Matt Gagnon, a student at the University of New Mexico who is pursuing a graduate degree in geography, is conducting a thesis study regarding folks’ perceptions of, and aspirations for, recreation access to the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The study is titled “Management of the Valles Caldera National Preserve: the Recreationist Perspective.”
One aspect of his study consists of the enviable task of spending parts of his summer in the Jemez Mountains and asking people — both visitors and locals — to fill out a survey that quantifies what they’d like in terms of future management of the Preserve in terms of recreation offerings and access.
His survey can also easily be filled out online. Anyone with an interest in outdoor recreation on the Preserve can fill it out. The anonymous survey shouldn’t take respondents more than ten minutes.
Please take some time and fill out this survey. Not only will it assist a grad student with his thesis, but it will contribute a great deal of insight to what the public wants in terms of future management of our National Preserve.
Mr. Gagnon’s cover letter describing his study can be read here.
You can fill out the survey by clicking here.
