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10/25/2013 COLORADO OUTDOOR RECREATION COLORADO OUTDOOR RECREATION TRENDS TRENDS RESULTS FROM THE SCORP LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY RESULTS FROM THE SCORP LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY AND STATEWIDE PUBLIC SURVEY AND STATEWIDE PUBLIC SURVEY Colorado Outdoor Recreation Resource Partnership Colorado Outdoor Recreation Resource Partnership September 2013 September 2013 PRESENTATION PRESENTATION • What is the SCORP?! • 2013 Local Government Survey • 2013 Statewide Public Survey • Ad isor Gro p • Advisory Group Priority Areas • Your Suggestions! 1

10/25/2013 GETTING UP TO SPEED GETTING UP TO SPEED ON SCORP ON SCORP WHAT IS THE SCORP? WHAT IS THE SCORP? The SCORP update is required every five years for Colorado to maintain eligibility for federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) allocations. A central goal of the SCORP is to identify outdoor recreation trends, needs, and issues that will help direct each state’s use of its LWCF apportionment, which is allocated annually by Congress. 2

10/25/2013 SCORP PURPOSE SCORP PURPOSE • Inventory outdoor recreation supply and demand • Recommend strategies to maintain and improve • Recommend strategies to maintain and improve Colorado’s outdoor recreation heritage • Support local and statewide initiatives guiding the long-term maintenance and enhancement of outdoor recreation resources • Allows for strategic allocation of limited funds WHAT IS LWCF? WHAT IS LWCF? Land Water and Conservation Fund • Passed in 1964 by Congress Passed in 1964 by Congress • Funding from offshore oil and gas revenues • To be used for creation of parks and open spaces; protect wilderness, wetlands, and refuges; preserve wildlife habitat; and enhance recreational opportunities ; pp Over $60 million spent on almost 1,000 projects totaling 58,000 acres 3

STATEWIDE PUBLIC SURVEYS STATEWIDE PUBLIC SURVEYS Public Input via Public Surve ey LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND 2014 SCORP TIMELINE 2014 SCORP TIMELINE ROLE OF THE ROLE OF THE Public R Review and Co mment DNR Review Gov vernor Sign nature & App proval Submit SCORP to NPS for Approval CPW C ommission Pres sentation 10/25/2013 4

10/25/2013 SURVEYS SURVEYS Purpose • Provide useful data for local and regional planning • Quantify Outdoor Recreation Trends and Needs (per SCORP Requirements) • Public outreach • Use participation data to help generate regional economic impacts • Guide Statewide priorities… MAKING THE DATA RELEVANT MAKING THE DATA RELEVANT Key things we’ve done to make SCORP data more relevant- • Ability to document trends • Generating regional economic impacts • Local Gov Survey Questions vetted among CPRA, COSA, and DOLA • Public Survey questions vetted among planners from other Federal Partners (BLM, NPS, USFS) and OIA 5

10/25/2013 LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY A T A T A G G LANCE LANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Details: • 23 Question Web-Based Survey (SurveyMonkey) • Sent to 396 local government agencies (174 responded) • Not intended to be statistically significant • Similar framework for 2007 Local Government Survey 6

10/25/2013 LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Responses Collected by Agency Type 174 total respondents 174 total respondents 1% 11% City/county Recreation District 16% 41 % County Cit City Town 31% LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Agency Response Characteristics Classes of Parks and Open Space Managed 159 respondents p Neighborhood and/or community parks Special use parks* Open lands** Regional, county, or local trails/greenways Reservoir parks 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% *Special use parks include: dog parks, skateboard parks, playgrounds, etc. **Open lands include: open space, natural areas, mountain parks, and other relatively undeveloped lands 7

10/25/2013 LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Outdoor Recreation Profile Estimates of parks, open space, and/or miles of trails that are managed with a given jurisdiction. Neighborhood Special Use Reservoir / Community Open Lands Trails Parks Parks Parks 25,844 acres 7,753 acres 337,827 acres 23,950 acres 3,826 miles • Over 90% of the respondents reported that they manage at p p y g least some “neighborhood/community park acreage”. • County or City open space programs manage over 81% of the reported acreage. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Outdoor Recreation Profile • 73% of agencies surveyed have a planning document that helps to guide decisions related to parks, trails, and/or open space. 8

