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Let’s talk about your watershed

Let’s talk about your watershed. How long have you lived in your watershed?. < 5 years? 5-10 years? > 10 years? > 25 years? > 50 years?. How do YOU use your watershed?. What changes are taking place in your watershed that concern you?.

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Let’s talk about your watershed

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  1. Let’s talk about your watershed

  2. How long have you lived in your watershed? • < 5 years? • 5-10 years? • > 10 years? • > 25 years? • > 50 years?

  3. How do YOU use your watershed?

  4. What changes are taking place in your watershed that concern you?

  5. Have you noticed any POSITIVE changes taking place in your watershed?

  6. What would YOU like to see happen in your watershed?

  7. Who is responsible for protecting your watershed? • YOU! • other local citizens and stakeholders…

  8. Who Are Stakeholders? • Soil and water conservation districts • Groundwater conservation districts • River authorities • Universities, colleges and schools • Environmental and conservation groups • Watershed residents • Landowners and managers • Business and industry representatives • City/county officials • Citizen groups • Community service organizations • Religious organizations

  9. How Do You Get Involved? • Form or join a watershed group: • Voluntary organization made up of all types of stakeholders who share a common interest in protecting a watershed. • Also called watershed partnerships, councils, action groups, coalitions, associations…

  10. Benefits of a Watershed Group

  11. What Can Watershed Groups Do? • Help develop and implement TMDLs and WPPs • Stakeholder survey • Watershed tours • Volunteer water quality monitoring • Stream cleanups • Educational programs • Media campaigns

  12. Why is Your Involvement Important? • Because it is YOUR watershed. • Because YOU live in the watershed, use its resources, and therefore influence the health of the watershed. • Because future generations will need the watershed TOO.

  13. …a clean river for all to enjoy What is the ultimate goal?

  14. CONGRATULATIONSTexas Watershed Stewards!

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