Mapping the Future with Carolinian Canada Stakeholders

A Map to the Future: Carolinian Canada Strategic Plan

Carolinian Stakeholders Meeting

The following agenda was used to facilitate a meeting on November 10, 2005 to initiate Carolinian Canada's strategic planning. The one day workshop's goal was to answer the question: How can we achieve our vision for Carolinian Canada together?

A MAP TO THE FUTURE AGENDA

Carolinian Canada Stakeholders Meeting

November 10, 2005, Elm Hurst Inn, Ingersoll

Mapping Major Directions For The Coalition

Welcome and Introduction

Plenary Panel

1. Role of Carolinian Canada Coalition

• Vision & Priority Setting based on best science
• Facilitating Collaborations from local to federal
• Promoting natural heritage awareness & integration in other sectors

Concurrent Discussions

BIG PICTURE:

Vision for a healthy landscape

CORE GOALS:

Protecting Nature

MAKING CONNECTIONS:

Nature in balance

2. Common Visions

• Collaborate among allies
• Facilitation strategies
• Strengths of regional focus
• Overlapping strategies
• Big Picture next step

3. Ecosystem Recovery

• Efficient use of best science
• Woodlands @ risk
• Dovetailing recovery strategies
• Common recommendations – common challenges

4. Education & Awareness

• Increase general support
• Cultural connections
• Urban & rural communities
• Big Picture understanding

Concurrent Discussions

5. Monitor & Assess

• Keep the vision current
• Big Picture Success
• Climate change
• Cultural & ecological factors

6. Secure & Protect

• Facilitate Best Decisions
• Policy & Planning
• Land trusts
• Collaborations in the Big Picture
• Heritage Act

7. Steward & Seed

• Optimize support for landowners zone-wide
• Farm & Non-farm
• Big Picture Guidelines
• Stewardship Research

Plenary Discussion

8. Putting it all Together

• Major Directions for the Coalition/li>
• Mapping new Opportunities

Proceedings

The proceedings of the Carolinian Canada Stakeholder Meeting held on November 10th, 2005 at the Elmhurst Inn in Ingersoll.

Includes major directions identified for the coalition, implementation strategies and notes from Discussion Leaders. Part of the Strategic Planning Process was generously sponsored by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.