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Partnership Handbook -- an excellent on-line source of info from Tucson, Arizona's Water Resources Research Center for groups addressing natural resource, land use or environmental issues. Provides extensive information on creating and maintaining successful partnerships including: traits of a good leader, provides information on active listening, communication skills, meeting hints and over-coming stumbling blocks such as conflict, agency bureaucracies, legal barriers and funding : http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/publications/wrrcpubs.html or contact WRRC, 350 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721; phone (520) 792-9591 or fax (520) 792-8518.
The Watershed Innovators Workshop Proceedings and the Swift River Principles. From The River Network, P.O. Box 8787, Portland, OR 97207-8787, (800) 423-6747, Fax (503) 241-9256, e-mail: rivernet@igc.apc.org, $8.00.
How to Save a River: A Handbook for Citizen Action - Another informative book from The River Network which covers techniques for getting organized, planning a campaign and building public support; legal tools for saving rivers and an overview of the different issues surrounding river protection. Published by Island Press; available for $14 + $4 S&H from River Network, (503) 241-3506; rivernet@igc.apc.org.
Watershed Council Development Curriculum, with participant's materials and facilitator's guide. From the Coastal Watersheds Citizen Involvement Project - Oregon State University Extension Sea Grant, 29 SE 2nd, Newport, OR 97365, (541) 265-6611, Fax (541) 265-3887, FREE.
Having a Life: Stress and time management - a presentation by Don Elder of River Network
Six Most Common Mistakes Made By CRMP Groups - by Sari Sommarstrom, Ph.D., Watershed Management Consultant
Some Suggestions For Those Involved In Habitat Restoration Projects
Community-based Environmental Planning: An Overview for Tribal Planners and Community Leaders is the result of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Suquamish Tribe to address the issues of community-based planning. It is designed as a guide for elected officials, community activists, agency staff and other entities looking for alternatives to the decision making tools currently at their disposal. Topics include definitions and critical elements of community-based planning; common stages of the community-based planning process; the benefits and potential drawbacks of community-based planning; and appendices that provide models of community-based planning, as well as tools associated with community-based planning stages. For a hardcopy of this guide email dwilliams@suquamish.nsn.us or call (360)394-5342 or click on the MSWord file or PDF file to print your own copy.
The Guide for the Acquisition of Permits Commonly Needed for Salmon Habitat Restoration in the State of Washington - prepared by Ecoline and available from People for Salmon, this guide helps clarify the permit process and permitting requirements for performing restoration projects in the state of Washington. Guide content includes information on permit application requirements, State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) environmental review process, and compliance with the Endangered Species Act. Guidance and preparation recommendations are offered on how to meet local, state, and federal permit requirements. General resources on salmon, bull trout, their habitats, and contact information is also provided. To download the text visit the People for Salmon website above.
Program Organizing Guide - Whether organizing a new program or evaluate an existing program, this manual takes you through 11 steps to help organize successful programs in just 24 pages. Cost is $10.00 plus shipping and handling. Call River Network at (503) 241-3506.
Top 10 Watershed Lessons Learned - People who want to involve their whole watershed in monitoring and protection activities will be interested in a new Environmental Protection Agency publication titled Top 10 Watershed Lessons Learned. This 59-page book distills the experience of dozens of watershed practitioners across the country into 10 lessons, such as building on small successes and parternships equal power.
Each lesson is illustrated with real-life stories (several of which concern volunteer monitoring) and accompanied by a list of related resources - books, reports, newsletters and websites. For a free copy call (800) 490-9198 and ask for publication #EPA 840-F-97-001. The document is also available on the web at www.epa.gov/owow/lessons.
Know Your Watershed Guides (there are seven in all: see list below), Conservation Technology Information Center, 1220 Potter Drive, Rm 170, W. Lafayette, IN 47906, phone (317) 494-9555, fax (317)494-5969
- Building Local Partnerships: A Guide for Watershed Partnerships (identifying partners, how to involve them, communication, teamwork, building consensus), 10 pgs, $2.
- Leading and Communicating: A Guide for Watershed Partnerships (listening, discussion, brainstorming, and other communication skills), 6 pgs, $2.
- Managing Conflict: A Guide for Watershed Partnerships (general negotiation skills and a 5-step process for managing conflict), 6pgs, $2.
- Getting to Know Your Local Watershed: A Guide for Watershed Partnerships (biological, physical, social and economic facts that need to be considered in watershed planning), 6pgs, $2.
- Putting Together a Watershed Management Plan: A Guide for Watershed Partnerships (describes stepwise planning process), 14 pgs, $2.
- How To Do A Watershed Symposium (Provides samples of letters of invitation, press releases etc.), $10.
- Forthcoming: A Citizen's Guide to Restoring Watersheds and Wild Salmon--available April 1996.
Nortwest Water Law and Policy Project - A Project of the Natural Resources Law Institute Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College
Becoming a Corporation: Instructions for Oregon Watershed Councils (this article is posted in PDF format, which requires Acrobat Reader. Reader is available as a free download from Adobe Systems, Inc. at http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html).
The Environmental Protection Agency has a new website titled Capacity Building Resources, which is designed to help watershed groups and local governments with the necessary tools to effectively manage their river and watershed restoration efforts. You'll find links to a number of resources for activities such as permitting, enforcement, contracting, fund raising and resource management.
Echoing Green's resource page -- Terrific information on board development, financial management, managing employees and volunteers, recruiting and motivating volunteers, and public relations.
The Rogue Basin Technical Team provides technical assistance to watershed councils and federal and state agency restoration and monitoring efforts. The team is looking for expertise in these areas: contracting, fisheries, hydrology, engineering, soils, geology, botany, plant propagation, forestry, wildlife, graphic design and artwork, grant writing, information sharing and education, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and work crew and heavy equipment coordination. Current team members are available to provide assistance in fish biology, ecology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), geology, hydrology, and water quality. To learn more about the team, volunteer your expertise, or to request technical assistance visit the website above.
Project Management is a PowerPoint presentation given at the 2000 OWEB/OACD conference in Eugene, Oregon. The presentation covers planning, partnerships, funding, scheduling, publicity, and other characteristics of managing your watershed project.
Working with Consultants and Contracts presented in conjunction with Project Management above is designed to help you understand the lifecycle of working with consultants and contracts, Request For Proposals (RFP) elements, consultant selection, and contract elements and management.
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