Qualitative and quantitative 2004-2005 data on Yakutat residents, local relationships to the Situk River, and management implications

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Christensen, Neal A.
Originator: Watson, Alan E.
Publication_Date: 2015
Title:
Qualitative and quantitative 2004-2005 data on Yakutat residents, local relationships to the Situk River, and management implications
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2015-0004
Description:
Abstract:
This study examines relationships to place between residents of Yakutat, Alaska and the Situk River. It documents an assessment of local perspectives on use, conflict, and management issues on the river. Initial semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with targeted community members in 2004 to gain an understanding of local perspectives. These interviews were used to help develop a quantitative survey of 225 random community members in 2005. This data publication contains the results of the quantitative survey, which includes data such as actual and preferred activities in the area, level of management services of facilities, desired changes in management services, the importance of the Situk River to the community, and similar local perspectives.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Situk River, Yakutat Resident Study was to assess locals' experiences and perceptions of conditions on the Situk River; to measure perceived impacts and tolerances for those impacts; to understand locals' relationships to the river and how those relationships differ across the Yakutat community; to assess their opinions about management strategies; and to assess how their relationships to the Situk River are influenced by management decisions.
Supplemental_Information:
Original metadata date was 01/21/2015. Minor metadata updates on 12/14/2016.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2004
Ending_Date: 2005
Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Yakutat is a borough at the center of a small-scale fishing society in Alaska. As of 2010, the population was 662, although the area covers around 9,463 square miles. Yakutat borders the Gulf of Alaska to the west, to which the Situk River flows as a watershed draining out of the city. The borough contains part of the protected areas of Chugach National Forest, Glacier Bay National Park, Glacier Bay Wilderness, Tongass National Forest, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness and the Russell Fjord Wilderness. See the 2005 survey questionnaire for a map of the study area (\Supplements\The_Situk_River_Yakutat_Resident_Study_Survey_2005.pdf).
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -143.907756
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -137.480754
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.532384
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.801747
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: residents
Theme_Keyword: resident attitudes
Theme_Keyword: resident-place relationship
Theme_Keyword: fishing
Theme_Keyword: conditions
Theme_Keyword: resource use
Theme_Keyword: management
Theme_Keyword: management planning
Theme_Keyword: use limits
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme_Keyword: economy
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: society
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research and Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment
Theme_Keyword: Environment and People
Theme_Keyword: Recreation
Theme_Keyword: Natural Resource Management & Use
Theme_Keyword: Wilderness
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Alaska
Place_Keyword: Situk River
Place_Keyword: Situk watershed
Place_Keyword: Yakutat City and Borough
Place_Keyword: Chugach National Forest
Place_Keyword: Glacier Bay National Park
Place_Keyword: Glacier Bay Wilderness
Place_Keyword: Tongass National Forest
Place_Keyword: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Place_Keyword: Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness
Place_Keyword: Russell Fjord Wilderness
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the citation below when citing the data product:

Christensen, Neal A.; Watson, Alan E. 2014. Qualitative and quantitative 2004-2005 data on Yakutat residents, local relationships to the Situk River, and management implications. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2015-0004
Data_Set_Credit:
Funding for this project provided by the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute (ALWRI), which includes USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS).

The five primary government agencies involved in the collaborative planning process include: The USDA Forest Service, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, the City and Borough of Yakutat, and the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe.
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Christensen, Neal A.
Originator: Watson, Alan E.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
The Situk River, Yakutat resident study: a report on local relationships to place
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Other_Citation_Details:
Included in full data publication download (\Supplements\The_Situk_River_Yakutat_Resident_Study_Report_2006.pdf)
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
unknown
Logical_Consistency_Report:
not applicable
Completeness_Report:
Some respondents are missing id numbers, such as respondent 3, 11, 12, and 69. Those missing ids are also missing the interviewer number, although not response data.

Depending on the question, response values of '0', '9' and '-1' may mean there was no response. The missing value is indicated next to the description of that variable in the Entity & Attributes section of this metadata.
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Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Lab
Methodology_Description:
The research was conducted in two stages: a qualitative interview phase and a quantitative survey phase. The population of interest was defined as all persons living within the Situk River watershed, particularly in the community of Yakutat, in Southeast Alaska during the study period.

