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COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING For Carter Lake Watershed October 5, 2006 Presented by Steve Tonn University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Educator Douglas/Sarpy Counties COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING Community Based Planning is a voluntary, locally led planning process that involves social, economic, and environmental concerns over a defined geographic area (such as a watershed). COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING The desired outcome is a comprehensive Management Plan that is Fully Implemented GOALS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS • To get stakeholder involvement! • To include the appropriate ecological, economic, and social factors. • To maintain and enhance the quality of the environment. WATERSHED PLANNING • Forms partnerships between stakeholder groups and technical resource specialists. • Minimizes conflict. • Emphasizes desired future conditions. • Improves natural resource management. STAKEHOLDERS • Represent an individual or group. • Serve as decision makers. • Have an interest in or will be impacted by actions of the plan. WATERSHED ADVISORY COUNCIL • Small group (usually 5-12) of individuals who represent the various stakeholders. • Serve as decision makers in drafting a management plan for all the stakeholders to review and approve. TECHNICAL TEAM • Technical Resource Specialists • Work together with Watershed Advisory Council (WAC) • Provide resource information to WAC on conditions and possible solutions COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING • Key Components1. A Common Vision of Desired Conditions 2. Identification and Prioritization of Concerns 3. Development and Implementation of Appropriate Steps to Adequately Address Concerns COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING PROCESS 3 PHASES: Phase I - Know Your Area Phase II - Decision Making Phase III - Plan Implementation Phase I: Know Your Area Inventory Resources Identify Problems Analyze Resource Data Determine Objectives Phase II: Decision Making Formulate Alternatives Make Decisions Evaluate Alternatives Phase III: Plan Implementation Implement Plan Evaluate Plan COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING 3 KEY BENEFITS: * Community and stakeholders are much more informed about what is happening! * Stakeholders are actively involved in the decisions made and implementation of the plan will happen at a much higher rate! * Projects completed are more successful! Steve Tonn Extension Educator University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Douglas/Sarpy Counties Omaha, NE TEL: 402-444-4237 EMAIL: [email protected]