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

Comments

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Organization website: Center for Watershed Protection

Publisher

Center for Watershed Protection

Keywords

stewardship, environmental effectiveness, evaluation, watershed stewardship, environmental education, stewardship organizations


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