We would have loved to see everyone with an interest in
large landscape conservation in the National Park Service join us for this
workshop; but that is of course not possible.
This blog is our effort to share some of the discussions that are
evolving in the next three days, and hear from you. Please share your thoughts,
ideas and reactions in the comment sections of the various posts. Throughout the day, we will report out what we’re
hearing from our virtual participants to make sure your voices and great
thinking are part of the conversation.
The group is discussing why this work is so important to the NPS today. Here's the question:
We are standing on a body of work accomplished by NPS and
partners over the past decades. What is
different about the imperative and opportunities of this work today?
So, what do you think: Why Scaling Up, Why Now?
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the discussions from the workshop. These are all great points and the emphasis on both natural resource changes/challenges and relevancy of the parks to the American people highlight how landscape scale issues touch on widespread and critical priorities for all of us.
ReplyDeleteRelevancy is so important, and it can not be done just through messaging. We need to actively engage our surrounding communities to recognize their role in the landscape and ways that they can help in the effort beyond land acquisition. Ed McMahon's Conservation Communities and the Appalachian Trail's Conservation Guidebook for Communities are great models, and I am sure there are more.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rita! These are great suggestions and resources --- keep them coming!!
DeleteThe pre-workshop webinar provided a great overview and it is exciting to see the variety of NPS and partner perspectives being brought together for this workshop. Looking forward to following the cross-fertilization efforts that emerge from the work of this group around this important call to action.
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