[Volunteers_fosm] Fwd: NEWS RELEASE Public surveys on the Cibola and Gila National Forests Beginning October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026

[Michael Madden]

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From: FS-Cibola PAO <SM.FS.CibolaPAO at usda.gov>
Date: Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Subject: NEWS RELEASE Public surveys on the Cibola and Gila National
Forests Beginning October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026
To:


*NEWS RELEASE*

[image: Forest Service Shield]

*Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands*

2113 Osuna Road NE

Albuquerque, NM 87113

(505) 346-3900

www.fs.usda.gov/r03/cibola

www.facebook.com/cibolanf

https://x.com/cibola_nf



*Public Surveys on the Cibola and Gila National Forests*

*Visitors are encouraged to participate*



*ALBUQUERQUE, NM – September 25, 2025 *– Beginning October 1, the public
may encounter contract employees conducting public surveys on the Gila
National Forest and Cibola National Forest & Grasslands in developed and
dispersed recreation sites and along forest service roads. Surveys will be
conducted through September 30, 2026.

The National Visitor Use Monitoring survey is a Forest Service program
designed to estimate how many people actually recreate on national forests
and grasslands, what activities they engage in while there, and how
satisfied people were with their visit. These surveys are conducted on a
national forest every five years.

Contract employees will be out in all types of weather conditions, wearing
bright orange vests and be near a sign that reads “Traffic Survey Ahead”.

Surveys are voluntary and all responses are confidential; names are not
included, and interviews last about 10 minutes.

Questions asked include where you recreated on the forest; how many people
traveled with you; how long you were on the forest; what other recreation
sites you visited while on the forest, and how satisfied you are with the
facilities and services provided. About a third of survey participants will
be asked to complete a confidential survey on recreation spending during
their trip to measure the economic impact to local communities.

Information about the National Visitor Use Monitoring program can be found
at https://www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency/nvum.



About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100
years brought people and communities together to answer the call of
conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in
communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other.
The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote
lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193
million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private
landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research
organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or
indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the
U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most
Americans live.






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