5. Agricultural & Rural Collaboratives - The Shenandoah Valley - Resources, Relationship, and Effective Process.pdf
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View this session of the NFWF Spotlight Series at: Agricultural & Rural Collaboratives - The Shenandoah Valley
About this session
For years, the Shenandoah Valley has been a focal point for collaborative approaches, dating back to the Waste Solution Forum, a successful agricultural and environmental conservation joint effort to convene partners around building stronger solutions for livestock and manure management, and the catalyst of the Smith Creek Partnership, one of three 2010 "showcase watersheds" in the Chesapeake Bay, demonstrate how dedicated and focused collaborations can accelerate water quality improvement. Both the partners that launched the Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley as well as Virginia Tech Extension and researchers, have made great strides in advancing collaborative approaches and yet, this portion of the Potomac River Basin remains a critical hotspot for nutrient pollution. The building, re-building, and re-imagining of collaboratives requires an understanding and appreciation of past efforts with an eye towards how to do the job better and sustain it over time.
Other resources from this session
About this session
For years, the Shenandoah Valley has been a focal point for collaborative approaches, dating back to the Waste Solution Forum, a successful agricultural and environmental conservation joint effort to convene partners around building stronger solutions for livestock and manure management, and the catalyst of the Smith Creek Partnership, one of three 2010 "showcase watersheds" in the Chesapeake Bay, demonstrate how dedicated and focused collaborations can accelerate water quality improvement. Both the partners that launched the Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley as well as Virginia Tech Extension and researchers, have made great strides in advancing collaborative approaches and yet, this portion of the Potomac River Basin remains a critical hotspot for nutrient pollution. The building, re-building, and re-imagining of collaboratives requires an understanding and appreciation of past efforts with an eye towards how to do the job better and sustain it over time.
Other resources from this session
- NFWF Chesapeake Bay Watershed Business Plan
- NFWF Chesapeake Bay Webmap - Priority Watersheds
- NFWF's Regional Collaborative Spotlight Series Resources and Invitation
- Virginia Soil Health Coalition
- Shenandoah Valley Conservation Collaborative
Presenters
Kate Wofford, Executive Director, Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley
Rory Maguire, Professor and Extension Specialist, School of Plant and Environmental Science, Virginia Tech
Liz Feinberg, Principal, CalVan Environmental (moderator)