STRATEGIC PLAN

BRASS currently has nine (9) strategic goals.
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1. Expose residents of the Boquet watershed to facts and issues about the river and its riparian corridor. Subjects would include water and habitat quality measures, BRASS strategic issues, why the Boquet River behaves as it does, the interdependent relationships between aquatic and terrestrial plants and animals, and enjoyable pursuits the river environment offers.

2. Improvement of invertebrate and fish habitat to sustain natural reproduction of native and re-introduced fish species and maintenance of minimum water quality standards to meet the NYS DEC requirements of the “Wild, Scenic & Recreational Rivers” act designation.

3. Continuous and varied projects keeping the public informed and engaged in a variety of watershed issues.

4. Reduce nutrient loads to the river and Lake Champlain, and reduce waste and toxic substances in the watershed.

5. Increase public awareness of river behavior, the special propensity for the Boquet River to flood, and specific measures and projects to mitigate flood damages.

6. Protect, maintain, and enhance biodiversity in the watershed.

7. Promote public access sites along the river for a variety of recreational pursuits and preservation of age-old “swimming holes” without landowner liability.

8. Establish BRASS as a vibrant, energetic, and self-sufficient organization with varying sources of income and administrative continuity.

9. A completed Boquet Watershed Management Plan at the end of 2012 and a revised, updated BRASS Strategic Plan based on priorities identified in the Watershed Management Plan.