1. Collaboration and Multi-party Monitoring Stewardship Contracting Training Workshop Karen Steer, Sustainable Northwest Marcus Kauffman, Watershed Research and Training Center

2. Topics What is collaboration? What is required in stewardship contracting and why? Key aspects of collaboration (LOPIM) Multi-party monitoring (what and how) Discussion

3. Collaboration: a definition Collaboration: Working together to solve problems or seize opportunities Working together to solve problems or seize opportunities has broad-based participation that is open, transparent and inclusive has broad-based participation that is open, transparent and inclusive enhances understanding, encourages solutions, and develop common objectives enhances understanding, encourages solutions, and develop common objectives

4. Collaboration vs. Traditional Decision Making Is outcome and solution-based vs. process Build mutual understanding of problems Incorporate a broad set of values Proactive rather than reactive Identifies and shares resources

5. NEPA and Collaboration: Different, yet Complementary NEPA Collaboration Formal NEPA process begins with proposed action. Formal NEPA process begins with proposed action. Scoping (CE, EA, EIS) Scoping (CE, EA, EIS) Comment on EA or DEIS Comment on EA or DEIS Administrative Appeal Administrative Appeal Proactive: Before any action is proposed Proactive: Before any action is proposed Pre-scoping Pre-scoping Multi-party Monitoring process designed up-front Multi-party Monitoring process designed up-front Community involvement in non-NEPA decisions Community involvement in non-NEPA decisions Inclusion of regulatory agencies in the pre-NEPA process with local collaborative groups. Inclusion of regulatory agencies in the pre-NEPA process with local collaborative groups.

6. Collaboration: What is required? Defining local 60.42c.7: “District Rangers shall make a determination of the local community appropriate to the project and i n collaboration with interested parties.” 60.42c.7: “District Rangers shall make a determination of the local community appropriate to the project and i n collaboration with interested parties.” Project Development Project Development 61.1a “Projects shall be developed collaboratively with communities. 61.1a “Projects shall be developed collaboratively with communities. Line officer shall seek to involve the public Line officer shall seek to involve the public Local unit should seek early involvement of stakeholders Local unit should seek early involvement of stakeholders Stewardship projects should have considerable local support.” Stewardship projects should have considerable local support.”

7. Why is collaboration part of Stewardship Contracting? Stewardship contracting is a tool to help meet the needs of rural communities. Stewardship contracting is a tool to help meet the needs of rural communities.  Environmental, social, economic Collaboration is a process that is used to ensure that community needs are heard, understood, and can be addressed. Collaboration is a process that is used to ensure that community needs are heard, understood, and can be addressed.

8. How does collaboration help meet community needs? Collaboration is social process to: Define community needs Define community needs Find common ground Find common ground Build trust and promote learning Build trust and promote learning Take action Take action Promote accountability Promote accountability

9. Community-based collaborative groups Work on multiple issues that cross sectors Work on multiple issues that cross sectors Diverse stakeholders Diverse stakeholders Combination of government and non- governmental Combination of government and non- governmental Focus on problem-solving Focus on problem-solving

10. Meeting Community Needs: Some examples Buck Stewardship Integrating restoration, local employment and monitoring Integrating restoration, local employment and monitoringMetolius Forum for learning, providing community voice, finding common ground Forum for learning, providing community voice, finding common groundSiuslaw Integrating restoration of private and public lands, supporting 25 jobs, providing community voice Integrating restoration of private and public lands, supporting 25 jobs, providing community voice

11. Collaborative Process: Key Phases Learning Operating Planning Design and Selection Implementation Multi-party Monitoring

12. Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) If your group is: Managed by non-federal entity Managed by non-federal entity Selected by non-federal entity Selected by non-federal entity Provides information or opinions to the federal agency Provides information or opinions to the federal agency Deals with many issues or general matters Deals with many issues or general matters Has no ‘selfish advantage’ to be gained Has no ‘selfish advantage’ to be gained You probably don’t need to worry about FACA

13. Learning What are the challenges/opportunities and community needs Start with the end in mind Start with the end in mind Are there shared issues? Can we collaborate? Is there a collaborative group? Or is there a need to form one? Community-based nonprofit Community-based nonprofit RAC RAC Watershed Councils Watershed Councils Others Others

14. Operations Roles Facilitator Facilitator Member Member Convenor Convenor Information provider Information providerPerspectives

