The Claremont Hills Wilderness Park needs help securing grant funding that will preserve the park for generations to come.

Over the past several months, the human services department has been working cooperatively with representatives from the Friends of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park and Claremont Wildlands Conservancy to develop a visitor survey, as recommended in the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park Master Plan and Implementation Plan, the city shared online.

Previously, surveys required volunteers to be stationed at popular access points to the park to conduct sample surveys of those entering the park, making the survey process difficult. However, the human services department has implemented new technology that will allow users to complete the survey via a smart phone, tablet, or computer by scanning a QR code at each official entrance to the CHWP, or by visiting: https://form.jotform.com/ClaremontHumanServices/CHWPsurvey.

“Thank you for your support! Information gathered through this survey will be used to assist in securing grants that will ensure a sustainable future for the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park,” the survey’s webpage read.

The survey will run during the entire month of May. For more information, contact the Friends of the CHWP at info@friendsofthewildernesspark.org; or the Claremont Wildlands Conservancy at info@claremontwildlands.org.