PUBLIC SURVEY ABOUT MANAGEMENT OF COOPERS ROCK STATE FOREST
(Conducted by the Coopers Rock Foundation, Inc.--Public Response Period: 90 days, from May 3rd to July 31st.)

To: All citizens concerned about the future of Coopers Rock State Forest.

The Coopers Rock Foundation is conducting a public survey of those interested in Coopers Rock State Forest, and we want your input.

Who are we? The Coopers Rock Foundation was established in 1989 to receive contributions on behalf of the Forest, to provide financial assistance for state approved projects not funded by the state, and to organize educational and community service projects oriented toward Coopers Rock State Forest. The Foundation's members are people who care about the future of Coopers Rock State Forest. The Board conveys the needs of the Forest and creates an awareness of issues concerning the Forest to the community.

We are also interested in long-term management planning for Coopers Rock State Forest (CRSF). One of the state agencies that manages CRSF will soon propose a management plan for CRSF and we would like your input to help us provide public input into management plans for CRSF.

This survey pertains ONLY to the South Side of Coopers Rock State Forest, between I-68 and the Cheat River, and "the annex" on Quarry Run Road (with Camp Rhododendron). It does NOT apply to the University Forest, north of I-68; or to Chestnut Ridge Regional Park, north of the University Forest; or to Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area, south of the Cheat River.

You can help! Distribute copies of this survey at a busy public place, hand it out to members of an organization to which you belong, or place it in a newsletter. Help us get this survey into the hands of everyone who is interested in Coopers Rock State Forest.

Complete the questionaire and send to:

Coopers Rock Foundation
P.O. Box 505
Morgantown, West Virginia 26507-0505

1. What do you like to do at Coopers Rock State Forest? (a.k.a. "Coopers Rock," or "CRSF") If more than one thing, please list in order of importance to you.

2. Are there any improvements or additions to the opportunities currently available at Coopers Rock that you would like to see? Please explain.

3. Are there any restrictions or deletions of current uses of Coopers Rock State Forest that you would like to see? Please explain.

4. Portions of the CRSF should not be developed for any purpose (recreation, timber, wildlife, mineral resources, etc.).
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree 

5. Charging a user fee to recreate at the CRSF is a good idea if the funds are dedicated to the CRSF.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

6. It is not important to protect the scenic qualities of the CRSF.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

7. More wildlife openings should be created at the CRSF to increase populations of game species.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

8. There should be new trails developed at the CRSF.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

9. Portions of the CRSF that are valuable for both timber and recreation should be timbered.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

10. Mountain bikes should be prohibited from some trails at the CRSF.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

11. A nature education center should be built and staffed at the CRSF.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

12. Solitude and quietness are valuable features of CRSF.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree 

13. Valuable mineral resources (like oil and natural gas) should not be removed if removal causes surface disturbance within the CRSF, even if it means a loss of revenue to the state.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

14. All historic features at the CRSF should be inventoried before road building or resource extraction.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

15. No extra protections are needed for high quality streams at the CRSF.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

16. Some remote, roadless areas without trails at the CRSF should be left as such.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

17. I would participate in back-country camping if it were permitted at the CRSF.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

18. It is more important to protect old trees than to harvest them for timber.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

19. Please rate each of the following options on the use of timber harvesting as a management tool for the CRSF as: Agree, Neutral, or Disagree.

A. No timber harvesting should be allowed in CRSF.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

B. Timber harvesting at the CRSF should be allowed only where no ecological, historical or recreational values are compromised.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

C. Timber harvesting should be allowed only if no new logging roads are created.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

D. Timber harvesting which would include creation of new logging roads should be allowed.
Agree-----Neutral-----Disagree

20. Recreational Travelway Preference.

A recreational travelway is a path, road, or trail, that you choose to travel upon during your leisure time.

Please indicate whether the current amount of these travelways in the CRSF is:

[1] inadequate, more should be established
[2] about right
[3] too many, some should be closed and/or revegetated.

____ Category A-- Paved walkway; patio-style stone walkway
____ Category B-- Official, blazed, foot trails, not navigable by motorized vehicles
____ Category C-- Gated, graded, grass-and-dirt roadways
____ Category D-- Unofficial, unmaintained trails; trailless areas
____ Category E-- 1 & 2-lane paved roads

Please feel free to suggest specific locations for additions or deletions if you answered "1" or "3" to any of the above.

21. What is valuable to you at Coopers Rock State Forest? Use extra space at end of survey or attach additional sheet if needed.

22. What is your vision for Coopers Rock State Forest in the future? Use extra space at end of survey or attach additional sheet if needed.

23. Do you have any concerns or comments about Coopers Rock State Forest or its management? Please explain. Use extra space at end of survey or attach additional sheet if needed.

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Mail to:
Coopers Rock Foundation
P.O. Box 505
Morgantown, West Virginia 26507-0505