Survey of Community Watershed Organizations in the Chesapeake Bay Basin, 1999: Results and Findings. A Report of the Community Watershed Task Force

摘要

In July 1999 the Chesapeake Bay Programs Community Watershed Task Force issued a survey to organizations within the Chesapeake Bay basin that are working at the community level to protect and restore the Bays rivers and streams. The survey was designed to determine the types of activities in which these community watershed organizations are engaged, the types of assistance they need, and the environmental issues that are of most importance to them. This data will be used to help the Bay Program work more effectively with these important partners in the Bay restoration effort. BACKGROUND The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) recognizes that to sustain the results it has accomplished and to continue to advance its restoration and preservation efforts, the Bay Program must reach farther upstream and develop effective partnerships with community-based organizations, local governments and associations that are actively engaged in local resource protection efforts throughout the Bay Basin. Community watershed organizations are key partners in translating the Bay Programs message to the local watershed scale, motivating action, and building a stewardship ethic in communities.