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Membership Survey of the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve – 2020

This survey aims to find out how the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve can satisfy your interests and expectations. The Friends Board is always working to improve communication with you, the Friends valued membership. Press the Submit button, after question #8, when you are done.
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1. About our members

When did you join the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve? *

2001-2005 2006-2010 2011-2015 2016-Present

How often did you visit the Preserve in the last 12 months? *

0 1-2 times 3-10 times 11 and more times

What do you do in the Preserve? *

Which areas of the Preserve do you visit most? *

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What draws you to the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve? *

2. How can we better engage members and the community to connect with the Preserve?

Field trips and Nature Outings. The Friends host more than 30 field trips/year, with topics ranging from geology, fungi, trees, birds, prairies, and wetlands to climate change, and attracting over 500 people from the community and students. Typically, a quarter or less of the participants are members.

Have you attended one or more field trip during the past 3 years? *

Yes No Intend to in the future

What may have kept you from attending? *

What other topics would interest you? *

New Activities and Events. What other kinds of events or activities would you be likely to attend?

Mark all that apply. *

Picnic Guest Speaker, indoors Wellness walking group Field trip to another site Environmental breakfast cafe

What other topics? *

Outreach. The Friends partner with other organizations with exhibits on behalf of the Preserve. In addition, we would like to explore opportunities to assist the many diverse groups in the Madison community to experience the Preserve, including people with limited mobility.

What opportunities or events would you suggest to engage more diverse groups? *

Annual meeting. This is an event for meeting up with other Friends, hear a keynote speaker, learn what’s new in the Preserve, elect new Board officers.

Have you attended one or more Annual Meetings during the past 3 years? *

Yes No Intend to attend in the future

What makes you want to come? *

If not you don’t attend, what keeps you away? *

Is there a particular topic you would like to hear about? *

3. If you are considering more involvement, what area(s) might interest you?

Mark your preferences in the list below *

Restoration (physical work in restoration and invasive species control) Citizen science (Bluebird Trail, Purple Martin House, water quality monitoring) Education and outreach (helping with field trips or exhibits) Survey of plants in restoration areas Communication (newsletter, blog contributions, photo sharing) Board of the Friends Other

Please contact Steve Sentoff with your interest (shsentoff@gmail.com) Or provide your contact information here: *

4. How should the Friends support the Preserve through our memberships’ financial contributions?

What projects/topics should be added to the list below for financial support? *

✔️ Prairie Partners Internships ✔️ Restoration projects (Eagle Heights Woods)
✔️ Spring planting festival ✔️ Stewardship fund of the Preserve
✔️ Citizen Science projects expenses (equipment for monitoring of bats, birds and water quality)

5. How do you access information about the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve?

Friends website at https://www.friendslakeshorepreserve.com.
This website informs about field trips and events, the Friends citizen science projects, blogs on people stories and events, nature sightings in the Preserve, research and environmental science pages prepared by members for members, online newsletter, and more.

Do you use the Friends website? *

Yes No

What is effective on this website? *

What is missing or can it be improved? *

Friends Newsletter, Preserve!

What do you like about the Friends’ newsletter? *

How can it be improved? *

Friends email.

How do you assess the frequency of mailings? *

About right Too many

What other ways of communicating do you suggest? *

6. Are there particular issues related to the Preserve for which you would like the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve to advocate? *

7. Is there anything else you would like us to know? *

8. Can you share with us your favorite moment or experience in the Preserve? *

Thank you for completing this survey.

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Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve
P.O. Box 5534
Madison, WI 53705

UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve website

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Home
What We Do
People & Events
The Preserve
- Stories
- Maps >
  - 1918 Marsh
  - Eagle Heights Woods
- Birds >
  - Bluebirds
  - Purple Martins
- Animals
- Plants
- Lichens
Support us
About
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