A Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) is a planning and management framework intended to engage stakeholders in a process to:
- Identify watershed restoration and protection needs
- Establish management goals
- Create a cost-effective action plan to achieve goals
- Implement the action plan
In addition to this framework, the process documents stakeholder goals, strategies to achieve the goals, and the resources required to implement the strategies.
WRAPS efforts can address a variety of water resource concerns statewide. These concerns can include water quality, public water supply protection, flooding, and wetland and riparian habitat protection or restoration. Solutions to identified concerns are developed locally by stakeholders within the watershed.