Watershed Planning Survey

As you may know, the Clearwater Resource Council’s mission has been through the many years of its existence, to help us all protect, preserve and where necessary, restore the many natural resources of our awesome valley. In that ongoing effort CRC is embarking on a watershed planning process, in recognition of our community values, to identify, prioritize and better coordinate efforts to protect, preserve and restore the natural resources of the Clearwater Valley (from Highway 200 up to Summit Lake).

We are seeking your assistance. As residents, cabin owners or visitors of the Clearwater Valley, we would like to hear your thoughts as to issues or concerns you have seen or experienced in the protection and preservation of the watershed. Thank you in advance for helping us by answering the survey questions and helping us better understand the community’ s thoughts as to issues and concerns as well as your thoughts on what makes this valley such a wonderful place to live and recreate. Thank you.

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* 1. Are you a permanent resident of the Clearwater Valley?

Yes

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* 2. Are you a seasonal resident of the Clearwater Valley?

Yes

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* 3. Are you a visitor to the Clearwater Valley?

Yes

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* 4. How long have you lived in the Seeley Lake region? If you aren’t a permanent or seasonal resident, how many years have you been visiting the region?

1-5 years

6-10 years

10-15 years

15-20 years

More than 20 years

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* 5. Contact Information (Optional)

Name

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 6. Values: Please rate the following values as they pertain to your experience in the Clearwater Valley.

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important	No opinion
Water quality	Water quality Very important	Water quality Somewhat important	Water quality Not important	Water quality No opinion
Fishing opportunities	Fishing opportunities Very important	Fishing opportunities Somewhat important	Fishing opportunities Not important	Fishing opportunities No opinion
Quality of the surrounding forests	Quality of the surrounding forests Very important	Quality of the surrounding forests Somewhat important	Quality of the surrounding forests Not important	Quality of the surrounding forests No opinion
Hunting	Hunting Very important	Hunting Somewhat important	Hunting Not important	Hunting No opinion
Trails	Trails Very important	Trails Somewhat important	Trails Not important	Trails No opinion
Waterfowl protection	Waterfowl protection Very important	Waterfowl protection Somewhat important	Waterfowl protection Not important	Waterfowl protection No opinion
Protection of our fish species	Protection of our fish species Very important	Protection of our fish species Somewhat important	Protection of our fish species Not important	Protection of our fish species No opinion
Solitude and tranquility	Solitude and tranquility Very important	Solitude and tranquility Somewhat important	Solitude and tranquility Not important	Solitude and tranquility No opinion
Quality experience with family and friends	Quality experience with family and friends Very important	Quality experience with family and friends Somewhat important	Quality experience with family and friends Not important	Quality experience with family and friends No opinion
Maintaining property values	Maintaining property values Very important	Maintaining property values Somewhat important	Maintaining property values Not important	Maintaining property values No opinion
Beautiful scenery	Beautiful scenery Very important	Beautiful scenery Somewhat important	Beautiful scenery Not important	Beautiful scenery No opinion

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* 7. Amenities: please indicate your level of participation in the following activities in the Clearwater Valley.

	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
Hiking/walking in nature	Hiking/walking in nature Often	Hiking/walking in nature Sometimes	Hiking/walking in nature Rarely	Hiking/walking in nature Never
Camping	Camping Often	Camping Sometimes	Camping Rarely	Camping Never
Hunting	Hunting Often	Hunting Sometimes	Hunting Rarely	Hunting Never
Fishing	Fishing Often	Fishing Sometimes	Fishing Rarely	Fishing Never
Boating	Boating Often	Boating Sometimes	Boating Rarely	Boating Never
Swimming	Swimming Often	Swimming Sometimes	Swimming Rarely	Swimming Never
Snowboarding/skiing	Snowboarding/skiing Often	Snowboarding/skiing Sometimes	Snowboarding/skiing Rarely	Snowboarding/skiing Never
Snowmobiling	Snowmobiling Often	Snowmobiling Sometimes	Snowmobiling Rarely	Snowmobiling Never

Are there any other outdoor activities that you participate in that are important to you?

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* 8. Other topics: please consider the following threats and rate them according to your experience in the Clearwater Valley and your concern for the future of the region.

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important	No opinion
Destruction of wildlife and wildlife habitat	Destruction of wildlife and wildlife habitat Very important	Destruction of wildlife and wildlife habitat Somewhat important	Destruction of wildlife and wildlife habitat Not important	Destruction of wildlife and wildlife habitat No opinion
Depletion of native fisheries and aquatic habitat	Depletion of native fisheries and aquatic habitat Very important	Depletion of native fisheries and aquatic habitat Somewhat important	Depletion of native fisheries and aquatic habitat Not important	Depletion of native fisheries and aquatic habitat No opinion
Septic contamination on lakes	Septic contamination on lakes Very important	Septic contamination on lakes Somewhat important	Septic contamination on lakes Not important	Septic contamination on lakes No opinion
Introduction of biofouling invasive species (i.e. zebra mussels)	Introduction of biofouling invasive species (i.e. zebra mussels) Very important	Introduction of biofouling invasive species (i.e. zebra mussels) Somewhat important	Introduction of biofouling invasive species (i.e. zebra mussels) Not important	Introduction of biofouling invasive species (i.e. zebra mussels) No opinion
Depletion of drinking water supplies	Depletion of drinking water supplies Very important	Depletion of drinking water supplies Somewhat important	Depletion of drinking water supplies Not important	Depletion of drinking water supplies No opinion
Increase in blue-green algae blooms on lakes	Increase in blue-green algae blooms on lakes Very important	Increase in blue-green algae blooms on lakes Somewhat important	Increase in blue-green algae blooms on lakes Not important	Increase in blue-green algae blooms on lakes No opinion
Expansion of non-native water lilies in the lakes	Expansion of non-native water lilies in the lakes Very important	Expansion of non-native water lilies in the lakes Somewhat important	Expansion of non-native water lilies in the lakes Not important	Expansion of non-native water lilies in the lakes No opinion
Erosion and sedimentation on lakes/streams	Erosion and sedimentation on lakes/streams Very important	Erosion and sedimentation on lakes/streams Somewhat important	Erosion and sedimentation on lakes/streams Not important	Erosion and sedimentation on lakes/streams No opinion
Water depletion (lakes and streams drying up/dewatering)	Water depletion (lakes and streams drying up/dewatering) Very important	Water depletion (lakes and streams drying up/dewatering) Somewhat important	Water depletion (lakes and streams drying up/dewatering) Not important	Water depletion (lakes and streams drying up/dewatering) No opinion
Noise pollution and overcrowding in surrounding areas	Noise pollution and overcrowding in surrounding areas Very important	Noise pollution and overcrowding in surrounding areas Somewhat important	Noise pollution and overcrowding in surrounding areas Not important	Noise pollution and overcrowding in surrounding areas No opinion

Any other issues of concern:

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