Managing the Human Footprint

Planning, Policy, and Management  Key elements in the process of identifying problems and their possible solutions  Essential for effective functioning rangeland management organizations  Planning = process  Policy = guidance  Administration = facilitation

Resource Planning  Single Resource-based agencies Wildlife, Soil, Air, Water, Energy  Okay for point source problems, ineffective for diffuse issues  Ecosystem Management & Coordinated Resource Management  Government Directed

Integrated Resource Planning Historically, single entity planning Integration of laws that require greater cooperation and coordination Develop shared vision for future condition and resources Requires a “expanded” skill set  Rangeland managers need understanding of interdisciplinary skills

Vision  Clearly defined future condition or outcome Goals: describe elements to accomplish and approaches Strategy: proactive and adaptive Objectives: focus on measurable achievements

Coordinated Resource Management  Diverse planning teams - challenges Landowners, agency managers, conservation groups, user groups, etc.  Specific areas  Address major resources and ownerships

Coordinated Resource Planning  Guidelines Voluntary Landowner initiated Involvement from spectrum of interests Facilitated by neutral party Management by consensus – focus on common goals Monitoring Flexibile

Role of Land-Use Planning  Review of Planning Areas Urban Planning Resource Planning Infrastructure Planning  Introduction to Bioregional Planning

Urban Land Use Planning  Exclusive Land Uses Residential, Commercial Industrial, Agricultural  Government Driven  Little Connection to Ecological Systems

Infrastructure Planning  Engineering solutions for Transportation Water & Sewer Electricity  Considered separately from land use planning  Government Driven

Bioregional Planning Approach  Connects historic, political, economic and cultural knowledge with geographic boundaries to arrive at regional solutions  Coordinated land use planning  Collaborative Governments, Citizens, Businesses work together for common solutions

Goals of Bioregional Planning  Explore/identify environmental and social solutions to unsustainable practices  Emphasizes local resources and energy solutions  Utilizes traditional wisdom (place-based knowledge) and scientific information  Supports community economic development and regional self-reliance  Builds inclusive civic culture

Bioregional Planning Process Elements  Define boundaries  Assess natural and human elements through maps, images and narration  Understand biophysical and cultural history  Survey government structures  Review laws and policies  Suggest alternative institutions and policies  Involve all interested parties

Applying Bioregional Planning to the West  Integrate Land Use planning among communities and across landscapes  Develop new guidelines for western development  Increase civic engagement in land use planning  Utilize land use data, analysis and simulation tools

Steve -- Items to add  Where zoning laws came from and what they do.  What are conservation easements and how can they be used to achieve land use goals.  How do citizens get input into public land management goals (i.e., NEPA and FLPMA).