LINC Community Survey 2021

1. Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy LINC is a land trust whose goal is to connect people with nature on Lasqueti and surrounding islands. LINC works to conserve the natural ecosystems of Lasqueti Island and its surrounding islands and waters by facilitating education, stewardship and acquisition of legal interests in land. We accomplish this goal by protecting important lands, restoring habitats and providing educational opportunities for islanders. 

LINC is preparing to revise our Strategic Plan for 2022-2025 and we would like to begin the process with community input on our current conservation work and what projects the community would like us to pursue over the next three years. We appreciate you completing this survey: your responses will help LINC decide where to focus our efforts. Please feel free to make comments, your feedback is helpful. The survey should take less than 10 minutes. Thank-you. 

LINC sponsors a number of land conservation activities on Lasqueti including: workshops, speakers, newsletters, work parties, land acquisition and land management. Please rank the importance of these actions to you, 1 through 6, with 1 being the most important and 6 the least important. 

Space Cell	1	2	3	4	5	6
Workshops	Workshops: 1	Workshops: 2	Workshops: 3	Workshops: 4	Workshops: 5	Workshops: 6
Speakers	Speakers: 1	Speakers: 2	Speakers: 3	Speakers: 4	Speakers: 5	Speakers: 6
Newsletters	Newsletters: 1	Newsletters: 2	Newsletters: 3	Newsletters: 4	Newsletters: 5	Newsletters: 6
Work Parties	Work Parties: 1	Work Parties: 2	Work Parties: 3	Work Parties: 4	Work Parties: 5	Work Parties: 6
Land Acquisition	Land Acquisition: 1	Land Acquisition: 2	Land Acquisition: 3	Land Acquisition: 4	Land Acquisition: 5	Land Acquisition: 6
Land Management	Land Management: 1	Land Management: 2	Land Management: 3	Land Management: 4	Land Management: 5	Land Management: 6

2. Have you attended any LINC sponsored hikes?

• Yes
• No

3. Have you attended any LINC work parties? 
 

• Yes
• No

5. Do you receive the LINC Newsletter?
 

• Yes
• No

7. Have visited any of the following Nature Reserves:
 

• Salish View Nature Reserve
• Johnny Osland Nature Reserve
• Mt. Trematon Nature Reserve

9. Would you like to see more public trails on Lasqueti?

• Yes
• No

11. Have you visited the LINC Website or Facebook page?

• LINC Website
• LINC Facebook page
• Have not visited

13. Do you think LINC should expand its social media presence?

• Yes
• No

14. Would you like to be more involved in LINC Projects?
 

• Work parties
• Event Organization
• Join the Board of Directors
• Administrative help

15. Do you support LINC hiring a part-time (2 days a month) administrative assistant using targeted funding?
 

• Yes
• No
• Maybe

17. What do you think are the most critical biodiversity issues on Lasqueti? Please rank 1-5 with 1 being the most critical and 5 being least critical. 

Space Cell	1	2	3	4	5
Human development	Human development: 1	Human development: 2	Human development: 3	Human development: 4	Human development: 5
Climate change	Climate change: 1	Climate change: 2	Climate change: 3	Climate change: 4	Climate change: 5
Feral sheep	Feral sheep: 1	Feral sheep: 2	Feral sheep: 3	Feral sheep: 4	Feral sheep: 5
Invasive plants and animals	Invasive plants and animals: 1	Invasive plants and animals: 2	Invasive plants and animals: 3	Invasive plants and animals: 4	Invasive plants and animals: 5
Lack of ecological knowledge	Lack of ecological knowledge: 1	Lack of ecological knowledge: 2	Lack of ecological knowledge: 3	Lack of ecological knowledge: 4	Lack of ecological knowledge: 5

18. What other conservation issues are most important to you?

• Old Growth Forests
• Salmon
• Air pollution
• Oil Tankers
• Orcas

19. Do you think LINC should acquire and protect lands for habitat?

 

• Yes
• No

20. What habitat types do you think are the most important to acquire and protect on Lasqueti Island?  *This question is required.

Space Cell	1	2	3	4	5
Wetlands	Wetlands: 1	Wetlands: 2	Wetlands: 3	Wetlands: 4	Wetlands: 5
Marine Shorelines	Marine Shorelines: 1	Marine Shorelines: 2	Marine Shorelines: 3	Marine Shorelines: 4	Marine Shorelines: 5
Riparian areas	Riparian areas: 1	Riparian areas: 2	Riparian areas: 3	Riparian areas: 4	Riparian areas: 5
Forests	Forests: 1	Forests: 2	Forests: 3	Forests: 4	Forests: 5
Bluffs	Bluffs: 1	Bluffs: 2	Bluffs: 3	Bluffs: 4	Bluffs: 5

21. Are you a:

• Full-time resident
• Part-time resident
• Visitor

22. How long have you lived on or visited Lasqueti?

• Less than a year
• 1-5 years
• 5-10 years
• More than 10 years

23. Are you:

• Under 25 years of age
• 25-50 years of age
• 50-75 years of age
• Over 75

24. How long have you been a member of LINC?

• Less than 3 years
• More than 3 years
• Not a member (yet!)

25. Have you donated money or time to LINC?

• Yes Money
• Yes Time
• No