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N onpoint E ducation for M unicipal O fficials

Moving Water Education from Backwater to Mainstream. N onpoint E ducation for M unicipal O fficials. Barb Liukkonen MN Sea Grant Thanks to Jesse Schomberg. N onpoint E ducation for M unicipal O fficials. ã Disney/PIXAR. What is NEMO?.

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N onpoint E ducation for M unicipal O fficials

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  1. Moving Water Education from Backwater to Mainstream Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials Barb Liukkonen MN Sea Grant Thanks to Jesse Schomberg

  2. Nonpoint Education forMunicipal Officials

  3. ã Disney/PIXAR What is NEMO? NEMOis an educational program for land use decision makers addressing the relationship between land use and natural resource protection.

  4. Planners Environmentalists Engineers Soil Scientists Attorneys Cartographers NEMO’s Goal: The goal of NEMO is NOT to turn local officials into:

  5. NEMO’s Goal: To enable local land use officials to... …ask the right questions!

  6. NEMO can help you decide what’s best Northland NEMO • For elected and appointed officials, staff, local decision makers via influentials or champions • May be crisis-initiated • Helps them address local issues they recognize as critical for their community Driven by Local Needs

  7. Natural Resource-Based Planning What to Preserve Where to Develop How NEMO works Basic NEMO Enabled by Education • Open Space Planning • Wetlands & Buffers • Forest Stewardship • Farmland Preservation • Reducing Impervious Surfaces • Ordinances for Water Quality (model ordinances for Stormwater, Erosion and Sediment Control, Shoreland, and Subdivision)

  8. Relationship Between % Imperviousnessand Water Quality 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Supported by Scientific Research WATERSHED IMPERVIOUSNESS (%) DEGRADED IMPACTED PROTECTED STREAM DEGRADATION ADAPTED FROM SCHUELER, ET. AL., 1992

  9. PERCENT IMPERVIOUS > 25% 10 to 24.9% 0 to 9.9% Duluth Impervious Surfaces- buildout scenarios Amity Cr 6% Tischer Cr 13% Based on aerial photograph image analysis, digitization, and NOAA’s Impervious Surface Analysis Tool (ISAT) Chester Cr 12% Miller Cr 22% Aided by Computer Technology Kingsbury Cr 16%

  10. North Shore Streams Suspended Sediments: 1970’s vs. 2003 same Brule R Sucker R French R Up 310% Demonstrated by local stories Poplar R Up 120% Up 210% Data from MPCA 2003

  11. Grand Marais Silver Bay Duluth Washburn Superior Where Are We Going? “A View from the Lake” Two Harbors Bayfield

  12. From Backwater to Mainstream • Education will become increasingly critical in water resources management • NEMO offers a process to address local issues by enabling decision makers to make informed decisions • NEMO emphasizes education, sound science, and community involvement

  13. Challenges • Demonstrating Impacts – requires long-term monitoring • Resources – funding, staff, time • The Democratic Process – frequent changes in local decision makers require ongoing and repeated educational efforts • Climate Change – our science must remain current

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