Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2016
Publication Source
Watershed Science Bulletin
Abstract
Small organizations that conduct environmental stewardship projects often lack access to the research capacity, funding, or tools needed to evaluate scientifically the environmental effectiveness of the measures they undertake. Still, evaluation of environmental effectiveness, defined here as the implementation of specific local goals, is prudent where projects are carried out with environmental stewardship goals in mind. We propose and test a process for evaluating environmental effectiveness of stewardship programs in a rigorous, yet feasible, approach through analysis of archived documents, program materials, and project inventories, as well as a survey of program participants. Using three franchises of the Watershed Stewards Academy in Maryland as a case study, we evaluate the environmental effectiveness of the stewardship work conducted by these organizations.
Inclusive pages
1-8
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2016 by the Center for Watershed Protection Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or an information storage and retrieval system, without written permission.
Publisher
Center for Watershed Protection
Keywords
stewardship, environmental effectiveness, evaluation, watershed stewardship, environmental education, stewardship organizations
eCommons Citation
Close, Sarah; Fisher, Dana R.; Yagatich, William; and Robertson, Anya Galli, "Evaluating the Environmental Effectiveness of Grassroots Environmental Stewardship Organizations in Maryland" (2016). Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Faculty Publications. 71.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/soc_fac_pub/71
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