From the 2020 NACD Annual Meeting.
Learn about two successful projects in North Dakota and how partnerships were crucial in their success. Learn how the District Activity Report Tool (DART), developed in coordination with the North Dakota Conservation District Employees Association and the State Soil Conservation Committee, tells the story of what districts do across the state. Learn about the Supervisor Leadership Academy Program, developed via a partnership between NDSU Extension and the North Dakota Health Department, and how it can be replicated by other conservation districts.
Planning for Sustainable Communities: Master Plan Guidance for New Jersey Of...APA-NJ
Since the amendment to the MLUL in 2008 to include the Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Plan element (The Sustainability Plan) in the list of permitted Master Plan elements, towns across New Jersey have been taking sustainability planning more seriously. Especially in the wake of recent extreme weather, the need for short-term resiliency actions and long-term sustainability goals is more pressing than ever.
Therefore, it is with great pleasure that the Sustainability Committee of the NJ Chapter of the American Planning Association announces the release of a sustainability planning guide for planners and municipal officials. The new guide, “Planning for Sustainable Communities: Master Plan Guidance for New Jersey Officials”, deconstructs the traditional master plan and offers new approaches to each of the plan elements with sound local and global examples that any NJ municipality can tailor to their needs.
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Therefore, it is with great pleasure that the Sustainability Committee of the NJ Chapter of the American Planning Association announces the release of a sustainability planning guide for planners and municipal officials. The new guide, “Planning for Sustainable Communities: Master Plan Guidance for New Jersey Officials”, deconstructs the traditional master plan and offers new approaches to each of the plan elements with sound local and global examples that any NJ municipality can tailor to their needs.
Sustain Southern Maine - GSMSummit 2014, Rebeccah SchaffnerGrowSmart Maine
Why plan for growth and change, when it seems so much easier to simply react?
When there is a distinct and shared vision for your community - when residents, businesses and local government anticipate a sustainable town with cohesive and thriving neighborhoods - you have the power to conserve your beautiful natural spaces, enhance your existing downtown or Main Street, enable rural areas to be productive and prosperous, and save money through efficient use of existing infrastructure.
This is the dollars and sense of smart growth.
Success is clearly visible in Maine, from the creation of a community-built senior housing complex and health center in Fort Fairfield to conservation easements creating Forever Farms to Rockland's revitalized downtown. Communities have options. We have the power to manage our own responses to growth and change.
After all, “Planning is a process of choosing among those many options. If we do not choose to plan, then we choose to have others plan for us.” - Richard I. Winwood
And in the end, this means that our children and their children will choose to make Maine home and our economy will provide the opportunities to do so.
The Summit offers you a wonderful opportunity to be a part of the transformative change in Maine that we’ve seen these gatherings produce. We encourage you to consider the value of being actively involved in growing Maine’s economy and protecting the reasons we choose to live here.
From the 2020 NACD Annual Meeting.
Learn how the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts has partnered with the North Carolina Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation to develop a vision for the future of conservation delivery in the state.
Slides from presentation given by Jerod Chew, Director of Environmental Stewardship, ISDA, at the 9/28/2011 Indiana Sustainable Natural Resources Task Force meeting.
More info: http://www.indianawildlife.org/snrtf.htm
Sustain Southern Maine - GSMSummit 2014, Rebeccah SchaffnerGrowSmart Maine
Why plan for growth and change, when it seems so much easier to simply react?
When there is a distinct and shared vision for your community - when residents, businesses and local government anticipate a sustainable town with cohesive and thriving neighborhoods - you have the power to conserve your beautiful natural spaces, enhance your existing downtown or Main Street, enable rural areas to be productive and prosperous, and save money through efficient use of existing infrastructure.
This is the dollars and sense of smart growth.
Success is clearly visible in Maine, from the creation of a community-built senior housing complex and health center in Fort Fairfield to conservation easements creating Forever Farms to Rockland's revitalized downtown. Communities have options. We have the power to manage our own responses to growth and change.
After all, “Planning is a process of choosing among those many options. If we do not choose to plan, then we choose to have others plan for us.” - Richard I. Winwood
And in the end, this means that our children and their children will choose to make Maine home and our economy will provide the opportunities to do so.
The Summit offers you a wonderful opportunity to be a part of the transformative change in Maine that we’ve seen these gatherings produce. We encourage you to consider the value of being actively involved in growing Maine’s economy and protecting the reasons we choose to live here.
