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Listening Session Analysis
SCCORR Stakeholder Upcoming Dates
Community Listening Sessions
The first round of SCCORR Listening Sessions are complete.
Eight Listening Sessions (LS) were conducted in five southwest Colorado towns during February and March, 2024: Bayfield, Durango, Ignacio, Pagosa Springs, and Silverton. Each LS relied on five "user groups" as a focus for the public to provide their input on opportunities and challenges facing conservation and outdoor recreation in southwest Colorado. The groups were, alphabetically, Fishing and Hunting (consumptive actives, including foraging); Motored Recreation (such as snowmobiling, dispersed camping, E-bikes, both winter and summer activities); Nature and Wildlife (including birding and photography); Non-motorized Recreation (such as horseback riding, mountain biking, rafting, both winter and summer); and Working Lands (extractive activities such as ranching, grazing, logging).
NOTE: This is raw data. This data was gathered from in-person public meetings held across southwest Colorado. SCCORR, as a voice for the citizens of southwest Colorado, serves to gather and share the thoughts and ideas of the community. The data does not reflect the opinion of SCCORR nor of any of its affiliates, stakeholders, administrators, nor funding agencies.
Listening Session Attendance
Data Analysis
The data has been analyzed in two categories. The first category is combined data from all user groups and from all eight Listening Sessions. The second category of data is per user group for all eight Listening Sessions. Summary of emerging themes per category is provided below. The word clouds illustrate the items that were most frequently noted (larger size).
All Data
25 Themes
Top 3: Messaging = 22%, Education = 18%, Access = 9%
Citizens' top solutions and concerns for conservation and outdoor recreation.
Fishing and Hunting
21 Themes
Top 3: Access = 18%, Education = 15%, Wildlife = 14%
Motorized Recreation
24 Themes
Top 3: Access = 28%, Education = 16%, Funding and Relationships = 7%
Nature and Wildlife
22 Themes
Top 3: Education = 14%, Wildlife = 13%, Messaging = 12%​
Non-motorized Recreation
24 Themes
Top 3: Access = 26%, Messaging = 13%, Planning = 10%​
Working Lands
21 Themes
Top 3: Land management = 15%, Access = 12%, Education, Relationships = 10%​
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