Post by Paul Sheppard on Jun 7, 2013 12:21:03 GMT -5
The Future of River Restoration
Posted on June 7, 2013 by Judy Petersen
In Alice in Wonderland, Alice asks “Cheshire Puss,…Would you tell me,
please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal
on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.
If your goal is cleaning up your river or stream, then I believe you
need to plan to make that happen. You must know what the problems are,
and at least start to assess the resources you have. It’s likely that
you won’t be able to do everything needed to clean it up all at once,
but with a plan and an engaged informed group of local citizens you can
eventually reach your goals – for a healthy, restored river.
With this in mind back in 2004, KWA staff began work on the “Watershed Planning Guidebook for Kentucky Communities“and over the years we’ve worked with seven different communities to write and implement plans. Today we are working in rural Hart and LaRue Counties in the Bacon Creek watershed,
helping farmers implement new farm practices that will help them and
will help cleanup Bacon Creek as well. This project is a continuation of
our work with the Bacon Creek Watershed Council, a small organization
we helped to found in 2000. The project is also helping area residents
to pump out septic systems and to repair or install septic systems where necessary.
We are also working with the US Forest Service on a plan to protect the Red River Gorge
and to implement practices, like re-routing eroding trails on forest
service land that will protect the Red River. Finally, we are working
with the Forest Service on a plan to protect the Red Bird River
watershed in southeastern Kentucky.
Each plan utilizes a local group of engaged
citizens in developing the plan. So once the plan is complete each
community has an engaged and knowledgeable group of people who can
continue to look for resources and other avenues to clean up their
waterway.
Restoring a river or stream takes this type of community engagement and buy-in. I am extremely proud that KWA helped to write the Guidebook to guide these cleanup efforts in Kentucky.
Join us tomorrow evening as celebrate 20 years of working for clean water throughout Kentucky. Here more about these and other successes. You can buy tickets online here, or at the door.
blogs.courier-journal.com/judypetersen/2013/06/07/the-future-of-river-restoration/
kwalliance.org/what-we-do/watershed-planning/current-projects/red-river-watershed/
Posted on June 7, 2013 by Judy Petersen
In Alice in Wonderland, Alice asks “Cheshire Puss,…Would you tell me,
please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal
on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.
If your goal is cleaning up your river or stream, then I believe you
need to plan to make that happen. You must know what the problems are,
and at least start to assess the resources you have. It’s likely that
you won’t be able to do everything needed to clean it up all at once,
but with a plan and an engaged informed group of local citizens you can
eventually reach your goals – for a healthy, restored river.
With this in mind back in 2004, KWA staff began work on the “Watershed Planning Guidebook for Kentucky Communities“and over the years we’ve worked with seven different communities to write and implement plans. Today we are working in rural Hart and LaRue Counties in the Bacon Creek watershed,
helping farmers implement new farm practices that will help them and
will help cleanup Bacon Creek as well. This project is a continuation of
our work with the Bacon Creek Watershed Council, a small organization
we helped to found in 2000. The project is also helping area residents
to pump out septic systems and to repair or install septic systems where necessary.
We are also working with the US Forest Service on a plan to protect the Red River Gorge
and to implement practices, like re-routing eroding trails on forest
service land that will protect the Red River. Finally, we are working
with the Forest Service on a plan to protect the Red Bird River
watershed in southeastern Kentucky.
Each plan utilizes a local group of engaged
citizens in developing the plan. So once the plan is complete each
community has an engaged and knowledgeable group of people who can
continue to look for resources and other avenues to clean up their
waterway.
Restoring a river or stream takes this type of community engagement and buy-in. I am extremely proud that KWA helped to write the Guidebook to guide these cleanup efforts in Kentucky.
Join us tomorrow evening as celebrate 20 years of working for clean water throughout Kentucky. Here more about these and other successes. You can buy tickets online here, or at the door.
blogs.courier-journal.com/judypetersen/2013/06/07/the-future-of-river-restoration/
kwalliance.org/what-we-do/watershed-planning/current-projects/red-river-watershed/