What is your age?

Gender
Male
Female

How long has your family owned property on the lake?
1-5 yrs
6-10 yrs
11-25 yrs
26-50 yrs
51-75 yrs
> 76 yrs

Household Income per year?
< $50,000
$50,000 - 100,000
$100,000-250,000
> $250,000
wish not to answer

What are your family's primary uses of the lake? (choose all that apply)
Boating
Fishing
Swimming
Site seeing
Other

How many days a year do you spend on your property on Little Birch lake?
Permanent resident (primary home)
Cabin Seasonal (summer)
Cabin (weekends)
Cabin (monthly or less)

What is your affiliation with the Little Birch Lake Association?
Current Member
Not a member
Former member
Interested in becoming a member

How important is the water quality of Little Birch Lake to you?
Very important
Important
Somewhat important
Not important

How do you perceive the

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Overall water quality?
Health of your shoreline?
Overall health of Little Birch lake shoreline?

Is erosion occurring on your shoreline?
Yes
No
Not sure

Have you noticed a change in the lake's water quality since you have been an owner?

	Improved	Stayed the same	Decreased
Quality has

Whom do you think should be responsible for improving water quality (choose all that apply)?
Lakeshore owners
Residents up stream from the lake
Government Agencies (Watershed District, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, or Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)
Visitors to the lake
It is fine the way it is

How do you feel about local environmental agencies (Sauk River Watershed District, Todd and Stearns Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)
They are helping the owners of Little Birch Lake
They have too much control on what a landowner can do on their property
Do not have an opinion

Do you believe

	Yes	No	Maybe	Not sure
Native aquatic plants affect water quality?
Native aquatic plants affect the habitat for animals/fish around the lake?
Native aquatic plants are visually appealing?
Native shoreline plants affect water quality?
Native shoreline plants would help your shoreline?
Native shoreline plants are visually appealing? (see picture)

What do you think negatively impacts the water quality?
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What type of lakeshore do you have presently (choose all that apply)
Landscaped/ornamental plants
Trees and shrubs
Sandy (beach)
Turf grass
Rip Rap (Rocky shoreline)
Native perennials, trees and shrubs
No-mow zone (area next to the lake that you do not mow or weed whip)

Have you ever looked for information on water quality best management practices (BMPs) (an activity, device or behavior that is changed to help protect water resources or shoreline restoration)?
Yes
No
If yes, where?
Internet
Brochures
Books
Magazines
Little Birch Lake Improvement Association
Other

Have you already completed best management practices (BMPs) on your property?
Yes
No
If yes, what did you do and what year?
Rain Garden
Shoreline Buffer (not mowing or weed whipping your shoreline)
Rain Barrel
Low or no fertilizer on your lawn
Native Plants on your shoreline

Have you ever attended a water quality or BMPs (an activity, device or behavior that is changed to help protect water resources) workshop before?
Yes
No

If Yes, where and who put on the workshop?

How do you think runoff affects the Little Birch Lake’s water quality?
Positively
Negatively
Not at All
Not Sure

Do you think over fertilizing your lawn affects Little Birch Lake water quality?
Yes
No
Not Sure

Do you think reducing runoff from you property will affect the water quality of Little Birch Lake?
Yes
No
Not Sure

Do you think native plants protect the shoreline and filter runoff better than non-native plants/turf grass?
Yes
No
Not sure

What types of BMPs would help decrease the runoff from the property around Little Birch Lake (choose all that apply)?
Rain Gardens
Rain Barrels
Native Plant Buffer
All of the above
None of the above
Other

Would you be interested in implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs)?
Yes
No
Need more information

Contact information (optional)
Name, address, phone number, email