Thank you for helping VLAWMO reflect and improve our programs and services! Survey closes December 18, 2023 at 4 pm.
1.
Where did you see VLAWMO in 2023? (select any/all)
Facebook
Local newspaper
Email newsletter
Instagram
City council or Township meeting/agenda
Snail mail
Neighborhood newsletter
Event booth
VLAWMO website
Other (please specify)
2.
What VLAWMO initiatives were you aware of in 2023? (select any/all)
Winter Seed Sowing webinar (Feb)
Wood Lake/Oak Knoll Pond spent lime presentation (Feb)
North Oaks Wilkinson Deep-Water Wetland presentation (March)
Blue Thumb webinar: Turf Alternatives (March)
Cost-share grant program open house (March)
"But it fell in my cart!" Smarter plant selection (April)
Raingardens 101 workshop (April)
Volunteer Earth Day clean-up (April)
Birch Lake Elementary program at WB Rotary Nature Preserve (May)
Landscape Revival native plant sale (June)
Vadnais Heights Westfield Park bioswale kick-off (July)
Neighborhood tours (June, July, Aug)
White Bear Montessori native plant tour (July)
North Oaks common carp presentation (August)
VLAWMO 40th Anniversary Celebration with Ramsey County SWCD (August)
Lake Care Weekend (October)
Smart Salting workshops (December)
Carp removal: Pleasant/Deep Lake
Rice Lake purple loosestrife beetle rearing and release
Cost-share program(s)
Junior Watershed Explorer Workbook
Good Neighbor Guide
"Soil your undies" soil health education campaign
Smart irrigation and water conservation spotlight: VH, WBT
Neighborhood spotlight: White Bear Lake Historical Society
Neighborhood spotlight: Bee Lawn
Putting Down Anchors: 15 Years of Lake Planning
North Oaks entrance raingarden
Wilkinson Deep-Water Wetland restoration
Vadnais/Sucker Park habitat restoration
Vadnais/Sucker Park restoration interpretive sign series
Remote water level monitoring on Lambert Creek
Facebook posts
Instagram posts
Wildlife remote cameras
Otter Spotters, Frog and Toad map, Wetland Wildlife story maps
Adopt-a-Drain
Adopt-a-Raingarden
Annual Watershed Awards
Annual report
Watershed Action Volunteers
Technical Commission/Board of Directors meetings
Water monitoring report and summary
VLAWMO booth at a community event (i.e. MarketFest, White Bear Township Day, Vadnais Heights Heritage Days, etc.)
Monthly E-newsletter
Other (please specify)
3.
Did your selection(s) in question #2 change any of the following?
0: Not at all
1: Some change
2: Moderate change
3: Substantial change
4: Drastic change
Knowledge about water management
0: Not at all
1: Some change
2: Moderate change
3: Substantial change
4: Drastic change
Awareness of local water issues
0: Not at all
1: Some change
2: Moderate change
3: Substantial change
4: Drastic change
Attitude towards lakes and/or wetlands
0: Not at all
1: Some change
2: Moderate change
3: Substantial change
4: Drastic change
Skills related to water improvement or water conservation (raingarden/rainbarrel install, native plant install/ID, lawn care, communicating about water, etc.)
0: Not at all
1: Some change
2: Moderate change
3: Substantial change
4: Drastic change
Behavior/habits related to water
0: Not at all
1: Some change
2: Moderate change
3: Substantial change
4: Drastic change
4.
What's your impression of VLAWMO's 2023 outreach? Select one based on what you saw throughout the year (from question #2).
Just right
Approachable
Relevant
Compelling
Too much jargon
Confusing
Too lengthy
Irrelevant
I didn't see enough to form an opinion
What can VLAWMO do to improve our communications?
5.
What most inspires you to take action?
Understanding the problem
Something urgent
Facts
A clear result
Improving the environment
Something affects you personally
Seeing others participate
Community building and networking
Youth opportunities
Other (please specify)
6.
Did you install one of the following landscaping practices in 2023?
Raingarden
Alternative turf (fescue, lo-mow, no-mow, sedge)
Bee lawn
Bioswale
Native plants (pocket planting)
Native plants (prairie/large space)
Permeable pavement
Shrub groundcover
No installations in 2023 but interested for the future
No installations in 2023, already installed in past years
No installations in 2023, no interest
Other
Did the inspiration come from a VLAWMO education effort (workshop, project spotlight, social media, etc.)?
7.
How familiar do you feel you are with local water issues and topics?
Not at all
1 star
A little
2 stars
Average
3 stars
Above average
4 stars
Expert
5 stars
Is this your ideal rating?
8.
What is your preferred way to keep informed on local water and VLAWMO's work? (select any/all)
Updates on VLAWMO projects and programs: View on website
Updates on VLAWMO projects and programs: Receive in email
Updates on VLAWMO projects and programs: Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
Volunteer opportunities
Information about lakes and local natural resources: View on website
Information about lakes and local natural resources: Receive in email
Information about lakes and local natural resources: Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)
Workshops and webinars
Drop-in virtual chats
Drop-in in-person discussion times: Office
Drop-in in-person discussion times: Park or neighborhood location
1-on-1 phone conversations
Snail mail
Other (please specify)
9.
Which of these is most important to you? (select one)
Water quantity (too little/too much)
Water pollution
Wildlife habitat
Wetland conservation
Groundwater conservation
Pollinators
Stormwater runoff
Climate change adaptation
Other (please specify)
10.
What do you find confusing in terms of local water resources, and what can we spend more time explaining?
11.
Optional: What other ideas for outreach, programming, or water resource protection do you have for 2024?
12.
Want to be involved? Sign-up for info or volunteering opportunities.
Email newsletter: News, projects, workshops, tours, and updates
Volunteer opportunities
Name and email address
Current Progress,
0 of 12 answered