##### Electronic Survey

***Please use the paper copy that has been provided to you,

along with this CD. Thank you.****

The following survey asks you about your thoughts about the BorealBuzz website and tour. Your feedback will be used to improve the website, as well as to find out about the usefulness of the website. You can end the survey at any time by selecting “Close”. Your answers are anonymous. Thank you.

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1. How much time did you spend on the tour?

less than 20 minutes

20-40 minutes

more than 40 minutes

2. The web-tour currently has 5 stops. Would you like to see:

fewer than 5 stops

5-7 stops

more than 7 stops

3. The web-tour currently uses a mix of maps, pictures, text and links to more information. Which parts did you find most helpful? (pick all that apply)

maps

pictures

text

links to more information

4. Regarding the concepts presented during the tour, would you generally like:

more information

same amount of information

less information

5. Are there changes that you would like to see to the written part of the tour?

Level of difficulty:

make it easier to understand

include more scientific and technical information

keep it the same level of difficulty

Length of written text:

make it shorter

make it longer

keep it the same length

6. Are there changes you would like to see to the image part of the tour?

Number of images:

reduce the number of images

use more images

keep the number of images the same

Image quality:

improve image quality so I can see it better

reduce image quality so it downloads faster

keep the image quality the same

7. Are there other changes you would like to suggest for the webtour?
   Please list and explain:
8. This website was intended to help you prepare for an upcoming SFMAC meeting. After taking the tour, to what extent do you feel it has helped you prepare?

reasonably well

very well

no change

not well

9. Of the following options, which are your preferred ways of preparing for an SFMAC meeting?
   Read text
   One-to-one discussion
   Website
   Forest tour
   Other:
10. What concepts did you find most interesting about the tour?

Biodiversity and Habitat

Species at Risk

Parks and Protected Areas

Large intact areas

Human needs

Culture and tradition

Other:

11. What did you find least interesting about the tour?
    - Biodiversity and Habitat
    - Species at Risk
    - Parks and Protected Areas
    - Large intact areas
    - Human needs
    - Culture and tradition
    - Other:
12. Do you think your understanding of the following concepts change after viewing the webtour?

1= improved understanding, 3= neutral, 5= decreased understanding

- Biodiversity and habitat 1 2 3 4 5
- Species at Risk 1 2 3 4 5
- Parks and Protected areas 1 2 3 4 5
- Large intact areas 1 2 3 4 5
- Human needs 1 2 3 4 5
- Culture and Tradition 1 2 3 4 5
- Other:

13. One of the goals of the web-tour was to give you a chance to think about and reflect on ideas

> and information before an SFMAC meeting. Were there statements made in the tour that caused you to reflect? Please explain:

14. Did the website lead you to any new insights about sustainable forest management?

> yes no

15. With regards to bias, do you think information was biased inappropriately in the web-tour? Please explain:
16. Did you use the website or the CD-Rom version?

Website

CD-Rom

If you used the website, please proceed to Question 15.

If you used the CD-Rom, please proceed to Question 16.

17. Has your comfort level with using the Internet changed since viewing the website?

My comfort with using the Internet has:

stayed the same

improved slightly

improved dramatically

decreased

18. Would you consider using a web-tour to prepare for an SFMAC meeting again in the future?
    Yes No
19. What do you think are the biggest barrier to using this type of tool to prepare for SFMAC meetings? (Please choose 3)

Computer access

Internet access

Downloading maps

Downloading images

Website ease-of-use

Complexity of information presented

Overall time to take tour

20. Are there any other comments you would like to make about the web-tour?