From the 2020 NACD Annual Meeting.
Learn how the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts has partnered with the North Carolina Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation to develop a vision for the future of conservation delivery in the state.
Slides from presentation given by Jerod Chew, Director of Environmental Stewardship, ISDA, at the 9/28/2011 Indiana Sustainable Natural Resources Task Force meeting.
More info: http://www.indianawildlife.org/snrtf.htm
Maggie Belanger, Assistant Director and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Regional Manager, Kansas State University, KS
Kate Lucas, AICP, Planner, Adaapta and KSU TAB Partner, Denver, CO
Christina Wilson, Acting Branch Manager, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Denver, CO
Scott Hobson, Acting Director of Planning and Community Development, City of Pueblo, CO
Voluntary Stewardship Program: Background and Progress in Thurston CountyNisqually River Council
Charissa Waters, associate long range planner, updated the Council on the implementation of the Voluntary Stewardship Program in Thurston County. She presented at the August 2015 meeting.
Breakout Session Slides
Minnesota’s Reliance on SWCDs to Address Climate Resilience – John Jaschke highlights the means and measures for climate action that will be delivered through Minnesota’s SWCDs.
Monday, February 12 4:35 - 5:00 p.m.
Symposium Session Slides
Putting Farmers at the Center of Regenerative Agriculture Engagement Planning – Deborah Carter McCoy, Rebecca Bartels, and Suzy Friedman with the Midwest Row Crop Collaborative, Trust In Food, and the WWF will lead a planning process based on insights from their behavior change research to accelerate regenerative agriculture acceptance by producers. The panelists will be Deborah Carter McCoy from Environmental Initiative, Rebecca Bartels from Trust In Food, and Suzy Friedman from the World Wildlife Fund.
Wednesday, February 14, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Conservation Delivery in Pacific Island Communities – Mae Nakahata discusses experiences with building support capacity and technologies that are scaled/adapted to serve the non-traditional agriculture systems of Pacific Islands will be shared. CNMI, GU & HI – led presentation.
Monday, February 12, 4:00 - 4:25 p.m.
Breakout Session Slide Pt. 2
Advancing Producer Engagement and MMRV in Ecosystem Services Markets: Lessons Learned from Three Years Conducting Projects – Alana Pacheco and Lars Dyrud will highlight three years of lessons learned from ESMC’s Eco-Harvest market projects and discuss program specifics, opportunities for participation, and private sector advancement of reduced soil sampling costs through the latest in MMRV.
Tuesday, February 13, 2:20 - 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Session Slide Pt. 1
Advancing Producer Engagement and MMRV in Ecosystem Services Markets: Lessons Learned from Three Years Conducting Projects – Alana Pacheco and Lars Dyrud will highlight three years of lessons learned from ESMC’s Eco-Harvest market projects and discuss program specifics, opportunities for participation, and private sector advancement of reduced soil sampling costs through the latest in MMRV.
Tuesday, February 13, 2:20 - 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides Pt. 3
Converging Ag Drainage with Water Quality – Mike Libben discusses how the Ottawa SWCD (Ohio) has blended the need for agricultural drainage and increased water quality for Lake Erie by integrating projects that accomplish both goals and brings partners together.
Tuesday, February 13, 1:30 - 2:10 p.m.
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Breakout Session Slides Pt. 2
Converging Ag Drainage with Water Quality – Mike Libben discusses how the Ottawa SWCD (Ohio) has blended the need for agricultural drainage and increased water quality for Lake Erie by integrating projects that accomplish both goals and brings partners together.
Tuesday, February 13, 1:30 - 2:10 p.m.
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Breakout Session Slides Pt. 1
Converging Ag Drainage with Water Quality – Mike Libben discusses how the Ottawa SWCD (Ohio) has blended the need for agricultural drainage and increased water quality for Lake Erie by integrating projects that accomplish both goals and brings partners together.
Tuesday, February 13, 1:30 - 2:10 p.m.
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Breakout Session Slides
OpTIS: New National Baseline Data for Climate-Smart Ag – David Gustafson discusses how no-till and cover crops are leading climate-smart practices, which OpTIS tracks using satellite data. This session will feature the latest OpTIS release, which includes data for all lower 48 states.
