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Management Report
J.S. Aber and F. Pavri |
For this exercise visit the Environmental Protection Agency's website on National Showcase Watersheds.
EPA showcase watersheds (pdf file).
This EPA website provides environmental information on variety of watershed management plans underway across the United States.
For this exercise, select one watershed (from the list) and write a one-page abstract on the status of this watershed.
After you have entered a particular watershed’s website, browse through the information provided by the EPA on this watershed. For instance, familiarize yourself with the issue being tackled, its location, the partners involved in the project, links to other related websites, etc.
An abstract is a condensed summary of the main points from the website. In your abstract about this watershed go through the sections provided by the EPA and review:
- major issues this watershed faces.
- management strategies identified by the EPA.
- co-ordination and implementation of a management plan.
- why you think this management plan has been successful or not in resolving the problems first identified.
Turn in
- Abstract submitted via email attachment in plain (ascii) text (txt) or rich-text format (rtf) only.
- This exercise should be submitted to J.S. Aber (jaber@emporia.edu).
Return to wetlands syllabus.
ES 341/767 © by J.S. Aber (2007).