Welcome to the world of…

a Natural Resources Planner

or from this…
…to this
 The Need for Change
• Lori & the LID assessments
– 2 out of 72
• CCWF & PS Work Plan grant funds
Steve at first
• Change of the PS grant to fund Danna
– Newsletter, website, column, LID Demo
 Ecology Visit Nov 2006
• Joanne Polayse & Emily Morris visited
• Discussed what Lori had done
• Was what I was doing effective?
• What could I be doing
• Approved my suggestions
– Except for the natural resources inventory
 New Five Point Plan
• Public Education & Outreach
• Greenbuilding & LID
• County Agencies & Committees
• Database & Metrics
• False Bay Watershed
 New Five Point Plan
• Public Education & Outreach
– New improved website
• Water reports on the website
• More resources - acts as a repository
– ‘Living in the Islands’ (digital) handbook
– Monthly newspaper column
• Focus on water issues
– Increase county watershed awareness
 New Five Point Plan
• Greenbuilding & LID
– LID Conference
– Promote greenbuilding certification
• Focus on site and water
• Create an LID self-certification
– Support green renovation of county offices
– Adoption of LEED into county code
– Eco builders back online
 New Five Point Plan
• County Agencies & Committees
– Act as resource/facilitator to the county
– Act as a technical resource on water issues
– Act as a liaison between committees
– Stormwater, SWAC, Septic LMP, WRMC,
Beach Watchers, water groups
 New Five Point Plan
• Database & Metrics
– Build an in house client & project database
– Use to manage FBWAT mailings
– Track farm plans and follow ups
– Create and track metrics
– Move towards regional monitoring
– Track volunteers and matching
 New Five Point Plan
• False Bay Watershed
– Continue to manage the action team
– Improved mailings and targeted campaigns
– Identify a project, plan and source
resources