Tuesday, February 13, 1:30 - 2:10 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health – Andrea Kreiner and Jan Lee discuss the website OACD prepared on soil health & carbon sequestration with researched information, links to tools and articles; and an accompanying guidebook for district use in working with sequestration.
Monday, February 12, 4:00 - 4:25 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Dirty Water Bugs Us! Pesticide Education for Urban Communities – Lynn Pilewski discusses how the GCSWCD has modified PuttSkee, an interactive game, to educate urban citizens on safe use of insecticides and herbicides. The activity, paired with simple messaging, has been effective and engaging.
Tuesday, February 13 3:30 - 4:10 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Climate Adapted Native Plant Materials Project: Practical Innovation for an Uncertain Future – Mike Conroy will discuss how the Tualatin SWCD is evaluating assisted migration to augment the genetic fitness of native plants used in restoration projects. The core of this project is a long-term common garden experiment.
Monday, February 12 3:05 - 3:30 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Scaling Agroforestry in US Agriculture – Maya Glicksman will define agroforestry, discuss new opportunities to support agroforestry adoption, and highlight areas for continued advocacy administratively and legislatively.
Monday, February 12, 3:05 - 3:30 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Maximum Partnerships: Building Partnership between National Programs and Local Implementation – Jessia McGuire and Drew Larsen discussed how PF and QF partnership staff (Precision Ag Conservation Specialist, Farm Bill / Coordinating Biologist, Habitat Specialist, Range Conservationist, & Outreach Coordinator) provide needed capacity in many areas of the country to address resource needs. The session focused on sharing the many opportunities for partnering to impact agriculture and local resource concerns and better serve cooperators as well as maximize the value of existing partnerships.
Tuesday, February 13 4:20 - 5:00 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Encouraging Urban Green Infrastructure Practices for Climate Resiliency – Jennifer Fish will discuss how Green Infrastructure above the minimum stormwater standards is important to community sustainability. This includes designing for future storm events and better using existing environmental services.
Monday, February 12, 2:30 - 2:55 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Community Outreach Through Nontraditional Ag Farmer to Farmer Coffee Talks – Sharon Autry will discuss Nontraditional Ag Farmer to Farmer Coffee Talks, which cover topics that are relevant to small/medium scale producers and offer an opportunity to build community and collaboration.
Monday, February 12 3:05 - 3:30 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Bridging the Gap: A Partnership Between an Ag Retailer and Local Government – Kolby Beehler discusses how the Morrison SWCD partnered with a local agricultural retailer on a joint conservation agronomist position. Two years later they have had achievements and challenges and want to share their experiences.
Tuesday, February 13, 3:30 - 4:10 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Unconventional Partnering – The Voluntary Stewardship Program, CDs, and Counties – Bill Eller discusses conservation district partners with non-traditional regulatory partners (counties) to replace critical area protection regulations with voluntary, incentive-based practices.
Monday, February 12 4:35 - 5:00 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Water Quality of Life – Jim Hess discusses how the Elkhart County SWCD has taken conservation to the next level and is offering property tax incentives for the “Good Stewards of the Land”. Please read the 2022 NACD Annual Report page 39-40.
Monday, February 12 4:00 - 4:25 p.m.
Breakout Session Slides
Making Connections Maximizes Watershed Restoration Project – Lynn Pilewski and Kirsten Robertson will discuss how one group assembled a wide array of non-profit, governmental, and private companies to work together to fund and implement a multi-faceted watershed plan in South Carolina.
Monday, February 12, 3:05 - 3:30 p.m.
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Humble Origins
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North Dakota’s Collaborative Success Stories
1. North Dakota’s
Collaborative Success Stories
Presenters: Sarah Tunge, District Manager –
Mercer County SCD, N.D., Director – North Dakota
Conservation District Employees Association;
Bruce Schmidt, Program Coordinator –
NDSU Extension Watershed & Soil Conservation
Leadership Program
2. Background – ND State
Soil Conservation
Committee
• 1995 ND Legislative Session –
Study to integrate functions of
SSCC into Sate Water Commission
or NDSU Extension.
• 1997 ND Legislative Session -
State Soil Conservation Committee
budget was consolidated into the
NDSU Extension budget.
3. Background – ND State
Soil Conservation
Committee
• Pros
• Extension has been an active advisor.
• Involvement with educational
activities such as tillage
demonstration.
