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NWSI Session Survey

This form is intended to provide constructive feedback to instructors, panelists, and organizer at NWSI. Please scroll down to the appropriate day and choose ONE NWSI session to evaluate for each form submission. Return to the survey to provide feedback for additional sessions

Which day was the course you are evaluating?

Tuesday, June 3rd

Wednesday, June 4th

Tuesday, June 3rd

Which course are you evaluating?(Required)

Welcome and Keynote

Federal Agency Breakout Sessions

Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center

How to Inspect Outfitter and Guide Operations

Wilderness Character Narratives and Baselines

Global Voices for the WILD: International Initiatives for Wilderness

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 101 Training

Tools for Your recently designated Wild & Scenic River: Introducing a new wild and scenic river video series

The Reluctant Family Liaison Officer

Sharing River Condition and Resource Information with Visitors

The Recreational Ecology of Managing Sustainable Trails

Crosscut Saw Filing

Wild Spotter: Empowering Stewards to Protect America’s Wild Places

Role of ranger associations in strengthening ranger workforce

Wednesday, June 4th

Which course are you evaluating?(Required)

Coffee Hour

Paradigm Shift Roundtable

WCM Data Collection and Data Management

WCM Trend Reports

BLM Wilderness Character Monitoring

How can we achieve compatibility between forest management activities and river protections?

Unions in the Federal Government

Riparian Chainsaws

Pack Stock Techniques

The Recreation Ecology Science behind Leave No Trace Practices

New Research-Based Methods for Managing Poop in the Backcountry

Tenacity on the Cuyahoga: A River Program That Inspires

Prequel: Using the Force (+ Management Direction, Know-how, and Partnerships) to Protect Lands and Waters for Future Designation

Happy Hour

Evaluation

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The instructor's command and expertise of the material was:(Required)

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If you saw the instructor's name on a different presentation, how likely would you be to attend it?(Required)

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