Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement Issue: StewardshipApril 8th, 2014
FiledApril 8th, 2014Current LanguageThere are currently no stewardship goals or outcomes in the agreement. The only mention of “stewards” or “stewardship” include:Goals and Outcomes Introduction: “Environmentally literate citizens are stewards of the Bay’s healthy watersheds.”Public Access Introduction: “Increasing public access to local waterways for fishing, swimming, boating, and other activities fosters a shared sense of responsibility and increased stewardship that supports Bay watershed restoration goals.”Environmental Literacy Introduction: “Establishing strong, targeted environmental education programs now, provides a vital foundation for these future watershed stewards.” Options1: Stand alone Stewardship Goal that focuses on number and diversity of citizen stewards and includes a local government component2: Add a new stewardship goal and nest the existing public access & environmental literacy outcomes under stewardship goal.3: More distinctly and prominently reflect how stewardship and engageme