Upper Sugar River Watershed Association Strategic Plan

Approved September 2001

USRWA Vision Statement:

The Upper Sugar River Watershed Association envisions a world in which stakeholders work effectively together to plan environmentally sensitive development so that the watershed emerges as a national model.

USRWA Mission Statement:

The Upper Sugar River Watershed Association will serve as a forum to preserve and enhance the watershed resources through an impartial partnership among diverse community interests.

GOAL #1: Strengthen the organizational capacity of the USRWA to effectively fulfill its mission.

Objectives:
A. To secure long-term funding to support staff.
B. To secure short-term funding to support organizational priorities.
C. To develop and amend the budget to reflect the current long-range plan.
D. To develop a fundraising strategy or policy which support organizational priorities.
E. To develop and approve the Board Operations Policies.

GOAL #2: Promote the concept of a Sugar River Scenic Recreation Area to increase awareness of recreation and environmental education opportunities associated with the natural resources of the watershed.

Objectives:
A. To develop a rough draft plan/budget for how to promote natural resources in the watershed.
B. To identify potential partners to support promotion of natural resources.

GOAL #3: Become the widely acknowledge advocate for water resource management through an educational approach, utilizing carefully developed policies, to proactively address issues affecting the Upper Sugar River Watershed.

Objectives:
A. To determine what we need to know and how to approach this goal.
B. To develop a formal education plan for board members, utilizing existing resource organizations as possible.
C. To determine what other policies exist from which we may borrow.
D. To identify and prioritize critical policy areas for advocacy work.
E. To take inventory of what we have learned and to assess its value.

GOAL #4: Work together with the development and agricultural industries to forge partnerships for watershed improvements voluntarily financed by the partners.

Objectives:
A. To create a list of potential projects to meet this goal.
B. To meet with the Dane County Conservation Department to identify prospective projects.
C. To research the concept of this goal a bit more in order to determine its overall feasibility.
D. To request that the Regulatory Plan Commission brief USRWA on storm water management plans prior to approval of urban service boundary limits.

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