The Michigan Recreation and Park Association (MRPA) Trails Committee Is Compiling Information

The Michigan Recreation and Park Association (MRPA) Trails Committee is compiling information on current trail programming. If your organization programs trails, please take the time to complete this survey. Responses collected will be used to add a new resource to the Connecting Michigan On-line Trailway Toolkit currently being developed by Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance. If you have more than one program, please select one of your programs to complete the survey. Agencies / organizations that participate will be qualified for a blue ribbon award by the MRPA Trails Committee. Thank you for your participation.

1)Please give the specifics of your program including the:

Name of the program______

Duration of the program______

Time of year held______

Location of program______

Frequency of program______

Expense Amount______

Revenue Amount______

Number of participants______

Fee level______

2)What are the benefits of the program you just described? Select all that apply.

__ Health & Fitness__ Tourism__ Economic Development

__ Recreation__ Transportation__ Education

__ Quality of Life__ EnvironmentalOther______

3)What is the population that your agency / organization serves?

__ Under 1,000__ 10,000 – 20,000__ 100,000 – 250,000

__ 1,000 – 2,500__ 20,000 – 50,000__ 250,000 – 500,000

__ 2,500 – 5,000__ 50,000 – 100,000__ Over 500,000

__ 5,000 – 10,000

4)Please select the ages and associated percentage of all program participants.

AGES / 5% / 10% / 20% / 30% / 40% / 50% / 60% / 70% / 80% / 90% / 100%
Child
(1-5)
Youth
(6-12)
Teen
(13-19)
Young Adult (20-34)
Adult
(35 – 55)
Senior
(over 55)

5)Does your program include people with disabilities? If so, what percent of the total participants are disabled?

__ 5%__ 40%__ 80%

__ 10%__ 50%__ 90%

__ 20%__ 60%__ 100%

__ 30%__ 70%

Please list the type of disabilities ______

6)Do you have any sponsorships with another agency or business? If so, please describe:

a)Who is the sponsor(s)?______

b)Was the sponsorship in-kind or financial?______

c)What are the sponsor benefits?______

Please give us your contact information

Name______Agency______

Address______ST______Zip______

Phone______e-mail______

If you have more than one trail program, we would like to follow up with you and collect data on all of your trail programs. Thank you again for your participation.

Please return this survey to the MRPA or the MTGA booth or send it to MRPA – 2465 Woodlake Circle, Suite 180. Okemos, MI48864