Updated Survey Findings

Here are our updated Survey Findings:

• 41% of respondents have not been to Onondaga Lake, and 59% have.
• The vast majority of respondents (51%) were aware of the pollution at Onondaga, but did not know the extent of it. A whopping 52% of respondents were unaware of the Onondaga Nation’s historical connection to Onondaga Lake.
• 59% of respondents said that the state of Onondaga Lake was relevant to their life.  36% said that it was “maybe a little” relevant, and 4.5% said that the state of the Lake was not relevant to their lives at all.
• 86% said that they cared about the state of Onondaga Lake. 9% said they cared “a little” and 4.5% said they did not care at all.
• It was split 50-50 for whether or not the respondents were aware of any clean up projects in place, and when asked to comment, all respondents aware of the projects wrote something along the lines of “honeywell” or “dredging”.
• 90% said the Lake could be cleaner, 0% said the Lake was perfectly clean, and 9% had no opinion.
• In order of decreasing interest, respondents stated that they would like to participate in the following activities at Onondaga Lake: Kayaking, canoeing, and boating; group and community activities; running; swimming; walking the dog; and fishing.