1. Qualitative interviews were conducted in Yakutat, AK between October 15th and 19th, 2004. One researcher conducted eight semi-structured in-depth interviews, averaging 30 minutes each. The interviews took place in the community at a variety of locations including public buildings, the community boat dock, a public park bench, and in a private home. A mix of key informant and purposeful convenience sampling approaches were used determine interviewees. The local Yakutat Tlingit tribal planner identified three key community members for the researcher that were knowledgeable about management issues and would offer differing viewpoints of conditions and preferences. The tribal planner described the research to the three potential respondents prior to the researcher's arrival in Yakutat to do the interviews. Two additional key informants were chosen based on the researcher's familiarity with their positions of leadership in the community. The researcher chose another three respondents from the community at large to be interviewed. They were chosen to represent typical residents with a diversity of perspectives, likely somewhat different from those of the key informants. Topics covered included: general descriptive questions about the respondents, what the Situk River meant and why it was important to them, what types of activities they pursued on the river, what types of conflicts they experienced, and how they felt about the various agencies that manage the Situk River. The interviews transcripts are not available based on a promise of anonymity, but the results of the interviews helped to improve the quantitative survey (see below).

Following the interviews, a questionnaire was developed that was similar to the one used in the Situk Recreation Visitor Study, but was adapted to be more relevant for the local community based on the interview responses.

2. On-site data collection took place in Yakutat between February 28th and March 5th, 2005. Four interviewers generally worked in teams and went to randomly chosen residences according to the pre-determined sampling schedules. The questionnaires were usually left with the respondents for them to fill out and then picked up a short time later the same day. At the start of the study randomly selected households were chosen to participate in the study. But as the sampling progressed, the criterion for targeting households was relaxed to include sampling from every, rather than every other, occupied household. This process resulted in a total of 225 completed and usable questionnaires from community members.

See Methodology Citations for more details.
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Christensen, Neal A.
Originator: Watson, Alan E.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
The Situk River, Yakutat Resident Study: A Report on Local Relationships to Place
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Other_Citation_Details:
Included in full data publication download (\Supplements\The_Situk_River_Yakutat_Resident_Study_Report_2006.pdf)
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
No process steps have been described for this data set
Process_Date: Unknown
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
This data publication includes 1 data file and 2 supplemental files:

DATA FILE:
\Data\surveydata.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing the final dataset for the onsite surveys in the second phase of the study. Can be understood using the survey instrument (Christensen & Watson, 2006, Appendix B).

id = survey id (0=missing)

interviewer = interviewer id (0=missing)

q1a-q1o = Activities done along Situk (0=never done/unchecked; 1=have done, not in past ear; 2=have done in past year)
q1a = Walking or hiking
q1b = Subsistence fishing
q1c = Recreation or personal fishing
q1d = Commercial fishing
q1e = Guiding or outfitting
q1f = ATV riding
q1g = Harvesting eggs
q1h = Gathering plants, berries, mushrooms
q1i = Non-motorized floating, boating
q1j = Motorized boating
q1k = Camping
q1l = Picnicking
q1m = Photography
q1n = Hunting
q1o = Other

q1ospec = Other specified

q2a = Situk Impacted negatively by people? (1=yes; 2=no; 0=missing)
q2b = What impacts

q3aa-q3ah = Has any person/group/org interfered with your relationship with the Situk (0=no/unchecked; 1=yes)
q3aa = Commercial fishers
q3ab = Subsistence fishers
q3ac = Motorized boaters
q3ad = Management
q3ae = Sport anglers
q3af = Local recreationists
q3ag = Guides
q3ah = Other
q3ahspec = Other specific
q3b = Describe interference

q4a-q4i = Importance of the Situk River to you, for the following reasons: (0=not at all important; 1=slightly important; 2=moderately important; 3=very important; 9=missing)
q4a = Recreation, leisure, relax
q4b = Econonmic, commercial benefits
q4c = Protection of the Environment
q4d = Spiritual values
q4e = Opportunities to be alone
q4f = Subsistence activities
q4g = Traditional cultural activities
q4h = Defining who you are
q4i = Appreciating family history

q5a-q5k = Amount of each of these management services, facilities? (-2=way too low; -1=somewhat low; 0=about right; 1=somewhat high; 2=way too high; 3=no opinion; 9=missing)
q5a = Access trails
q5b = Boat launches
q5c = Enforcement of sport fishing regs
q5d = Enforcement of comm fishing regs
q5e = Enforce subsistence fishing regs
q5f = Toilet facilities
q5g = Public use FS cabins
q5h = Agency patrols
q5i = Campsites
q5j = Consulting locals about management actions
q5k = Education about approp behavior

