WPI Project Details

From January 10^th to May 3^rd we worked with the U.S. Forest Service on the Pre-Planning Phase of their Rio Espiritu Santo Watershed Council Project. In order to gather data, we conducted two surveys; one of existing U.S. based Watershed Council Officials, and one of community members throughout Puerto Rico. In addition, we interviewed 16 Initial Stakeholders for the project. Using the data from these methods, we created several deliverables for the council to utilize:

The Rapid Watershed Assessment (RWA) detailed the current environmental health of the watershed and will allow the council to determine what areas need improvement. 

The Restoration and Community Development Assessment (RCDA) brainstormed potential restoration and community development activities that the council could undertake. 

The Project Poster described the methods and results of our project, as well as the overall timeline for the Rio Espiritu Santo Watershed Council Project. This poster was used at the Leatherback Turtle Festival on April 13^th and the El Yunque Forest Clean-Up Day on April 20^th to promote the council.

We also created a draft of a charter for the Rio Espiritu Santo Watershed Council containing the Mission Statement and proposed bylaws.

The fifth and final deliverable in our project was this blog. We hope the stakeholders will use the work we’ve done to officially form and begin operations of the Rio Espiritu Santo Watershed Council.