HOW ARE WE SERVING OUR MEMBERS

A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY MEMBERS It has been a considerable time since the Society has canvassed its

members for their opinions on how the Society is serving their needs. Our survey is entirely voluntary and we would appreciate your assistance in completing the questionnaire and returning it to the Society.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:

At the present time we have little information on who the members of the Society are or what their interests in natural history are. Our membership is now approaching 200 people and attendance at meetings is between 30 and 40 people with occasionally 50 or 60 people attending meetings. 0n field trips, attendance has been very poor with from 0 to 10 people joining the trip leader. In this light we wish to know more about what your interests are so that the Society can serve them better.

1. Please circle the items you are looking for in the Society. Speaker Sessions - Active Involvement in Issues — Field Trips - Meeting Others with Similar Interests. Please specify other reasons:

2. What category of membership do you have? Single - Family - Life - Student 3. How long have you been a member? _____ years '

4. How many people are in your home? _____ Adults ._____ Children

5. How many of your household members are in each of these categories and

which services do they utilize? Please indicate the number in each age group and one of the following letters to indicate which services are used by each. N

newsletter read; M = meetings attended; T = field trips attended;

C = Christmas Bird Count participant. _____ 0 to 6 years l_____ 7 to 14 years l_____ 15 to 22 years _____ 22 to 35 years _____ 36 to 50 years _____ 51 to 65 years 66 to 80 years _____ over 80 years

6. Please circle the natural history features in which you are interested Birds - Plants/Flowers - Amphibians/Reptiles - Fish - Forests - Wetlands Marine animals - Insects - Mammals. Please specify others:

7. Please circle the outdoor activities in which you participate _ Birding - Canoeing - Hiking/Walking - Photographing - Fishing - Hunting — Sailing - Power Boating - Gardening - Bird Feeding - Wildlife Enhancement. Please specify others: