Blue Hill Heritage Trust

1. Shaping the Future

Thank you for responding to this survey. Blue Hill Heritage Trust (BHHT) is developing a long-range plan and seeks the opinions of people throughout the area who have a current or potential interest in land conservation on the Blue Hill Peninsula.

We welcome your feedback and suggestions to help assess the Trust’s work as it is today and to develop priorities for the future.

The questionnaire that follows takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes to complete. Your input is very much appreciated and all members of your household are encouraged to respond to the survey individually. You may also receive a paper copy of the survey in the mail. You are welcome to complete the survey online or on paper, whichever you prefer.

To show our appreciation, we invite you to enter to win a $100 gift certificate to Barncastle! If you wish to enter, please complete the form at the end of the survey.

All individual survey responses are anonymous and will be kept completely separate from any contact information you may choose to provide.

Thank you so much for your input.

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* 1. How familiar are you with Blue Hill Heritage Trust (BHHT)? If you are not at all familiar, please skip to question 3.

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not very familiar

Not at all familiar

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not very familiar

Not at all familiar

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* 2. In what ways have you participated with the Trust? (Click all that apply.)

Visited a BHHT property

Visited BHHT booth at Taste of the Peninsula, Women’s Wellness Fair, or local farmers markets

Attended the spring lecture series

Attended a “Walk & Talk” program

Attended other workshop, program, or event

Made a financial contribution

Donated land or an easement

Took part in a school or children’s program

Visited the website

Read BHHT print publications

Volunteered

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Overall, how important is it for the Trust to conserve land on the Blue Hill Peninsula?

5 - Extremely important

1 - Not at all important

5 - Extremely important

1 - Not at all important

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* 4. Are there specific areas, locations or parcels you would like to see conserved? If so, please list below.

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* 5. Following is a list of BHHT’s current land protection, stewardship and community engagement activities, as well as possible future activities. Please rate how important each activity is to you by selecting a number on a 5-point scale where "5" means it is "extremely important" and "1" means it is "not at all important". If you do not have an opinion, please indicate DK (Don't Know).

