Platte River Watershed Questionnaire Survey

Platte River Watershed Questionnaire

1. Platte River Watershed Protection Plan Stakeholder Questionnaire

As part of the Platte River Watershed Protection Planning process the Watershed Steering committee (Platte Lake Improvement Association, Benzie Conservation District, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan Department of Natural Resources-DNR and the Michigan Department of Environment Quality-DEQ) is gathering valuable input from ‘stakeholders’ (watershed residents and visitors) on how they use the Platte River watershed, what they value about it and what they feel threatens it.

For a map of the Platte River watershed, please visit the following link:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3682_3714_31581-127701--,00.html

The fundamental purpose of watershed planning is to preserve the function and character of the watershed. A watershed is the total land area draining to a common body of water such as a lake, river or wetland or storm sewer. Surface water is confined within the boundaries of the watershed formed by surrounding hills and slopes.

Please take a few minutes to answer the following questions to help us better understand how the watershed is being used and what concerns users have for the watershed.

	Regularly (>2-3 times/week)	Fairly Often (2-4 times/month)	Sometimes (6 times a year)	Once a year	Never
Boating (motor)	How often do you enjoy the following activities in the Platte River watershed on an annual basis? Boating (motor) Regularly (>2-3 times/week)	Boating (motor) Fairly Often (2-4 times/month)	Boating (motor) Sometimes (6 times a year)	Boating (motor) Once a year	Boating (motor) Never
Swimming	Swimming Regularly (>2-3 times/week)	Swimming Fairly Often (2-4 times/month)	Swimming Sometimes (6 times a year)	Swimming Once a year	Swimming Never
Water skiing/wakeboarding	Water skiing/wakeboarding Regularly (>2-3 times/week)	Water skiing/wakeboarding Fairly Often (2-4 times/month)	Water skiing/wakeboarding Sometimes (6 times a year)	Water skiing/wakeboarding Once a year	Water skiing/wakeboarding Never
Canoeing/Kayaking	Canoeing/Kayaking Regularly (>2-3 times/week)	Canoeing/Kayaking Fairly Often (2-4 times/month)	Canoeing/Kayaking Sometimes (6 times a year)	Canoeing/Kayaking Once a year	Canoeing/Kayaking Never
Fishing (open water)	Fishing (open water) Regularly (>2-3 times/week)	Fishing (open water) Fairly Often (2-4 times/month)	Fishing (open water) Sometimes (6 times a year)	Fishing (open water) Once a year	Fishing (open water) Never
Fishing (streams/rivers)	Fishing (streams/rivers) Regularly (>2-3 times/week)	Fishing (streams/rivers) Fairly Often (2-4 times/month)	Fishing (streams/rivers) Sometimes (6 times a year)	Fishing (streams/rivers) Once a year	Fishing (streams/rivers) Never
Hunting	Hunting Regularly (>2-3 times/week)	Hunting Fairly Often (2-4 times/month)	Hunting Sometimes (6 times a year)	Hunting Once a year	Hunting Never
Wildlife Observation	Wildlife Observation Regularly (>2-3 times/week)	Wildlife Observation Fairly Often (2-4 times/month)	Wildlife Observation Sometimes (6 times a year)	Wildlife Observation Once a year	Wildlife Observation Never
Photography	Photography Regularly (>2-3 times/week)	Photography Fairly Often (2-4 times/month)	Photography Sometimes (6 times a year)	Photography Once a year	Photography Never