q6a-q6g = Prefer level of activities on Situk? (-2=none; -1=less than now; 0=current level; 1=more than now; 2=unlimited use; 3=no opinion; 9=missing)
q6a = Commercial fishing
q6b = Subsistence fishing
q6c = Guided sport fishing
q6d = Outfitted sport fishing
q6e = Private sport fishing
q6f = Motorized boats below weir
q6g = Motorized boats above weir

q7a-q7l = (-2=strongly disagree; -1=disagree; 1=agree; 2=strongly agree; 3=no opinion; 9=missing)
q7a = My Life is organized around Situk
q7b = Sport fishing benefits Yakutat economically
q7c = I benefit financially from Situk sport fishing
q7d = No other place can compare to the Situk
q7e = I would rather live in Yakutat than anywhere else
q7f = If I had to move away I would be sorry to leave
q7g = Sport fishing would help Yakutat in the right direction
q7h = Overall benefits outweigh costs of sport fishing
q7i = The Situk is becoming overcrowded from sport fishing
q7j = I am very attached to the Situk River
q7k = I seldom take time to visit the Situk River
q7l = I could go to another river instead of the Situk

q8aa-q8ce = How well do primary managing agencies represent your interests in Situk? (-2 to 2, see below for definitions)
Each set of q8(a-c) questions refer to the following agencies:
_a = City and Borough of Yakutat (CBY)
_b = Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (YTT)
_c = Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG)
_d = Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR)
_e = US Forest Service (USFS)
q8aa-q8ae = Reflects my values (-2=doesn't reflect my values; 0=not sure; 2=reflects my values; 9=missing)
q8ba-q8be = Considers my views (-2=doesn't consider my views; 0=not sure; 2=considers my views; 9=missing)
q8ca-q8ce = I trust them (-2=I do not trust them at all; 0=not sure; 2=I trust them completely; 9=missing)

q9 = Preferred level of management (1=City and Borough; 2=Tribal; 3=State; 4=Federal; 5=Collaborative partnership; 6=??? - unfortunately we do not know what 6 means, it is not on the survey and presumably means multiple options were selected but we do not know)

q10 = Limit use of the Situk (1=yes, limit needed to lower use; 2=yes, limit needed to hold use; 3=no limit at this time; 4=no limit in this area ever, -1=missing, 0=missing)
q103spec = Why?

q11 = What changes in regs or manangement would improve conditions?

q12 = Yakutat - what's special, what changes would make you unhappy/happy

q13a-q13n = Possible management options (-2=strongly oppose; -1=oppose; 0=neutral; 1=support; 2=strongly support; 9=missing)
q13a = Designate campsites and implement reservations
q13b = Encourage catch-and-release fishing
q13c = Prohibit motors > 10hp above weir
q13d = Stage boat launches at Nine Mile
q13e = Prohibit jetboats above weir
q13f = Daily boat limit above weir
q13g = Daily limit on guided use
q13h = Daily limit on nonguided rec use
q13i = Prohibit upstream motoring above weir during peak
q13j = Prohibit all motorized boating above weir
q13k = Prohibit sport fishing below lower landing
q13l = Decrease sport fishing bag limits
q13m = Decrease allowable subsistence harvests of fish
q13n = Decrease allowable commercial harvests of fish

q14 = Age (0=missing)

q15 = Sex (1=female; 2=male; 0=missing)

q16 = Do you identify yourself as Tlingit (1=yes; 2=no; 0=missing)

q17 = Months per year in Yakutat (-1)

q18a = Year-around years in Yakutat (-1=missing)
q18b = Seasonal years in Yakutat (-1=missing)

Comments = Additional comments

SUPPLEMENTAL FILES:
\Supplements\The_Situk_River_Yakutat_Resident_Study_Report_2006.pdf: Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the final report for both phases of this project: The Situk River, Yakutat Resident Study: a report on local relationships to place". This pdf also includes the interview questions and survey instrument used to obtain the data.

\Supplements\The_Situk_River_Yakutat_Resident_Study_Survey_2005.pdf: Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing the actual 2005 survey in a format ready to print and use.
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