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Interview Script for Nonprofit Employees Involved in Neighborhood Tree Planting
Originally developed for use with the following project: “Evaluating the Ecological and Social Outcomes of Neighborhood and Nonprofit
Urban Forestry: NUCFAC Grant”
Bloomington Urban Forestry Research Group (BUFRG)
Interview questions created by Sarah K. Mincey, with Jess Vogt, Shannon Lea Watkins, Burnell C. Fischer, Rachael Bergmann, Lynne Westphal, and Sarah Widney
Contact Jess Vogt with questions about this data collection instrument: [email protected].
Suggested Citation: Bloomington Urban Forestry Research Group (2014) Interview Script for Nonprofit Employees Involved in Neighborhood Tree Planting, originally developed for use with the “Evaluating the Ecological and Social Outcomes of Neighborhood and Nonprofit Urban Forestry: NUCFAC Grant” project. Bloomington, IN: Bloomington Urban Forest Research Group at the Center for the Study of Institutions, Population and Environmental Change, Indiana University. 24 pp. Last updated April 9 2014. http://www.indiana.edu/~cipec/research/bufrg_projects_03.php
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Interview Script for Nonprofit Employees Involved in Neighborhood Tree Planting
Part 1:
Interview for Nonprofit Tree Planting Team Leader/Manager
(LEAD)
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"Hello,thisis[interviewer],fromIndianaUniversitycallingforourscheduledinterview.Thanksforagreeingtospeakwithmetoday.Howarethingsgoing?”
[allowforsmalltalk]
Well,Idon’twanttokeepyoutoolong,sowecangetstartedwiththeinterview.Ijustwanttoletyouknowthatwearerecordingtheinterviewforresearchpurposes;asstatedonthestudyinformationsheetIsentyou,ourconversationandtherecordingwillremainconfidential.Anythingyousaywillnotbeconnectedwithyouasanindividual.We’llonlybeconnectingemployeeresponsesinaggregateto[nameofnonprofit].Also,regardingconfidentiality,ifyouwouldpleaseavoiddiscussingtheinterviewquestionswithyourcolleagueswhomwemayalsointerview,we'dappreciateit;wewanttoavoidinfluencingtheanswerswereceive.Doesthatallsoundagreeabletoyou?"[Theirresponse...iftheydonotagree,wewillnotrecordandwillletthemknowthat]
"AsIsuggestedwhenschedulingthisinterview,wewillscheduleafollow-upinterviewwithyoutodiscussmoredetailabouttree-plantingprojects.Today,Ijustwanttogathersomekeydetailsthatwillhelpmestructurethosefollow-upquestionsforyouandtheotheremployeesIinterview.
“I'minterestedinlearningmoreabouttheprogramthroughwhichyouplanttreeswithapplicantgroupslikeneighborhoods(orothersimilarcivicgroups).Inparticular,I'minterestedinthetreeplantingprogrambetween2009and2011.MostofthefollowingquestionsIaskyouwillbeinpresenttenseandthen,formost,I'llaskifthere'sbeenchangeovertimesothatwecanbesuretoconsiderthat09-11timeframe.OK?"[Theirresponse;beginwiththefirstquestionbelow].
€ What’sthenameoftheprogramthroughwhichyouplanttreeswiththegroupslikeneighborhoods(orothersimilarcivicgroups)?
Hopefullythereisonlyone,butiftherearetwoormore,askallquestionsforeachprogram.
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€ Wheredoesthetreeplantingprogram(s)fitinyourorganizationalstructure?
€ Hasthatalwaysbeenthecase?Ifnot,€ Whendidthatchange?€ Howdidthatchange?€ Whydidthatchange?
€ Howlonghastheprogram(s)beeninexistence?
€ Aretreeplantingsthroughthisprogramdoneonbothpublicandprivate
lands?Ifboth,€ Whatproportionofthetreesareplantedoneachpropertytype—
€ Private?€ Public?
€ Aretheredifferencesabouttheplantingsorsubsequenttreecaredependingonthepropertytypewheretreesareplanted?Pleasedescribe.
€ What’sthesizeofyouraveragetree-plantinginthisprogram(s)?€ Geographicarea?€ Numberoftrees?€ Numberofgroupparticipants(asinresidentsinaneighborhood)?€ Numberofnonprofitemployeessignificantlyinvolved?€ Haveanyofthefigureschangedalotovertime?Ifso,
€ How?€ When?€ Whydothink?
