal fortrail information

need more trainingof volunteers,need bettercertification andtraining of

contractors; putlimits oncommercials useof trals and betterregulate andmonitor

included diverseusers and usedfacilitators

continue to usefacilitators

weekdayevenings

great, very open

and really careabout what wassaid

more interactionwith FS person

red tape - makeit faster

more talking withFS persons; chrge

$ to use trails(maybe not forthose that vol.)

everycouple ofmonths

weekdayevenings

good discussionand had all usergroupsrepresented

long time tocompletion

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11 internet monthly different

12 $$$ monthly gainesville

13

14 quarterly gainesville

15 monthly gainesville

16 different

17 different

18 quarterly different

small groups;smaller groupsyield moreproductivesuggestions

moving it alongin a productivemanner

weekdayevenings

having these

meetings

smaller more

focused groups

break out groupswith FS personnel

at each group

weekday

eveningsgreat opportunityto meet withother groups andthe FS

failure toimplement

asneeded

weekdayevenings

depends onneeds

weekdayevenings

you stayed onschedule andkept the

conversation andcommentsmoving

make it clear where

to look for asummary of these 5meetings

That it willwither away on a

shelf. Please seethis initiative toconclusion

have regularlyscheduled

"listening"sessions forinterested groups

weekdayevenings

veryprofessionallydone but totallydifferent fromwhat I expected,was hoping formore localizedinformation

maintainingenthusiasm

lots ofcommunication -internet

bi-monthly

weekdayevenings

Andrea was agreat mediator;enjoyed splittinginto groups

limit of questions;statement perperson

that follow upwill not be done

more and bettercommunication

3-6months

weekdayevenings

bringinginformation tothe public

a greater definitionof terminology

being able toTrack progressand follow theoutcome

disseminate moreinformation aboutbuilding &maintaining whatis considered"sustainable"

weekdayevenings

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19 different

20 gainesville

21 different

22 monthly by district

23 damn fish snacks quarterly gainesville

24 monthly gainesville

25 facilitators

26 gainesville

good effort tobring all usergroups togetherso we could heareeryone'sconcerns

define next step b/tend of meeting

make concertiveeffort to keepinterest alive

by establishing acentralizedcommunicationprocess that allowsfeedback

bi-monthly

weekdayevenings

very organized,everyone wasable to contribute

trailhead parkingshould alsoaccommodatehorse trailers

provide a secure

section of yourwebsite wheredesignated usersfrom designatedorg. can post -

weekdayevenings

good job runningthe meeting withsuch a largegroup

I do fit into agroup of usersbut not in asubgroup suchas CTRA orSORBA - pleasedo not leave outthe individualuser of trails

every 2months

weekdayevenings

that it will lasttoo long

smaller groups - bydistricts

weekdayevenings

weekdayevenings

very well

organized

split people up into

user groups

keep it going, donot let theprogress get

bogged down

split people into

user groups

weekday

eveningstoo many multi-use trails

asking peoplewhat theythought

changing groups soyou will have adifferent

people becomingfrustrated andnot participating

have work daysthat were plannedahed and assignpeople to workstations

every 2months

weekdayevenings

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27 monthly gainesville

28 overall good

29 good structure In time you did well quarterly Saturday in district

30 yes x quarterly different

31

32 quarterly Saturday different

33 different

34 worked well loss of funding quarterly regional

got multi-usegroups togetherand talking toeach other;

providedstructure

change groups foradditionaldiscussion; some

groups had samepeople

people becomingfrustrated andnot continuing toparticipate; wecame andparticipated but

were not offereda Q & A time

offer trainingcourses before thenext meeting;many people wantto get trained andbeat it to death

during thismeeting

weekdayevenings

follow-upinformationaccess

web accessfollowing

weekdayevenings

havingfacilitators keep users onseparate trails

offer moremaintenancetraining to groups

and individuals onthe GATC model

sharing of ideasoutloud

high clearanceneeds - maybeoverlook desires;not know how tostay involved

continue thesetypes of meetings

every thing wasgood

professional leaderat group; wouldspeed up the process

that user groupswould loosetrails and theusers hae

already decidedwhat they aregoing to do

monthly updates -email web -meeting

bi-monthly

weekdayevenings

brought out a lotof ideas

tell us how we canhelp

weekdayevenings

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