We hope you had a chance to participate in Rivers to Oceans Week!
From June 8 to 14, the Canadian Wildlife Federation celebrated our waterways and how each and every one of us is connected to them.
Over the course of the week, you may have received daily eblasts from us! We highlighted seven threats during those seven days and we encouraged you to pledge to do what you can to turn the tide on these very real issues.
We also gave you the choice not to receive these Rivers to Oceans Week eblasts from us on a daily basis. However, we hope you stayed on and learned about the challenges our waters face and how we can all help!
Your Feedback
We need to hear from you! In order to make our issue awareness campaigns more effective we’d like your feedback. Would you complete this survey to help direct our future awareness campaigns and help get the word out about issues that affect Canada’s wildlife?
Survey
About the Issue
We’d like to know if during this Rivers to Oceans Week we helped you learn more about the issues facing our fresh and marine waters. For each day we sent information about an issue. Can you rate your perceived knowledge of each issue before you engaged with this campaign and afterwards?
- 1. Vessel Strikes: From cargo ships to pontoon boats, vessels can pose quite a risk to our marine and freshwater species. On a scale of 0-5 please indicate what you feel your level of understanding of this issue was before and after the CWF Rivers to Oceans Week Campaign?
A. Your level of understanding of the impacts of vessel strikes on aquatic wildlife BEFORE Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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B. Your level of understanding of the impacts of vessel strikes on aquatic wildlife AFTER Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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2. Disease: Farmed fish are a source of disease to wild populations whether or not they escape an aquacultural open finfish pens because they are held in artificially high density. On a scale of 0-5 please indicate what you feel your level of understanding of this issue was before and after the CWF Rivers to Oceans Week Campaign?
- A. Your level of understanding of the impacts of open-pen finfish aquaculture on aquatic wildlife BEFORE Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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B. Your level of understanding of the impacts of open-pen finfish aquaculture on aquatic wildlife AFTER Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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3. Barriers: Barriers, such as dams, culverts, levees and road crossings, impair the ability of many of our favourite fish species from migrating and have caused many populations to plummet. On a scale of 0-5 please indicate what you feel your level of understanding of this issue was before and after the CWF Rivers to Oceans Week Campaign?
- A. Your level of understanding of the impacts of barriers on aquatic wildlife BEFORE Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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B. Your level of understanding of the impacts of barriers on aquatic wildlife AFTER Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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4. Habitat Destruction: The destruction of aquatic habitats has caused a "death by a thousand cuts" in our rivers, lakes and streams, with thousands of small projects across Canada destroying aquatic habitats and killing fish. On a scale of 0-5 please indicate what you feel your level of understanding of this issue was before and after the CWF Rivers to Oceans Week Campaign?
- A. Your level of understanding of the impacts of habitat destruction on aquatic wildlife BEFORE Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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B. Your level of understanding of the impacts of habitat destruction on aquatic wildlife AFTER Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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5. Fishing Gear: Fishing gear can harm so many kinds of aquatic animals – from North Atlantic Right Whales to freshwater turtles. On a scale of 0-5 please indicate what you feel your level of understanding of this issue was before and after the CWF Rivers to Oceans Week Campaign?
- A. Your level of understanding of the impacts of fishing gear on aquatic wildlife BEFORE Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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B. Your level of understanding of the impacts of fishing gear on aquatic wildlife AFTER Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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6. Urban Runoff: Urban runoff is considered one of the largest water pollution challenges for a city, not to mention a main source of toxic chemicals for urban waterways. On a scale of 0-5 please indicate what you feel your level of understanding of this issue was before and after the CWF Rivers to Oceans Week Campaign?
- A. Your level of understanding of the impacts of urban runoff on aquatic wildlife BEFORE Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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B. Your level of understanding of the impacts of urban runoff on aquatic wildlife AFTER Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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7. Pesticides: The most broadly damaging and systemic chemicals have been produced since the 1800s greatly impacting our wildlife. On a scale of 0-5 please indicate what you feel your level of understanding of this issue was before and after the CWF Rivers to Oceans Week Campaign?
- A. Your level of understanding of the impacts of pesticides on aquatic wildlife BEFORE Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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B. Your level of understanding of the impacts of pesticides on aquatic wildlife AFTER Rivers to Oceans Week? (0 is zero understanding, 5 is full understanding)
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Whew! That was a lot of information and issues! Thank you for taking the time to read and answer.
About the Technology
The information we broadcast is only as good as the technology we use — if you experienced difficulty accessing or engaging with the campaign then we would like your feedback so we can make improvements.
8. What is your preferred channel for receiving communication from us?
9. What type of device do you typically use to read and interact with our digital content?
10. When you visited the did you find the page easy to read?
- a. If no, can you check any issues below that may apply?
11. If you took one of the pledges, did you have any issues with the online form?
- a. If yes, please check any of the issues below that applies:
12. Were you able to find the information you were looking for easily on our CWF website?
13. Were you able to navigate to other pages easily?
14. Did you face any challenge while using our website? If so, please describe your challenge.
15. Do you have any suggestions or comments for our website?
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About the Frequency of Communication
Because there are so many issues facing our fresh and marine waters, we wanted to provide information on as much as could within the seven-day timeframe. However, we didn’t want to push you away with too much information. So, we tried to give you the chance to opt out of receiving the daily emails about these issues.
16. How did you feel about receiving daily information about the issues facing our rivers and ocean ecosystems? Please check all that apply:
17. Is there anything else you’d like to tell us about the website, forms or emails?
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