Volunteer Monitors 26 trainings held 398 volunteers trained 181 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

E NVIRONMENTAL M OVEMENT Rational (Policymakers) Inside Game Headspace Policy advocates Scientific studies Elected officials Policy experts Political Political Action Concept Outside Game Heart Space Community organizers Story tellers Activists Media narratives Rallies and events News stories Emotional (Voters) Van Jones, EGA Retreat 2012

Volunteer Monitors • 26 trainings held • 398 volunteers trained • 181 active volunteers • Over 2,600 sampling trips • Over 26,000 measurements • 381 sites monitored

Site-specific permit requirements • Karst • Source water protection areas • Steep slopes, soil types • Critical habitat • Stream/wetland crossings • Anti-degradation

ACP & MVP • Similarities in routes, impact, and timing • Merged Systems Alternative that would serve the capacity of both projects • Needs determination worthy of further discussion

CONVERGE GENCE O OF WATER & & ECON ONOMIC D DEVELOP OPMENT • RECLAIM Act • Tourism, Public Lands • Appalachian Petrochemical Complex • Agriculture

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