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| Locally Led Conservation
Process |
| The “locally led conservation process” is a
term used to describe the Soil & Water
Conservation Districts’ broader outreach
mechanism in which they utilize a variety of
unique strengths to address natural resource
concerns and deliver management services.
Through the locally led process stakeholders
assess current conservation needs, identify and
prioritize those needs, set goals, identify
programs and additional resources to address
priority needs, develop plans and
recommendations, implement solutions and measure
their successes. |
| Locally Led Workgroup |
The Locally Led Work Group (LLWG) is one
part of the locally led process. The purpose of
the LLWG is to facilitate the USDA portion of
the locally led process, provide advice to NRCS
concerning the implementation of conservation
programs in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and serve as a subset of the State
Technical Committee.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
prohibits non-government individuals from
spending federal dollars or providing advice in
a formal decision-making process related to the
expenditure of such funds. Membership of the
LLWG is limited to Federal, State, county,
tribal or local government representatives. |
| North Cook County
Soil & Water Conservation District’s Role:
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◘ Assemble & Convene the LLWG in accordance
with FACA.
◘ Acquire input, in the form of conservation
needs assessment, from community stakeholders.
◘ Develop a District-wide conservation needs
assessment using submitted assessments from
community stakeholders.
◘ Identify priority resource concerns that can
be addressed by USDA programs.
◘ Make program policy recommendations based on
information gathered.
◘ Establish local USDA conservation program
delivery priorities.
◘ Identify, as appropriate, high priority areas
that need USDA assistance.
◘ Forward final recommendations to USDA-NRCS
State Conservationist. |
North Cook Co. SWCD will be making
contact with local stakeholders to invite their
participation in this important process. In
light of rising transportation cost and in the
interest of time the North Cook Co. SWCD
(District) board has decided to utilize a survey
process to facilitate the collection of local
conservation needs. In accordance with FACA the
District will begin the process by inviting all
60 municipal Mayors / Managers within the
District to participate. Others to follow may
include, but are not limited to, Townships
within the District, Cook County, the Forest
Preserve District of Cook County and some area
park district boards.
The District is hopeful that many local
stakeholders will let their concerns and needs
be know by choosing to participate in this
essential needs assessment via the survey
process.
For further explanation please see the Locally
Led Work Group Fact Sheet created by NRCS
Montana or contact the North Cook Co. SWCD
office at 847-468-0071. |
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