Watershed degradation effects have represented a serious threat not only to the environment but rnalso to the survival of millions of people living in upland as well as downstream areas. Although rndifferent types of watershed management technologies have extensively been introduced and rnimplemented over the past decades in Ethiopia, implementations of the measures were not rnaflractive. This study was conducted to assess Â·watershed management practices in accordance rnwith preventing soil erosion in Lower Guder micro-watershed, Lema District ol J-Iadiya ::.one. A rnpurposive sampling procedure was used to identifY study micro-watershed. The data were rncollected Fom 118 sample household's selected using simple random sampling technique. rnQualitative data were generated using focus group discussions, key il?iormant interviews amI rnfi eld observation using checklists, while quantitative data were col/ected using structured rnhousehold interview. Descriptive statistics, chi-square analysis, and independent sample t-test rnwere used to analyze the data collected Fom sample households and qualitative data were rnnarrated. The results indicate that, age, educational status, and size offarm holdings are aJllong rnthe major factors that significantly affect implementation of watershed management practices. rnWhen the economic condition of a community deteriorates, it leads to over exploitation and rndegradation of watershed resources. It is necessary for people to understand the relationship rnbetween their poverty and the degradation of watershed they live. Environmental regeneration is rnpossible only when the concerned people realize a needfor it and are empowered to have control rnover the process of resource utilization, management and conservation.