Application Form — Iowa Watershed Awards

2022 Iowa Watershed Coordinator of the Year Award Application Form

Iowa’s watershed coordinators are critical to the future success of improving water quality and meeting the goals of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance (IAWA), in collaboration with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and Conservation Districts of Iowa, created the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance Iowa Watershed Awards to honor watershed coordinators for the important work they do every day to improve Iowa’s water quality. Sponsored by IAWA, the award will recognize one outstanding watershed coordinator who will receive funding for their local watershed program and for their own professional development. Thank you for applying!

Instructions:

Respond completely and concisely to each question. There is a 200 word limit for each question. Bulleted lists and short statements are encouraged but not required.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Phone

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Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Watershed(s)

Which award are you applying for? Watershed Coordinator of the Year, public sector Impact Award, or private sector Impact Award

1. Please describe partners that you have collaborated with to carry out project objectives. Describe how partners and local leaders have been engaged and their roles in implementing project objectives

(200 word limit)

2. Describe how frequently and in what ways you engage with local stakeholders and leaders and local and state agency partners. Include how these groups influenced project direction and success.

(200 word limit)

3. List the outreach events organized in your watershed over the past year. Indicate whether the events were organized and hosted exclusively by your project or if you collaborated with partner organizations to host and include attendance and primary audiences.

(200 word limit)

4. Describe outreach methods used to reach individual farmers and landowners (i.e., not included in outreach events described above).

(200 word limit)

5. Describe how you evaluate or assess your project and how this information is used for planning and project improvement.

(200 word limit)

6. Describe the priority conservation practices in your watershed project and how implementation efforts have progressed in alignment with both project and program goals.

(200 word limit)

7. Describe the types of water monitoring tools used and how the data are used. Include the process of stakeholder engagement with water monitoring data

8. Describe the tools such as ACPF that you have used to determine practice placement or identify priority areas and any specific innovations in applying the data to focus your efforts and engage farmers and landowners

(200 word limit)

9. List professional development, and training opportunities you have attended over the past year and any awards or recognition you or your watershed have received during your time as the coordinator.

(200 word limit)

10. Optional Question: Describe other project or individual accomplishments or innovations that have not yet been captured in other questions.

(200 word limit)