€ Isthetreeplantingprogramapartofanylargerprograms?
€ Inthenonprofit?€ City?€ Stateornationallevel?
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€ Hasthetree-plantingprogramalwaysbeenapartoftheselarger
programs?Ifnot,€ Howdidthatchange?€ When€ Why
€ Whatdotheseprogram(s)doforyourtreeplantingprogram(s)in
termsofsupportorfacilitation?
€ Whatdotheseprogram(s)requireofthenonprofitandthetreeplantingprogram(s)?
€ Arethereany[other]keyorganizationsorentitiesthathavesignificantly
helpedfacilitateyourtreeplantingprogram(s)(andthatweredoingsoin09-11timeframe)?Canyoulisttheseorganizationsorentitiesandtellmewhattheydotohelpfacilitatethetreeplantingprogram(s)?
€ Doyouhaveanyformalagreementswiththesegroupsandcanyoudescribethoseagreements?
€ Doyouhavetoinvolveanyofthesegroupsinyourdecision-makingrelatedtothetree-plantingprogram(s)?Andifso,
€ Forwhatkindsofdecisions?
€ Whichoftheseorganizationshasbeenmostcriticaltoyourwork?
€ Describeyourrelationshipwiththecitygovernmentandtheurbanforester(s).Hasitbeenagoodworkingrelationship?
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[Iftheyplantonpublicproperty]€ Doesthecityhavetoapprovethelocationandspeciesoftreesyou
plantonpublicpropertythroughthetreeplantingprogram(s)?
€ Doyouhaveanyagreementswiththecityregardingthecareoftreesplantedthroughthetreeplantingprogram(s)?
€ Hasitalwaysbeenthatway?(Couldprobeandaskabout
cityconflictswithnewsidewalkorroadrepairintermsofcityremovingtrees)
€ Anyotherimportantrolesofthecityinyourtreeplanting
program(s)?
€ Doyouhaveatemplatethatgroups(likeneighborhoods)usetodevelopaplanforhowtheyplantocareforthetreesyouplantwiththemthroughtheprogram(s)?Ifso,
€ Howcanwegetacopy?
€ Ifyouofferanykindofeducationalortrainingmaterialstogroupsregardingplantingorcaringfortreesororganizingthemselves,canwegetacopyofthatinformation?
€ Doyouuseaformthatvolunteersplantingorcaringfortreesfilloutand
givetothenonprofitinthetree-plantingprogram(s)andifso,whatinformationdoesthatincludeonit?
€ Howdoyouusethatinformation?
€ CanIgetacopyofthatform?
€ Doyourecordthelocationofeachtreeyouplantthroughtheprogramandifso,how?
€ Hasthischangedovertime?Ifso,€ How
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€ When€ Why
€ Finally,havetherebeenanybigchangesforthenonprofitinthepast5/10years?Forexample,amissionchange,etc.?
€ Similarly,anymajorchangesforthetreeplantingprogram?Thankssomuchforyourtime!That’sallthequestionsIhaveforyouforthispreliminaryinterview.I’mgoingtofollow-uprightnowwithanemailtoyouthatasksforjustafewspecificfigures,likebudgetnumbers,etc.,whichIthinkyoumaywanttocheckrecordstoanswer.I’llalsoremindyouinthatemailaboutthedocumentswediscussedthatyoucouldshare.Also,I’llaskyoutocheckyourscheduleforanotherhourofyourtimeinthenextfewweeksforamoredetailedinterviewabouttreeplantingprojectsthroughtheprogram(s).Soundok?[allowforcomments]Great!Thanksagainandhaveaniceday!
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Interview Script for Nonprofit Employees Involved in Neighborhood Tree Planting
Part 2:
Interview for All Nonprofit Employees Involved in Neighborhood Tree Planting (Including Team
Leader/Manager) (ALL)
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"Hello,thisis[interviewer],fromIndianaUniversitycallingforourscheduledinterview.Thanksforagreeingtospeakwithmetoday.Howarethingsgoing?”
