Survey - Love Your Lake (LYL) Values Survey - Canadian Wildlife Federation

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Question - Required - Name of lake:

Question - Not Required - Lake Address:

Question - Not Required - Lake city:

Question - Not Required - Lake Province:

Question - Not Required - Lake Postal Code:

Question - Not Required - 4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO YOU? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

	PERMANENT RESIDENT
	SEASONAL RESIDENT
	OWN VACANT PROPERTY
	OPERATE A FARM
	OPERATE A BUSINESS
	OTHER

Question - Not Required - OTHER (please specify):

Question - Not Required - 5. DO YOU HAVE A TWO OR THREE SEASON COTTAGE THAT YOU PLAN ON WINTERIZING?

YES

NO

DON'T KNOW

Question - Not Required - 6. HOW LONG HAVE YOU OR YOUR FAMILY BEEN ON YOUR LAKE? (YEARS)

RECREATION

Question - Not Required - 7. WHAT TYPES OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES DO YOU PARTICIPATE IN AT THE LAKE? (SELECT AS MANY AS APPLY)

	ATVING
	CAMPING
	CANOEING OR KAYAKING
	CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
	FISHING
	HUNTING
	HIKING
	ICE FISHING
	ICE SKATING
	JET SKIING
	MOUNTAIN BIKING
	NATURE APPRECIATION
	POWER BOATING
	SAILING
	SCUBA DIVING
	SNOWMOBILING
	SNOW SHOEING
	SOCIALIZING
	SWIMMING
	WIND SURFING
	WATER SKIING/WAKE BOARDING
	OTHER

VALUES

8. PLEASE RATE HOW THE FOLLOWING 15 ELEMENTS ADD TO YOUR PERSONAL ENJOYMENT OF YOUR LAKE. PLEASE SELECT ONLY ONE NUMBER FOR EACH VALUE. 1 is Not Important, 5 is Extremely Important, 0 is Don’t Know

Question - Not Required - WATER QUALITY

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - NATURAL SHORELINES

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - SCENERY/VIEW

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - WILDLIFE VIEWING

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - DARK SKIES (NO LIGHT POLLUTION)

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - TRANQUILITY/QUIET

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - FISHING

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - ICE FISHING

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - PRESERVING VACANT LAND

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - HUNTING

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - SWIMMING

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - POWER BOATING

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - NON-POWER BOATING

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - LAKE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - OTHER

1

2

3

4

5

0

Question - Not Required - OTHER (PLEASE IDENTIFY)

Question - Not Required - 9. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE TOP THREE ISSUES FACING YOUR LAKE AND YOUR LAKE USE?

	WATER QUALITY
	WATER LEVELS
	FISH POPULATIONS
	BOATING
	COTTAGE CONVERSIONS TO PERMANENT HOMES
	SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT
	FAULTY OR POORLY MAINTAINED SEPTICS
	NOISE POLLUTION
	LIGHT POLLUTION
	WILDLIFE
	OTHER

Question - Not Required - OTHER (please specify):

Question - Not Required - 10. PLEASE IDENTIFY THE TOP THREE ACTIONS YOU BELIEVE SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN TO BENEFIT YOUR LAKE AND LAKE COMMUNITY.

	STOP MOWING GRASS BY THE SHORELINE
	PLANT TREES AND SHRUBS ALONG SHORE
	LIMIT BOAT WAKES NEAR SHORE
	ENGAGE IN A SEPTIC RE-INSPECTION PROGRAM
	PROVIDE EDUCATION MATERIALS TO PROPERTY OWNERS ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS
	UNDERTAKE MORE WATER QUALITY TESTING
	CREATE OR ENFORCE STRICTER RULES FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT
	CREATE OR ENFORCE STRICTER RULES FOR RE-DEVELOPMENT (COTTAGE CONVERSIONS)
	IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROPERTY OWNERS AND LAKE ASSOCIATION
	ENGAGE MORE PROPERTY OWNERS IN LAKE ACTIVITIES
	UNDERTAKE A LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN
	NOTHING
	OTHER

Question - Not Required - OTHER (please specify):

Question - Not Required - 11. DESCRIBE YOUR LAKE'S WATER QUALITY:

EXCELLENT

GOOD

POOR

DON'T KNOW

Question - Not Required - 12. WHAT ARE YOUR PARTICULAR CONCERNS WITH RESPECT TO YOUR LAKE WATER QUALITY?

	BACTERIA
	SMELL
	ALGAE/AQUATIC VEGETATION
	CLARITY
	CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION
	NO CONCERNS
	OTHER

Question - Not Required - OTHER (please specify):

STEWARDSHIP

Question - Not Required - 13. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR ACTIVITIES AS A SHORELINE PROPERTY OWNER CAN AFFECT WATER QUALITY, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND THE OVERALL HEALTH OF YOUR LAKE?

YES

NO

Question - Not Required - 14. WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES RELATED TO YOUR LAKE?

YES

NO

Question - Not Required - 15. WHAT BARRIERS HAVE YOU ENCOUNTERED WHEN TRYING TO PARTICIPATE IN STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

	COST
	LACK OF TIME
	LACK OF INFORMATION
	NOT A PRIORITY
	OTHER

Question - Not Required - OTHER (please specify):

Question - Not Required - OTHER COMMENTS:

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