New York – New Jersey
Harbor Estuary Program
Stewardship Summit
June 29, 2005
The NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program
Toxics
Work Group
HEP Office
Nutrients
Work Group
Science & Technical
Advisory Committee
(STAC)
Policy Committee
Management Committee
Citizens Advisory
Committee
(CAC)
Pathogens
Work Group
CARP
Habitat
Work Group
Stewardship Program Timetable
Tentative
► June 2005 Stewardship Summit:
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Identify areas of focus, core audiences, messages,
and desired outcomes
July 2005 CAC Meeting
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Set Priorities for 2005-2006 Funding
September 2005
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HEP/ CAC Call for Proposals/ Projects
Note: two orientation sessions will be held around
this time. Potential Applicants should attend.
October 2005
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Proposals Due
November 2005
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Projects Announced/ Funds Awarded
Goal of the
Stewardship Summit
To identify focus areas for collaborative efforts and
outline a suite of audience-specific, multi-partner
projects to promote stewardship of the estuary.
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Target Areas of Focus
Identify Core Audiences
Articulate Desired Outcomes
Develop Messages
Outline Potential region-wide, multi-partner
projects
HEP Targets & Goals
April 2004
► Goal
1 - Fishing and Swimming:
All of the Harbor waters will meet the
Fishable/Swimmable goal of the Clean Water Act.
► Goal
2 - Habitat & Ecological Health:
Preserve, manage, and enhance the Estuary’s vital
habitat, ecological function, and biodiversity so
that the Harbor is a system of diverse natural
communities.
HEP Targets & Goals
April 2004
► Goal
3 – Public Access:
Ensure that all residents in the core area of the Harbor
have a public waterfront access site within thirty
minutes of their home for boating, fishing, swimming
and/or waterfront leisure, without harming important
habitat areas.
► Goal
4 – Clean Sediment & Navigation:
The Port of New York & New Jersey will be an integral
and complementary part of the world-class NY-NJ
Harbor Estuary, that is environmentally sustainable,
economically efficient, and safe for commercial and
recreational navigation.
HEP Targets & Goals
April 2004
► Goal
5 - Stewardship:
Everyone who lives or works in the Estuary
watershed acts a steward for the
ecosystem.
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K-12 Teachers & Students
Local Officials
Individuals, Community Groups & NGOs
Businesses
What is
“Stewardship”
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Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary:
 The careful and responsible management of
something entrusted to one’s care.
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North American Lake Management Society:
 Administrative and/or custodial actions taken to
preserve and protect the Natural Resources,
particularly the plant and animal life, of an area or
Ecosystem.
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British Columbia Ministry of Forests:
 Caring for land and associated resources and
passing healthy ecosystems to future generations.
Focus Areas
►List
MAJOR focus areas
 For each focus area, also list the desired
outcomes and/or improvements
EXAMPLE
►Habitat
 Acquire more acres
 Restore more acres
 Reconnect existing fragments
Audiences
►List
MAJOR audiences
 For each audience, also list more specific
sub-audiences
EXAMPLE
►The “General Public”
 Pet owners
 Commuters
 Those interested in recreation
Changes in knowledge / skills /
attitude / behavior
►By
focus area, identify audiences and
SPECIFIC changes that would improve
stewardship of the Harbor Estuary
EXAMPLE
►Education
 Teachers
►Understand
& can explain estuary concepts
►Have & feel comfortable using curriculum
materials, lesson plans and other tools
Stewardship Program Timetable
Tentative
► June 2005 Stewardship Summit:

Identify areas of focus, core audiences, messages,
and desired outcomes
July 2005 CAC Meeting
►

Set Priorities for 2005-2006 Funding
September 2005
►
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HEP/ CAC Call for Proposals/ Projects
Note: two orientation sessions will be held around
this time. Potential Applicants should attend.
October 2005
►
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Proposals Due
November 2005
►

