Assess the democracy merits of collaborative public management by watershed partnerships in terms of: inclusiveness, representativeness, impartiality, transparency, deliberativeness, lawfulness, and empowerment. Continue reading →
Theme: Evaluation 
How to develop and use evaluation to improve the quality of water outreach
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Larson, S., Smith, K., Lewis, D., Harper, J., & George, M. (2005) Finding 1
For rangeland owners and managers, evaluation surveys of training outcomes are an alternative to formal reporting about implementation of nonpoint source water programs that protects confidentiality while documenting program success. Continue reading →
Ferreyra, C., & Beard, P. (2007) Finding 10
When considering ecosystem outcomes from a collaborative watershed management process, develop evaluation criteria that can account for the influence of scale and better reflect the potential contributions of the watershed team to their broad, longterm vision for the watershed. Continue reading →
Ferreyra, C., & Beard, P. (2007) Finding 8
In watershed partnerships, negotiate indicators of evaluation among stakeholders. Watershed partnerships bring together multiple stakeholders with a diversity of goals, values and expectations, and each may bring different perspectives regarding what a ‘successful’ partnership entails, what type of scientific knowledge is ‘valid’, and how ‘progress’ should be measured. Continue reading →
Ferreyra, C., & Beard, P. (2007) Finding 7
Establish an evaluation system for collaborative watershed management that takes into consideration not only the quality and quantity of water resources, but also the quality and quantity of interorganizational alliances, capacity and knowledge of each partner organization. Continue reading →
Atwood, C., Kreutzwiser, R., & de Loe, R. (2007) Finding 2
To assess customer satisfaction with community water conservation programs, consider evaluating: effectiveness in reducing water use; effectiveness of enforcement; fairness; overall satisfaction with the program; necessity of the water use restrictions; and necessity of the water use bans. Continue reading →
Koontz, T. M., & Johnson, E. M. (2004) Finding 3
In facilitating development of a watershed group, consider these potential indicators of success:
- Group development and maintenance (e.g., start group, get funds) *Education and outreach (e.g., educational programs, canoe floats)
- Increased public awareness (e.g., websites, media attention)
- Networking (e.g., information sharing, development of partnerships)
- Plan development (e.g., watershed plan, action plan, strategic plan)
- Policy changes (e.g., change zoning or regulations, block permits)
- Government pressure (e.g., lobbying, petitioning)
- Land acquisition (e.g., purchased land or easements in the watershed)
- Restoration (e.g., remediation, restoration activities and results)
- Research (e.g., inventory, monitoring)
- Identifying and prioritizing issues
- Preservation designation (e.g., stream designated as a heritage resource)
- Changes in land use practices
Voege, H., & Crocker, S. (1998) Finding 5
Provide clear information about goals and plans for land parcels. Provide regular feedback about how well goals and plans have been achieved. Continue reading →
Dwyer, W. O., F. C. Lemming, et al. (1993) Finding 3
Provide the following when focusing on environmentally responsible behavior:
- Feedback on progress toward preferred environmental change.
Ransley, L. (2003) Finding 3
Make time for continuous evaluation in order to best determine next steps (Ransley, 2003). Continue reading →
