Lake Tides Survey

Wisconsin Lakes

One part of the
Wisconsin Lakes Partnership

UW Extension Lakes
UWSP College of Natural Resources
800 Reserve Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 346-2116
uwexlakes@uwsp.edu

2009 Summer Lake Tides Survey

Your Lake and Fireworks
...a summer survey

Thank you for sharing your opinions with us

This survey takes about 5 minutes to complete and is secure, anonymous, and allows you to see how others have responded to these same questions in real time.

Have you already taken the Summer Poll? See the Summer Poll Results

1) What kinds of fireworks do you use?

Sparklers, fountains, snakes, smoke bombs, noisemakers, or confetti poppers with less than ¼ of a grain of explosive mixture

Roman candles, firecrackers, bottle rockets, mortars or other fireworks that explode or leave the ground

Both Types

I don't purchase or use fireworks

2) When do you use fireworks?

July 4th only
Holidays and Celebrations
Whenever the mood strikes
Never

3) Where do you use fireworks?

Over land
Over a lake or an other water body
Both
Neither

4) What is your most important reason to use fireworks over land?

To protect the water from the pollution caused by fireworks
Easier to clean up afterwards
Convenience
To reduce or accentuate the sound
So the largest number of people can enjoy them
So they do not bother other people
I don’t use fireworks

5) What is your most important reason to use fireworks over water?

To reduce the fire hazard
The beauty of the fireworks’ reflection on the surface
To reduce litter on the land
Convenience
To reduce or accentuate the sound
So the largest number of people can enjoy them
So they do not bother other people
I don’t use fireworks

6) I believe fireworks are harmful to the lake environment

Yes
No

Thank you for filling out the
2009 Lake Tides Summer survey!

Once you click Submit you can review a summary of submissions to date.

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