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Use this form to plan your Behavior Change capstone project.
added a new Resource in Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy
If you would like to practice your design skills, you can complete this design exercise.
added a new Resource in Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy
An excel sheet for tabulating expenses associated with a rain garden or conservation landscape planting.
added a new Resource in Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy
added a new Resource in Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy
A template for creating your own seasonal interest chart using Microsoft Word.
added a new Resource in Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy
The presentation given by Jennifer on Planting Design and using a graphic scale.
The presentation given by Jennifer on Planting Design and using a graphic scale.
Directions and base map for rainscaping homework assignment.
An excel sheet for tabulating expenses associated with a rain garden or conservation landscape planting.
A template for creating your own seasonal interest chart using Microsoft Word.
Jennifer’s presentation on the new certification program that WSA is piloting in Hillsmere.
Video of Session 2 presentations with power points.
added a new Resource in Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy
Use this form to assess commercial properties, schools, churches, etc.
A list of everyone invited, RSVP’s and actual attendees for the June 10, 2013 tour.
List of people who did NOT attend previous tours, for use when inviting people to the next tour.
List of people who we invited to the tour, who RSVP’d, who actually attended.
This list includes all certified stewards, inactive stewards, steward volunteers, and steward candidates.
Fill this sheet out when researching a potential new Funder.
Use this form to calculate the cost of your project and request funding from WSA.
A spreadsheet outlining different grant sources for funding your projects.
View the photos taken at the conference! Upload any photos that you took!
Christina and Bonnie’s presentation on proper planning for successful steward projects.
Erik and Chris’s presentation on the AACo Stormwater Utility Fee.
Lara’s presentation on helping your neighbors to shrink their lawns.
Nancy Moitrier’s presentation on shrinking the lawn.
Juliet Page’s presentation on her assessment of the Twin Harbors neighborhood in Arnold.
Sharon Schroer’s presentation on how to talk to people who don’t share your point of view.
Jennifer Vaccaro’s presentation on the new Clean Water Communities neighborhood certification program.
Use this sign in sheet anytime you have volunteers working on a project you are leading.
Use these receipts when you are taking orders from residents in your neighborhood.
Use this form to calculate how many rain barrels you need.
Use this form when you are ordering 10 or more rain barrels to receive the discount.
Lara’s presentation during the project management rotation.
An example of a well-run capstone project,shown during the project management rotation.
Submit this form by email once you have completed your capstone project.
Submit this form by email after you have completed your capstone project.
Use this log to record your activities during the 2013 year. We will be asking you to summarize the data in an excel sheet later, and also to record your activities on the Restoration Activity Data Form.
Requirements for your capstone projects.
A sample containing the necessary information for your capstone project poster.
A presentation given to last year’s class by Master Watershed Stewards Kim and John Boris.
For use near an invasives removal and replacement planting.
For Rainscaping Track Groups ONLY. Once you have completed your capstone project, download this form and fill it out electronically. Email the completed form to Jennifer Vaccaro.
For Behavior Change Track ONLY. Once your capstone project is finished, download this form, fill it out electronically and email it to Jennifer Vaccaro.
Use this log to keep track of all of your stewardship activities for 2013. You will need to report this information to WSA in November using the Capstone Project Reflections Form, also available in this folder.
Use the sheet for all outreach and rainscaping events where volunteers will be present. The hold-harmless and photo release language must appear on all pages of the sign in sheet.
A breakdown of barriers and benefits derived from the open-ended questions on the baseline survey.
Information on identifying barriers and matching them with tools to create change.
Instructions for ordering plants and materials for your steward projects.
Use this form to order materials other than plants for your Steward projects.
The agenda for session 7, including Grace and Matt’s go-to plant list, and links to resources for native plants.
Grace and Matt’s powerpoint presentation on using native plants.
Jennifer’s powerpoint on using seasonal interest charts, architectural scales and creating planting plans.
Lara’s powerpoint on next steps for the rain garden and materials ordering.
Grace Schneider and Matt Rhoderick’s talk on using native plants in your rain garden and conservation landscape designs.
Jennifer’s talk on using seasonal interest charts, architectural scales, and creating a planting plan.
Lara’s talk on next steps for the class rain garden, and information on WSA materials ordering procedures.