10/25/2013 LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Outdoor Recreation Profile Agency Prepared Planning Document Details 125 total responses 125 total responses Formally adopted by your government* Includes a trails component Subject to public review or comment Addresses facility needs (new buildings and/or updates) d t ) Addresses natural resource management and protection** 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% *Government adopting entity may include City Council, County Commissioners, Board of Directors, etc **Natural resource management and protection includes noxious weed management, erosion control, habitat restoration, etc. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Outdoor Recreation Profile Formal Programs Offered Through the Agency 164 respondents 180 I am not sure 160 140 120 No such programs are offered 100 80 Programs are provided Programs are provided 60 by another partner or 40 outside group My agency provides this 20 type of program 0 Healthy Environmental Youth Programs Lifestyles Education 9

10/25/2013 LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Volunteers Numbers of Agencies Reporting Volunteer Assistance/by Category 161 respondents 6 d Yes No I am not sure 5 2 5 11 70 94 105 84 86 57 56 48 Visitor services Maintenance or Environmental Resource construction education management LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Funding and Investment Need Total Reported Value of Unmet Need by Funding Priority (2012) Park and Capital Capital Ecological Ecological Land Land Trail Trail Open Space Monitoring TOTAL Development Restoration Acquisition Maintenance Maintenance $773,148,730 $78,799,500 $13,107,000 $1,836,000 $74,653,000 $22,251,500 $963,795,730 Total Reported Dollar Value of Unmet Need By Region (2012) North Northwest South Southwest Central Metro (10) Northeast (4) Southeast (3) (10) Central (12) (11) (16)** (16)** $205,571,500 $544,396,000 $1,095,000 $68,884,500 $45,787,730 $6,158,000 $91,903,000 **Corresponds to # of Agencies responding 10

10/25/2013 LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Funding and Investment Need 2013-2018 Planned Investments Park and Open Capital Land Trail Space Monitoring Land TOTAL Development Acquisition Maintenance Maintenance $659,845,512 $1,291,000,813 $34,463,877 $3,632,443 $139,679,287 $34,403,800 $2.16 billion Of the $2.16 billion in planned investments, only $518 million (24%) can be funded by existing sources. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Funding and Investment Needs 2013-2018 Statewide Planned Investments 2013 2018 Statewide Planned Investments 78 Respondents Trail & Parkland Greenway Acquisition Maintenance Facility 6% 2% Monitoring 0% Ecological Capital Restoration Development 2% 30% 30% Maintenance 60% 11

10/25/2013 LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Top five most significant Investment needs: • Community trail systems • Regional trail systems • Additional trail corridors, conservation easements, and/or rights of way • Team sports facilities • Additional opportunities/access for water-based recreation LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEY Top five most significant Management issues: • Maintaining existing recreation infrastructure or resources • Trail connectivity • Creating or updating your agency's parks, trails, and/or open space plan • Coordination/cooperation with other agencies that manage outdoor recreation • Vandalism 12

10/25/2013 PUBLIC SURVEY PUBLIC SURVEY A T A A G LANCE LANCE PUBLIC SURVEY PUBLIC SURVEY 13

10/25/2013 PUBLIC SURVEY PUBLIC SURVEY Average Participation in Average Use of Community Outdoor Recreation Parks, Open Space, or Trails 1,206 total responses 1,204 total responses I am not More Never More I am not than 4 sure. 5.5% Never 4.7% than 4 sure. 6.6% times times 3.4% per Less per week than week Less 12.0% 9.9% once per than week once per 23.7% week 26.7% 2-4 2-4times times ti per per week Once week 25.1% Once per 29.8% per week week 24.5% 28.2% PUBLIC SURVEY PUBLIC SURVEY Distance Traveled for Outdoor Recreation Activities During the Week (Mon-Thurs) 1068 total responses 100 miles or more 100 il 4.1% 50-99 miles 8.0% 20-49 miles 11.5% 10-19 miles 15.2% 5-9 miles 15.3% 0-4 miles 43.5% I am not sure. 2.3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 14

10/25/2013 PUBLIC SURVEY PUBLIC SURVEY Distance Traveled for Outdoor Recreation Activities During the Weekend (Fri-Sun) 1067 total responses 100 miles or more 12.3% 50-99 miles 21.0% 20-49 miles 25.6% 10-19 miles 14.5% 5-9 miles 9.6% 0-4 miles 14.8% I am not sure. 2.3% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% PUBLIC SURVEY PUBLIC SURVEY Outdoor Recreational Trips: Overnight vs Day Trips 1063 total responses 19.6% % Overnight trips % Day trips 80.4% 15