Watershed Achievements Report
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Statewide <strong>Watershed</strong> <strong>Achievements</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2015<br />
social outcomes becoming available, an indicatorbased<br />
(proxy) system is not necessary for project staff to<br />
determine baseline conditions and post-project results.<br />
As noted, indicator frameworks are often most useful at<br />
a macro agency and inter-agency level to observe broad<br />
programmatic and policy outcomes. Eventually, as KAP<br />
experience in NPS evaluation continues to build, it may<br />
become possible at some point to build a reference<br />
database of standards and outcomes that could be used<br />
for macro-level project comparison and meta-analysis of<br />
multiple projects. In any case, as a result of this project,<br />
there is now a cost-effective, reliable method available<br />
for evaluating the social outcomes and impacts of NPS<br />
projects on local audiences.<br />
Lessons learned<br />
Training in practical social research and evaluation/<br />
impact assessment would be very beneficial for NPS and<br />
other environmental projects.<br />
Financial information<br />
Funding type: Section 319<br />
Grant amount: $200,000<br />
Matching funds: $122,595<br />
Contact information<br />
Karlyn Eckman, Senior Research Associate<br />
University of Minnesota Water Resources Center (WRC)<br />
173 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue<br />
St. Paul, MN 55108<br />
612 625-6781<br />
eckma001@umn.edu<br />
MPCA Project Manager: Lynne Kolze<br />
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us 39