Battle River Watershed Alliance looking for input on ‘health in the watershed’
The Battle River Watershed Alliance is looking for input from the community about the health of the watershed.
They have launched an online survey where community members can share their thoughts about the organization’s latest report, Taking Notice to Take Action: Integrating Environment, Community, and Health (A Health in the Watershed Atlas of the Battle River and Sounding Creek Watersheds).
The atlas is the Battle River Watershed Alliance’s second state of the watershed report. It was developed with a combination of resources from the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy, Battle River Watershed Alliance, University of Alberta, ECHO (Environment, Community, Health Observatory) Network, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
“The report features maps, data, and information on over 40 indicators related to ecological, community, and public health. Unique in watershed reporting, this state of the watershed report captures public and community health indicators,” read a summary on the organization’s website.
“The BRWA expanded our focus on health in the watershed based on a Watershed Health Indicator Framework created in collaboration with the ECHO Network. Over the last 12 years, the BRWA has been working in the community to increase watershed literacy and support on-the-ground stewardship projects to move awareness to action.”
The report integrates over 40 indicators across six main segments of ecological, community, and public health, as shown in the following Watershed Health Indicator Framework.
Residents’ participation in the survey will help to:
1. Share information about the Report
2. Share your priorities and interests in watershed reporting
3. Identify any gaps in our current approach to health in the watershed reporting
4. Identify how this information is used, and how we can improve reporting.
The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
Qiam Noori, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ponoka News
