Ohio Watershed Academy Preregistration

Sign up now to receive information about the next Ohio Watershed Academy (March 10-May 19, 2009). The Ohio Watershed Academy is open to anyone interested in improving their knowledge and skills for participating in collaborative watershed planning and protection. There is no fee and the course is primarily conducted via the internet with three face-to-face meetings. By signing up now you will be the first to be notified when registration is open. For more information about the Academy, contact Joe Bonnell at bonnell.8@osu.edu

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Update: How to access Ohiowatershed Academy Materials

The Ohio Watershed Academy course pages have been moved to the Moodle Course Management System. You can use the links in the left navigation menu to access the course page and lessons. You will be prompted to login once you click on one of the links. If you have not visited the site before choose one of these options: "Login as a guest" or "Create new account." Returning users can login with their account credentials or login as a guest.

Students registered for the academy will receive an enrollment code that will allow them to enroll in the course.

About the Ohio Watershed Academy

The Ohio Watershed Academy is a professional-development course designed to help you develop and execute watershed action plans that involve, excite, and commit your community. OWA includes web-based lessons and in-person meetings with peers and instructors and is typically offered once a year.

We invite you to learn more about OWA by reading our brochure (PDF), by browsing the academy lessons, or by browsing projects completed by current and former students.

If you have additional questions about participating in the Ohio Watershed Academy, feel free to contact Joe Bonnell by email (bonnell.8@osu.edu) or by phone at 614-292-9383.

How Can the Ohio Watershed Academy Benefit You?

Here's what some participants in a past class revealed in an anonymous survey about their OWA experience:

"This experience is becoming more valuable for our local watershed development than I realized when I agreed to participate!"

"One good thing about going through this experience right now is that I can use the lessons learned immediately! I look forward to learning from experiencing what others have done to improve their watershed."

"By attending a public meeting with a critical eye (i.e., looking for 'what's working' and 'what's not working') I really was able to reflect on meetings I will be organizing and facilitating in the future."

"In my watershed, I'm looking at expanding the Board to include more stakeholder groups -- for example, health departments, chambers of commerce. These ideas came from the readings."

"I really enjoyed having the opportunity to discuss topics with other coordinators. It gave me insight into the operations of other groups."

"The networking/moral support was beneficial, as some of us work by ourselves."

"It feels good to finally get some feedback and training in all aspects of watershed management."