When applying group decision analysis processes in the long-term watershed planning process, facilitate development of/effective operation of a watershed council in order to enhance coordination among the stakeholders when choosing long-term watershed management alternatives. Continue reading →
Audience: Local decision-makers 
People who provide recognized leadership in the community whether in elected, appointed, salaried, or volunteer positions
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Faysse, N. (2004) Finding 2
To enhance participation in water resource and watershed management, assess small landholder water related needs to orientate the public participation process. Continue reading →
Ferreyra, C., & Beard, P. (2007) Finding 2
To integrate different types of knowledge in watershed management, such as experiential knowledge with technical/scientific knowledge, provide group members and resource people (technical expert) with a forum where each can give their input on an equal basis, maximizing the depth of input from each type of expertise. Continue reading →
Borden, R. J., K. S. Cline, T.Hussey, G. Longsworth, I. Mancinelli. (2007) Finding 1
A two-way flow of activities between college students and a watershed coalition can create a distinctive, mutually enhancing partnership that can lead to the development of new tools and resources as well as heightened awareness of needs by both students and local stakeholders. Continue reading →
Adams, J., Kraft, S., Ruhl, J. B., Lant, C., Loftus, T., & Duram, L. (2005) Finding 1
As watershed organizations develop, facilitate a form of governance that is democratic and able to generate outcomes considered legitimate by all affected parties:
- Provide a foundation of accepted scientific knowledge about the scope of the problems and the underlying biological-chemical-physical-socio-economic factors at work;
- Develop rules to inform the planning process that are accepted as ‘‘right’’ and just by the stakeholders and provide for a process through which interested individuals (stakeholders)develop, debate, reject, and accept plans to deal withthe identified problems while promising to reach stipulated goals including a process for making the plan known to all affected parties;
- Establish an accepted process for implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of the plan and its recommendations in an impartial way including a way to amend the plan or recommendation in light of new scientific information or changingsocial and/or environmental conditions.
Ambrose, N. E., Fitch, L., & Bateman, N. G. (2006) Finding 1
When working on riparian issues, allow the local community to drive the process, identify the timelines, and identify the way in which they wish to manage riparian areas. Use awareness, team and tool building, community-based action, and monitoring. Continue reading →
Ambrose, N. E., Fitch, L., & Bateman, N. G. (2006) Finding 2
When working on riparian issues, give the community the opportunity to build a relationship with extension staff, to build trust and understanding, and to allow enough time for multiple interactions to occur. Continue reading →
Ambrose, N. E., Fitch, L., & Bateman, N. G. (2006) Finding 3
When working on riparian issues, employ multiple interactions and a mix of many extension methods to offer opportunities for diverse information and ideas and methods of providing them, and to meet individualized learning needs. Methods may include presentations, field days, workshops, individual landowner visits, riparian health inventories and reports, written materials, technical advice, and web site information on riparian areas and grazing management. Continue reading →
Ambrose, N. E., Fitch, L., & Bateman, N. G. (2006) Finding 4
Participating as part of community and watershed groups is more likely to lead to learning new information and making management changes. Continue reading →
Ambrose, N. E., Fitch, L., & Bateman, N. G. (2006) Finding 5
To help landowners learn new information, about riparian areas, landowners prefer that staff characteristics include knowledge about riparian management and understanding of the practicalities of living and working near riparian areas. Continue reading →