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	N/A
Boating (motor)	Please rate the quality (Excellent, good, fair or poor) of the activities in the Platte River watershed. Boating (motor) Excellent	Boating (motor) Good	Boating (motor) Fair	Boating (motor) Poor	Boating (motor) N/A
Swimming	Swimming Excellent	Swimming Good	Swimming Fair	Swimming Poor	Swimming N/A
Water skiing/wakeboarding	Water skiing/wakeboarding Excellent	Water skiing/wakeboarding Good	Water skiing/wakeboarding Fair	Water skiing/wakeboarding Poor	Water skiing/wakeboarding N/A
Tubing	Tubing Excellent	Tubing Good	Tubing Fair	Tubing Poor	Tubing N/A
Canoeing/Kayaking	Canoeing/Kayaking Excellent	Canoeing/Kayaking Good	Canoeing/Kayaking Fair	Canoeing/Kayaking Poor	Canoeing/Kayaking N/A
Fishing (open water)	Fishing (open water) Excellent	Fishing (open water) Good	Fishing (open water) Fair	Fishing (open water) Poor	Fishing (open water) N/A
Fishing (streams/rivers)	Fishing (streams/rivers) Excellent	Fishing (streams/rivers) Good	Fishing (streams/rivers) Fair	Fishing (streams/rivers) Poor	Fishing (streams/rivers) N/A
Hunting	Hunting Excellent	Hunting Good	Hunting Fair	Hunting Poor	Hunting N/A
Wildlife Observation	Wildlife Observation Excellent	Wildlife Observation Good	Wildlife Observation Fair	Wildlife Observation Poor	Wildlife Observation N/A
Photography	Photography Excellent	Photography Good	Photography Fair	Photography Poor	Photography N/A

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Nutrients	Based on your experiences and knowledge of the watershed, please rank the following threats from most threatening (#1) to least threatening (#7). Nutrients 1	Nutrients 2	Nutrients 3	Nutrients 4	Nutrients 5	Nutrients 6	Nutrients 7
Sediment	Sediment 1	Sediment 2	Sediment 3	Sediment 4	Sediment 5	Sediment 6	Sediment 7
Loss of natural habitat	Loss of natural habitat 1	Loss of natural habitat 2	Loss of natural habitat 3	Loss of natural habitat 4	Loss of natural habitat 5	Loss of natural habitat 6	Loss of natural habitat 7
Toxic Substances	Toxic Substances 1	Toxic Substances 2	Toxic Substances 3	Toxic Substances 4	Toxic Substances 5	Toxic Substances 6	Toxic Substances 7
Exotic Species	Exotic Species 1	Exotic Species 2	Exotic Species 3	Exotic Species 4	Exotic Species 5	Exotic Species 6	Exotic Species 7
Coliform bacteria (E.coli)	Coliform bacteria (E.coli) 1	Coliform bacteria (E.coli) 2	Coliform bacteria (E.coli) 3	Coliform bacteria (E.coli) 4	Coliform bacteria (E.coli) 5	Coliform bacteria (E.coli) 6	Coliform bacteria (E.coli) 7

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1. Platte River Watershed Protection Plan Stakeholder Questionnaire

1. What is your 'residential' relationship to the Platte River Watershed?

2. How often do you enjoy the following activities in the Platte River watershed on an annual basis?

3. Please rate the quality (Excellent, good, fair or poor) of the activities in the Platte River watershed.

4. Based on your experiences and knowledge of the watershed, please rank the following threats from most threatening (#1) to least threatening (#7).

5. Please describe any conflicts (either ongoing or one-time) that you have had or continue to have with other watershed users.

6. Are there certain cultural, historic or environmental sites or resources that you think deserve special protection or specific management regulations?

7. What do you think of the condition of the the Platte River watershed TODAY compared to when you first remember it?

8. Imagine the Platte River watershed 50 years from now – What do you want it to look like?

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1. Platte River Watershed Protection Plan Stakeholder Questionnaire

1. What is your 'residential' relationship to the Platte River Watershed?

2. How often do you enjoy the following activities in the Platte River watershed on an annual basis?

3. Please rate the quality (Excellent, good, fair or poor) of the activities in the Platte River watershed.

4. Based on your experiences and knowledge of the watershed, please rank the following threats from most threatening (#1) to least threatening (#7).

5. Please describe any conflicts (either ongoing or one-time) that you have had or continue to have with other watershed users.

6. Are there certain cultural, historic or environmental sites or resources that you think deserve special protection or specific management regulations?

7. What do you think of the condition of the the Platte River watershed TODAY compared to when you first remember it?

8. Imagine the Platte River watershed 50 years from now – What do you want it to look like?

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