1. COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING
For
Carter Lake Watershed
October 5, 2006
Presented by
Steve Tonn
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Educator
Douglas/Sarpy Counties

2. 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).

3. COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING
The desired outcome is a comprehensive Management Plan that is Fully Implemented

4. 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.
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Now, let’s define the NRCS Conservation Planning process again.
You may recall that this was defined in the module on Desired Future Conditions.
An approach to assistance that integrates
the appropriate ecological, economic, and social factors
through the planning process
in order to maintain and enhance the quality of the environment
to best meet the client’s and society’s current and future needs.
Go to Slide 39

5. WATERSHED PLANNING
Forms partnerships between stakeholder groups and technical resource specialists.
Minimizes conflict.
Emphasizes desired future conditions.
Improves natural resource management.

6. STAKEHOLDERS Represent an individual or group.
Serve as decision makers.
Have an interest in or will be impacted by actions of the plan. 11

7. 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. 11

8. TECHNICAL TEAM Technical Resource Specialists
Work together with Watershed Advisory Council (WAC)
Provide resource information to WAC on conditions and possible solutions 11

9. COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING
Key Components-
1. A Common Vision of Desired Conditions
2. Identification and Prioritization of
Concerns
3. Development and Implementation of
Appropriate Steps to Adequately Address

10. COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING PROCESS
3 PHASES:
Phase I - Know Your Area
Phase II - Decision Making
Phase III - Plan Implementation

11. Phase I: Know Your Area Inventory Resources Analyze Identify Resource
Determine
Objectives
Identify
Problems
Analyze
Resource
Data
Inventory
Resources 15

12. Phase II: Decision Making
Formulate
Alternatives
Evaluate
Alternatives
Make
Decisions 15

13. Phase III: Plan Implementation
Evaluate
Plan 15

14. 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!

15. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Douglas/Sarpy Counties
Steve Tonn
Extension Educator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in
Douglas/Sarpy Counties
Omaha, NE
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