Getting in Step: Engaging and Involving Stakeholders in Your Watershed

Author: Charlie MacPherson and Barry Tonning of Tetra Tech, Inc.
Government Publication– Jan 01, 2003

This document is a companion to Getting In Step: A Guide for Conducting Watershed Outreach Campaigns. This stakeholder guide provides the tools needed to effectively identify, engage, and involve stakeholders throughout a watershed to restore and maintain healthy environmental conditions. Key concepts highlighted in the guide include the following:

• Identifying driving forces
• Forming a stakeholder group
• Differentiating between positions and needs
• Keeping the process moving forward
• Dealing with conflict and hidden agendas
• Making decisions using a consensus-based approach