Core Competencies for Watershed Leaders. Joe Bonnell, Program Director School of Environment and Natural Resources

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1 Core Competencies for Watershed Leaders Joe Bonnell, Program Director School of Environment and Natural Resources

2 Map of Costa Rica & Palmar Norte Palmar Norte

3 Watershed Planning Climate change mi=ga=on Agricultural Best Management Prac=ces Geographic Informa=on Systems Ecological Assessment Educa=on and Outreach CAFO Regula=ons Hydrogeomorphology Water Quality Criteria Nego=a=on Invasive Species Soil chemistry and physics Nutrient Trading Conserva=on Easements Nutrient Management 404/401 Permits Conserva=on prac=ces Aqua=c ecology Stormwater Best Management Prac=ces Partnerships Hydrology Project Management Conflict Management Drainage Management Local Ordinances Stream Restora=on Clean Water Act Mee=ng Facilita=on Organiza=onal Development Low Impact Development

4 Curriculum conundrum Critical knowledge/skill areas? Depth or breadth? Serving diverse audience needs?

5 Watershed Training Programs Lake and Stream Leaders Ins.tute Indiana Watershed Leadership Program Ohio Watershed Academy

6 Systematic evaluation What are core competencies? Are we addressing core competencies? How to address gaps?

7 Respondents 117 of 445=26% Response rate by state 95% graduates 8 yrs. experience 16% 36% Indiana Michigan 80% working in H20 mgt. 22% Ohio

8 Job Title Stormwater Superintendent Volunteer Lake Conservancy Commi\ee Hydrology Technician Watershed Coordinator Water Quality Mgr County Health Dept. Professor Aqua=c Ecology CREP Program Manager Watershed Coordinator Watershed Coordinator Watershed Coordinator Trainer Execu=ve Director Lake Conserva=on Corps City Water Manager Admin Coord Soil & Water Conserva=on District

9 Competencies Questions Rating 26 knowledge/skill items (6 categories) Open ended: Your top 5? Academies What helped? What s missing?

10 Competency areas Organizational Interpersonal Ecological assessment Implementation Policy Education & outreach

11 Strategic planning Facilitation Fundraising Collaboration Boards & volunteers Organizational

12 Interpersonal Negotiation Conflict management Networks Project management

13 Ecological Assessment Water quality criteria Monitoring Stream processes Designing studies

14 Implementation Restoration design BMPs Landowner interactions Load reduction modeling

15 Policy Water policy Conservation programs Stormwater regulations Land use Local ordinances State regulations

16 Education and Outreach Audience analysis Program design Outreach & communication

17 Rating competencies Organiza.onal Knowledge/skills Not at all cri.cal (1) Somewhat Cri.cal (2) Cri.cal (3) Very Cri.cal (4) Strategic Planning Facilita.on Fundraising

18 Results: Critical knowledge/skills Organiza.onal Partnerships/Collabora=on Strategic Planning Working with boards and volunteers Facilita=on Policy Water quality criteria State regula=ons Conserva=on programs Local ordinances Stormwater regula=ons Land use policies Interpersonal Project management Building professional networks Educa.on and Outreach Outreach and communica=on Program design & implementa=on Implementa.on Landowner interac=ons Best Management Prac=ces Ecological Assessment Hydrology & stream processes Monitoring

19 Results: Critical knowledge/skills Organiza.onal Partnerships/Collabora=on #1 Strategic Planning Working with boards and volunteers Facilita=on Policy Water quality criteria State regula=ons Conserva=on programs Local ordinances Stormwater regula=ons Land use policies #3 #2 #4 #5 Interpersonal Project management Building professional networks Educa.on and Outreach Outreach and communica=on Program design & implementa=on Implementa.on Landowner interac=ons Best Management Prac=ces Ecological Assessment Hydrology & stream processes Monitoring

20 Open Ended: Top 5 Competencies? Effective communication Organizational and project mgt skills Facilitative leadership Vision Collaboration

21 Watershed Academies: What s working? Networking Exposure to diverse perspectives Broadened understanding Access to resources Assignments using local data

22 Watershed Academies: What s missing? Applied learning experiences Technical knowledge/skills Human behavior More discussion time

23 Summary of Findings Networking & resources Broader perspective Emphasis on human dimensions More technical knowledge/skills Real world application

24 Implications Networking and peer teaching Technical knowledge/skills (a la carte) Applied learning experiences Integration of competencies