Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission Public Input Survey

Share Your Thoughts with the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission

The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Organization (BCWMC) is a public organization tasked with protecting and managing local water resources (e.g., lakes, ponds, wetlands) within portions of nine cities (see map).

The BCWMC is in the process of updating its Watershed Management Plan, which will guide BCWMC actions for the next 10 years. The BCWMC is seeking input from you as it begins this process. Please take our brief survey to help us better understand your concerns and priorities regarding our local water resources.

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* 1. Do you live, work, or recreate within the Bassett Creek Watershed? If so, in what city or cities? (select all that apply)

	live	work	recreate
Crystal	Crystal live	Crystal work	Crystal recreate
Golden Valley	Golden Valley live	Golden Valley work	Golden Valley recreate
Medicine Lake	Medicine Lake live	Medicine Lake work	Medicine Lake recreate
Minneapolis	Minneapolis live	Minneapolis work	Minneapolis recreate
Minnetonka	Minnetonka live	Minnetonka work	Minnetonka recreate
New Hope	New Hope live	New Hope work	New Hope recreate
Plymouth	Plymouth live	Plymouth work	Plymouth recreate
Robbinsdale	Robbinsdale live	Robbinsdale work	Robbinsdale recreate
St. Louis Park	St. Louis Park live	St. Louis Park work	St. Louis Park recreate

Other relationship to the BCWMC

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* 2. Do you interact with the water and natural resources (lakes, streams, wetlands, natural areas) in the BCWMC?

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* 3. How do you interact with the water and natural resources (lakes, streams, wetlands, natural areas) in the BCWMC?

Boat (power or paddle) on lakes

Paddle streams

Fish from pier or shore

Bike/walk/run on trails near water

Watch birds or wildlife / enjoy nature

Other activity

Where do you perform these activities?

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* 4. Do you have adequate access to lakes, streams, and natural areas in your community?

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* 5. How important are each of the following to your quality of life?

	very important	somewhat important	a little important	no impact on my quality of life
Lakes	Lakes very important	Lakes somewhat important	Lakes a little important	Lakes no impact on my quality of life
Streams	Streams very important	Streams somewhat important	Streams a little important	Streams no impact on my quality of life
Wetlands	Wetlands very important	Wetlands somewhat important	Wetlands a little important	Wetlands no impact on my quality of life
Natural Areas	Natural Areas very important	Natural Areas somewhat important	Natural Areas a little important	Natural Areas no impact on my quality of life

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* 6. Of the following, what concerns you about the condition of lakes, streams, and natural areas in the Bassett Creek Watershed? (select top five concerns)

Pollutants like road-salt, fertilizer, and pet waste entering lakes and streams

Poor water clarity

Aquatic invasive species (e.g., zebra mussels and starry stonewort)

Health of habitats for aquatic life (fish, bugs, plants)

Abundance and diversity of wildlife

Erosion along stream banks or lake/pond shorelines

Amount of trash in or around the water body

Beach closures due to bacteria

Boating restrictions due to aquatic plants

Impacts of climate change on water levels and habitats

Flooding

Sustainability and quality of groundwater supplies

Other, please specify:

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* 7. Are there surface water resources or natural areas in the Bassett Creek Watershed you would like to see improved?

yes (please specify which surface water resources and how you'd like to see it improved)

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* 8. How willing are you to take the following actions around your home and yard to improve surface water and groundwater quality?

	already do	willing to do	not willing to do	not applicable
Reduce or eliminate salt use in winter	Reduce or eliminate salt use in winter already do	Reduce or eliminate salt use in winter willing to do	Reduce or eliminate salt use in winter not willing to do	Reduce or eliminate salt use in winter not applicable
Sweep excess salt off dry pavement	Sweep excess salt off dry pavement already do	Sweep excess salt off dry pavement willing to do	Sweep excess salt off dry pavement not willing to do	Sweep excess salt off dry pavement not applicable
Pick up after your pet	Pick up after your pet already do	Pick up after your pet willing to do	Pick up after your pet not willing to do	Pick up after your pet not applicable
Keep grass clippings and leaves out of the street	Keep grass clippings and leaves out of the street already do	Keep grass clippings and leaves out of the street willing to do	Keep grass clippings and leaves out of the street not willing to do	Keep grass clippings and leaves out of the street not applicable
“Adopt” a storm drain to keep free of debris	“Adopt” a storm drain to keep free of debris already do	“Adopt” a storm drain to keep free of debris willing to do	“Adopt” a storm drain to keep free of debris not willing to do	“Adopt” a storm drain to keep free of debris not applicable
Use a rain barrel to capture and use rainwater	Use a rain barrel to capture and use rainwater already do	Use a rain barrel to capture and use rainwater willing to do	Use a rain barrel to capture and use rainwater not willing to do	Use a rain barrel to capture and use rainwater not applicable
Install a rain garden or native flower garden	Install a rain garden or native flower garden already do	Install a rain garden or native flower garden willing to do	Install a rain garden or native flower garden not willing to do	Install a rain garden or native flower garden not applicable
Plant drought tolerant or no-mow grass seed	Plant drought tolerant or no-mow grass seed already do	Plant drought tolerant or no-mow grass seed willing to do	Plant drought tolerant or no-mow grass seed not willing to do	Plant drought tolerant or no-mow grass seed not applicable
Direct gutter downspouts onto the lawn	Direct gutter downspouts onto the lawn already do	Direct gutter downspouts onto the lawn willing to do	Direct gutter downspouts onto the lawn not willing to do	Direct gutter downspouts onto the lawn not applicable
Install or improve a vegetated shoreline buffer along lakes and streams (for shoreline homeowners)	Install or improve a vegetated shoreline buffer along lakes and streams (for shoreline homeowners) already do	Install or improve a vegetated shoreline buffer along lakes and streams (for shoreline homeowners) willing to do	Install or improve a vegetated shoreline buffer along lakes and streams (for shoreline homeowners) not willing to do	Install or improve a vegetated shoreline buffer along lakes and streams (for shoreline homeowners) not applicable

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* 9. Are there other conservation actions you already perform?

yes, please identify which actions they are

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* 10. Would like to be contacted about (check all that apply):

Updates on the 2025 Watershed Plan development process and future engagement opportunities

Information about actions you can take to protect and improve water and natural resources

If you'd like to be contacted about either of these things, please enter your email address: