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How Satisfied Are You With The Opportunities Available In Erie County For Recreational Activities Listed Below N=474 ! Picnicking had the highest satisfaction rate at 91.6%. ! Off-roading had the lowest satisfaction rate at 45.9%, but it also had the highest unsure response at 34.5%. Picnicking Outdoor photography Horseback riding Hunting Camping Off-roading Wildlife viewing Birdwatching Hiking Biking 46 57 13 76 72 92 4 4 83 3 4 30 8 16 15 13 20 35 81 7 11 85 3 12 ! Overall residents are satisfied with the available recreational opportunities in Erie County. Jetskiing Boating (no motor) Boating (motor) 85 132 85 12 3 76 7 17 85 4 11 882 10 Swimming Fishing 87 10 3 86 3 11 Percent Statisfied/Very Satisfied Percent Dissatisfied/Very Dissatisfied Percent Unsure Rivers Conservation Planning Grant--Public Opinion Survey Page 24 If You Indicated That You Were Dissatisfied Or Very Dissatisfied With Opportunities Available For One Or More Of The Recreational Activities Listed, What Could Be Done To Make It More Satisfying Total Responses = 264 Responses with 3 or more respondents: Other Responses Given: ! More opportunities for “camping at state or local parks” was the most popular response wth 20 respondents or 7.6% of total responses. ! 5.3% of respondents (14) wanted “more areas for bicyclng.” ! 14 respondents wanted “more ATV tracks.” ! “More areas for hiking” are desired by 10 respondents. ! 3.0% of respondents (8) would like “more trails.” ! 8 respondents want “more opportunities for horseback riding.” ! “More publicity for nature opportunities” was suggested by 3.0% of the respondents. ! 7 respondents feel that people should “respect property owners’ privacy ! “More regulations of off-roading” was suggested by 2.7% of respondents (7). ! 7 respondents desired “pollution control in swimming areas.” ! “More areas” constituted 2.7% of responses (7) given. ! 2.3% of respondents (6) want “better bicycling conditions.” ! 5 respondents think that “too much motor boating” is a problem. ! “Unenforced regulations” comprised 1.9% of responses given (5). ! By “keeping the noise down” 1.5% of respondents (4) feel that recreation could be improved. ! 4 respondents feel the need to “eliminate jet skis.” ! “More areas for walking” are desired by 4 respondents. ! 4 respondents replied “open more land for hunting.” ! 1.5% of respondents (4) want “better trails.” ! “More activities” constituted 1.5% of responses given (4). ! 3 respondents think that chemical contamination of fish is a problem. ! “Dead fish in water” was a problem cited by 1.1% of respondents (3). ! 3 respondents want “more opportunities for environmental eduaction.” ! Recreation can be improved by “less regulation” according to 3 respondents. ! 1.1% of respondents want to “limit jet ski use.” ! Two Responses: More areas for non-motor boating, more areas for wildlife viewing, no bicycling on highways, boats cause pollution, jeeps destroy land, less cost to indviduals, reopen Lake Pleasant for swimming, more advertisements for hiking trails, need a “rails-to-trails” path through Erie County, more opportunities south of I-90, education on sharing the road wth bikers, more ATV access, get government involved, attach small fees if necessary, Presque Isle is inhabited by fleas and biting insects, and more parks (like Asbury Woods). ! One Response: Non-native species invasion, do not allow glass containers at beaches, more days for hunting, less opportunities on the Eastside, more areas for rollerblading, stop the fishing license requirement, provide alternatves to the zoo for nature observation, more areas to preserve nature, better care facilites, make bike and walk trails separate on Presque Isle, limit motor boat speeding, more pools, more shoulders built on rural roads, connecting horse trails, more nude beaches, more backpacking areas, less commercial campgrounds, preservation and development of Presque Isle, these people need to get a life (swimming, jet ski, birdwatching), no use for ATVs, free swimming areas at Presque Isle, more riding areas, more wildlife stocking programs, more kayak rentals, nude store “pornopoly,” crime, increase luxury taxes, regulate MPG on recreational vehicles, autos, and watercraft, limit speed of luxury vehicles, center activities in one area, more photography access, less commercial development, less residential development, fix existing homes and businesses, more woods, fields, and piers, better places, more beach access, more lake access, utilize abandoned areas, in favor of private (vs. Public) funding, no coyote hunting, open more private land, get rid of idiot boats, clean up trash, better accountability by operators, walking trails in North East, need bike/walk path on W. 38th St. and Asbury Road to Asbury Woods, flexible PM hours for locations, warmer water temperatures, more boat ramps on Lake Erie, more public indoor pools, regulatons on hunting/gun use, fish and game commission should not be given any police powers whatsoever, bring boating events to the area, more pet areas, more pet monitoring, less government involvement, allow dogs in state camping areas, mufflers for ATVs, more picnicking areas, less hunting areas, more fish supplied, more nonlifeguarded swimming allowed, government incentives to private landowners to allow hunting, keep them clean, more safety measures, and improve law enforcement. Rivers Conservation Planning Grant--Public Opinion Survey Page 25 16
Favorite Locations For Recreation In Erie County Favorite Bicycling Locations Total Responses = 209 Location # of Responses Presque Isle 74 Peninsula 28 Neighborhoods 11 Erie County 10 Northeast 7 City Streets 5 Route 5 4 Lake Erie 4 Trails 3 Location # of Responses Locally 3 McKean Streets 3 County Roads 2 Oil Creek State Park 2 I have my own bike 2 Bayfront 2 Back roads 2 Girard 2 Sidewalks 2 Other bicycling locations that were only listed once include: Route 89, Bulls Dam, Millcreek Summit, West Springfield, Bayside Walk, With grandkids, Not enough biking paths, Don’t have one, Turkey Creek, Raccoon Creek, From home, Gravel Pit Park, Lake Pleasant, Waterford, Home, Own yard, Rails to Trails, East Erie County, Edinboro, West County, Too dangerous - too many cars, Sarah’s, Backwoods, Avid MTB, Back and forth to work, Anywhere, Ocassionally - weather permitting, All over, Secondary roads with large berm, Suburban streets, Frontier, Not usually around, State parks, Harborcreek, Dutton Rd., Heimyer Rd., On our road that s not even safe to drive a car on, Our road, Roadways, Lake City, Union City Dam, Fairview, and Franklin. Rivers Conservation Planning Grant--Public Opinion Survey Page 26 17
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Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Pr
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land to development. Strong communi
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Human resources available to facili
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other communities, organizations, a
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TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures .
