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Sharon Shumate The Fisheries Enhancement Group program is a legislative program designed to include citizens in salmon restoration efforts. After extensive review of their Mission, Vision and Strategic Plan, following are some hard questions that need to be asked by the citizens and answered by the leaders implementing this program. UPPER COLUMBIA REGIONAL FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT GROUP Question: On your fact sheet when listing some current projects it is mentioned – riparian fencing as part of a larger project.
What Is The Larger Project? Question: Your Mission Statement in part ... promote a more sustainable and environmentally sound regional economy.
What is a more sustainable and environmentally sound regional
economy? Question: Upper Columbia Region drainages and nearshore habitat entering the Columbia River above Rock Island Dam up to and including the San Poil Watershed... Essentially all of Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, and Ferry Counties, and the Colville Reservation.
Why are you concentrating on areas above Grand Coulee Dam
for enhancement of salmon and steelhead resources and habitat
restoration projects.? Question: Strategic Plan 1) Regional Economy...maximizing the amount of money brought into our regional economy for fish restoration projects, and maximizing the employment of people engaged in restoration and sustainable natural resource management
Maximizing the amount of money – where is the money
coming from? And, who are the people engaged in restoration and
sustainable natural resource management? Question: Strategic Plan 5) Agencies We envision assisting governmental agencies and other project proponents in the implementation of fisheries restoration projects by helping them explain their projects to landowners,,...and by helping agencies tailor their projects to provide the most benefit to affected parties...
Who are project proponents and proponent groups, what are
their projects, and who are the affected parties? Question: Action 6.3.2 Seek out retailers, rental stores and others who have equipment that could be made available for restoration projects. Action 6.3.1: Obtain, store and maintain equipment for use on restoration projects.
Who is going to obtain, store and maintain the
equipment? Question: 8) Board – Strategic Plan We envision a Board of Directors that will implement and support the Strategic Plan and its mission and vision statements, and which is made up of individuals who are well connected to our constituents, stakeholders, and members and which represents diverse perspectives without representing specific agencies or organizations.
Who are your constituents and what does it mean to be well
connected? Who are
the specific agencies or organizations? Question: 9) Restoration Projects – Strategic Plan We envision implementing fisheries restoration projects that are brought to our attention ...and assisting other organizations in the implementation of...
Who are the other organizations? Question:
Terminology included in your mission statement, your vision and
your strategic plan includes, resource agencies or other parties,
other proponents, professional volunteers, project
partners, and salmon recovery curriculum.
Who are the other parties?
Who are the other proponents?
What is a professional volunteer?
Who are the project partners?
What is the salmon recovery curriculum? What is the larger project and why are you concentrating on areas above Grand Coulee Dam for enhancement of salmon and steelhead resources and habitat restoration projects? Sharon Shumate Republic, WA |