[allowforsmalltalk]
Well,Idon’twanttokeepyoutoolong,sowecangetstartedwiththeinterview.Ijustwanttoletyouknowthatwearerecordingtheinterviewforresearchpurposes;asstatedonthestudyinformationsheetIsentyou,ourconversationandtherecordingwillremainconfidential.Anythingyousaywillnotbeconnectedwithyouasanindividual.We’llonlybeconnectingemployeeresponsesinaggregateto[nameofnonprofit].Also,regardingconfidentiality,ifyouwouldpleaseavoiddiscussingtheinterviewquestionswithyourcolleagueswhomwemayalsointerview,we'dappreciateit;wewanttoavoidinfluencingtheanswerswereceive.Doesthatallsoundagreeabletoyou?"[Theirresponse...iftheydonotagree,wewillnotrecordandwillletthemknowthat]
"AsIsuggestedwhenschedulingthisinterview,ifthisbeginstoruntoolongandweneedtoscheduleafollow-upinterviewtofinish,justletmeknow.Imaybeaskingsomequestionsthatyoufeellikeyou’vetoldsomeoneatIUtheanswerstoalready;however,inorderforourdatatobeconsistentacrossnonprofits,weneedanswerstothesamequestionsforallinterviews.Thanksforyourpatiencewiththis.”
“I'minterestedinlearningmoreabouttheprogramthroughwhichyouplanttreeswithapplicantgroupslikeneighborhoods(orothersimilarcivicgroups).Inparticular,I'minterestedtodayinyourperspectivesonthetreeplantingprogram,[nameofprogram],andprojectsthatoccurredbetween2009and2011.Thesearetheprojectsaboutwhichwe’resurveyingprojectparticipants,andforwhichwe’recollectingtreedata.MostofthefollowingquestionsIaskyouwillbeinpresenttenseandthen,formost,I'llaskifthere'sbeenchangeovertimesothatwecanbesuretoconsiderthat09-11timeframe.OK?"[Theirresponse;beginwiththefirstquestionbelow].
€ Tobegin,howlonghaveyouworkedforthenonprofit?
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€ What'syourcurrentposition?
€ Haveyoualwaysworkedinthispositionforthenonprofit,andifnot,
whatwasyourformerpositionandwhendidyouchangepositions?
€ Tellmeaboutthemission/goalsof[Nonprofit]ingeneral
€ Hasthatchangedinthetimethatyou'vebeenwiththenonprofit?Ifso,
€ How?
NowI'dliketoaskyousomegeneralquestionsaboutthetreeplantingprogram
throughwhichyouplanttreeswithgroupsofpeople…the[nameofprogram]…
Werealizethatyouhavemorethanoneprogramlikethis,canyoukeepthem
bothinmindwhenyou’reansweringthesequestionsandtelluswhenyoucan
thinkofdifferencesbetweentheprograms
OR
Howaretheseprogramsdifferent?Requirementsaboutwhatthe
neighborhoodshavetodo,whathappensontheground,etc.
€ Whatarethemissionandgoalsofthisprogram?
€ Havethemission/goal(s)changedinthetimeyou'veworkedforthenonprofit?Ifso,
€ How?
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€ Ingeneral,whendoyouconsideratreeplantingprojectunderthisprogramtobesuccessful?Whatdoesasuccessfulprojectlooklike?
I'mgoingtoaskyousomespecificquestionsaboutthetreeplantingprogram
butfirstI'dliketoknow...
€ Arethereanyorganizationsorentitiesthathavesignificantlyhelpedfacilitatethetreeplantingprogram(andthatweredoingsoin09-11timeframe)?Canyoulisttheseorganizationsorentitiesandtellmewhattheydotohelpfacilitatethetreeplantingprogram?
€ Doyouhaveanyformalagreementswiththesegroupsandcanyoudescribethoseagreements?
€ Doyouhavetoinvolveanyofthesegroupsinyourdecision-makingrelatedtothetree-plantingprogram?Andifso,
€ Forwhatkindsofdecisions?
€ Whichoftheseorganizationshasbeenmostcriticaltoyourwork?
€ Describeyourrelationshipwiththecitygovernmentandtheurbanforester(s).Hasitbeenagoodworkingrelationship?
