University of Michigan Fostering Implementation of the RF Watershed Plan Report Available Online

Five graduate students from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) have completed their year-long master’s project to help implement the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan. Amanda Barker, Bethany Hellmann, Anne Kohl, Angela Michalek, and Kathleen McIntyre and their project advisor Professor Julia Wondolleck undertook research to evaluate and recommend potential implementation and education strategies for the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan. The team identified models of watershed-scale governance systems to promote collaborative watershed scale management and identified approaches to public outreach and education in watershed. These efforts will greatly enhance implementation of the watershed plan. The entire report is available online at www.roaringfork.org/watershedplan The students will present their findings at the next Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative Meeting, January 7, 2011 at Carbondale Town Hall. Please RSVP to Sharon Clarke if you are interested in attending the meeting.