NEMO around the Nation Originally N onpoint E ducation for M unicipal O fficials

1. NEMO around the Nation Originally Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials Challenges for Communities • Legal Mandates • Pace of Growth • Full Plate • High Turnover • Complexity of Environmental Issues • Tracking of Cumulative Impacts • Access to help

2. Helping Communities Link Land, Water & Growth

3. Who We Are VA DCR Soil & Water National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Virginia Cooperative Extension NETWORK for Education of Municipal Officials Chesapeake Bay Program VA Department of Forestry Maryland DNR Middle Peninsula PDC . . . and more

4. Our Core Client Citizens etc. Local Watershed Organization Local Governments Local Land Trust Developers Historic Preservation Organization Farm Board Economic Development Board

5. + Technical Assistance Education Associated Financial Assistance + + What We Do + Help communities foster well-planned growth, preserve water quality and protect natural areas Build capacity for applying natural resource-based planning as a core underpinning of local land use decision-making

6. What We Do Presentations & workshops For local decision-makers on land use planning and better site design Tailored to local needs in local communities Delivered by network partners By local invitation Education

7. What We Do Customized: Community visioning Stakeholder engagement Watershed assessments Land conservation Stormwater management Better site design & LID Comprehensive planning & code & ordinance changes Core: The land use – water relationship Natural resource-based planning Education Topics

8. What We Do Stakeholder involvement strategies Community visioning Strategic planning Conservation planning Urban forestry master planning Low-impact development Code and ordinance development • Assistance teams from NEMO partners & TA provider pool • Helping local initiatives at local invitation/request • Developing community vision and goals • Natural resource assessments & inventories • Developing & implementing land use management strategies Technical Assistance

9. What We Do Association with Financial Assistance Programs Linking with selected programs focusing on like objectives Education & technical assistance support for potential applicants & recipients Help generate better proposals Help support funded projects to ensure success

10. Small Watershed Grantees What We Do Network “In House” Assistance Providers NFWF/NEMO Contracted Providers Expertise of Contracted Providers Eligible Recipients of Contracted Providers • Facilitation & public process • Community visioning • Planning (comprehensive, LID, watershed, land conservation) • Natural resource assessment • Watershed management • Restoration techniques • BMP planning & design • Low-impact development • Code and ordinance development • Land, forest and resource conservation • Social Marketing Targeted Watershed Grantees Non-grant NEMO Clients Accessing Services

11. How We Work Initial Contact Mutual Commitment Service Provision Follow-up Assistance Scoping Informal contacts Knowledgeable experts Financial assistance tie-ins Web Quick match assessment Identify potential network partners Scoping meeting(s) with local officials Propose approach Agree upon SOW Mutual roles (community/NEMO) NEMO partner roles • Varies by need • Short initial workshop • More engaged series • Education • TA • FA • Varies by need • Education • TA • FA

12. How We Work – Pilot Projects Education & Technical Assistance: Mathews County VA Cumberland MD Calvert County MD Technical Assistance (LID Ordinance Reviews): Goochland County VA Charles County MD

13. Mathews County • The Need: • Upcoming comprehensive plan revision • Prepare citizens & officials • Bring GIS up-to-date

14. Civic Education Program GIS & Information Development 1 2 3 4 5 Formal Planning Process Schedule Planning Process Mathews County Comprehensive Planning Process 2007 2008 September October November December January February March April May Public Presentations/Conversations Citizens’ Planning Academy Advise As Needed

15. Mathews Civic Education Program • Objectives: • Stimulate engagement • Introduce topics expected to influence county in coming five to twenty years • Create understanding of value and function of planning • Build knowledgeable cadre of existing and future planning commission members • Program Components • Public Conversations • Five monthly evenings • October to February • Presentations & discussion • Citizen’s Planning Academy • Single-day session • April • Topics in planning & regulation

16. Sponsors: MCSEED Mathews Memorial Library Talking About The Future Second Tuesdays In Mathews October 9: Linking Land, Water and Growth November 13: Growth – What’s Happening In & Around Mathews? December 11: Mathews Economy: Fostering Sustainable Economic Development January 8: Mathews Valuable Resources February 12: Planning the Direction of Your Community

17. Talking About The Future Second Tuesdays In Mathews

18. Talking About The Future Second Tuesdays In Mathews

19. October: Linking Land, Water &Growth Talking About The Future Second Tuesdays In Mathews The Network at Work Network Partners: Presentation: Chesapeake NEMO Facilitation: Virginia NEMO

20. November: Growth – What’s Happening In & Around Mathews? Talking About The Future Second Tuesdays In Mathews The Network at Work Network Partners: Presentation: Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission Facilitation: Chesapeake NEMO & Virginia NEMO

21. December: Mathews’ Economy – Fostering Sustainable Rural EconomicDevelopment Talking About The Future Second Tuesdays In Mathews The Network at Work Network Partners: Presentation: Virginia Cooperative Extension Facilitation: Virginia NEMO

22. January: Mathews Valuable Resources Talking About The Future Second Tuesdays In Mathews The Network at Work Network Partners: Presentations: VA Cooperative Extension DCR Soil & Water/VNEMO DCR Natural Heritage VA Dept. of Forestry Mathews Historical Society Maritime Heritage Fndn. Facilitation: Chesapeake NEMO & Virginia NEMO

23. February: Planning the Direction of Your Community Talking About The Future Second Tuesdays In Mathews The Network at Work Network Partners: Presentation: Chesapeake NEMO Facilitation: Virginia NEMO Virginia Cooperative Extension

24. Talking About The Future Second Tuesdays In Mathews The Network at Work • Five Sessions • Nine Presentations • Seven Participating Network Partners • Virginia Cooperative Extension • Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission • DCR Soil & Water • DCR Natural Heritage • Department of Forestry • Mathews Historical Society • Maritime Heritage Foundation • Chesapeake NEMO • Virginia NEMO

25. Cumberland • The Need: • Urban Tree Canopy Restoration & Conservation • Prepare citizens & officials for goal setting and implementation strategy

26. Organize Stakeholder Consultations Collaborative Education Goal Setting Strategy Development Implementation City of Cumberland Tree Canopy Initiative 2008 2009 Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring Plan process Develop presentations Perform GIS analysis NEMO presentations Interview stakeholders 1 2 • Workshop(s): • Educational presentations • Visioning charrette • Goal Setting • Strategy Development Potential financial assistance

27. More Narrow Topic: Conserving Tree Canopy Cumberland Tree Canopy The Network at Work Fewer Network Partners: MD DNR Forest Service NFWF/NEMO Contracted Technical Assistance Chesapeake NEMO

28. What’s Coming Up?

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