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Henry's Fork Watershed Council - five years of learning to share a river

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dc.contributor.authorBenjamin, Lyn, author
dc.contributor.authorU.S. Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-21T14:44:58Z
dc.date.available2020-07-21T14:44:58Z
dc.date.issued1998-10
dc.descriptionPresented at River basin management to meet competing needs: proceedings from the USCID conference on shared rivers held on October 21-31, 1998 in Park City, Utah.
dc.description.abstractThe Henry's Fork Watershed Council (HFWC) was formed in 1993 in response to several years of conflict over natural resources management in the Henry's Fork of the Snake River basin. HFWC participants use a nonadverserial, consensus-based approach to assess and manage natural resources in the region. The Council is cofacilitated by the Henry's Fork Foundation (a fishing-based conservation organization) and the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District (that oversees the distribution of irrigation water in the Henry's Fork basin). It is composed of three component groups: agency, citizen, and technical that use the Watershed Integrity Review and Evaluation (WIRE) criteria to evaluate projects that are presented to the Council. Volunteers from the HFWC serve on four subcommittees: Water Quality, Sheridan Creek Restoration, Native Trout, and Million Acre-Feet committees that perform in-depth studies of specific topics and then report back to HFWC. Issues dealt with by HFWC include: water management and water quality; forest service land management; agricultural conservation programs; land development and planning and zoning; and one-time seed funding for watershed based projects. Successes have included the development of working relationships between previously adversarial groups, educational programs about natural resources management, and a venue for agencies to present and receive feedback about projects. Critiques of the Council include the lack of prioritization of projects, lack of legal authority and lack of long-term funding.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediumproceedings (reports)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10217/210823
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofAg Water Conservation Policy
dc.relation.ispartofRiver basin management to meet competing needs, Park City, Utah, October 21-31, 1998
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dc.sourceContained in: River basin management to meet competing needs, Park City, Utah, October 21-31, 1998, http://hdl.handle.net/10217/46850
dc.titleHenry's Fork Watershed Council - five years of learning to share a river
dc.title.alternativeUSCID conference on shared rivers
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