Subwatershed Plan Update Survey

Subwatershed plans provide a snapshot of environmental health, identify stressors that are impacting that health, and actions to protect and enhance the subwatershed. These plans help to inform decision makers (such as municipalities) on how their decisions will impact the subwatershed and promote responsible land-use planning.

We are in the process of updating the plans for five subwatersheds in the Lake Simcoe watershed: the East Holland River, West Holland River, Maskinonge River, Barrie Creeks, and Innisfil Creeks.

This survey will help us to better understand what locals are seeing in these watersheds, and what your priorities are for those rivers and creeks. Your responses will help us shape the subwatershed plan updates.

Please identify the subwatershed in which you are located. Not sure which one? Check out our map to find out.

East Holland River

West Holland River

Maskinonge River

Barrie Creeks

Innifil Creeks

Other (please specify) note: subwatersheds that are not listed above will have plans updated at a later date

What is your postal code?

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What do you see as the priority issues in your subwatershed (please select up to five from the list below)

Climate Change

Water quality

Wildlife movement and habitat connectivity

Stormwater management

Land use change/urbanization/urban sprawl

Loss of farmland

Loss and degradation of ecosystems/habitats

Invasive species

Decline in aquatic species diversity

Quantity and quality of natural cover

Human impacts on recreational trails

Streambank erosion

Flooding

Low water/drought

Lack of access to recreational opportunities

Is there another watershed issue that you are concerned about that was not listed in the question above? Please describe it below

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Is there anything that you would like to see addressed or incorporated into the subwatershed plan?

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Changing Weather and Climate

Have you heard about changes in climate or weather in the subwatershed in the last 10 years?

Yes

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Which of the following changes have you heard about?

Warmer temperatures

More rain or snow

Drier conditions

Higher or more frequent flooding

More extreme heat days

More frequent or severe ice storms

Heavier snowstorms

More intense or frequent windstorms

Habitat loss and/or degradation

Loss of native species

More invasive species

None of the above

Other (please specify)

Have you seen changes in climate or weather in the subwatershed in the last 10 years?

Yes

Unsure

Which of the following changes have you seen in last ten years the subwatershed?

Warmer temperatures

More rain or snow

Drier conditions

Higher or more frequent flooding

More extreme heat days

More frequent or severe ice storms

Heavier snowstorms

More intense or frequent windstorms

Habitat loss and/or degradation

Loss of native species

More invasive species

None of the above

Other (please specify)

10.

Is there a location where you've noticed changes due to weather and climate? Where is that?

If you would like to identify the location on a map, or if you have an image you would like to share please check out our mapping tool. Or you can describe the change below:

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If you would like to identify the location on a map, or if you have an image you would like to share please check out our mapping tool

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Is there anything else you would like to share?

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