Sessions
Lake Groups Building Human Capital Across a Watershed
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Fri
Don is an Engineer and Business Reorganization Consultant by trade. He became involved in environmental concerns when he retired to his lake home in 2011. He proposed forming a citizen committee when Blue Green Algae became an issue in the TriLakes of Rome in 2016. With the help of others, the original lakes oriented watershed group was expanded to a watershed wide committee, then a 501c3 alliance with a focus on building relationships with agriculture neighbors in the watershed. The 14 Mile watershed group has received the DNR Secretary/Directors award for their efforts, and received EPA approval for a 10-year Nine Key Element Plan for improvement of the watershed.