To assist watershed groups in the task of identifying measurable programmatic and implementation goals and benchmarks, the WA Departments of Ecology, Agriculture, Fish and Wildlife and the WA Conservation Commission developed the following tool: Monitoring Tips for Local Voluntary Stewardship Workgroups. A companion resource table is also being developed.
The process on how to submit your monitoring plan. Updated 2024.
VSP monitoring toolbox framework chart.
The approach and content of this guide are intended to provide the “bedrock” of foundational elements relating to monitoring within VSP.
In 2024, Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) counties developed monitoring plans to document the monitoring protocols used to evaluate the work plan’s goals and benchmarks and whether critical area functions and values are being protected or enhanced at the watershed scale.