The great majority of respondents desired more information about invasive plants. 62/77 (80%) said that they would like to receive more information, 12/77 (16%) said that they would not like to, and 1/77 said that they would maybe like to.

Of those who would like more information, 1 wanted information to pass onto their clients, 12 wanted to see more science or studies done on the issue, 10 wanted lists of invasive species, 2 would like to see photo illustrations of invasive plants, 1 wanted any sort of information, 6 would like to see the criteria behind deciding that plants are invasive, and one would like lists of alternative plants to invasive plants.

Understanding that this question is biased by the fact that all of the respondents received and replied to an email, it is interesting to note that email is the third (32/64, 50%) most popular mode of receiving information about invasive plants, behind mailings (48/64, 75%) and newsletters (37/64, 58%). Websites were chosen by 23/64 (36%) of the respondents to this question. Magazines by 25/64 (39%), and workshops by 19/64 (30%). 64 participants responded to this portion of Q28, 62 had said “yes”, they wanted more information, one said “maybe” and one said “no” (and then said that they’d use a web site).

In comparing this question to Q20g, which asks participants if they are willing to participate in workshops on invasive plants, I found some inconsistencies. While 19/64 said that they were willing to receive more information at workshops in Q28, 39/66 said that they already do or are willing to participate in workshops. In fact, 4/19 who chose workshops in Q28 did not say they would go to workshops in Q20g - two said "maybe", one said "not applicable", and one said "no". Perhaps Q28 was perceived by respondents as a way to express their preferences for obtaining new information. They prefer mailings over workshops, but are still willing to attend workshops.