• Cons
• Potential loss of funds.
• SSCC lose identity.
4. Background – ND State
Soil Conservation
Committee
• 2017 ND Legislative Session:
• NDSU Extension has a 14.1 % cut in
the 2017 Legislative Session - many
other State Agencies experience the
same cuts.
• Legislative Management to study the
need for the State Soil Conservation
Committee during the interim 2017 -
2018 .
5. Background – ND State
Soil Conservation
Committee
• 2017 ND Legislative Session Effects:
• Due to Extension budget reductions and
future funding uncertainty the SSCC –
NDSU Ext. Program Leader resigns in April
2017.
• Extension position remains unfilled until
November 2018. Position gets partial
funding from an EPA 319 Dept. of Health
grant for Leadership Development.
6. Background – ND State
Soil Conservation
Committee
• 2017 ND Legislative Session Effects:
• December 17th 2017 Interim
Agriculture Committee meet to
determine the future of ND State Soil
Conservation Committee.
• The NDSU Administrative assistant
leaves in January 2018.
7. ND Structural Organization Soil Conservation Districts
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS / AGENCIES State Soil Conservation Committee SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS / AGENCIES
Est. 1937 Federal Conservation Law Act
ND State Legislature 5 Elected SCD Supervisors - 1 from each Area NDSU Ext Soil Conservation
Assistance Funding - Legislation 2 Governor Appointed Members Program Leader
Operating and SCDAP Funding Administration - Regulations - Supervisor Training Coordination - Accountability
in NDSU Ext Budget State Funding - Grants NDSU Ext Budget - Grants
I
NDSU Extension Service I USDA- NRCS
District Directors / Ext. Agents Soil Districts Technical Asssitance
Technical Assistance SCD Supervisors Federal Appropriations
(State & County Appropriations) 3 Elected 2 Appointed
District Conservation Plan ND Forest Service
National Association of Mill Levy - Sales ND Dept. of Ag. &
Conservation Districts (NACD) I I I ND Game & Fish
National Voice I I I Technical Asssitance
(Membership. Services, grants) I I I State / Federal Appropriations
I I I
ND Association of Soil I
Conservation Districts (NDASCD) SCD District Employees I Watershed Coordinators North Dakota
Legislation Proposals - Lobbiest Local Support I Local Conservation Projects Health Dept.
Dues, Lincoln Oakes Nurseries Mill Levy - Grants - Sales - I Federal Funds - Mill Levy - Grants Funding
I Federal Appropriation - EPA 319
ND Soil Conservation District I
Employee Association (NDSCDEA) Land Owner / Land User
Networking - Employee Training Organization Major Contribution
Employee Memberships Organization Funding Source
8. Background – ND State
Soil Conservation
Committee
• 2019 ND Legislative Session:
• Continue the funding for the State Soil
Conservation Committee due in great
part to the changes made in response
to the Legislative Review.
• Bill passed to require yearly ongoing
training for SCD Supervisors.
9. • NDCC 4.1-20-19
Soil conservation district supervisors -
Training. As soon as practicable after an
individual is elected or appointed to the
position of a soil conservation district
supervisor, the individual shall attend a
training session delivered by the state soil
conservation committee.
An individual who has attended a
training session as an elected or
as an appointed soil conservation
district supervisor may not be
required to attend any additional
or subsequent session.
• NDCC 4.1-20-19
Soil conservation district supervisors
- Training. As soon as practicable
after an individual is elected or
appointed to the position of a soil
conservation district supervisor, the
individual shall attend a training
session delivered by the state soil
conservation committee.
And the individual shall attend
or participate in annual
training as determined by the
state soil conservation
committee
10. NEED – Lack of locally
lead leadership
training for people
elected or appointed
to conservation
positions.
11. • Topic areas include:
Basics of watershed hydrology
Managing nutrients in watersheds
Impacts of human activities on watersheds
Roles and responsibilities of Conservation District.
Recognizing the components of an effective meeting
Navigating conflict successfully
Group facilitation and the role of citizens in
watershed planning
Project planning, management and marketing.
Managing human resources
Recognizing current water and conservation issues in
the state
12. Title / Year One Year Two Districts
Position 5 sites 4 sites Represented
SCD Supervisors 31 60 42
SCD Clerk / Mgr. / 24 9 33
District Tech 16 10 23
NRCS 8 4 10
Watershed Coord. 9 2 10
SSCC 2 4 4
Others 5 3 0
95 92
14. I Understand my
responsibilities as a SCD
or Water Resource Board
member.
