• Hudson River Park’s River Access and Awareness Survey

  • Thank you for taking the time to complete Hudson River Park’s River Access and Awareness Survey.  Hudson River Park is a unique park created by New York State legislation.  Approximately 400 of its overall 550 acres are within the Hudson River and are designated as a New York State Estuarine Sanctuary.

    The Hudson River Park Trust (Trust) is currently updating our Estuarine Sanctuary Management Plan (ESMP).  The ESMP serves as a management and planning tool for the Sanctuary and outlines policies and goals for public access and recreation, education, resource protection, and environmental research.   

    The ESMP update will report on the progress the Trust has made in achieving these management goals and will include an action plan for the future.  Through this survey, we aim to collect community feedback on how you use, enjoy and learn from the Hudson River to inform both the progress update and the future action plan.

    The survey should take you about 10 minutes to complete.  We appreciate your taking the time to complete the survey and welcome all thoughts and comments.

    While all responses will be compiled and reported anonymously, we encourage you to provide your contact information so we can spotlight specific responses in the report, or follow up with you if needed.  However, you do not need to provide your contact information to complete the survey.

    Please complete by March 6, 2017.

  • Questions marked with an *asterisk* are required.

  • I. General Background

  • Relationship to the Park (Check all that apply)*

  • How often do you visit Hudson River Park?*
  • Which area of the Park do you visit most often?*
  • How do you typically access Hudson River Park? (Choose up to two)*

  • II. Relationship with the Hudson River

  • Check the sentence below that is most representative of your feeling towards how the Hudson River affects your relationship with Hudson River Park:*
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  • Hudson River Park's Estuarine Sanctuary Management Plan is a guidance document for Park managers that establishes goals and objectives in four areas: 1) public access and recreation; 2) education; 3) resource protection; and 4) environmental research.

    Within these categories, how have you or your family members engaged with the Hudson River while in Hudson River Park? (Check all that apply)

  • Public access and recreation:
  • Education:
  • Resource protection:
  • Environmental research
  • How can Hudson River Park best use its limited financial resources to enhance your enjoyment, access, awareness, and care of the Hudson River? (Choose up to four) *

  • I come to Hudson River Park: (Check all that apply)*

  • III. Specific Questions for Boating Organizations

  • Top activities offered by your affiliated organization (Choose up to four)*

  • Which audience(s) does your affiliated organization predominately serve?*

  • Which Park features are most effective at increasing river access and in-water recreation? (Choose up to three)*

  • How can Hudson River Park best use its limited financial resources to enhance river access and in-water recreation? (Choose up to three) *

  • IV. Optional Demographic Questions

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  • Thank you for completing the Hudson River Park’s River Access and Awareness Survey! We value your responses. 

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