	5 - Extremely important	4	3	2	1 - Not at all important	DK
A. Providing coastal water access	A. Providing coastal water access 5 - Extremely important	A. Providing coastal water access 4	A. Providing coastal water access 3	A. Providing coastal water access 2	A. Providing coastal water access 1 - Not at all important	A. Providing coastal water access DK
B. Providing access to ponds or streams	B. Providing access to ponds or streams 5 - Extremely important	B. Providing access to ponds or streams 4	B. Providing access to ponds or streams 3	B. Providing access to ponds or streams 2	B. Providing access to ponds or streams 1 - Not at all important	B. Providing access to ponds or streams DK
C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth 5 - Extremely important	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth 4	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth 3	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth 2	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth 1 - Not at all important	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth DK
D. Protecting working farmland and forests	D. Protecting working farmland and forests 5 - Extremely important	D. Protecting working farmland and forests 4	D. Protecting working farmland and forests 3	D. Protecting working farmland and forests 2	D. Protecting working farmland and forests 1 - Not at all important	D. Protecting working farmland and forests DK
E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults 5 - Extremely important	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults 4	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults 3	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults 2	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults 1 - Not at all important	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults DK
F. Fish passage restoration	F. Fish passage restoration 5 - Extremely important	F. Fish passage restoration 4	F. Fish passage restoration 3	F. Fish passage restoration 2	F. Fish passage restoration 1 - Not at all important	F. Fish passage restoration DK
G. Creating and maintaining walking trails	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails 5 - Extremely important	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails 4	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails 3	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails 2	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails 1 - Not at all important	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails DK
H. Creating elder-friendly trails	H. Creating elder-friendly trails 5 - Extremely important	H. Creating elder-friendly trails 4	H. Creating elder-friendly trails 3	H. Creating elder-friendly trails 2	H. Creating elder-friendly trails 1 - Not at all important	H. Creating elder-friendly trails DK
I. Guided hikes and boat trips	I. Guided hikes and boat trips 5 - Extremely important	I. Guided hikes and boat trips 4	I. Guided hikes and boat trips 3	I. Guided hikes and boat trips 2	I. Guided hikes and boat trips 1 - Not at all important	I. Guided hikes and boat trips DK
J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas 5 - Extremely important	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas 4	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas 3	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas 2	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas 1 - Not at all important	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas DK
K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation 5 - Extremely important	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation 4	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation 3	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation 2	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation 1 - Not at all important	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation DK
L. Protecting scenic views	L. Protecting scenic views 5 - Extremely important	L. Protecting scenic views 4	L. Protecting scenic views 3	L. Protecting scenic views 2	L. Protecting scenic views 1 - Not at all important	L. Protecting scenic views DK
M. Protecting cultural and historic places	M. Protecting cultural and historic places 5 - Extremely important	M. Protecting cultural and historic places 4	M. Protecting cultural and historic places 3	M. Protecting cultural and historic places 2	M. Protecting cultural and historic places 1 - Not at all important	M. Protecting cultural and historic places DK
N. Maintaining an informative website	N. Maintaining an informative website 5 - Extremely important	N. Maintaining an informative website 4	N. Maintaining an informative website 3	N. Maintaining an informative website 2	N. Maintaining an informative website 1 - Not at all important	N. Maintaining an informative website DK
O. Providing trail guides and other publications	O. Providing trail guides and other publications 5 - Extremely important	O. Providing trail guides and other publications 4	O. Providing trail guides and other publications 3	O. Providing trail guides and other publications 2	O. Providing trail guides and other publications 1 - Not at all important	O. Providing trail guides and other publications DK
P. Protecting sources of drinking water	P. Protecting sources of drinking water 5 - Extremely important	P. Protecting sources of drinking water 4	P. Protecting sources of drinking water 3	P. Protecting sources of drinking water 2	P. Protecting sources of drinking water 1 - Not at all important	P. Protecting sources of drinking water DK
Q. Protecting lands for hunting	Q. Protecting lands for hunting 5 - Extremely important	Q. Protecting lands for hunting 4	Q. Protecting lands for hunting 3	Q. Protecting lands for hunting 2	Q. Protecting lands for hunting 1 - Not at all important	Q. Protecting lands for hunting DK
R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles 5 - Extremely important	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles 4	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles 3	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles 2	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles 1 - Not at all important	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles DK
S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking 5 - Extremely important	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking 4	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking 3	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking 2	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking 1 - Not at all important	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking DK

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* 6. Please suggest any other important activities that the Trust should be involved in.

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* 7. Overall, how beneficial do you feel the Trust’s activities are to the residents of the Blue Hill Peninsula?

5 - Extremely beneficial

1 - Not at all beneficial

5 - Extremely beneficial

1 - Not at all beneficial

Please share your thoughts on ways in which the Trust’s activities are or are not beneficial.

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* 8. Below is the same list of BHHT’s land protection, stewardship or community engagement activities you rated for importance. Now, please rate BHHT’s performance on a 5-point scale where "5" means it is "excellent" and "1" means it is "very poor". If you do not have an opinion, please indicate DK (Don't Know).

