The Friends of the Wissahickon encourages park visitors to complete the survey My Parks Counts, before its conclusion on February 28, 2012. Everyone who completes the survey in the park or online will be entered into a drawing in mid 2012 for a free IPAD and one of ten free annual FOW memberships.
My Park Counts is the most comprehensive park survey of the Wissahickon Valley ever undertaken. It includes, for the first time, state-of-the-art mechanical counters of park users as well as observational information and personal interviews.
To determine the number of park visitors, TrafX trail counters have been installed by Atlantic Social Research Corporation (ASRC) at over a dozen sites park-wide. FOW volunteers are performing observational counts at these entrances to ensure the accuracy of the mechanical counters and to collect basic demographic information on park users who pass their observation point. Volunteers are also administering short surveys to collect information on park user experience at key exit points from the park.
My Park Counts is also available online and takes 3-4 minutes to complete. Park users who complete the survey in the park or online will be entered into a drawing in mid 2012 for a free IPAD and one of ten free annual FOW memberships (includes choice of t-shirt or hat).