LocallyLed Education and Action for Protecting the Environment:

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• Locally-Led Education and Action for Protecting
  the Environment
• Roll Out and Implementation
• Kate Hackett
• Tompkins County Planning Department

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Setting Tompkins County

• 16 municipalities total
• Range planning boards to no zoning
• 4-year Tompkins County Foundation grant
• Year 1 Town of Ulysses, Town of Newfield, Town
  of Lansing, Town of Caroline
• LEAPE team Sharon Anderson (CLWN), Linda Wagenet
  (CfE), Kate Hackett (TCPD)

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Local Applications

• Enhance existing management practices (siting of
  road, understanding flood dynamics)
• Identify alternative management practices
  (stormwater filtration, septic system
  management/governance)
• Provide sound foundation for decision-making
  process
• Complement educational activities
• Highlight potential impacts of development
• Support grant applications
• Highlights capacity of new information technology
• LOCALLY-LED!

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Targeting Communities

• Contact leaders (community, issue, govt)
• Identify issues
• Collaborate on appropriate process and context
• Formal presentations
• Liaison

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Pre-Training Preparation

• Issue development
• Data collection
• Site visit
• Workshop preparation
• Workshop evaluation

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Training Format

• Determine target audience
• Tailor training
• Determine number of participants
• Develop agenda

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Challenges of Implementation

• Number of trainers vs. participants
• Assimilation of material/time
• Need for reinforcement
• Evaluate changes in decision making

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Successes of Implementation

• Engaged participants
• Participation of computer novices
• Delivery of information (paper and digital
  format)
• Accessibility of information
• Improved process and product
• Alternative management options
• Discussion of other projects