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Willapa Resource Utilization & Renewal–– Innovative Partnership Zone Presentation

Willapa Resource Utilization & Renewal–– Innovative Partnership Zone Presentation. May 17, 2014. Willapa IPZ Boundary. IPZ Team. Rebecca Chaffee Port of Willapa Harbor Kathleen Sayce Shoalwater Botanical Miranda Wecker Olympic Natural Resource Center

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Willapa Resource Utilization & Renewal–– Innovative Partnership Zone Presentation

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  1. Willapa Resource Utilization & Renewal––Innovative Partnership ZonePresentation May 17, 2014

  2. WillapaIPZBoundary

  3. IPZ Team • Rebecca Chaffee Port of Willapa Harbor • Kathleen Sayce Shoalwater Botanical • Miranda Wecker Olympic Natural Resource Center • Paul Philpot Pacific County EDC

  4. Other Team Members • Cheryl Fambles Pac. Mountain Workforce Council • Kim Patten WSU Extension • Ed Brewster Grays Harbor College • Jim Brackins Pacific Gro

  5. Key Partners • Private Businesses & Entrepreneurs • Research Institutions: ONRC & WSU • Schools: K-12 & Grays Harbor College • Public Agencies • Financial Institutions • Nonprofit Organizations

  6. Mission To build a healthy, resilient community with an expanding economy based on maximizing sustainable natural resource harvests and creating innovative, high value products.

  7. Connecting Dots • Cross Sector Partnerships––> businesses and research institutions, workforce education • New Applications: New products, improved processing, commercial marijuana production, waste utilization, reduction and reuse, energy production • Apply known solutions to improve production: sea ranching to create destination fisheries • Improve place/source recognition: Willapa Brand Marketing

  8. Potential New Applications • New chitin products, improved processing • Marijuana production/processing • Organic Waste Reutilization: [wood, septage, fish waste, shell waste, food waste] compost, fertilizer, calcium recovery • Energy production: Heating district (steam, hot water), anaerobic digestion (compost, heat, power), methane to electricity

  9. Workforce Development • K-12 Involvement • On the job training • Local College Graduate Recruitment • Life Long Learning Initiatives • Workforce training

  10. IPZ Organization/Process • Working Groups • Network and Information Sharing • Research/Technology Support • Business Participation • Workforce Support

  11. IPZ Goals • Resilience of natural resources and local economy • Maximize productivity of upland and marine resource lands • Develop new and higher value products • Increase number of businesses and jobs in region

  12. Unique Resource Clusters • Biomass / Timber Growth / Forest Products Secondary Forest Products • Aquaculture: Oysters & Clams • Natural Seafood

  13. Opportunities for Innovation • Olympic Natural Resource Center • Scion Biomedical • Pacific Gro • Willapa Bay Hardwoods

  14. Support startups and expansion • Develop business technical assistance teams in each sector • Promote working relationships with businesses and CDFIs • Promote ‘Willapa’ brand in domestic and global markets • Measure impacts and refine strategies––rolling 5-year plans

  15. Questions?

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