15. Hi. I’m a contractor. I want contracts for local firms I work for a local environmental group. My role is to make sure that fish habitat and soils are improved I’m a soil scientist. I provide data on techniques for improving soil fertility As County Commissioner I want to see jobs created and businesses started. I’m a ballerina… and a woodworker! I hope that when wood is removed from restorative thinning that it can go to local processing

16. Operations, continued Decision-making Decision-making within Group can work by Decision-making within Group can work by  Consensus, Majority, Hybrid Agency does not vote Agency does not vote Overall decision-making authority is still agency Overall decision-making authority is still agency Information sharing, outreach and communication Within and outside the group Within and outside the group

17. Planning, Design and Selection Identify projects that will meet group’s goals and outcomes Identify local community Identify local community Assess existing resource conditions and available data

18. Planning, continued Explore project ideas with agency team, key leaders, collaborative group Define decision-space with collaborative group

19. Implementation NEPA decision completed…now how will the project be implemented? Develop and package contracts Seek technical assistance, if necessary Identify funding and partnership opportunities

20. Multi-Party Monitoring A definition A process to engage diverse groups to ensure projects are meetings their objectives and expectations of the public. A process to engage diverse groups to ensure projects are meetings their objectives and expectations of the public.

21. Multi-Party Monitoring: What is Required? Handbook section 68 Monitoring is an important part of stewardship contracting Monitoring is an important part of stewardship contracting It is not appropriate to conduct project monitoring through stewardship contracts or agreements with revenue received from a stewardship contract It is not appropriate to conduct project monitoring through stewardship contracts or agreements with revenue received from a stewardship contract Multi-party monitoring of individual project is encouraged but not required Multi-party monitoring of individual project is encouraged but not required Programmatic multi-party monitoring We don’t know what it will look like yet We don’t know what it will look like yet

22. Types of Monitoring ImplementationEffectivenessThird-party Multi-party (also called All Party or Collaborative monitoring)

23. Multi-party Monitoring: Getting Started Who Monitors? Members of the collaborative Members of the collaborative Other stakeholders Other stakeholders

24. Multi-party Monitoring: What does it entail? Identify project objectives Ecological, Social, Economic Ecological, Social, Economic Determine monitoring methods Identify existing data and gaps Gather data, collect information Evaluate results Present findings and recommendations Ask for input Ask for input Promotion: field tours, etc Promotion: field tours, etc

25. How does Collaboration work in Stewardship Contracting? Learning and Operations Ecological, Social, Economic goals/outcomes Project: Planning Selection & Design  NEPA  Contract Dev.)  Implementation Multi-party Monitoring: Who, What, How, etc..

26. Collaboration and MPM: It’s not my job! Select internal project team Select internal project team Leadership support is needed Leadership support is needed It takes too much time! Reduces appeals & litigation Reduces appeals & litigation It takes too much money! Costs diminish over time Costs diminish over time Not collaborating has high social costs Not collaborating has high social costs Partners can bring money and resources to projects Partners can bring money and resources to projects Collaboration violates FACA! No, it doesn’t…just follow the rules Public meetings are sufficient for collaboration No, NEPA and collaboration are different and can be complementary

27. Lessons from the Pilots: Collaborate early and often Community and partners want to be involved in something positive and worthwhile Reach out to community and partners early Ex: Antelope and Siuslaw Ex: Antelope and Siuslaw Be prepared for mutual learning and education Be transparent and maintain positive community and regional relationships

28. Lessons from Pilot Projects: Project Selection and Design Start small and increase in scale and complexity Bring contracting officers and regulatory agencies into the process early Stewardship contracting is new for contractors too Understand local capacity Understand local capacity Consider providing training in new contract formats Consider providing training in new contract formats Maintain your sense of humor… it will help you work through difficult times

29. For information and assistance:  Sustainable Northwest Maia Enzer and Karen Steer: 503.221.6911 menzer@sustaianblenorthwest.org ksteer@sustainablenorthwest.org  Watershed Research and Training Center Marcus Kauffman: 541.346.0661 marcusk@uoregon.edu  Ecosystem Workforce Program Cassandra Moseley: 541.346.4545 cmoseley@uoregon.edu  Flathead Economic Policy Center Carol Daly: 406.892.8155 cdaly1@centurytel.net

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