Youmighthavementionedsomeofthis,butnowIwanttotalkaboutsome
detailsrelatedtotheinitialprocessinimplementingatreeplanting…
€ First,aretheredifferenttypesofgroups(e.g.,achurchvs.neighborhoodvs.aschool)thatparticipateintheprogramandifso,canyougivemesomeexamples?IFYES,
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€ Aretheredifferentrequirementsofthegroupsyouworkwithtoplanttreesbasedonthetypeofgroup?[Ifyes,telltheintervieweewe'dliketofocusmoreonneighborhood-typeplantingsandtheirrequirementsingeneral,butthatiftheyrecalldifferencesaswegoalong,you'dappreciatethemmakingnoteofthembygrouptype]
€ Dogroupsreceiveanykindofinformationaboutwhatexactlyisrequiredofthemtogettrees?Ifyes,
€ Howisthatinformationdisseminated?Orally,throughawebsite,byemailorpapercopies?
€ Doallgroupshavetocompleteanapplicationtogettreesfromthe
nonprofit?Ifyes,€ Hasthischangedovertime?Ifso,
€ When€ Why
€ Whatinformationdogroupshavetoincludeintheapplication?[If
notcompletelyobvious,probeforwhytheyneedparticularpiecesofinformation]€ Hasitalwaysbeenrequiredtosubmitanapplicationwiththese
components?Ifnot,€ whatchanged?€ when€ why
€ What[other]informationdoyougatherinordertoapproveordenyagroupplantingandhowdoyougetthatinformation?
€ Hasthischangedovertime?ifso€ When?€ why?
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€ Doyoueverrejectagroupthathassoughtatreeplanting?Ifso,€ Why?Whywouldyouchooseonegroupforatreeplantingover
another;whatareyourselectioncriteria?
€ Hasthischangedovertime?ifso,€ When?€ Why?
€ Doyourequirethatagroupseekingtreesbeformallyorganized(likeaneighborhoodassociation,achurchgroup,etc.)?
€ Why/whynot?
€ Hasthatchangedovertime;ifso,
€ When?€ Why?
€ Doyousometimesapproachagroupthathasn'tapproachedyoufortreesinitially?Ifso,
€ Whywouldyou(asarepresentativeofthenonprofit)solicitagroup--canyoulistthereasons?
€ Hasthatchangedovertime?Ifso,
€ When
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€ why?
I’dliketoknowmoreaboutwhatroletheapplicantgroupplays.Onceyou’ve
approvedatreeplanting…
€ Doyouhaveaplanningmeetingwiththegrouporaleaderofthegroup?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?
€ Dogroupsparticipateinsitingthetrees?
€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?
€ Dogroupsparticipateinchoosingtheirspecies?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?
€ Dogroupspayforthetreesorraisesomefunds?
€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?
€ Dogroupscommittoplantthetrees?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?
€ Whatproportionornumberofindividualsmustcommit?€ Dotheyeachsignanagreementorcontract?
€ Dogroupscommittobeinvolvedintreecarelikewatering?
€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?€ Isthereasetnumber/proportionofindividualsthathaveto
commit?€ Dotheyeachsignanagreementorcontract?
€ Dogroupsdevelopandsubmittoyouaformalplanabouthowthey
plantocareforthetrees?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?
€ Doyouhelpspreadthewordwithintheapplicantgroupabouttherebeingatree-planting?
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€ Ifso,how?
€ Haveanyofthoseplanningsteps(ortheirformalityinrequirement)changedovertime?Ifso,€ When?€ Why?
€ Doyouhaveadaywhenyouplanttreeswiththeapplicantgroups[ifYes,keepgoing;ifno-St.Louis-seealternativesbelow)
Solet'stalkabitabouttheplantingday…
€ Dovolunteerssign-inwiththenonprofitonthetreeplantingday?
€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequired?€ Whatinfodoyouget?
€ Howdoyouuseit?
€ Hasthatchangedovertime?Ifso,
€ When€ Why?
€ Areindividualsthataregoingtocareforthetreespost-plantingthereattheplanting?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequiredofthem?
€ Hasthatchangedovertime?Ifyes,€ When€ Why?
St.Louisalternatives:
Solet'stalkabitaboutthetreeplanting…
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€ Doyouhaveanywayofknowingexactlywhovolunteersandplantsthetrees(intheapplicantgrouporotherwise)?€ Ifyes,pleasedescribehowyouknowwhichindividualsareinvolved
(iftheyhaven’talready)€ Ifapplicabletotheirstrategy-isthatstrategyofcollecting
volunteerinformationsuggestedorrequiredbythenonprofit?€ Whatinfodoyouget?€ Howdoyouuseit?
€ Hasthatchangedovertime?Ifso,€ When?€ Why?
