Snohomish County Land Conservation Strategy

Snohomish County’s Department of Conservation & Natural Resources is developing a strategy to help the County focus and balance its efforts to preserve important park, habitat, agriculture, forest and general open space for future generations. This Land Conservation Strategy is being developed and refined through feedback from the community. We’d like to hear from you on what is most important.

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* 1. On a scale of one to five, where one is a very high priority and five is not at all a priority, how would you prioritize the following:

	Very high priority (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	Not at all a priority (5)
Promote food security	Promote food security Very high priority (1)	Promote food security (2)	Promote food security (3)	Promote food security (4)	Promote food security Not at all a priority (5)
Protect open space and improve access to green spaces	Protect open space and improve access to green spaces Very high priority (1)	Protect open space and improve access to green spaces (2)	Protect open space and improve access to green spaces (3)	Protect open space and improve access to green spaces (4)	Protect open space and improve access to green spaces Not at all a priority (5)
Restore natural salmon runs	Restore natural salmon runs Very high priority (1)	Restore natural salmon runs (2)	Restore natural salmon runs (3)	Restore natural salmon runs (4)	Restore natural salmon runs Not at all a priority (5)
Expand and enhance trails	Expand and enhance trails Very high priority (1)	Expand and enhance trails (2)	Expand and enhance trails (3)	Expand and enhance trails (4)	Expand and enhance trails Not at all a priority (5)
Preserve water quality	Preserve water quality Very high priority (1)	Preserve water quality (2)	Preserve water quality (3)	Preserve water quality (4)	Preserve water quality Not at all a priority (5)
Improve air quality	Improve air quality Very high priority (1)	Improve air quality (2)	Improve air quality (3)	Improve air quality (4)	Improve air quality Not at all a priority (5)
Provide plentiful, equitable recreation opportunities	Provide plentiful, equitable recreation opportunities Very high priority (1)	Provide plentiful, equitable recreation opportunities (2)	Provide plentiful, equitable recreation opportunities (3)	Provide plentiful, equitable recreation opportunities (4)	Provide plentiful, equitable recreation opportunities Not at all a priority (5)
Maintain and care for existing natural lands, parks, trails and open space	Maintain and care for existing natural lands, parks, trails and open space Very high priority (1)	Maintain and care for existing natural lands, parks, trails and open space (2)	Maintain and care for existing natural lands, parks, trails and open space (3)	Maintain and care for existing natural lands, parks, trails and open space (4)	Maintain and care for existing natural lands, parks, trails and open space Not at all a priority (5)
Maintain wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity	Maintain wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity Very high priority (1)	Maintain wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity (2)	Maintain wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity (3)	Maintain wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity (4)	Maintain wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity Not at all a priority (5)
Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns Very high priority (1)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (2)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (3)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (4)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns Not at all a priority (5)
Improve wildfire resilience	Improve wildfire resilience Very high priority (1)	Improve wildfire resilience (2)	Improve wildfire resilience (3)	Improve wildfire resilience (4)	Improve wildfire resilience Not at all a priority (5)
Increase flood resilience	Increase flood resilience Very high priority (1)	Increase flood resilience (2)	Increase flood resilience (3)	Increase flood resilience (4)	Increase flood resilience Not at all a priority (5)
Protect healthy working forests	Protect healthy working forests Very high priority (1)	Protect healthy working forests (2)	Protect healthy working forests (3)	Protect healthy working forests (4)	Protect healthy working forests Not at all a priority (5)
Protect and enhance habitat for sensitive, threatened and endangered species	Protect and enhance habitat for sensitive, threatened and endangered species Very high priority (1)	Protect and enhance habitat for sensitive, threatened and endangered species (2)	Protect and enhance habitat for sensitive, threatened and endangered species (3)	Protect and enhance habitat for sensitive, threatened and endangered species (4)	Protect and enhance habitat for sensitive, threatened and endangered species Not at all a priority (5)

The Land Conservation Strategy is one of the early efforts of the Land Conservation Initiative, which the Snohomish County Council funded in 2022 to provide a cohesive set of actions for protecting high conservation-value lands.

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* 2. Which of the following objectives should Snohomish County prioritize in developing the Land Conservation Strategy? Rank each objective below, with 1 = most important, and 10 = least important.

