1. Survey of LLPS Membership
Objectives
Determine what are the issues concerning the LLPS Membership
Identify the issues of most concern/importance
Develop a plan of action
Approach
Electronic survey via Survey Monkey
Sent to membership with addresses
Evaluate responses

2. Survey of LLPS Membership
Results
Replies from 108 individuals
Replies grouped as they relate to:
Ecological Concerns
Quality of Life Concerns
Preservation of Cultural and Historical Sites
Increasing Public Awareness

3. Survey of LLPS Membership
Concern or importance (depending on the question) ranked on
a 1 to 5 scale
1 = little to no concerned
5 = very concerned
Results presented as the % of replies listed as (5) being as very concerned about or being very important, depending on the topic
Other topics of concern (Fill in the blank)

4. Ecological concerns Issue Very Concerned
Maintaining Pass water exchange
74.0%
Waste water overflow threat
70.9%
Loss of Marsh/Shoreline
46.2%
Surface runoff threat
44.6%
Groundwater threat
43.1%

5. Ecological concerns Issue Very Concerned Harmful algal blooms 37.9%
Lake Shelby weir effect
33.7%
Shoreline erosion
30.1%
Bulkhead effect
18.5%
Recreational threat
14.0%

6. Quality of Life Concerns
Issue
Very Concerned
Fishery decline
67.9%
High-density housing
64.1%
Man-made canal quality
37.7%
Increased Public access threat
34.0%
Fort Morgan Rd widening
26.4%

7. Preservation of Cultural and Historical Sites
Historical Very Concerned
Indian canal complex 20.2%
Cultural
Cemeteries %
Buildings %

8. Ecological concerns Water quality & Living resources
Other concerns (written in)
Construction & Development
Trash
Jet skis

9. Quality of Life Other concerns (written in) Light pollution Trash
Construction & development
Commercial fishing

10. Increasing Public Awareness
Target audience- School age children
Topic – Little Lagoon
Approach - Recognition/reward Topic Very Important
Science %
Offer awards for Science Fair, etc. projects
Backstopping
Communication %
Arts %

11. Priority topics (very concerned)
Ecological concerns
Maintaining Pass water exchange
ALDOT
Water quality
LLPS monitoring program
Oyster gardening
LLPS/Sea Grant
Large scale oyster gardening
Sea Grant/ City of Gulf Shores/BP
Univ. of South Alabama studies
Loss of Marsh/Shoreline
Living Shoreline project
Sea Grant/City of Gulf Shores/BP

12. On-going or upcoming activities
Oyster gardening

13. Expansion of Oyster gardening
Shellfish lab can provide more startup oysters, $30/bag ±
Sites, >300 piers around the lagoon
Costs of gardens and other material, $ 120/garden
Funding
Labor
Gardener
Zone captain
Stocking/harvesting
Growth monitoring
Trouble-shooting

14. On-going or upcoming activities

15. Lagoon Restoration Project activities (BP funded)
Septic tank removal – City of Gulf Shores
Expanded oyster production – City of Gulf Shores
Living Shoreline
Public property
USFW Wildlife Refuge
City of Gulf Shores
Private property

16. Priority topics (very concerned)
Quality of Life concerns
Fishery decline (67.9%)
Habitat improvement
Pass opening
Living shorelines
Oyster gardening
Septic tank removal
Fish stockings, MRD
Man-made canal quality (37.9%)
City of Gulf Shores, BP- funded
High-density housing (64.1%)

17. Priority topics Preservation of Cultural & Historical sites
Indian canal complex
52% of membership replied as being moderately to very concerned
Harry King, contact
Buildings
32.7% of membership replied as being moderately to very concerned
Cemeteries
51% of membership replied as being moderately to very concerned

18. Priority topics Increasing Public Awareness Science related
43.7% of membership considered it to be a very important topic
Communications
28.7% of membership considered it to be a very important topic
Arts
32.4% of membership considered it to be a very important topic

19. Increasing Public Awareness
Target audience
Government officials
Permanent residents
Snow-birds
Tourists
Theme – Little Lagoon
Ecological significance
Contributions to the economy
How to reach target audience?
Who will carry the message?