50.4% 73.8% 23.4%
I can utilize online
resources to understand
watersheds.
55.5% 81.1% 25.6%
I am aware of ND open
meeting laws.
61.7% 80.7% 19.0%
I understand how to involve
citizens in watershed
planning
52.6% 67.9% 15.3%
Key Concept BEFORE Total
AFTER
Total
Overall
Change
15. I understand the value of a
District watershed
conservation business
plan.
61.6% 90.9% 29.3%
I understand how to
identify resource
concerns.
69.4% 87.9% 18.5%
I can identify partners to
help with a watershed
conservation project.
60.3% 86.0% 25.7%
I understand how to
implement a successful
watershed project.
56.3% 80.7% 24.4%
I feel prepared to serve in
watershed leadership role.
58.0% 77.3% 19.3%
Key Concept BEFORE Total
AFTER
Total
Overall
Change
21. Bruce Schmidt
Program Coordinator NDSU Extension Watershed &
Soil Conservation Leadership Program
701-328-9717
Bruce.Schmidt@ndsu.edu
Sarah Tunge
District Manager
Mercer County Soil Conservation District
701-873-2101 ext. 3
mcscd@westriv.com
Editor's Notes
Background information on the ND SSCC structure.
1995 no longer State Agency -
So lets fast forward to 2017 again it’s is are tough Legislative Session Ext. has a 14.1% cut in funding
And due to poor legislative session for the SSCC a Legislative Review of Duties, responsibilities and cost of SSCC
was ordered ….. Basic question to be asked … is there a Need for the SCD & SSCC.
Concerns from 1997 loss of funding and lose identity expressed in 1997 came true.
Legislative management review results in Program Leader leaving position and Ext. not filling this position until
November and filling it only until June 30, 2019.
Relationship with partners was strained due to Legislative session…. Support staff was looking to leave ….
So what kind of an idiot would apply for this position …
So now fast forward to the Legislative management Ag Committee December meeting it was a disaster …
thank goodness for the Partners testimony.
No vote was taken, but if one would have been we would have failed.
Listing of all the Partners that support the SSCC … every group spoke at the Dec. meeting.
It was apparent that we had some work to do if we get a second chance. By this time I’m all alone
In the office Adm. Assistant left …
But after doing a lot of damage control on April 12 second shot before the Legislative Review …. And it was successful .
Going into the 2019 Legislative Session the outlook was positive and the 2019 Session was a good
Session ….
Ripple effect from Study was need to change the NDCC with mandatory training.
So while all of this was going on NDSU Extension Leadership Academy started its planning in August 2017 with funding from EPA 319 grant.
The grant money would be how the Program Leader position gets funding 50% …. Also funding to develop an educational program for SCD Supervisors / District Staff
A locally delivered educational program to build participant’s skills and enhance their ability to lead soil and water conservation and community-based projects that will protect soil and water quality for future generations.
It was decided the training needed to be 2 days of training – since EPA 319 funding had a number of water quality topics – along with conduct effect meetings and how to conduct program planning.
Advisory Board of Extension, Dept. of Health and District SCD selected the topics. – Extension Team had very
Little to no knowledge of the SCD so after the first meeting we did some tweaking but overall the planning team did
A good job selecting and developing the curriculum.
One glitch the training was called Watershed Leadership training.
So here are the results – first the attendees make up
Year one 2018 - 30% of attendees were Supervisors – intended audience
Year Two 2019 - 60% ….. Only had 4 sites due to snowstorm and not rescheduling.
NRCS grant in Sept 2018 – Ext Team developed a Level Two training, topics which builds on Level one training and now it is a only one day training. The NRCS grant also allows the development of follow-up online you tube videos – 10 to 12 minute training session for the Districts to view at monthly meetings.
After 3 sites - 62 attendees 61% Supervisors and added 4 Districts that had not attended previously. Site #4 was today
And one additional site Feb 18th – on track for 100 attendees.
Overall change = increased knowledge
In Sept. 2019 – renewed the EPA 319 grant and plans are to repeat Level Two training in 2021 and
Plans are to develop a Level Three for 2021 – 2022.