Survey Response
(Graphs represent averages.)

     84 APWE list members at time of survey, responses received from:

     7 Aquarium & Zoo Association accredited zoos.
     13 Private facilities including: wildlife education outreach organizations, museums etc.
 

How many outreach programs does your organization present a year? 
 

a) 50-100                       b) 100-300                     c) 350-500                     d) 550+

What is the estimated audience your outreach programs reach in a year? 
 

Program fees? 
 

a) Free       b) $100 or less        c) $200-$300       d) $400-$500     e) prices vary between b-d 

Response indicated that, most AZA facilities absorbed cost of outreach whereas, private facilities relied on presentation income to care for animal participants. Thus the high prices.
 

Travel Radius one direction? 
 

a) 30 mi.            b) 60 mi.          c) 90 mi.           d) 120 mi.          e) more 120 mi.

Answers varied widely. Most private facilities responded that they routinely traveled 90 miles and occasionally traveled further than 120 miles for programs. 
 

Who presents the programs?
 

 a) Full time paid staff                  b) Part time paid staff                 c) volunteers

Response indicated that, AZA facilities often have one or two fulltime paid staff conducting outreach with a large number of volunteers, few had part-time staff. Private facilities have one or two fulltime paid staff conducting outreach, one or two part-time staff and typically no volunteers conducting programs. 
 

How many paid staff currently conduct outreach programs? 
 

a) 1       b) 2       c) 3       d) 5 or more       e) 10 or more

Response indicated that although AZA facilities Education department were typically bigger, many heavily rely on volunteers for program presentation. 
 

How many different outreach programs does your organization have available?
 

a) 1                   b) 3-5                c) 5-10              d) 11 or more 
 

Do you provide program specific resource materials for educators? 
 

a) yes               b) no

AZA facilities that answered no, indicated that they planned to supply resource in the future.  

Private facilities that did not automatically provide resources, indicated they were provided on request.