	Most important (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	Least important (10)
Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us	Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us Most important (1)	Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us (2)	Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us (3)	Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us (4)	Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us (5)	Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us (6)	Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us (7)	Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us (8)	Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us (9)	Protect the environment and lessen the impacts of climate change on us Least important (10)
Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County	Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County Most important (1)	Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County (2)	Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County (3)	Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County (4)	Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County (5)	Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County (6)	Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County (7)	Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County (8)	Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County (9)	Protect the quality of life in Snohomish County Least important (10)
Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County	Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County Most important (1)	Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County (2)	Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County (3)	Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County (4)	Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County (5)	Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County (6)	Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County (7)	Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County (8)	Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County (9)	Sustain and support local food production in Snohomish County Least important (10)
Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space	Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space Most important (1)	Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space (2)	Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space (3)	Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space (4)	Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space (5)	Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space (6)	Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space (7)	Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space (8)	Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space (9)	Address and rectify historical inequities in access to open space Least important (10)
Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space	Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space Most important (1)	Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space (2)	Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space (3)	Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space (4)	Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space (5)	Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space (6)	Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space (7)	Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space (8)	Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space (9)	Manage growth to preserve, restore and maintain park, habitat, agriculture, forest and open space Least important (10)
Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds	Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds Most important (1)	Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds (2)	Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds (3)	Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds (4)	Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds (5)	Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds (6)	Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds (7)	Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds (8)	Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds (9)	Maintaining water quality by protecting habitat and watersheds Least important (10)
Protect salmon habitat	Protect salmon habitat Most important (1)	Protect salmon habitat (2)	Protect salmon habitat (3)	Protect salmon habitat (4)	Protect salmon habitat (5)	Protect salmon habitat (6)	Protect salmon habitat (7)	Protect salmon habitat (8)	Protect salmon habitat (9)	Protect salmon habitat Least important (10)
Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns Most important (1)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (2)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (3)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (4)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (5)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (6)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (7)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (8)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns (9)	Conserve and promote tree canopy in cities and towns Least important (10)
Ensure existing land is well-maintained	Ensure existing land is well-maintained Most important (1)	Ensure existing land is well-maintained (2)	Ensure existing land is well-maintained (3)	Ensure existing land is well-maintained (4)	Ensure existing land is well-maintained (5)	Ensure existing land is well-maintained (6)	Ensure existing land is well-maintained (7)	Ensure existing land is well-maintained (8)	Ensure existing land is well-maintained (9)	Ensure existing land is well-maintained Least important (10)
Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy	Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy Most important (1)	Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy (2)	Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy (3)	Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy (4)	Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy (5)	Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy (6)	Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy (7)	Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy (8)	Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy (9)	Maintain working forests' role in contributing to the local economy Least important (10)

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* 3. How often do you participate in the following activities:

	Once a week or more	Once a month or more	Less than once a month	Less than once a year	Never	I don't know
Visit a Snohomish County park	Visit a Snohomish County park Once a week or more	Visit a Snohomish County park Once a month or more	Visit a Snohomish County park Less than once a month	Visit a Snohomish County park Less than once a year	Visit a Snohomish County park Never	Visit a Snohomish County park I don't know
Visit a Washington State Park	Visit a Washington State Park Once a week or more	Visit a Washington State Park Once a month or more	Visit a Washington State Park Less than once a month	Visit a Washington State Park Less than once a year	Visit a Washington State Park Never	Visit a Washington State Park I don't know
Visit a national park or forestland	Visit a national park or forestland Once a week or more	Visit a national park or forestland Once a month or more	Visit a national park or forestland Less than once a month	Visit a national park or forestland Less than once a year	Visit a national park or forestland Never	Visit a national park or forestland I don't know
Go for a hike	Go for a hike Once a week or more	Go for a hike Once a month or more	Go for a hike Less than once a month	Go for a hike Less than once a year	Go for a hike Never	Go for a hike I don't know
Run, walk, or bike on a Snohomish County regional trail	Run, walk, or bike on a Snohomish County regional trail Once a week or more	Run, walk, or bike on a Snohomish County regional trail Once a month or more	Run, walk, or bike on a Snohomish County regional trail Less than once a month	Run, walk, or bike on a Snohomish County regional trail Less than once a year	Run, walk, or bike on a Snohomish County regional trail Never	Run, walk, or bike on a Snohomish County regional trail I don't know
Visit a city park or trail	Visit a city park or trail Once a week or more	Visit a city park or trail Once a month or more	Visit a city park or trail Less than once a month	Visit a city park or trail Less than once a year	Visit a city park or trail Never	Visit a city park or trail I don't know

DEMOGRAPHICS

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* 4. Which age group are you in?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Prefer not to say

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* 5. What is your home zip code?

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* 6. What is your gender identity?

Female

Male

Nonbinary

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What is your ethnic background?

White

Hispanic or Latino

Black or African American

Asian

American Indian or Alaska Native

Middle Eastern or North African

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Multiracial

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What is the highest level of education you received?

Some high school

High school diploma

College degree

Master's degree or above

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What is your annual household income?

Under $25,000

$25,000 to $50,000

$50,000 to $100,000

$100,000 to $150,000

Over $150,000

Prefer not to say