Center for Nutrient Solutions Team 7: Engagement/education/outreach
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CENTER FOR NUTRIENT SOLUTIONSTEAM 7: ENGAGEMENT/EDUCATION/OUTREACH
May 2014 Update
Matt RoyerDirectorAgriculture and Environment Center
COMMUNITY PARTNERS COUNCIL:ENGAGE KEY STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT
• Held first meeting January 31, 2014 at Penn State Harrisburg• Gave overview of project, CPC role and expectations• Opportunity for questions, comments
COMMUNITY PARTNERS COUNCILName Title Organization
Kevin Sellner, Chair Director Chesapeake Research Consortium
Jennifer Reed Harry, Co-Chair Assistant Vice President Penn Ag Industries Association
Karl Brown Executive Director PA State Conservation Commission
Harry Campbell PA Director Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Daniel Dostie State Resource Conservationist USDA NRCS
Robert Ensor District Manager Howard County (MD) Soil Conservation District
Lamonte Garber Watershed Restoration Coordinator Stroud Water Research Center
Don McNutt District Manager Lancaster County (PA) Conservation District
Bill Neilson Natural Resources Director PA Farm Bureau
Marel Raub Pennsylvania Director Chesapeake Bay Commission
Kristen Saacke Blunk Principal and Founder Headwaters LLC
Joanne Throwe Director UMD Environmental Finance Center
Al Todd Executive Director Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Dana York President Green Earth Connection LLC
Andrew Zemba Director, Interstate Waters Office PA DEP
CPC MEETING 1/31/14:SUMMARY OF COMMENTS/QUESTIONS• Collaborating with Bay modelers? (Yes)• Considering urban influences too? (Yes, esp. Spring Creek)• How will you overcome complexity of the many layers and get teams to work
together at the right time? (Tough one! Job of Executive Mgt Team, purpose of All Hands Meetings—stressing integration throughout)
• Who develops the scenarios? (Research teams with CPC input)• How do you present them in usable, understandable format? (Team 5 with CPC
input)• Consideration of political realities, costs and barriers need to be included.• Conceptually, all the pieces are here for exciting, usable tool, just hope it is useful
to those working on the ground and not just academic exercise!
CPC NEXT STEPS:
• Summer meeting via Adobe Connect• September meeting as part of All Hands Meeting at SERC, Edgewater MD
PILOT WATERSHED ENGAGEMENT:• Conewago Creek
• Project Advisory Team meetings quarterly• Spring Creek
• Spring Creek Commission meeting presentation in March• Reinvention Fund grant to AEC to fund “Sustainable Watershed Program” and
fall watershed summit• Mahantango and Manokin
• Work with USDA ARS and UMES partners to visit watersheds, stakeholders
• Summer Watershed Field Trips