The Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy is nearly full for 2008. If you are interested in applying or being put on the waiting list, please contact Tracy DeHoop right away.
A hybrid distance learning - face to face training academy, January - MayDeveloping and coordinating a local watershed organization can be a daunting task, especially if you are the person responsible for leading the process. If you would like in-depth training that will build your capacity for successful watershed management, we encourage you to enroll in the Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy. The Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy is designed for anyone with watershed management responsibilities or interests, such as:
* A watershed coordinator.
* A citizen volunteer or activist.
* A community official, engineer, or planner.
* A conservation agency representative.
* A member of a land trust or community environmental organization.
It will improve your skills for creating a scientifically sound plan for watershed management that actively involves, engages, and is supported by your community.
How the Academy Works
The academy incorporates a combination of:
• Web-based distance learning via participants' personal computers.
• Face-to-face class sessions.
• A group learning project.
Participants complete a series of online lesson modules that include readings, assignments, and discussion over a four to five month period. Face-to- face meetings promote networking and allow opportunities to pursue specialized topics in-depth. Each participant completes a learning project on a topic of special interest. Graduates of the Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy earn a Professional Certificate in Watershed Management.
How Much Time Does the Academy Involve?
Participants complete a minimum of ten lesson modules, a learning project, and participation in three face-to-face class meetings. Students can expect to spend 3-5 hours on each lesson module, and 8-10 hours on their learning project. Face-to-face sessions are held at a leadership center and state park consisting of overnight and single day sessions.
Face-to-Face Sessions:
Session 1: January 9 – 10, 2008 , Camp Tecumseh Leadership Center , Brookston
Session 2: March 19 - 20, 2008, Camp Tecumseh Leadership Center , Brookston
Session 3: May 8
Application and Fee Information
The fee for those who have been accepted to the Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy is $500, due in December 2007.
Visit the Continuing Education Site for fee information. Please scroll down to the bottom of the Continuing Education web page to
find the Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy listing.
To register and pay your course fee, click on [pdf] Non-Degree Seeking
Student Course Request.
If you have any questions, contact Tracy DeHoop, program coordinator, at (765) 496-6331.
A Deep Foundation in Science and Teaching
Indiana Watershed Leadership is a program of Purdue University. The program draws on expertise and resources at Purdue and collaborates with Indiana's major conservation agencies. Support is provided by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management through section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
Who is involved in developing and teaching the watershed academy?
A diverse steering committee and project team representing a dozen different agencies and organizations is involved in developing and teaching the academy. A complete listing of the steering committee is available as a pdf file.
Academy Class of 2006 sampling fish species in Ghost Creek (Tributary of Tippecanoe River) with Greg Bright of Commonwealth Biomonitoring.
Macroinvertebrate sampling, Spring Valley Creek
