Involve citizens in a watershed planning group by facilitating their understanding of the problem/situation.

Community 
The learning experience: Provides training to increase skills needed to accomplish goals identified by the group.

Class or Group 
The learning experience: Content and delivery is determined in cooperation with the target audience and stakeholders
The learning experience: Builds environmental literacy.• Questioning and analysis skills.• Knowledge of environmental processes and systems.• Skills for understanding and addressing environmental issues.• Personal and civic responsibility.
The learning experience: Builds from key principles underlying environmental education.• Systems and interdependence are characteristics of the biological and natural order.• Natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities disciplines contribute to understanding of the environment and environmental issues.• Learner connections to immediate surroundings provide a base for understanding larger systems, broader issues, causes and consequences.

Citation: Langston, A. (2004). Fostering Locally-Led Holistic Watershed Management. Best Education Practices (BEPs) for Water Outreach Professionals: Defining BEPs, Refining New Resources and Recommending Future Actions Symposium. University of Wisconsin — Environmental Resources Center.
Citation Type: Case Study