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May 2014 Update. Matt Royer Director Agriculture and Environment Center. Center for Nutrient Solutions Team 7: Engagement/education/outreach. Held f irst meeting January 31, 2014 at Penn State Harrisburg Gave overview of project, CPC role and expectations
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May 2014 Update Matt Royer DirectorAgriculture and Environment Center Center for Nutrient SolutionsTeam 7: Engagement/education/outreach
Held first meeting January 31, 2014 at Penn State Harrisburg Gave overview of project, CPC role and expectations Opportunity for questions, comments Community Partners Council:EngagE key stakeholders throughout
Collaborating with Bay modelers? (Yes) Considering urban influences too? (Yes, esp. Spring Creek) How will you overcome complexity of the many layers and get teams to work together at the right time? (Tough one! Job of Executive Mgt Team, purpose of All Hands Meetings—stressing integration throughout) Who develops the scenarios? (Research teams with CPC input) How do you present them in usable, understandable format? (Team 5 with CPC input) Consideration of political realities, costs and barriers need to be included. Conceptually, all the pieces are here for exciting, usable tool, just hope it is useful to those working on the ground and not just academic exercise! CPC Meeting 1/31/14:summary of comments/questions
Summer meeting via Adobe Connect September meeting as part of All Hands Meeting at SERC, Edgewater MD CPC Next Steps:
ConewagoCreek Project Advisory Team meetings quarterly Spring Creek Spring Creek Commission meeting presentation in March Reinvention Fund grant to AEC to fund “Sustainable Watershed Program” and fall watershed summit Mahantango and Manokin Work with USDA ARS and UMES partners to visit watersheds, stakeholders Summer Watershed Field Trips Pilot watershed engagement: