LGAC Input on Outcomes

1. LGAC Input on Outcomes

2. Key Elements of Management Strategies • Include a statement about whether there is a general or specific role for local governments, watershed associations, nonprofits, the private sector or others in achieving the outcome. When relevant, include a brief description of the role and level of participation of each entity (3.a). • Identify specific actions, tools or technical support needed at the local level (4.a). • If relevant, describe what steps will be taken to facilitate greater local participation, including underserved and underrepresented communities as a way to include more diverse participation, in achieving the outcome, including what actions, tools or technical support will be provided to empower local governments and others to do their part(5.a).

3. Outcomes to be Discussed • Local Leadership • Citizen Stewardship • Diversity • Healthy Watersheds • Land Use Metrics and Methods • Land Use Options • SAV (Underwater Grasses) • Others???

4. Local Leadership

6. Stewardship

7. Stewardship Goal Increase the number and diversity of local citizen stewards and local governments that actively support and carry out the conservation and restoration activities that achieve healthy local streams, rivers and a vibrant Chesapeake Bay. Diversity Outcome Identify minority stakeholder groups that are not currently represented in the leadership, decision making and implementation of conservation and restoration activities and create meaningful opportunities and programs to recruit and engage them in the Partnership’s efforts.

8. Land Use Methods and Metrics

9. Land Use Methods and Metrics

10. Land Conservation Goal Conserve landscapes treasured by citizens in order to maintain water quality and habitat; sustain working forests, farms and maritime communities; and conserve lands of cultural, indigenous and community value. Land Use Options Evaluation Outcome By the end of 2017, with the direct involvement of local governments or their representatives, evaluate policy options, incentives and planning tools that could assist them in continually improving their capacity to reduce the rate of conversion of agricultural lands, forests and wetlands as well as the rate of changing landscapes from more natural lands that soak up pollutants to those that are paved over, hardscaped or otherwise impervious. Strategies should be developed for supporting local governments’ and others’ efforts in reducing these rates by 2025 and beyond.

11. Key components: Evaluate policy options, incentives and planning tools with the direct involvement of local governments Develop strategies to support local governments' and others' efforts Questions for Discussion: What does an evaluation of policy options, incentives and planning tools look like to you? What types of policy options, incentives and planning tools should be evaluated? Are you aware of similar efforts? How do we ensure direct involvement of local governments in the evaluation, e.g. surveys, steering committee, focus groups?

12. Land Conservation Goal Conserve landscapes treasured by citizens in order to maintain water quality and habitat; sustain working forests, farms and maritime communities; and conserve lands of cultural, indigenous and community value. Land Use Methods and Metrics Development Outcome Continually improve the knowledge of land conversion and the associated impacts throughout the watershed. By 2016, develop a Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide methodology and local level metrics for characterizing the rate of farmland, forest and wetland conversion, measuring the extent and rate of change in impervious surface coverage and quantifying the potential impacts of land conversion to water quality, healthy watersheds and communities. Launch a public awareness campaign to share this information with citizens, local governments, elected officials and stakeholders.

13. Key components: Develop a watershed-wide methodology and local level metrics for characterizing the rate of farmland, forest and wetland conversion Quantify the potential impacts of land conversion to water quality, healthy watersheds and communities. Launch a public awareness campaign to share this information. Questions for Discussion: How well do you understand land conversion and the associated impacts throughout the watershed?