. Conservation 2000 : six-year report. Illinois. Dept. of Natural Resources; Critical Trends Assessment Program; Ecosystem management; Water conservation; Water quality management; Watersheds; Conservation of natural resources. The Illinois Watershed Academy The Illinois Watershed Academy was created in 1999 at the University of Illinois to support the efforts of leaders and volunteers of the state's Watershed and Ecosystem Partnerships to improve ecosystem quality. Recognizing that problems such as flooding, erosion, excessive sedi- mentation and water quality degradation are most effec- tive
. Conservation 2000 : six-year report. Illinois. Dept. of Natural Resources; Critical Trends Assessment Program; Ecosystem management; Water conservation; Water quality management; Watersheds; Conservation of natural resources. The Illinois Watershed Academy The Illinois Watershed Academy was created in 1999 at the University of Illinois to support the efforts of leaders and volunteers of the state's Watershed and Ecosystem Partnerships to improve ecosystem quality. Recognizing that problems such as flooding, erosion, excessive sedi- mentation and water quality degradation are most effec- tively addressed at the level of the natural drainage unit, the watershed. The Academy brings together expertise from the University of Illinois and affiliated agencies to conduct workshops and develop companion curricula about important watershed and leadership topics. In cooperation with the University of Illinois Partnership Illinois Program, the Water Resources Center, the Uni- versity of Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies and the Illinois Environmental Pro- tection Agency, the C2000 Program has helped support the Watershed Academy the past two years. The funds provide tuition waivers for participants ( volunteer partnership chairs who don't have budgets to support the fee) for the Watershed Academy. The Academy's first intensive workshop, "Watershed Sci- ence for Effective Partnerships" was held February 2000 in Champaign. The second 3-day workshop, "Organiz- ing for Success" was held in January Illinois Beach Nature Preserve l|*f-+. —U-J A„J-,- Curriculum developed at the Watershed Academy is designed for audiences state- wide, they include farmers, planners, land owners, government officials, teachers, students, an assortment of people who lack basic watershed science, who are interested in and care about what is going on in their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images
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