COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING

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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
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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
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The desired outcome is a comprehensive
Management Planthat isFully Implemented
COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING
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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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WATERSHED PLANNING

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

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STAKEHOLDERS

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

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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.

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TECHNICAL TEAM

• Technical Resource Specialists
• Work together with Watershed Advisory Council
  (WAC)
• Provide resource information to WAC on conditions
  and possible solutions

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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
• Concerns

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COMMUNITY BASED PLANNING PROCESS

• 3 PHASES
• Phase I - Know Your Area
• Phase II - Decision Making
• Phase III - Plan Implementation

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Phase I Know Your Area
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Phase II Decision Making

Formulate Alternatives
Evaluate Alternatives
Make Decisions
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Phase III Plan Implementation
Implement Plan
Evaluate Plan
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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!

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Steve Tonn Extension Educator University of
Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Douglas/Sarpy
Counties Omaha, NE TEL [phone] EMAIL
stonn2_at_unl.edu