Program Empowers Community Leaders To Manage Natural Resources
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Kosciusko County residents interested in natural resource protection, conservation, agriculture and land use planning are invited to take part in a Conservation through Community Leadership workshop visioning session that begins June 30.
The Purdue Extension program instructs participants to work together to set priorities and develop community action plans.
“This training provides the tools to address complex natural resource and land use planning issues faced by communities, such as invasive species or stormwater management,” said Kara Salazar, sustainable communities Extension specialist with Purdue and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.
It is designed for local officials, representatives from nongovernmental organizations and others who want to take part in natural resource decisions.
Participants can come to the sessions with a project in mind or develop one through the visioning process. Over the course of one approximately five-hour meeting, participants will develop a community action plan to address top natural resource issues, support watershed management plans, implement fundraising initiatives for specific projects and more.
“The action plan will be tailored to natural resource management issues and will be enhanced through community feedback and engagement,” said Salazar.
The Watershed Foundation, Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Kosciusko County Area Planning Department took the initiative to bring the Conservation through Community Leadership workshop to the area.
The workshop will kick off June 30 at the Kosciusko County Justice Building, 121 N Lake St., Warsaw.
To participate in the program, contact betsy@watershedfoundation.org or register at eventbrite.com/e/community-action-planning-program-tickets-35347480265
To learn more about Conservation through Community Leadership and other Purdue University and IISG sustainability programs, visit bit.ly/purduesustainablecommunities.
Contact Salazar at salazark@purdue.edu with additional questions.
