Watershed Conservation Plan - Destination Erie
Watershed Conservation Plan - Destination Erie
Watershed Conservation Plan - Destination Erie
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Executive Summary (cont’d)<br />
Cont’d<br />
! A plurality of residents utilize Presque Isle, the Peninsula, Lake <strong>Erie</strong>, or the beaches for<br />
wildlife viewing activities. The next two most popular locations are in peoples’ own<br />
backyards and at Asbury Woods.<br />
! More than 5 out of 10 respondents bicycle at Presque Isle or the Peninsula, including Lake<br />
<strong>Erie</strong>. Other notable areas for bicycling are “around my own neighborhood” and<br />
“throughout <strong>Erie</strong> County.”<br />
! A variety of locations were identified for off-roading. The two most popular locations were<br />
the respondents’ own property and Franklin Township.<br />
! Diverse responses were given for camping locations. The most frequent location given<br />
was “not in <strong>Erie</strong> County.” The next two most popular camping locations are the Allegheny<br />
National Forest and <strong>Erie</strong> County.<br />
! 14% of respondents indicated that they hunted at Gamelands including the West County<br />
Gamelands. Two other popular locations for hunting are <strong>Erie</strong> County and on private land<br />
or property.<br />
! The three most popular locations for horseback riding according to respondents are<br />
McKean Township, <strong>Erie</strong> County, and on private property.<br />
! One-third of all residents participate in nature photography at Presque Isle, the Peninsula,<br />
Lake <strong>Erie</strong>, or at the beaches. Other locations for this activity are “throughout <strong>Erie</strong> County”<br />
and Gamelands.<br />
! Five out of ten respondents utilize part of Presque Isle for picnicking including the<br />
Peninsula, Lake <strong>Erie</strong>, and the “beaches.” Respondents’ own backyard or property and<br />
Raccoon Creek are the next two most popular picnicking locations.<br />
Rivers <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning Grant--Public Opinion Survey Page 10<br />
Executive Summary (cont’d)<br />
Residents are largely unaware of any significant Native American historic sites and sites<br />
containing fossils or prehistoric artifacts in <strong>Erie</strong> County.<br />
! Nine out of ten respondents do not know of any important Native American historic sites in<br />
<strong>Erie</strong> County.<br />
! 85.9% of residents are unaware of any sites in <strong>Erie</strong> County that contain fossils or<br />
prehistoric artifacts.<br />
Overall, respondents are supportive of measures that would protect the health of streams in<br />
<strong>Erie</strong> County.<br />
! A majority of respondents are supportive of planting trees and shrubs along stream banks,<br />
constructing greenways, repairing riparian buffer zones, stream bank stoning, sustainable<br />
logging practices, creating land trusts, conservation easements, detention ponds,<br />
conserving and restoring wetlands, and halting suburban development.<br />
! Residents were most critical of fencing streambanks, with 44.5% being unsupportive.<br />
! The measures that contained more technical language had a substantial unsure response.<br />
For example the items that contained the phrases riparian buffer zone and rip rapping had<br />
unsure replies of 43.1% and 51.3% respectively.<br />
Rivers <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning Grant--Public Opinion Survey Page 11<br />
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