UGRWCD Drought Survey

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UGRWCD Drought Survey - Recreation

Please complete the survey questions. Please contact Stacy Beaugh, Facilitator for the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District Drought Contingency Plan at stacybeaugh@gmail.com with any questions. If you have other water use interests that you represent, please consider also completing a second survey that is specific to that interest.

Thank you for your time and assistance!

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How has drought affected your commercial recreational operations or personal recreational decision-making? Check all that apply.

a. Shorter commercial boating, fishing and recreational seasons?

b. Decrease in commercial tourism income?

c. Decreased recreational experience?

d. Increased safety hazards (e.g., on river, access, etc.)?

e. Increased operational difficulty (maneuverability of boats, guide exhaustion, etc.)?

f. Increased logistical difficulty (scheduling of trips monthly/daily, etc.)?

g. Increase or decrease in workforce availability?

h. Stress on fishery due to lack of adequate habitat?

i. Stress on fishery due to increasing water temperatures?

j. Stress on fishery due to number of people on rivers from having a shortened season?

k. Increase in user conflicts?

l. Increase in personal stress levels?

Other:

What are the top 3 ways the recreational community has responded to drought? Check only your top 3 choices.

a. Run fewer trips?

b. Hire fewer guides?

c. Extend operational season(s)?

d. Shorten operational season(s)?

e. Look at other rivers/basins to run trips?

f. Sell off gear/equipment?

g. Consider selling business?

h. Make changes in labor force (e.g., layoffs, etc.)?

Other:

What top 3 things do you think the recreational community could do to help with drought response and drought resiliency? Check only your top 3 choices.

a. Advocate for creative solutions for flow management at critical times?

b. Diversify recreational opportunities available?

c. Respect & educate about seasonal closures for sensitive wildlife?

d. Respect & educate about no trespassing on private lands?

e. Reduce impacts to riparian vegetation by using designated put-ins?

Other:

What top 3 things do you think the Upper Gunnison River District could do to help with drought response and drought resiliency for recreation? Check only your top 3 choices.

a. Engage in basin-wide river recreational management planning?

b. Facilitate cooperative stream flow/flow sharing recommendations?

c. Build more storage or expand existing storage reservoirs?

d. Assist with sharing stream temperatures for angling seasons?

Other:

What top 3 resources or metrics do you rely on to plan for and track drought intensity? Check only your top 3 choices.

a. NRCS Snotel Sites?

b. Aerial Snow Observation radar flights for snow depth and water equivalent?

c. Personal observations of soil moisture saturation levels in late fall?

d. NRCS drought monitor index?

e. USGS gages or personal observations on river levels?

f. Reservoir levels?

g. American Whitewater?

h. Pasture plant success?

i. Colorado River Basin Forecast Center?

Other:

Do you have any other comments to share?

Please add your name and affiliation so that we can follow-up with you if needed. Your personal responses will not be published, and your information will be used only by the facilitators to follow-up with you to seek additional clarification, if necessary.

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