€ Doyouknowiftheindividualsthataregoingtocareforthetreespost-plantingarethereattheplanting?€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequiredofthembythenonprofit?
€ Hasthatchangedovertime?Ifso,€ When?€ Why?
ResumeforallNPs:
NowI’dliketotalkalittlebitabouttrainingandeducationofgroupsthat
receivetrees…
Aregroupparticipantseducatedaboutortrainedintreeplantingand/ortreecareandifso,canyoudescribethatprocess?[Besuretobelisteningforthetrainingdetailsbelow-checkoffwhenanyofthefollowingareansweredsoyouwon’thavetoaskthequestion]
€ Ifyes,isthatsuggestedorrequiredofgroupmembers?
€ Doesthetrainingcoverplanting?€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteninstruction(iflatter,
paper/electronic)?€ Doyouofferademonstrationduringthetraining?
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€ Whenisthistrainingconducted?
€ Doesthetrainingcoverwatering?€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteninstruction(iflatter,
paper/electronic)?€ Doyouofferademonstrationduringthetraining?€ Whenisthistrainingconducted?
€ Doesthetrainingcovermulching?
€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteninstruction(iflatter,paper/electronic)?
€ Doyouofferademonstrationduringthetraining?€ Whenisthistrainingconducted?
€ Doesthetrainingcoverstaking?
€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteninstruction(iflatter,paper/electronic)?
€ Doyouofferademonstrationduringthetraining?€ Whenisthistrainingconducted?
€ Doesthetrainingcoverpruning?
€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteninstruction(iflatter,paper/electronic)?
€ Doyouofferademonstrationduringthetraining?€ Whenisthistrainingconducted?
€ Doesanyothertrainingoftheapplicantgroupoccur?
€ Haveanyofthosestrategiesregardingtrainingchangedovertime?
€ Ifso,whenandwhy?
Inadditiontotraining,doyoueducatethegroupabout…
€ Thebenefitsoftrees?Ifyes,€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteneducation(iflatter,
paper/electronic)?€ Whenisthisshared?
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€ Doyouprovideeducationaboutgeneraltreebiologyorecology?Ifyes,
€ Doyouofferoraland/orwritteneducation(iflatter,paper/electronic)?
€ Whenisthisshared?
€ Doyouprovideeducationaboutcoordinatingandmotivatingpeopleinthegroup?I.e.,Organizingskills?Ifyes,
€ Doyouofferverbaland/orwritteneducation(iflatter,paper/electronic)?
€ Whenisthisshared?
€ Doyouofferanyothereducationtotheapplicantgroupsthatyoucandescribe?
€ Doyouofferthatinformationverballyand/orinwrittenform(iflatter,paper/electronic)?
€ Whenisthisinformationshared?
€ Haveanyofyoureducationalcomponentsorthewaysuchinformationisexchangedchangedovertime?Ifyes,
€ Whatchanged?€ When?€ why?
ForSt.Louis,say:Irealizeyoumaynotknow,butjustincase…
Onthedayofthetreeplanting,iseachtree…
€ Watered?€ Mulched?€ Staked?€ Pruned?€ Areanyothermanagementactionstakenforeachplantedtree?
€ Haveanyofthosestrategiesforpost-plantingmaintenancechangedovertime?Ifyes,
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€ How?€ When?€ why?
€ Ifnotaddressed:Areanykindsofsoilamendmentsdone?
€ Hasthischangedovertime?€ When?€ why?
€ Ifnotaddressed:Isthelocationofeachplantedtreerecordedandifso,
how?€ Hasthischangedovertime?€ When?€ why?
€ Doyouhelpcoordinatesocialactivitiesforthegrouparoundtheplanting
work?€ Hasthischangedovertime?€ When?€ why?
Nowlet’stalkalittleaboutthemaintenanceofthetreesafterplanting…
€ Justtoclarify,whatkindsofmaintenanceofthetreesdoyourequireofthegroup—justwatering?
€ Doyourequirethateachtreeiswateredaparticularamount/frequency/duration?(Forexample,somenonprofitssay,15gallons/weekwhenitdoesn’trainfortwoseasons.
€ Hasthatchangedovertime?€ How?€ When?
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€ Why?
€ Doyouoffersuggestionstothegroupastohowtheycanaccomplishwatering?
€ Doyougivethegroupanyequipmentinordertohelpthemaccomplishwatering?
