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RAPID WATERSHED ASSESSMENT

Updated 12/21/2006

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The Watershed Approach

A PowerPoint Presentation that includes Rapid Watershed Assessment Information.

This presentation requires Microsoft PowerPoint or PowerPoint Reader.

PowerPoint PresentationSection 1 NHQ.ppt (4.9MB)

Rapid Watershed Assessment Guidance

These documents are available in Adobe Acrobat format or Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Adobe Acrobat DocumentSubpart A-- Background and Purpose (192KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentSubpart B--Procedures (26KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentSubpart C--Additional Assessment (16KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentSubpart D-- Exhibits (10 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentSample Plan of Work (26KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentSample Hydrologic Resource Profile (2MB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentSample Summary Matrix (23KB)
 

Social Science Tools for Broad Scale Planning Efforts

The NRCS Social Science Team’s website has a number of other papers that may be of interest for broad-scale planning and working with community stakeholders and large groups. They can be found through the following link: http://www.ssi.nrcs.usda.gov/

The following are examples of these tools that may be useful for different stages of rapid watershed assessment and other planning processes. The first is a tool to help prioritize resource concerns. The second is a paper describing “social capital” and the factors affecting the likelihood of a community pulling together to implement conservation actions on a broad scale. The third and fourth are a technical note and the associated spreadsheet for estimating adoption of conservation systems in an area of concern.

 

These documents require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.

Adobe Acrobat Document"Prioritizing Issues or Concerns: Using the Paired Comparison Technique" (81KB)


Microsoft Word Document"Adding Up Social Capital: An Investment in Communities," Clearfield, 2002 (83KB)


Adobe Acrobat Document“Guide for Estimating Participation in Conservation Systems and Programs” (104KB)


Microsoft Excel Document“Guide for Estimating Participation in Conservation Systems and Programs” (104KB)

 

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