1. La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership: Organizing for Success Dan Moorehouse & Jeff Boeckler

2. INGREDIENTS for a PLAN  Outreach to community Diversity Diversity  Organize  Opinion Survey  Technical committee Put the science together Put the science together

3. COMMUNITY OUTREACH

4. Watershed Surveys  Watershed Opinion Survey  Focus Groups  Landowner Survey  Local Environmental Educator Survey

5. Watershed Bus Tour

6. Features:  Mostly rural  Pop ≈ 68,000  Historically  ≈ 50% Prairie  ≈ 50% Forest  6th largest tributary to the Illinois River

9. Citizen Science

10. Technical Committee (Science) Community Involvement Partner Organizations Watershed Opinion Survey Landowner Survey Goal Development Environmental Educator Survey Landowner education Publicity THE PLAN Partnership Formation Willing Landowners

11. Putting the plan into action People Ideas Projects Money Implement

12. FOREST GAP RESTORATION PROJECT

13. Projects with other Organizations  Problem – Soil Erosion Getting funds to landowners to install BMP’s Getting funds to landowners to install BMP’s  Partners – LMREP, SWCD, and WIU  Funding C2000, IEPA 319 C2000, IEPA 319

14. Introduction  Organizing for Success La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership Success stories and whySuccess stories and why Challenges and resourcesChallenges and resources Current ProjectsCurrent Projects 319, CREP 319, CREP Watershed Planning Watershed Planning ProcessProcess Project Example: Putting the plan into actionProject Example: Putting the plan into action

15. La Moine River Watershed Management Plan  Issues and concerns Identified through a series of meetings in the watershed Identified through a series of meetings in the watershed Identified water quality impairments and other watershed problems Identified water quality impairments and other watershed problems Prioritized concerns that the partnership will address Prioritized concerns that the partnership will address  Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Action Items The who, what, and how of the plan The who, what, and how of the plan Developed out of issues and concerns identified by the data and stakeholder meetings Developed out of issues and concerns identified by the data and stakeholder meetings  Physical and biological resource inventory For each of the 62 subwatersheds, collected and analyzed all data pertaining to a particular sub basin For each of the 62 subwatersheds, collected and analyzed all data pertaining to a particular sub basin

16. La Moine River Watershed Management Plan  Social Inventory Conducted resident survey, teacher survey, and willing landowner survey Conducted resident survey, teacher survey, and willing landowner survey Collected other demographic data such as % households Collected other demographic data such as % households  Priority subwatersheds The where The where Identified priority watersheds Identified priority watersheds

20. La Moine River Watershed Management Plan  Identified Best Management Practices or implementation strategies Location, type, and load reductions for each and every possible BMP Location, type, and load reductions for each and every possible BMP Location of sites in need of protection Location of sites in need of protection Location of high quality areas Location of high quality areas

21. Best Management Practices: Pollutant Load Reduction Model  In priority restoration, water quality, and erosion subwatersheds: Digitized the location and extent of potential BMP’s Digitized the location and extent of potential BMP’s Buffer strips, filter strips, grass waterways, dry dams, wetlands, forest restoration, streambank stabilization, and prairie restorationBuffer strips, filter strips, grass waterways, dry dams, wetlands, forest restoration, streambank stabilization, and prairie restoration

23. Best Management Practices: Pollutant Load Reduction Model  Purpose To identify specific projects and project locations and to quantify anticipated environmental benefits To identify specific projects and project locations and to quantify anticipated environmental benefits To provide direction and options for focusing project implementation in areas where it will have the most benefit To provide direction and options for focusing project implementation in areas where it will have the most benefit To match areas of stakeholder concern with actual locations on-the-ground To match areas of stakeholder concern with actual locations on-the-ground

25. Best Management Practices: Pollutant Load Reduction Model  Limitations Limited to a selection of BMP’s where literature sited removal efficiencies Limited to a selection of BMP’s where literature sited removal efficiencies Pollutant loads based on averages and estimates (but better than nothing) Pollutant loads based on averages and estimates (but better than nothing) I tried to use the most recent and most reliable dataI tried to use the most recent and most reliable data Based on interpreting aerial photos Based on interpreting aerial photos Actual locations and current site conditions may or may not warrant the particular BMPActual locations and current site conditions may or may not warrant the particular BMP

26. Putting the Plan Into Action  Project Example: Livestock Management Project: Identified “Willing Landowners” located in priority subwatersheds and those sites where BMP’s would have the highest load reductions Identified “Willing Landowners” located in priority subwatersheds and those sites where BMP’s would have the highest load reductions Contacted landowners and arranged site visitContacted landowners and arranged site visit Evaluated site and drafted project scope Evaluated site and drafted project scope Verified that the primary stakeholder concerns and year one objectives we met by project Verified that the primary stakeholder concerns and year one objectives we met by project Identified funding programs and drafted grant application Identified funding programs and drafted grant application

29. Putting the Plan Into Action  Project Example: Livestock Management Project: Livestock fencing, crossings, pasture management, watering system, wetland and riparian zone restoration, streambank stabilization, upland erosion control, modeling Livestock fencing, crossings, pasture management, watering system, wetland and riparian zone restoration, streambank stabilization, upland erosion control, modeling Funding sources: NRCS EQIP, SSRP, C2000, Trees Forever Funding sources: NRCS EQIP, SSRP, C2000, Trees Forever

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