Public participation is used most effectively when working to identify watershed plan goals Continue reading →
Audience: Government agency/University extension professionals 
Planners and outreach educators who work for government or a land grant university and who may lead water-related outreach initiatives with groups
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Duram, L. A. and K. G. Brown (1999) Finding 3
Use participatory, watershed-based planning as an effective technique for building public awareness and interagency coordination. Continue reading →
Leach, W. D., & Pelkey, N. W. (2001) Finding 1
Design partnership development training to build understanding and skills for partnership success factors and themes identified through the Leach and Pelky (2001) meta-analysis of empirical literature. (see Table 2, p. 382 for detailed list of these associated with each factor).
Focus on factors influencing partnership success:
- maintain balance between partnership resources and scope of activity
- pursue flexible and informal process
- attend to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes
- attend to institution analysis and development (IAD) processes
Miller, D. R. and M. F. Smith (1991) Finding 2
Design communication and professional development opportunities for outreach educators that will motivate them to implement a priority program because:
- The program is part of work in a team
Langston, A. (2004) Finding 1
Involve citizens in a watershed planning group by facilitating their understanding of the problem/situation. Continue reading →
Dobrowolski, J. P. (2004) Finding 2
Follow classroom exercises and visual examples by applying learning in the field. Continue reading →
Levin, J. & M. O’Malley. (2004) Finding 1
Use these outreach components and apply best practices for each:
- Program planning
- Program development and implementation
- Professional development
- Evaluation
- Research
Duram, L. A. and K. G. Brown (1999) Finding 2
Two-way communication methods, particularly door-to-door contact where possible, are more successful in soliciting participation for watershed planning initiatives than one-way communication (information) methods. Continue reading →
Maben, J. (2004) Finding 1
Build water leadership capacity among young professionals, especially:
- Members of minority and ethnic communities
- Engineers
- Law professionals
- Environmental planners
- Public interest advocates
Maben, J. (2004) Finding 2
In water-related organizations, include stakeholders as Board members Continue reading →
