Numbers

This survey was sent to 59 Ohio Park Managers, recruited by Heather Bokman, ODNR Sustainability Coordinator. Of the 59 who received the survey, 26 responded.

The survey was open for data collection from September 11 at 11:30 am to September 21 at 11:59 pm (10.5 days). Survey sections included Park Trails, Littering and Waste Disposal, Watercraft Recreation, and Sustainability. Data was collected as open-ended responses, "select all that apply", and rating systems.

This map represents where in Ohio our respondents located their parks. There are three distinguishable clusters in the northeast, southwest, and mid to southeast. This may result in skewed views.

Pollution was identified as a prominent problem source in waterways. The most used solutions the parks have tried include informational signage and waste receptacles. This made me curious about what ideas the Park Managers had for the future.

We had the participants identify which strategies appeared to be beneficial, and what ideas they had for the future in order to identify overlaps and contingencies. I was surprised at how often ideas were repeated across parks.

Park Manager Survey

We are fourth year industrial design capstone students at the Ohio State University working with Heather Bokman from ODNR. This survey will help provide information to guide our designs that aim to balance conservation and recreation in Ohio’s State Parks. This survey will take less than 10 minutes and the data gathered with be shared anonymously. If you have any questions, please contact Heather.

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