Stewardship Education Speaker Series Survey 2024-2025

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Results of Online Public Survey re Stewardship Education Speaker Series 
 
Between August 31, 2023 and September 15, 2023, the public was invited to undertake a survey 
regarding topics for the Stewardship Education Speaker Series in 2024-2025. 
 
Three hundred and one members of the public completed the survey. One hundred and forty-two 
respondents supplied extra suggestions for the speaker series topics. 
 
Appendix A features the raw data of all responses to Question 2.  
Appendix B of this report includes the full text of the survey.  
Where duplicate answers exist, they were provided in different survey responses. 
 
 
About this Survey 
What is the purpose of this survey? Islands Trust is seeking feedback on topics for its next virtual speaker 
series.  
Islands Trust has offered online education from time to time. Previous topics included eelgrass 
protection, ecosystem-based adaptation, and rainwater harvesting. The Islands Trust Conservancy has 
also completed a speaker series. All recordings can be found on the Stewardship Education webpage.  
What happens to your input? Staff will provide the feedback to Trust Programs Committee who will 
consider topics for future speaker series, and consider whether to support a speaker series in 2024-
2025.  
Survey length: Two minutes to complete (estimate). 
Survey deadline: September 15, 2023 at 11:59 pm 
Navigating the survey: Please use the 'preview' and 'next' buttons at the bottom of each page to 
navigate the survey, answer questions, and review your responses. When finished, please go to the final 
page and click 'submit'. 
 Thank you for your participation, we value your feedback! 
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Correspondence Policy 
Privacy Protection: Any personal information collected during the survey is subject to the Freedom of 
Information and Protection of Privacy Act. If you have any inquiries about the collection or use of 
information in this survey, please contact the Islands Trust’s Director of Legislative Services at 
250.405.5169. 
 Personal Information: Islands Trust will not collect, use, or disclose personal information through this 
Survey Monkey survey. However, please be aware that Survey Monkey itself collects IP addresses. 
 Content Moderation: Comments and questions will be reviewed to ensure they do not contain 
defamatory or profane content, personal remarks about individuals, their motives, or intentions, or any 
other content inappropriate for a general audience.  
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. 

Question 1:  
In no particular order, below is a list of previously suggested topics. 
Which topics would you like to learn more about? Select all that 
apply. 
287 Responses 
 
 
The top five responses for Question 1 were as follows: 
 
Groundwater Conservation – 184 responses 
Wildfire Prevention – 158 responses 
Native Plan Gardening – 147 responses 
Invasive Species Removal – 131 responses 
Rain Gardens – 108 responses

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