Click on “Download PDF” for the PDF version or on the title for the HTML version. If you are not an ASABE member or if your employer has not arranged for access to the full-text, Click here for options. Developing and Delivering Environmental Leadership TrainingPublished by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org Citation: Paper number 022116, 2002 ASAE Annual Meeting . (doi: 10.13031/2013.9842) @2002Authors: G. Morgan Powell, Judy M. Willingham, Daniel W. Kahl, Donald D. Snethen Keywords: environmental leadership, KELP, water protection, watershed management, watershed protection, watershed stewardship, water quality issues
Following mandates to develop Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) for surface waters in
Kansas, the Kansas Environmental Leadership Program (KELP) was conceived. The goal of KELP
is to teach citizens the environmental knowledge and leadership skills to enhance water quality
protection efforts at the local level. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 319 grant funds supported
curriculum development and expenses related to conducting class sessions. In addition, scholarship
and other funding support were provided by the Kansas Water Plan Fund, state agencies, and
employers of participants. A pilot class was held in 1999, two other classes have been completed,
and about 70 graduates are applying the principles learned.
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