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8.3 Sustainable Development and Gov
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Figure 5.14. Average summer phospho
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Figure 10.3. Management Areas propo
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND PLAN AUTHORSHIP
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working with interested teacher and
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Figure 1.3. Perceived importance of
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1.3 Watershed Plan Focus The primar
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Figure 2.2. Detail of the south-cen
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Figure 2.4. Physiographic provinces
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westward. Although the paucity of f
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via the Erigan River, a major river
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Warren and Whittlesey can be found
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evised paleoenvironmental picture,
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characteristic ground stone tools,
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phase represent the most common Lat
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including flexed and extended inhum
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with the appearance of European tra
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania wa
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of $800 for the purchase of The Tri
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In addition to these townships, the
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Pittsburgh Railroad had reached New
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Figure 3.3. Density of registered a
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the Whittlesey and Warren III stran
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Table 3.3. Properties in the Study
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Table 3.3—continued Name Address
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Table 3.3—continued Name Address
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"Little Ice Age"), and the validity
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"massasaugies" (Eastern Massasauga
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eport (Col. John Fleeharty) lamente
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flowing streams. The starting point
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elow the park." Apparently the pump
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A submerged arching sand feature is
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of the lake plain and upland areas
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characteristics, and are important
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Lake section (see Figure 2.4). Nota
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Figure 5.2. Flow time series for Tw
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Figure 5.4. Flow time series for Co
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Figure 5.8. Flow per square mile pe
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area that have thicker glacial depo
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Table 5.4. Protected Water Uses for
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Stream Zone County 3—East Branch
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5.10.2 Permitted Discharges The two
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Figure 5.14. Average summer phospho
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Figure 5.15. Graphical analyses of
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Figure 5.17. Average summer nitrate
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Figure 5.19. Mercury concentrations
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Figure 5.20. Map showing locations
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Figure 5.22. Number of stream miles
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91 Figure 5.24. Results of Campbell
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Table 5.6. Range in Number of E. co
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Figure 5.26. Maximum E. coli counts
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The recent investigation completed
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Figure 5.30. Sources of known nondo
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6 NATURAL RESOURCES 6.1 Animal Life
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Rank Status Taxon Common Name Globa
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Table 6.2. Pennsylvania Vertebrate
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Table 6.3. Noted Occurrence of Spaw
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Figure 6.4. Water quality designati
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Figure 6.6. Fishing hours spent on
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Figure 6.7. Comparative analysis of
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Figure 6.9. Percentage breakdown of
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A small number of the birds listed
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phytoplankton by Dreissena allows l
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populations increase. Corbicula flu
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Rank Status Taxon Common name Globa
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Rank Status Taxon Common name Globa
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Two other forest wetland plant comm
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6.2.4 Emergent Wetlands Over half o
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alleghaniensis), sugar maple, red m
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Table 6.6.Percentage Composition of
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Figure 6.18. Detail of the largest
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Figure 7.1. Responses made by study
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Figure 7.3. Spatial distribution of
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Presque Isle State Park is connecte
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Table 7.2. Number of Recreational O
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lakefront recreational properties,
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Map Id Subwatershed Comment 51 41.5
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Bayfront Center for Maritime Studie
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Other watershed associations or wat
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Figure 8.1. Child poverty rates in
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comprehensive vision or plan, have
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and municipalities should be encour
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5. In order to sustain maximum biod
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10 PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES FOR AC
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easements for riparian areas, and p
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Table 10.2 Management Areas Defined
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Page 233 and 234: Please Indicate Whether You Agree,
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Page 247 and 248: Knowledge Of Historic And Prehistor
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