€ Hasthatchangedovertime?€ How?€ When?€ Why?
Iftheyhavelistedotherkindsofthemaintenanceisrequired,repeatthe
underlinedquestionsforeachofthetypesofmaintenancerequiredbythe
group(replacingtheword“watered”or“watering”withtheother
maintenanceactivity).
€ Doyourequirethatsomeoneinthegroupmonitortheconditionofthetrees?Ifyes,
€ Withwhatfrequencyandduration?€ Hasthatchangedovertime?
€ How?€ When?€ why?
SoIaskedyouaboutwhetherthegroupmembershavetomonitorthetrees…
€ HowdoYOUknowthatthegroupsarefollowingthroughwiththeircommitmenttocareforthetrees?Tobeexplicit,doyoucheckonthetreesoncethey’replanted?Ifso,
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€ Doyouphysicallygolookatthetreesordoyoucommunicatewiththegroup?Ifeither,
€ Howregularly?€ Isthatrequiredofyouasanemployee?€ IsthatrequiredoftheNonprofitthroughcontractswiththe
city(orotherentity)?
€ Whatwouldhappenifyouweretofindthattreeswerenotdoingwellandyoususpected(orknew)theywerenotbeingcaredforasagreedupon?
€ Isyourresponsereflectiveofaformalpolicy?
€ Whatdoyoudoifatreediesor“goesmissing”?€ Isthetreereplaced?Ifso,
€ Bywhom?
€ Ifatreeweretobereplaced,whocaresforitandwhatistheprocessofarrangingforthatcare?
€ Ifatreeweretobereplaced,howwouldyouupdatethat
informationinyourrecords?
€ Areanyofthosestrategiesrelatedtoareplacedtreeformalizedinpolicy?Ifso,canyouexplain?
€ Haveanyofthosestrategiesrelatedtoreplacingdeadormissingtreeschangedovertime?Ifso,
€ How?€ When?€ why?
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SoI’dliketotrytounderstandhowmuchautonomyandcollaborationoccurs
betweenthenonprofitandthetree-plantinggroups.Let'sthinkofthisinterms
ofa5-pointscalewherea5meansthattheNPmakesallthedecisions,a3
meanscompletecollaboration(equalsayfromNPandgroup),and1meansthe
groupmakesallthedecisions.Makesense?Canyougivemearankingfor...
€ Planningtheplanting€ Planningthecareofplantedtrees€ Implementingthecareofthetrees€ Resolvingconflictsamongthegroupmembers
€ Wouldyousayanyofthoserankingshavechangedovertime?Ifso,
€ How?€ When?€ Why?
NowI'dliketoaskyouaboutanyeffectsyou'veobservedfromtreeplanting
projectsyou'veadministered…
Forthosegroupswithwhomyou'veworked,haveyoubeenabletoobservechangesinthegroupsthatyouwouldattributetothetreeplantingand/ortreecare?Ifso,canyoudescribethekindsofchanges?Whydoyouattributethosechangestotreeplanting/care?
Haveyounoticedparticularcharacteristicsaboutplantingprojectsthatmakethemmoresuccessful?
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…aboutgroupsthatmakethemmoresuccessful?
NowI'mgoingtoaskyouafewstandarddemographic-typequestionsor
“describe-yourself“-typequestions.Ifyoudon'tfeelcomfortableansweringany
ofthem,justsay"pass.”
Howlonghaveyoulivedinthecity?Whichbestdescribesyourgender?Male/Female?Whatrace/ethnicitydoyouconsideryourself?Canyoudescribeyoureducation/training?Areyouacertifiedarborist?Inanaverageweek,doyouget~3hoursofmoderately-intenseactivity(likebriskwalking,hiking,tennis,orbiking)?Anotherequivalentmetricis~30minutesofsuchactivityperday.Doyouconsideryourselfanenvironmentalist?That’sallthequestionsIhaveforyou.Arethereanyfinalcommentsyou’dlike
tomakeaboutthetreeplantingprogramoranythingparticularlyimportant
abouttheprogramandprojectsthatoccurredbetween2009and2011?
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Well,thankssomuchforyourtime.ItmayhappenthatIlaterrealizeIthatI’m
missingapieceofinformation.Ifthathappens,wouldyoumindterriblyifIwere
tobebackintouchwithyou?
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Thanksagainandhaveaniceday!
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