Lesson Modules: Watershed Leadership Academy 2007
The Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy curriculum has been developed to meet the needs of watershed professionals and volunteers for applied skills and knowledge that will strenghten their ability to successfully plan and implement watershed management.
The lesson modules cover a broad scope of leadership, watershed science, social, technical, financial, and policy skill areas to increase your capacity for community based watershed management.
Lesson Modules
Required (view requied modules .pdf)
1. Introduction to the Academy
2. Stakeholder Involvement*
3. Tools for Developing a Watershed Inventory
4. Watershed Inventory and Analysis
5. Setting Goals to Achieve Impact
6. Understanding the Planning Process and Engaging Planning Officials
Electives (view elective modules .pdf)
1. Organizing Your Watershed
Group*
2. Running Effective Meetings*
3. Group Facilitation Skills*
4. Understanding the Clean Water Act
5. Understanding Drainage Policy & Practice
6. Estimating Load Reductions for Best Management Practices
7. Evaluating
Your Efforts*
8. Sustaining Your Watershed Group Financially
9. Estimating and Presenting Environmental and Economic Benefits
10. Mapping Your Watershed Using GIS
11. Effective Outreach Using Social Marketing Strategies
Use the side links to navigate additional information about the Indiana
Watershed Leadership Academy.
* Adapted with permission from Ohio Watershed Academy, Ohio State University
Extension, The Ohio State University, http://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/owa
