2017 Steward Pledge |
Steward Re-Certification Standards
Each year, Stewards maintain their Master Watershed Steward Certification by doing three simple things:
1. Provision of at least 40 hours of community service in the form of Watershed Action.
1. Provision of at least 40 hours of community service in the form of Watershed Action.
“Watershed Action” includes community outreach or restoration. Watershed Actions include a wide variety of things such as helping other Stewards with their projects, performing Residential Site Assessments, sharing information and resources on watershed restoration with neighbors, staffing a table at an environmental outreach event, serving on an environmental action committee, and much more!
2. Completion of at least 8 hours of Continuing Education
“Continuing Education” includes attendance of the Annual Conference, formal lectures, workshops, or classes by WSA or another reputable entity.
3. Attendance of at least 3 Master Watershed Steward Networking Meetings.
“Networking Meetings” include the WSA Annual Conference, WSA graduation, Candidates’ Capstone Presentation Night, Meet the Consortium or other WSA-organized networking events, or any time five or more Stewards get together.
“Continuing Education” includes attendance of the Annual Conference, formal lectures, workshops, or classes by WSA or another reputable entity.
3. Attendance of at least 3 Master Watershed Steward Networking Meetings.
“Networking Meetings” include the WSA Annual Conference, WSA graduation, Candidates’ Capstone Presentation Night, Meet the Consortium or other WSA-organized networking events, or any time five or more Stewards get together.