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3. Planning Influences
Valley Initiatives, including 300 new campsites, about new 10 picnic sites, trails,
angling, and boating facilities (CSP 2009c).
3.2.3.10 Survey on Public Opinions and Attitudes on Outdoor
Recreation in California (2009)
This survey gives local recreation providers a statistically valid sample of what
Californians think about outdoor recreation and their use of California parks. This
survey analyzes data in four demographics: adults, youths, Hispanics, and by
geographic regions. Trends and preferences identified in the survey assist local
recreation providers in analyzing how to meet local demand. Results also guide
the selection process for the next five years of Land and Water Conservation Fund
projects, which is a national grant fund dispensed annually to local agencies by
CSP. This survey measured the following:
• Outdoor recreation activities that Californians are currently engaged in;
• Outdoor recreation activities that Californians would like to do more;
• Californians’ opinions and attitudes regarding recreation facilities,
programs, services, and policies;
• Californians’ physical activity in parks;
• Preferences for potential management decisions that could help California
park providers reduce and adapt to climate change;
• Californians’ willingness to pay for their favorite activities; and
• Changes in responses compared to prior surveys.
The survey was conducted by telephone, mail and online. It was changed
substantially from prior years to increase response rates and provide a
contemporary view of outdoor recreation in California. The survey consisted of
almost 2,800 telephone respondents and 1,200 mail or online respondents. The
mail survey added components regarding leisure constraints, climate change, and
measures of expressed demand for recreation activities. More information
regarding the survey, including detailed tables, charts, analysis, and survey
instruments are available on the CSP’s website (CSP 2009a).
3.2.3.11 California’s Recreation Policy
This 2005 report puts forth five general tenets of CSP’s recreation policy with
respect to a broad scope of recreation activities—active, passive, indoors, and
outdoors. The five general tenets of the policy are as follows: adequacy of
recreation opportunities, leadership in recreation management, recreation’s role in
a healthier California, preservation of natural and cultural resources, and
accessible recreational experiences.
3.2.4 National Fire Plan
The National Fire Plan is a long-term strategy that will help protect communities
and natural resources, and, most important, the lives of firefighters and the public.
First completed in August 2001, the 10-Year Strategy and subsequent
Implementation Plan was adopted by federal agencies and western governors. The
Implementation Plan established a framework for protecting communities and the
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