	5 - Excellent	4	3	2	1 - Very poor	DK
A. Providing coastal water access	A. Providing coastal water access 5 - Excellent	A. Providing coastal water access 4	A. Providing coastal water access 3	A. Providing coastal water access 2	A. Providing coastal water access 1 - Very poor	A. Providing coastal water access DK
B. Providing access to ponds or streams	B. Providing access to ponds or streams 5 - Excellent	B. Providing access to ponds or streams 4	B. Providing access to ponds or streams 3	B. Providing access to ponds or streams 2	B. Providing access to ponds or streams 1 - Very poor	B. Providing access to ponds or streams DK
C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth 5 - Excellent	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth 4	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth 3	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth 2	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth 1 - Very poor	C. Programs, field trips or summer day camps for children and youth DK
D. Protecting working farmland and forests	D. Protecting working farmland and forests 5 - Excellent	D. Protecting working farmland and forests 4	D. Protecting working farmland and forests 3	D. Protecting working farmland and forests 2	D. Protecting working farmland and forests 1 - Very poor	D. Protecting working farmland and forests DK
E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults 5 - Excellent	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults 4	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults 3	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults 2	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults 1 - Very poor	E. Walk & Talks, lecture series, workshops and other events for adults DK
F. Fish passage restoration	F. Fish passage restoration 5 - Excellent	F. Fish passage restoration 4	F. Fish passage restoration 3	F. Fish passage restoration 2	F. Fish passage restoration 1 - Very poor	F. Fish passage restoration DK
G. Creating and maintaining walking trails	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails 5 - Excellent	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails 4	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails 3	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails 2	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails 1 - Very poor	G. Creating and maintaining walking trails DK
H. Creating elder-friendly trails	H. Creating elder-friendly trails 5 - Excellent	H. Creating elder-friendly trails 4	H. Creating elder-friendly trails 3	H. Creating elder-friendly trails 2	H. Creating elder-friendly trails 1 - Very poor	H. Creating elder-friendly trails DK
I. Guided hikes and boat trips	I. Guided hikes and boat trips 5 - Excellent	I. Guided hikes and boat trips 4	I. Guided hikes and boat trips 3	I. Guided hikes and boat trips 2	I. Guided hikes and boat trips 1 - Very poor	I. Guided hikes and boat trips DK
J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas 5 - Excellent	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas 4	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas 3	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas 2	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas 1 - Very poor	J. Protecting wildlife habitats and other ecologically important areas DK
K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation 5 - Excellent	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation 4	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation 3	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation 2	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation 1 - Very poor	K. Advocating for local and state policies that support land conservation DK
L. Protecting scenic views	L. Protecting scenic views 5 - Excellent	L. Protecting scenic views 4	L. Protecting scenic views 3	L. Protecting scenic views 2	L. Protecting scenic views 1 - Very poor	L. Protecting scenic views DK
M. Protecting cultural and historic places	M. Protecting cultural and historic places 5 - Excellent	M. Protecting cultural and historic places 4	M. Protecting cultural and historic places 3	M. Protecting cultural and historic places 2	M. Protecting cultural and historic places 1 - Very poor	M. Protecting cultural and historic places DK
N. Maintaining an informative website	N. Maintaining an informative website 5 - Excellent	N. Maintaining an informative website 4	N. Maintaining an informative website 3	N. Maintaining an informative website 2	N. Maintaining an informative website 1 - Very poor	N. Maintaining an informative website DK
O. Providing trail guides and other publications	O. Providing trail guides and other publications 5 - Excellent	O. Providing trail guides and other publications 4	O. Providing trail guides and other publications 3	O. Providing trail guides and other publications 2	O. Providing trail guides and other publications 1 - Very poor	O. Providing trail guides and other publications DK
P. Protecting sources of drinking water	P. Protecting sources of drinking water 5 - Excellent	P. Protecting sources of drinking water 4	P. Protecting sources of drinking water 3	P. Protecting sources of drinking water 2	P. Protecting sources of drinking water 1 - Very poor	P. Protecting sources of drinking water DK
Q. Protecting lands for hunting	Q. Protecting lands for hunting 5 - Excellent	Q. Protecting lands for hunting 4	Q. Protecting lands for hunting 3	Q. Protecting lands for hunting 2	Q. Protecting lands for hunting 1 - Very poor	Q. Protecting lands for hunting DK
R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles 5 - Excellent	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles 4	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles 3	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles 2	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles 1 - Very poor	R. Creating trails suited to motorized recreational vehicles DK
S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking 5 - Excellent	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking 4	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking 3	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking 2	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking 1 - Very poor	S. Creating trails suited to mountain biking DK

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* 9. Which, if any, of the following BHHT conserved lands have you visited? (Click all that apply.)

Blue Hill Mountain, Blue Hill

Kingdom Woods Conservation Area, Blue Hill

Peters Brook Trail, Blue Hill

Hundred Acre Wood, Brooklin

John B. Mountain, Brooksville

Snow Natural Area, Brooksville

Greenbie Natural Area Trail, Castine

Weinland Nature Study Area, Penobscot

Cooper Farm at Caterpillar Hill, Sedgwick

Snows Cove Preserve, Sedgwick

Carter Nature Preserve, Surry

Patten Stream Preserve, Surry

A “Farmland Forever” local farm

None

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What suggestions do you have for improving any of the Trust’s land protection, stewardship or community engagement activities?