Information from the Bay Restoration Fund on purchasing nitrogen-reducing septic systems.
Information on solar panels from Seven Seas Solar Energy.
Tips on energy savings from the Maryland Department of Energy.
Presentation given by Rich Piluk on Septic System design, use and how the household items we use affect them.
Presentation given by Phillip Johnson from Infrared Tools Energy Services.
Sally Horner’s talk on bacteria pollution sources and monitoring.
Rich Piluk’s talk on Septic systems, how they function, and how the things we put into them affect them.
A video of Robin’s talk on non-toxic household cleaners.
A suggested script for introducing yourself when conducting surveys.
Use this survey to collect your baseline data if you are in the group focusing on leaves in the storm drains.
Steve’s presentation on the current attitudes toward watershed conservation, and how to conduct surveys.
This is Suzanne’s power point presentation on Social Based Marketing Tools.
Agenda for Session 5: Permitting and the Critical Area.
Quick reference guide for determining which Anne Arundel County permits your project will require.
John Peacock’s presentation on the county permitting process and the standard grading plan permit.
This is the packet that was prepared by Scott Blizzard and handed out during class.
This is a video of Lara’s talk on planning projects in the county right-of-way and easements.
Use this form to complete a residential site assessment.
This is a sample of a rain garden design turned in by a previous Steward Candidate.
The Rain Garden Design worksheet with the data for Joyce’s rain garden filled in.
Information from the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council on conservation landscapes.
A checklist of what to look for when performing maintenance and monitoring of a rain garden.
A checklist for Semi-Annual Maintenance and Monitoring of Dry Swales and BioFilters.
A checklist for monthly maintenance and monitoring of BioFilters and Dry Swales.
A document from Richard Klein detailing why and how to audit BMPs.
A document from Richard Klein explaining why and how to inspect and maintain Rain Gardens and other BioRetention bmps.
A Checklist of things to look for when inspecting a BioRetention facility.
This is Appendix C for the Neighborhood Assessment Manual from Center for Watershed Protection.
This is Appendix A to the Neighborhood Assessment Manual.
This document is from Center for Watershed Protection’s website: www.cwp.org.
Contact information for Richard Klein, Theresa and Frank, and Lesley Riddle.
A visual guide to finding the low point, measuring from the inlet of the rain garden.
A list of helpful documents and links to websites for more information on BMPs, Maintenance and Monitoring, and Neighborhood Assessment.
This is the document we used at Joyce’s house to determine the size of our raingarden.
This form will help you organize your projected costs for the capstone project.
Word document with sample follow up letter for Residential Site Assessment.
A map showing Joyce’s house in relationship to the surrounding area.
Richard Klein’s second presentation on Exposed Soil=Pollution.
Video of Richard Klein’s second presentation: Exposed Soil=Pollution.
A powerpoint presentation on the Neighborhood and Residential Site Assessment tools.
A video recording of Suzanne’s presentation on the Neighborhood and Residential Site Assessments. The powerpoint is included in the video, or you can download the file from Chesapeake Network.
Richard Klein’s powerpoint presentation on Stormwater BMPs.
Recording of Richard Klein’s presentation on Stormwater BMPs. The powerpoint presentation is included in the video, and is also available seperately in this folder.
What to bring with you next week for our overnight field intensive.
The Agenda for Session 2. Homework assignments are included at the bottom.
Suzanne’s presentation on Behavior Change.
This is Jennifer’s presentation on the RainScaping Track of the couse.
This is part 3/3 of Steve Barry’s Presentation.
This is part two of Steve Barry’s presentation.
This is the first section of the presentation that Steve Barry gave. Due to the large file size we had to break it into sections to upload it. Simply combine copy and paste the slides into one presentation.
This links to a video of session 2. You will want to open the power point presentation in the Session 2 folder to view them while you listen to the video.
Answers generated by brainstorming session after the tour.
Learning objectives for the certification course.
An overview of the course sessions and capstone requirements.
A list of items included in your Master Watershed Steward’s Toolbox.
Contact information for the WSA Founding Board members.
A directory of consortium members’ contact information and areas of expertise.
A directory of all Master Watershed Stewards: city, email, class, watershed.
A list of Steward Candidates: name, town, email, watershed.