Watershed Policy + Management: Governance Beyond Borders

Changes in land use at parcel and landscape scales have altered water cycles, water quality and water-dependent ecosystems. Governance Beyond Borders examines the management of water, land use and aquatic life in coastal watersheds. We will consider the accomplishments of the top-down, expert-driven federal laws of the 1960s and 1970s. However we will focus on integrated, trans-boundary approaches to governance of land, water, pollutants and aquatic life and become immersed in thinking like a watershed. ENVS1410 is desirable but not required. Other relevant courses could include BIOL1470, ENVS1350, ENVS1530, ENVS1615. Enrollment is limited to 18 students. Instructor’s approval is required.