Download - La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership: Organizing for Success Dan Moorehouse & Jeff Boeckler
La Moine River La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership:Ecosystem Partnership:Organizing for SuccessOrganizing for Success
Dan MoorehouseDan Moorehouse&&
Jeff BoecklerJeff Boeckler
INGREDIENTS for a PLANINGREDIENTS for a PLAN
Outreach to communityOutreach to community DiversityDiversity
OrganizeOrganize
Opinion SurveyOpinion Survey
Technical committeeTechnical committee Put the science togetherPut the science together
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Watershed SurveysWatershed Surveys
Watershed Opinion SurveyWatershed Opinion Survey
Focus GroupsFocus Groups
Landowner SurveyLandowner Survey
Local Environmental Educator SurveyLocal Environmental Educator Survey
Watershed Bus Tour
Features:
Mostly rural
Pop ≈ 68,000
Historically
≈ 50% Prairie
≈ 50% Forest
6th largest tributary to the Illinois River
Citizen Science
Technical Committee
(Science)
Community Involvement
Partner Organizations
Watershed Opinion Survey
Landowner Survey
Goal Development
Environmental Educator Survey
Landowner education
Publicity
THE PLAN
Partnership Formation
Willing Landowner
s
Putting the plan into actionPutting the plan into action
People
Ideas
Projects
Money
Implement
FOREST GAP RESTORATION PROJECT
Projects with other OrganizationsProjects with other Organizations
Problem – Soil ErosionProblem – Soil Erosion Getting funds to landowners to install BMP’sGetting funds to landowners to install BMP’s
Partners – LMREP, SWCD, and WIUPartners – LMREP, SWCD, and WIU FundingFunding
C2000, IEPA 319C2000, IEPA 319
IntroductionIntroduction
Organizing for SuccessOrganizing for Success La Moine River Ecosystem PartnershipLa Moine River Ecosystem Partnership
• Success stories and whySuccess stories and why• Challenges and resourcesChallenges and resources• Current ProjectsCurrent Projects
319, CREP319, CREP
Watershed PlanningWatershed Planning• ProcessProcess• Project Example: Putting the plan into actionProject Example: Putting the plan into action
La Moine River Watershed Management PlanLa Moine River Watershed Management Plan
Issues and concernsIssues and concerns Identified through a series of meetings in the Identified through a series of meetings in the
watershedwatershed Identified water quality impairments and other Identified water quality impairments and other
watershed problemswatershed problems Prioritized concerns that the partnership will addressPrioritized concerns that the partnership will address
Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Action ItemsGoals, Objectives, Strategies, Action Items The who, what, and how of the planThe who, what, and how of the plan Developed out of issues and concerns identified by Developed out of issues and concerns identified by
the data and stakeholder meetingsthe data and stakeholder meetings Physical and biological resource inventoryPhysical and biological resource inventory
For each of the 62 subwatersheds, collected and For each of the 62 subwatersheds, collected and analyzed all data pertaining to a particular sub basin analyzed all data pertaining to a particular sub basin
La Moine River Watershed Management PlanLa Moine River Watershed Management Plan
Social InventorySocial Inventory Conducted resident survey, teacher survey, Conducted resident survey, teacher survey,
and willing landowner surveyand willing landowner survey Collected other demographic data such as % Collected other demographic data such as %
householdshouseholds Priority subwatershedsPriority subwatersheds
The whereThe where Identified priority watershedsIdentified priority watersheds
La Moine River Watershed Management PlanLa Moine River Watershed Management Plan
Identified Best Management Practices or Identified Best Management Practices or implementation strategiesimplementation strategies Location, type, and load reductions for each Location, type, and load reductions for each
and every possible BMPand every possible BMP Location of sites in need of protectionLocation of sites in need of protection Location of high quality areasLocation of high quality areas
Best Management Practices:Best Management Practices:Pollutant Load Reduction ModelPollutant Load Reduction Model
In priority restoration, water quality, and In priority restoration, water quality, and erosion subwatersheds:erosion subwatersheds: Digitized the location and extent of potential Digitized the location and extent of potential
BMP’sBMP’s• Buffer strips, filter strips, grass waterways, dry Buffer strips, filter strips, grass waterways, dry
dams, wetlands, forest restoration, streambank dams, wetlands, forest restoration, streambank stabilization, and prairie restorationstabilization, and prairie restoration
Best Management Practices:Best Management Practices:Pollutant Load Reduction ModelPollutant Load Reduction Model
PurposePurpose To identify specific projects and project To identify specific projects and project
locations and to quantify anticipated locations and to quantify anticipated environmental benefitsenvironmental benefits
To provide direction and options for focusing To provide direction and options for focusing project implementation in areas where it will project implementation in areas where it will have the most benefithave the most benefit
To match areas of stakeholder concern with To match areas of stakeholder concern with actual locations on-the-groundactual locations on-the-ground
Best Management Practices:Best Management Practices:Pollutant Load Reduction ModelPollutant Load Reduction Model
LimitationsLimitations Limited to a selection of BMP’s where Limited to a selection of BMP’s where
literature sited removal efficienciesliterature sited removal efficiencies Pollutant loads based on averages and Pollutant loads based on averages and
estimates (but better than nothing)estimates (but better than nothing)• I tried to use the most recent and most reliable I tried to use the most recent and most reliable
datadata Based on interpreting aerial photosBased on interpreting aerial photos
• Actual locations and current site conditions may or Actual locations and current site conditions may or may not warrant the particular BMPmay not warrant the particular BMP
Putting the Plan Into ActionPutting the Plan Into Action
Project Example: Livestock Management Project Example: Livestock Management Project:Project: Identified “Willing Landowners” located in priority Identified “Willing Landowners” located in priority
subwatersheds and those sites where BMP’s would subwatersheds and those sites where BMP’s would have the highest load reductionshave the highest load reductions
• Contacted landowners and arranged site visitContacted landowners and arranged site visit Evaluated site and drafted project scopeEvaluated site and drafted project scope Verified that the primary stakeholder concerns and Verified that the primary stakeholder concerns and
year one objectives we met by projectyear one objectives we met by project Identified funding programs and drafted grant Identified funding programs and drafted grant
applicationapplication
Putting the Plan Into ActionPutting the Plan Into Action
Project Example: Livestock Management Project Example: Livestock Management Project:Project: Livestock fencing, crossings, pasture Livestock fencing, crossings, pasture
management, watering system, wetland and management, watering system, wetland and riparian zone restoration, streambank riparian zone restoration, streambank stabilization, upland erosion control, modelingstabilization, upland erosion control, modeling
Funding sources: NRCS EQIP, SSRP, Funding sources: NRCS EQIP, SSRP, C2000, Trees ForeverC2000, Trees Forever
Questions / Comments?Questions / Comments?