Mobile Baykeeper 2021 Community Survey-1

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* 1. What is your relationship with Mobile Baykeeper?

Dues-paying Member

Partner

Sponsor or Grantor

Board Member (Past or Present)

Volunteer

Former Staff or Intern

No Formal Role

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* 2. What is your perception of the water quality of Mobile Bay and the waterways of Coastal Alabama?

Very high quality

High quality

Neither high nor low quality

Low quality

Very low quality

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* 3. Do you feel Mobile Baykeeper is effective at resolving environmental issues in Coastal Alabama?

Yes

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* 4. Why or why not?

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* 5. How would you rate Mobile Baykeeper in the following categories?

	Very Poor	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Overall effectiveness	Overall effectiveness Very Poor	Overall effectiveness Poor	Overall effectiveness Average	Overall effectiveness Good	Overall effectiveness Excellent
Environmental Watchdog	Environmental Watchdog Very Poor	Environmental Watchdog Poor	Environmental Watchdog Average	Environmental Watchdog Good	Environmental Watchdog Excellent
Informed Voice of Reason	Informed Voice of Reason Very Poor	Informed Voice of Reason Poor	Informed Voice of Reason Average	Informed Voice of Reason Good	Informed Voice of Reason Excellent
Collaborator for Solutions	Collaborator for Solutions Very Poor	Collaborator for Solutions Poor	Collaborator for Solutions Average	Collaborator for Solutions Good	Collaborator for Solutions Excellent
Ability to communicate activities and results	Ability to communicate activities and results Very Poor	Ability to communicate activities and results Poor	Ability to communicate activities and results Average	Ability to communicate activities and results Good	Ability to communicate activities and results Excellent
Success in resolving environmental issues	Success in resolving environmental issues Very Poor	Success in resolving environmental issues Poor	Success in resolving environmental issues Average	Success in resolving environmental issues Good	Success in resolving environmental issues Excellent
Technical knowledge on environmental issues	Technical knowledge on environmental issues Very Poor	Technical knowledge on environmental issues Poor	Technical knowledge on environmental issues Average	Technical knowledge on environmental issues Good	Technical knowledge on environmental issues Excellent

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Mobile Baykeeper is committed to resolving environmental issues in the Mobile Bay area. How are we doing in each of the following categories?

	Poorly.	Average.	Good.	Excellent.	I don't know.
Sewage Spill Reduction	Sewage Spill Reduction Poorly.	Sewage Spill Reduction Average.	Sewage Spill Reduction Good.	Sewage Spill Reduction Excellent.	Sewage Spill Reduction I don't know.
Muddy Stormwater Reduction	Muddy Stormwater Reduction Poorly.	Muddy Stormwater Reduction Average.	Muddy Stormwater Reduction Good.	Muddy Stormwater Reduction Excellent.	Muddy Stormwater Reduction I don't know.
Responding to Citizen Concerns	Responding to Citizen Concerns Poorly.	Responding to Citizen Concerns Average.	Responding to Citizen Concerns Good.	Responding to Citizen Concerns Excellent.	Responding to Citizen Concerns I don't know.
Coal-ash situation at Plant Barry	Coal-ash situation at Plant Barry Poorly.	Coal-ash situation at Plant Barry Average.	Coal-ash situation at Plant Barry Good.	Coal-ash situation at Plant Barry Excellent.	Coal-ash situation at Plant Barry I don't know.

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Mobile Baykeeper is committed to educating and engaging the public on environmental issues in the Mobile Bay area. How do you feel we are doing in each of the following categories?

	Poorly	Average.	Good.	Excellent.	I don't know.
Education Programs	Education Programs Poorly	Education Programs Average.	Education Programs Good.	Education Programs Excellent.	Education Programs I don't know.
Raising Awareness	Raising Awareness Poorly	Raising Awareness Average.	Raising Awareness Good.	Raising Awareness Excellent.	Raising Awareness I don't know.
Providing Opportunities for Engagement (litter cleanups, invasive species removal, etc.)	Providing Opportunities for Engagement (litter cleanups, invasive species removal, etc.) Poorly	Providing Opportunities for Engagement (litter cleanups, invasive species removal, etc.) Average.	Providing Opportunities for Engagement (litter cleanups, invasive species removal, etc.) Good.	Providing Opportunities for Engagement (litter cleanups, invasive species removal, etc.) Excellent.	Providing Opportunities for Engagement (litter cleanups, invasive species removal, etc.) I don't know.

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Please select the three environmental challenges you believe Mobile Baykeeper should focus on in the next 3 to 5 years.

Coal Ash Removal

Sewage Spills

Mobile Ship Channel

Stormwater Runoff

Litter Pollution

Climate Change / Sea Level Rise

Industrial Disasters and Pollution

Regulation and Enforcement

Invasive Species Removal

Development (Urban Sprawl)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If you are a member, which areas of focus dictate whether you renew or increase your support? If you are not currently a member, what would make you most likely to become a member? (Select up to three)

Efforts to Stop Industrial Pollution

Our Work in Environmental Education

Dealing with Sewage Spills

Preventing Construction Stormwater Runoff Pollution (Muddy Water)

More Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring

SWIM Monitoring

More Collaboration with Non-traditional Partners

More Environmental Advocacy (efforts to enact good policy, prevent bad policy, and implement forward thinking planning)

More Frequent Communication About Our Work

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you believe Mobile Baykeeper is an expert on the issues it engages with?

Yes

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* 11. How did you learn about Mobile Baykeeper?

Television

Radio

Newspaper or Magazine

Social Media

Internet Search Engine (Google, etc.)

Word of Mouth

Speaking Engagement

Event (Bay Bites, Bay Bash, Grandman, etc)

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What is your primary source for learning about the work Mobile Baykeeper is doing to protect our watershed?'

Mobile Baykeeper website

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

E-mails/Newsletter

Events

Local news reports

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 13. Overall, how satisfied are you with Mobile Baykeeper?

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

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* 14. How can we best improve?

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* 15. In which sector do you work?

Business

Environment

Government

Health

Utilities (Energy, Wastewater, Etc.)

Industry (Manufacturing, Etc.)

Arts/Entertainment

Education/Academia

Community/Nonprofit

Student

Retired

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* 16. Can we contact you to discuss your thoughts about Mobile Baykeeper in more detail? (Please fill out contact info on the next page if selecting "Yes".)

Yes