The questionnaire was not a scientific-based survey. However, State and Regional Conservationists and NHQ Directors are prominent stakeholders vested in the successful functioning of the Watershed Science Institute. Their responses carry significant weight in formulating the Institute's work activities. The additional 70 or so responses from other questionnaire participants provided further insight from a group representing a cross-section of the agency. The sense of ownership this fostered cannot be underestimated.
Ownership necessarily begins at the personal level.
The questionnaire was an offering that such an alignment was in the making. There were 3 scientists from partner groups. The workshop consisted of a number of small-group breakout sessions. Identification of Short and Long-term Products Participants then developed ideas for needed products. Protocol for assessing cumulative impacts of changing land use and on-going practices.