Download or read book Effectiveness of Story Maps in Achieving Watershed Management Plan Public Outreach Objectives written by Eileen Boekestein and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public participation is key to the success of water quality management, yet effective communication of issues, goals, and recommended practices can be a difficult task. Traditional techniques such as newsletters, brochures, or workshops can be expensive, time-consuming, and still only reach limited populations. As a result, online methods have become appealing as offering a potentially limitless range of influences at little to no cost. This research assess the ability of a novel tool called the story map to achieve education and outreach objectives of a watershed management plan. Awareness and attitude social indicators from the Great Lakes Water Program's Social Indicators Project were assessed before and after viewing a Story map describing a restoration of rapids in the Grand River watershed in West Michigan, USA. A multivariate analysis of social indicator gain scores found significant improvements in awareness and attitudes in target audiences after viewing a Story Map, but those overall improvements were driven by key indicators associated with the story's area of focus. Open-ended responses from Story Map viewers were also evaluated to determine a preliminary set of best practices for using Story Maps to improve watershed-related knowledge and attitudes.

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