Favorite Locations for Personal Water Craft Usage Total Responses = 32 Location # of Responses Lake <strong>Erie</strong> 7 Peninsula 4 Presque Isle 4 Limited Area 1 Bay 1 Would not do 1 Presque Isle Bay 1 Edinboro Lake 1 Yuck - noisy & yuppish 1 Northeast Marina 1 None 1 Windsurfing 1 Two cycle motors should be banned 1 Northeast 1 Poor facilities 1 No way 1 These people are an abomination 1 Elk Creek 1 Walnut Creek 1 Sarah's Campgrounds 1 Rivers <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning Grant--Public Opinion Survey Page 31 Favorite Fishing Locations Total Responses = 379 Location # of Responses Location # of Responses Lake <strong>Erie</strong> 63 Edinboro Lake 8 Presque Isle 48 Elk Creek 44 Walnut Creek 25 Peninsula 19 Presque Isle Bay 8 Eaton Reservoir 8 Fishing Streams 7 Northeast 7 Beach 5 Lake <strong>Erie</strong> Tributary Streams 4 Used to Go 4 None 3 Marina 3 Family Affair 3 Bull's Dam 3 All 3 East Side streams 2 Don't fish 2 20 Mile Creek 7 Bay Area 7 Raccoon Park 7 French Creek 7 Presque Isle State Park 6 Lake Pleasant 5 Crooked Creek 4 4 Mile Creek 2 Hunting Open Land 2 West <strong>Erie</strong> County 2 Lake Labouef 2 McKean Creeks 2 Conneaut Beach (OH) 2 East County 2 Union City Dam 2 Community Parks 2 Private Property 2 Dock 2 Farm Ponds 2 Other fishing locations that were only listed once include: Shorewood, Freeport, 16 Mile Creek, West County Lake Shore, Just got license, Lake <strong>Erie</strong> Community Park, Raccoon Creek, Clarion River, Lake Pymatuning, <strong>Erie</strong> Peninsula Park, Warren, Pond in Fairview, Bayfront, Northeast Reservoirs, Newspapers, Reid Park, Arbuckle, Legion Park - Girard, Albion Parks, State Game Lands, Findlay Lake, <strong>Erie</strong> County, Do not - due to health, River, North Pier, NorthEast Reservation, Ponds, Rt. 5, Wherever there is water, Pymatuning Dam, Woodcock Dam, Secret Fishing Holes, EYC basin, Fairview Gravel Pit, Gravel Pits, NY - Ripley, Mayville, 12 Mile Creek, Trails, Camping, NY State, Scott Park, and Cascade Creek. Rivers <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning Grant--Public Opinion Survey Page 32 20
Favorite Hiking Locations Location Total Responses = 386 # of Responses Location # of Responses Presque Isle 117 Various 4 Peninsula 56 Not Anymore 3 Asbury Woods 20 Anywhere 3 Neighborhoods 11 Private Property 3 State Game Lands 8 Streets 3 North East 7 Walnut Creek 3 Elk Creek 7 Eaton Reservoir 3 Own Property 6 Woods 3 Lake <strong>Erie</strong> 6 McKean Township 3 <strong>Erie</strong> County 6 At Home 2 Wintergreen Gorge 6 Rural Areas 2 All Around West County 5 Back roads 2 Bayfront 4 Asbury Park 4 Parks 2 Asbury 4 Roadways 2 Local Area 4 North Coast Striders 2 Fairview Pleasant Ridge Park 3 Beach 2 Pleasant Ridge 3 Everywhere 2 Other hiking locations that were only listed once include: Christian and I went to the Allegheny, Woods, French Creek, Farm Lots, Country, Presque Isle bike path, Behrend, Ednboro, Personal, Woodcock Dam, Cooks Forest, Various parks, Girard Boro Park, Trails, Penn State, 6 Mile Creek, George, City, Harborcreek, Private trails, Girard Community Park, Sidewalk, Dutton Road, Crooked Creek, Local Roads, Millcreek, Harborcreek Woods, New York State, Venango County, McKean/Franklin, Glenwood, City Parks, Clarion, Bulls Dam, Sometimes on my road -not much traffic, Allegheny National Forest, Whenever, Town, Boyer Road, Turkey Creek, Raccoon Creek, Land acres owned, State parks, Raccoon Park, Meade Park (Corry), Crawford County, Warren County, Lowville to State line, Gamelands off of 97, Dobbns Landing, Fairview, Downtown, Mall, Zuck Park, <strong>Erie</strong> zoo, Too dangerous - too many cars, Sarah’s Campgrounds, McKean, Various Couny roads, Around <strong>Erie</strong>, Open fields, and 4 Mile Creek. Rivers <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning Grant--Public Opinion Survey Page 33 Favorite Hunting Locations Total Responses = 140 Location # of Responses Gamelands 18 <strong>Erie</strong> County 15 Private Land/Property 15 Warren 8 McKean 6 Corry 4 Crawford County 4 Not in <strong>Erie</strong> Co. 3 North East 3 Wattsburg 3 Edinboro 3 Location # of Responses Eaton Reservoir 2 Too much is posted 2 Lowville 2 Woods 2 Franklin 2 West County Gamelands 2 Cooks Forest 2 Waterford 2 Farms 2 Elk Creek Township 2 Other hunting locations that were only listed once include: Youngsville, Albion, Cost, Law enforcement harassment, As I can get out, Haxt (near Warren), Forest Co., Various locations, Shefield, Seagull Marsh, Don’t hunt, Peninsula, A little, Home, Carter Hll, My own backyard, Anywhere, As often as I can, I read the newspapers, In Ohio, Greenfield Township, Everywhere, Washington County, NW PA, New York, Secret, Too many gun happy morons, Campgrounds, Zuck Park, Glenwood Hills, Union City, Union City Fish Hatchery Property, Won’t permit, Elk County, Elgrin, Many locations in <strong>Erie</strong> County, Clarion County, and Presque Isle. Rivers <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning Grant--Public Opinion Survey Page 34 21
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