Land Stewardship and Conservation Group Action Summary

List the participants in this groupIs there one person who wants to be the main contact? Put a star next to their name.
Name / Email
Jennifer Casciani /
Claire Sakowski /
Brett Spady /
Julia Dyck /
Mara Erickson /
Jennifer Janzen /
Patti Campsall /
Angela Hobson /
Andrea Beaty /
Val Moore /
Vanessa /
Karen /
Tracey Gage /
Katie Pearson /
  1. What was the issue/topic you discussed (State this in 1-2 sentences)

Getting buy in
  1. What does success look like for this issue/topic?

  • Financial partnerships with FN?
  • Good communication
  • Structure program around what partners require
  • Use of experts and respected individuals
  • Know who the messenger is
  • Establish standards that are consistent ex. Metro Vancouver
  • Combining interests and identify factors ex. Mountain biking in Fish creek
  • Clear and consistent messages
  • Visualize the change because change can be difficult to see
  • Know your audience and go to the people

  1. Where are we right now with this issue? What is going well? What are the challenges?

  • Understanding other values and interests – you might not have to believe in climate change in order to reduce your carbon footprint
  • Preconceived notions and definitions automatically define
  • Connotations of conservation, ecosystem services
  • Palatable language spaces, and common language
  • Limited time and resources in regards to social media
  • Manage multiple expectations and opportunities
  • Funding and resource multi year stability
  • Changing funding realities
  • Understanding social mores is an opportunity to gain inside knowledge of targeted audiences
  • Identify community and establish values

  1. Who needs to be engaged to help move this forward?

  • Need to become better marketers
  • Identify clients, stakeholders and partners
  • Industry partners
  • Raise social mobilization through groups that have already been working in this area
  • Made to stick
  • How to engage news media
  • Teachers need to be involved at a deeper level
  • Policy makers are important to engage change
  • Dialogue with land developers
  • Recreational groups
  • Researchers
  • Bureaucrats and people who are connected to decision makers
  • Community champions who support and use our networks
  • Potential future relationships with other Cops

  1. What can we do as a Community of Practice to move forward on this topic/issue? What are the three most important steps we need to take right now as individuals? As a group?

  • On-line community – private facebook page
  • Google groups
  • Google docs
  • Resource sharing
  • Establish yields and needs
  • Content documents
  • On-line discussion community
  • Face to face meeting? November?
  • Create a commitment to work together

  1. What will you do post conference to stay in touch and work together? What can ACEE do to support you in this work?

Nothing recorded.