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* 11. Please provide some information about you.

What are the top ways you prefer to receive information about Blue Hill Heritage Trust’s news and activities? (Click up to 3 choices.)

E-mail

Website

Postal Mail

Facebook

Online newsletter

Print newsletter

Ads in print media

Posters

Online event listings

Newspaper event listings

Newspaper articles

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What is your age?

21 or under

22 – 39

40 – 59

60 – 74

75 or over

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* 13. Are you a Trust member, donor, or volunteer?

Yes

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* 14. Are you a member of the BHHT Heritage Society?

Yes

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* 15. Please click which best describes you.

Live or work in the area year round

Live or work in the area seasonally

Visited, went to school or have another connection to the area

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* 16. If you live or work in the area, in which town primarily?

Blue Hill

Brooklin

Brooksville

Castine

Penobscot

Sedgwick

Surry

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Please provide any additional comments or suggestions to help the Trust better serve the Blue Hill Peninsula.

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS IMPORTANT SURVEY FOR BLUE HILL HERITAGE TRUST.

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* 18. (OPTIONAL) If you would like to be added to BHHT's contact list to receive announcements and information, please provide your name and e-mail address.

Our consultants who will be analyzing survey data will keep any contact information you provide completely separate from your survey responses.

Name

E-mail address

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* 19. (OPTIONAL) If you would you like to be notified of volunteering opportunities with Blue Hill Heritage Trust, please provide your name and e-mail address.

Name

E-mail address

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* 20. ENTER TO WIN!
If you would like to enter the drawing to win a $100 gift certificate to Barncastle, please provide your name and phone number and/or e-mail address.

Name

Phone

To submit your survey responses, please click the Done button below.

THANK YOU!

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* 1. How familiar are you with Blue Hill Heritage Trust (BHHT)? If you are not at all familiar, please skip to question 3.

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* 2. In what ways have you participated with the Trust? (Click all that apply.)

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* 3. Overall, how important is it for the Trust to conserve land on the Blue Hill Peninsula?

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* 4. Are there specific areas, locations or parcels you would like to see conserved? If so, please list below.

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* 6. Please suggest any other important activities that the Trust should be involved in.

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* 7. Overall, how beneficial do you feel the Trust’s activities are to the residents of the Blue Hill Peninsula?

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* 9. Which, if any, of the following BHHT conserved lands have you visited? (Click all that apply.)

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* 10. What suggestions do you have for improving any of the Trust’s land protection, stewardship or community engagement activities?

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* 11. Please provide some information about you. What are the top ways you prefer to receive information about Blue Hill Heritage Trust’s news and activities? (Click up to 3 choices.)

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* 12. What is your age?

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* 13. Are you a Trust member, donor, or volunteer?

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* 14. Are you a member of the BHHT Heritage Society?

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* 15. Please click which best describes you.

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* 16. If you live or work in the area, in which town primarily?

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* 17. Please provide any additional comments or suggestions to help the Trust better serve the Blue Hill Peninsula.

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* 18. (OPTIONAL) If you would like to be added to BHHT's contact list to receive announcements and information, please provide your name and e-mail address.Our consultants who will be analyzing survey data will keep any contact information you provide completely separate from your survey responses.

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* 19. (OPTIONAL) If you would you like to be notified of volunteering opportunities with Blue Hill Heritage Trust, please provide your name and e-mail address.

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* 20. ENTER TO WIN!If you would like to enter the drawing to win a $100 gift certificate to Barncastle, please provide your name and phone number and/or e-mail address.

* 11. Please provide some information about you.

What are the top ways you prefer to receive information about Blue Hill Heritage Trust’s news and activities? (Click up to 3 choices.)

* 20. ENTER TO WIN!
If you would like to enter the drawing to win a $100 gift certificate to Barncastle, please provide your name and phone number and/or e-mail address.