Members Budget Survey 2006
Sondage budgétaire 2006

 

 

 

The results of our recent survey are, in summary, as follows. Thank you all so much for your valuable contributions which will take us some time to analyse.

We had around 300 responses - a fantastic "turnout" given that not all members have, by any means, given us their email addresses.

1. About 73% of respondents were accepting of the idea of a small increase in subscriptions should it become necessary.

2. The part of the survey that asked for your comments has given us pages and pages of material to read through. Obviously this is going to take some time, but already it is clear what the major matters of concern are to members ...... unfortunately, fixing the access road is going to take resources we do not have at the moment! We will keep you informed of the progress we make in responding to your suggestions - watch The Leaflet and TreeMail in coming months for more news.

3. We finally asked you to score the value you gain from various aspects of the arboretum on a scale from 1 (low importance) to 5 (highest importance). The mean scores from this were as follows:

Red = most important (>4)
Blue = medium importance (3-4)

Mean rank
Peace and quiet - La paix 
(4.5)
The natural environment - L'environnement naturel 
(4.5)
Walking trails - Sentiers de marche 
(4.5)
Ski/snowshoe trails - Sentiers ski/raquettes 
(3.8)

Dog memberships - Adhésions avec chien 

(3.2)

Facilities for birding - Infrastructure pour l'observation des oiseaux 

(3.2)

Education 

(3.1)

Tree/shrub consultation service - Service de consultation en rboriculture 

(2.9)

Sugaring-off - Le temps des sucres 

(2.8)
Annual plant sale - Vente annuelle d'arbes et arbustes
(2.8)

Christmas sale - Vente de Noël 

(2.6)

Firewood sale - Vente de bois de chauffage 

(2.5)

Guided tours - Excursions guidées 

(2.4)

Octoberfest 

(2.1)