Achieving the Goal of Stewardship in the Chesapeake Watershed Agreement

The Chesapeake Watershed Agreement aims to increase the number and diversity of local citizen stewards and local governments supporting conservation and restoration activities for healthy local streams, rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay. Recognizing the importance of local involvement, citizen stewardship focuses on mobilizing volunteers for watershed health, individual behavior change, and community action towards environmental stewardship. The agreement emphasizes transitioning from personal actions to citizen leadership and outlines strategies for success through small group discussions and a management plan involving various stakeholders.

• Chesapeake Watershed
• Stewardship Goal
• Citizen Stewardship
• Environmental Conservation
• Community Action

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1. 2014 Chesapeake Watershed Agreement Achieving the Goal of Stewardship

2. The Stewardship Goal Increase the number and diversity of local citizen stewards and local governments that actively support and carry out conservation and restoration activities that achieve healthy local streams, rivers and a vibrant Chesapeake Bay.

3. the Bay Agreement Recognizes That long term success depends on the support and action that arises from local citizens and local conservation groups. Local government leaders must have the capacity and tools to address watershed issues and the support to implement policies and incentives that support restoration efforts. The base of the environmental movement and its leadership must be more diverse and inclusive.

4. Citizen Stewardship Increase the number and diversity of trained and mobilized citizen volunteers with the knowledge and skills needed to enhance the health of their local watersheds.

5. Citizen Stewardship Increase the number and diversity of trained and mobilizedcitizen volunteers with the knowledge and skills needed to enhance the health of their local watersheds. Citizen stewards Individual Behavior change Volunteers/Collective Action Local champions

6. Moving from Personal Action to Citizen Leadership Citizen Leadership Volunteerism & Collective Community Action Individual Citizen Actions & Behaviors

7. Small Group Discussions What does success look like? Who are the citizen stewards within this framework? What are examples of successful actions at each of these levels of citizen stewardship? What types of actions, programs, or tools would be effective at increasing stewards at each level?

8. Next Steps: Management Strategy Strategy is a first step March 2015 Draft Background, baseline, barriers, 2-year action plan Who will be involved? Actions that can be taken by: States Federal Agencies Chesapeake Bay Program NGO and other Partners