Projects Announced/ Funds Awarded
Goal of the
Stewardship Summit
To identify focus areas for collaborative efforts and
outline a suite of audience-specific, multi-partner
projects to promote stewardship of the estuary.
► We





will
Target Areas of Focus
Identify Core Audiences
Articulate Desired Outcomes
Develop Messages
Outline Potential region-wide, multi-partner
projects
HEP Mini-grants
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46 awarded over 4 years (2001-05)
 $37,000 - $50,000 available annually
 Maximum award - $5,000
 144 (~70%) applications not funded
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Limited success of mini-grant program
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Projects very local (not region-wide)
Mostly single applicants (not partnerships)
Weak evaluations (were they successful?)
Mostly “education” projects (duplication)
P. I. E. R Program
Protection, Involvement, Education & Restoration
Partners:
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Sarasota Bay NEP (Florida)
Mote Marine Laboratory
Around the Bend Nature Tours
Goals:
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Educate students about local coastal ecology
Promote the benefits of environmental stewardship
Increase students’ environmental literacy &
stewardship behaviors
Activities & Outputs:
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Free curriculum, field trips & teacher workshops
Funding for H.S. environmental research projects
Bumper Sticker Contest
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Partners
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Goals:
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Mobile Bay NEP (Alabama)
Local 9th graders
Increase community awareness of natural
resource issues affecting estuary
Promote conservation & stewardship
Activities & Outputs
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Students communicate & share information
New bumper sticker slogan
On-river Trips
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Partners:
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Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
(Oregon)
Williamette Jet Boat Excursions
Williamette Riverkeepers
Scappoose Bay Kayaking
Activities
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Gets kids (4th & 5th graders) & citizens on the
water
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observe birds
test water quality
learn about the riparian zone
On-river Trips
continued
Goals
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Develop connections
between people & the River
Increase public on-river access
Increase awareness & knowledge of river &
watershed issues
Link on-river educational experiences with
classroom experiences
Link to educational goals & objectives of schools &
community groups
Motivate people to examine their behavior & make
changes to improve the river’s health
Eyes on the Bay:
Invasive Species Seminar for Homeowners
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Partners:
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Activities:
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Tampa Bay Estuary Program (Florida)
Hillsborough Invasive Species Task Force
Free invasive species seminar
Goal:
Homeowners learn and
practice techniques for
removing common invasive
plant species
Estuary Ecotour:
An interactive exploration of Galveston
Partners
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Environmental Institute of Houston
Galveston Bay Estuary Program (Texas)
Gulf of Mexico Program
Goal:
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Teaches significant issues in
the estuary
Activities & Outputs:
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Interactive computer activity (CD)
Takes kids on a trip through Galveston Bay without
leaving the classroom
Citizens’ Monitoring Program
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Partners
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Activities:
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Albermarle-Pamlico NEP
East Carolina University
Network of Private Citizens
Monitor ambient, surface water quality
Baseline monitoring, targeted monitoring &
surveys, and water quality education
Goal:
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Detect trends in water conditions
Stewardship Initiative Program
Partners:
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Long Island Sound Study
EPA, FWS, CT DEP, NYS DEC
Regional Plan Association
Save the Sound
Audubon New York
Activities:
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Hold public meetings
Identify high priority complexes
Goals:
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Inventory places with significant ecological &
recreational value
Implement LISS actions
Program Design & Evaluation
The ADDIE Model
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Successful projects will go through the
following stages:
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Assessment – define what is to be learned
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Design – specify how it is to be learned
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Development – author & produce materials
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Implementation – conduct the project
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Evaluation – determine adequacy of the
instruction / degree of change achieved
Steps 1 & 2
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Assessment
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Conduct a needs assessment
Characterize the audience
Determine needs and wants
Identify what knowledge, skills, attitudes or
behaviors need to be taught
Design
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What & how much content is needed
Write SMART objectives
Make evaluation part of project design
SMART Objectives
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Specific – clearly define actions of the project
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Measurable – amount of change produced by
the specific actions of the project
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Audience – is the focus of the objective
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Ambitious – expected change should be
significant
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Realistic – about the extent to which the project
can affect change
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Time-bound – change will occur within a specific
time frame
Stewardship Program Timetable
Tentative
► June 2005 Stewardship Summit:

Identify areas of focus, core audiences, messages,
and desired outcomes
July 2005 CAC Meeting
►

Set Priorities for 2005-2006 Funding
September 2005
►


HEP/ CAC Call for Proposals/ Projects
Note: two orientation sessions will be held around
this time. Potential Applicants should attend.
October 2005
►

Proposals Due
November 2005
►

Projects Announced/ Funds Awarded