You can participate in this project in two ways: Submit a photo story of your own Engage in story telling using photographs already posted on the website

To add a new photo story, Go to Engage page, or Click on 'Share Your Story' at the Home page. Then when Engage page comes up, click on 'Add your Story' button and fill out the form. The planning team will review the submission and publish it within 24 hrs!

Photo Voice is a platform for collecting information about ongoing issues through photography and captions, traditionally from underserved communities. These projects generally revolve around a specific theme/issue and encourage people to tell their stories through photographs. This technique was originally developed to help in participatory planning process by bringing out the unheard voices of a community. And as we all know, ​ "A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS"

Water penetrates deep into our lives. In numerous ways we keep on creating memories with the watershed we reside on. Maquoketa River Watershed has a large community within, among nine counties it touches. As a Watershed Management Plan is under making since Aug 2020 for the area, the planning team has provided this online platform for the communities to reflect their connection with water bodies in the Maquoketa River Watershed. People can participate in this story-telling by posting photos of their choice or by joining ongoing discussions around others' photographs. The team will use the stories to develop effective policies for watershed management. This platform will be left open for months and the collected data will be used to develop a story of the watershed. ​ THANK YOU FOR VISITING US!