Thank you for helping VLAWMO reflect and improve our programs and services! Survey closes December 18, 2023 at 4 pm.

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* 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)

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* 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)

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* 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	Knowledge about water management 0: Not at all	Knowledge about water management 1: Some change	Knowledge about water management 2: Moderate change	Knowledge about water management 3: Substantial change	Knowledge about water management 4: Drastic change
Awareness of local water issues	Awareness of local water issues 0: Not at all	Awareness of local water issues 1: Some change	Awareness of local water issues 2: Moderate change	Awareness of local water issues 3: Substantial change	Awareness of local water issues 4: Drastic change
Attitude towards lakes and/or wetlands	Attitude towards lakes and/or wetlands 0: Not at all	Attitude towards lakes and/or wetlands 1: Some change	Attitude towards lakes and/or wetlands 2: Moderate change	Attitude towards lakes and/or wetlands 3: Substantial change	Attitude towards lakes and/or wetlands 4: Drastic change
Skills related to water improvement or water conservation (raingarden/rainbarrel install, native plant install/ID, lawn care, communicating about water, etc.)	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	Skills related to water improvement or water conservation (raingarden/rainbarrel install, native plant install/ID, lawn care, communicating about water, etc.) 1: Some change	Skills related to water improvement or water conservation (raingarden/rainbarrel install, native plant install/ID, lawn care, communicating about water, etc.) 2: Moderate change	Skills related to water improvement or water conservation (raingarden/rainbarrel install, native plant install/ID, lawn care, communicating about water, etc.) 3: Substantial change	Skills related to water improvement or water conservation (raingarden/rainbarrel install, native plant install/ID, lawn care, communicating about water, etc.) 4: Drastic change
Behavior/habits related to water	Behavior/habits related to water 0: Not at all	Behavior/habits related to water 1: Some change	Behavior/habits related to water 2: Moderate change	Behavior/habits related to water 3: Substantial change	Behavior/habits related to water 4: Drastic change

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* 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?

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* 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)

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* 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.)?

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* 7. How familiar do you feel you are with local water issues and topics?

Not at all

A little

Average

Above average

Expert

Not at all

A little

Average

Above average

Expert

Is this your ideal rating?

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* 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)

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* 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)

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* 10. What do you find confusing in terms of local water resources, and what can we spend more time explaining?

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* 11. Optional: What other ideas for outreach, programming, or water resource protection do you have for 2024?

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* 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