Indicators of state urban and community strategic plans in the 50 United States.
| Response statistics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Strategic plan questions | Sample size (no.) | No. yes (%) |
| What best describes how the strategic plan was developed? (check one) | 41 | |
| Solely by your agency with no external input or review | 1 (2.4) | |
| With limited input/review from partners outside the agency | 5 (12.2) | |
| With moderate input/review from partners outside the agency | 11 (26.8) | |
| With major input/review from partners outside the agency | 9 (21.6) | |
| The state urban forest council led development of the strategic plan | 14 (34.1) | |
| Other (describe: developed by the agency and approved by advisory committee. | 1 (2.4) | |
| How often is the strategic plan used to guide progress toward plan objectives/goals? (check one) | 41 | |
| Monthly | 8 (19.5) | |
| Yearly | 22 (53.7) | |
| Rarely | 6 (14.6) | |
| Other (describe: daily, constantly, all the time, quarterly) | 5 (12.2) | |
| What describes how the State U&CF program strategic plan was developed? (check all that apply) | 41 | |
| U&CF actions incorporated into the state’s statewide forest plan | 5 (12.2) | |
| A separate U&CF strategic plan was developed | 37 (90.2) | |
| U&CF actions items incorporated in an existing document used for statewide forest planning purposes | 3 (7.3) | |
| Strategic plan questions | Response statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size (no.) | Mean (median) | Range | |
| When was the strategic plan last updated? (year) | 40 | 2001 (2003) | 98–03 |
| On average, how often is the strategic plan updated? (year) | 40 | 5 (5) | 1–6 |
U&CF = Urban and Community Forestry.