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Goal 1. Address Water Issues
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ObjectiveRepresentative ActionsPriority WhenType of CommitmentStepsResources in Hand or Needed (People, Time, Money)Who leads?2025 Implementation notes2026 Implementation notes2027 Implementation notesWhat's Next?References and ResourcesLinks to Relevant Project Files
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1a. Build a Clear Understanding of Watershed Conditions: Coordinate monitoring and collect data to fully understand the condition of Fishkill Creek, its tributaries, and the lands that feed it.Coordinate community water testinghighstart 2025CommunityIdentify gaps to be filled in ongoing monitoring, Organize and schedule Community water quality volunteerstime, person to coordinate, training materials? volunteers?began 2025add sampling sites to begin to isolate pollution sources
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Assess stream channel conditionCommunityReview past stream walk data. Evaluate whether stream walks are a viable tool for assessing stream channel condition. person to coordinate, training materialsIncluded in streamwalkFill in missing segments from 2000 streamwalk
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WRI culvert assessment FormalMaybe in town dataincluded in streamwalk
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Comprehensively understand ongoing monitoring (Bard/Vassar, Riverkeeper, MUSS),Highearly 2026CommunityTrack who is monitoring what on the creek, make sure you know the contact person, and where the data are stored, get a copy if you can. Pay attention to shift from Bard to Vassar. Staying in regular contact is important because roles change.point person and time. It might be helpful to have one point person on monitoringExplore Cary Assistance (jim F)
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1b. Prepare for Long-Term Watershed Planning: Compile relevant information, build relationships, and seek funding that will lead to an updated watershed management plan.Compile the known data, studies, and reports for the creek. High2025-2026What do you have already? Collect data, reports, and plans that may relate to the health and management of the Fishkill Creek watershed from any source: researchers, towns, county, state, federal, etc. point personMaybe involve DC EMCWatershed Characterization
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Conduct Watershed Characterization Highongoing now with Characterization observationsengage public, critical area mapping, ID critical areas, gather data for watershed characterization, work with consultant.Estuary Grant, point personIdentify funding sources and initial steps for Watershed plan
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Engage municipalities, the community, and other organizations in the watershed characterization processHighongoing now with Characterization observationsIdentify key stakeholders clarify key messages, and a way to track community contacts and the projects they are working on or interested in. ongoing
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1c. Respond to Priority Emerging Issues:
Monitor and respond to emerging issues that are a priority based on the impact-effort matrix.
Identify documented problems (e.g., address pollution sources identified through water quality monitoring)Med2026Identify documented problems from the 2004 watershed plan, review state lists, coordinate with monitoring partnersMore sample points needed to isolate tribsadd sample points
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Support dam removal by RiverkeeperLowCommunityIdentify key contact, track progress on the grant fundingExplore improved fish access
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Use the impact/effort matrix to prioritize issues, and respond to priority issuesMediumas neededUse the impact effort matrix in strategic workplan to discuss potential issues to address, refine questions over time. should be used as needed when project evaluation
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Build alliances with other nonprofit orgs (Riverkeeper, Clearwater, etc)medlots of politicingIdentify key contacts for all organizations, and clarify which issues are important to each organization and each staff membertime
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Measures of Success2025 Results/Documentation2026 Results/Documentation 2027 Results/Documentation
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