HOCP FLT Presentation 3.11

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Announcing:

Heart of the Continent InternationalCommunity Congress 2011

www.heartofthecontinent.org

Balancing Nature and Commerce

in Communities that Neighbour Public Lands


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Heart of the Continent International Community Congress 2011

Vision for the Meeting:Vision for the Meeting:

The Heart of the Continent region sees:The Heart of the Continent region sees:

Increased community economic vibrancyIncreased community economic vibrancy

Appreciation of public lands within the largerAppreciation of public lands within the larger

human and ecological landscapehuman and ecological landscape

Respect for the various perceptions about usesRespect for the various perceptions about uses

on public landson public lands


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GOALSGOALS

Communities and public lands thriveCommunities and public lands thrive

together. We will buildtogether. We will build

Vibrant, sustainable community economiesVibrant, sustainable community economieswith a stronger community connection towith a stronger community connection to

public landspublic lands

Regional awareness of the public landsRegional awareness of the public lands

throughout the Heart of the Continentthroughout the Heart of the Continent Enhanced interest in public landsEnhanced interest in public lands


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Heart of the Continent

International Community Congress 2011

ObjectiveObjective

Bring together communityBring together community

members with local public landsmembers with local public lands

managers to develop and launchmanagers to develop and launch

initiatives for their community toinitiatives for their community to

connect to neighbouring publicconnect to neighbouring public

landslands

33--7 Communities around the7 Communities around the

Heart of the Continent will eachHeart of the Continent will each

send a team to participatesend a team to participate


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The Heart of the Continent International CommunityThe Heart of the Continent International Community

Congress, scheduled for 2011, isCongress, scheduled for 2011, is based on the US Fishased on the US Fish

and Wildlife workshop Balancing Nature and Commerceand Wildlife workshop Balancing Nature and Commerce

in Communities that Neighbour Public Lands.in Communities that Neighbour Public Lands.

International Falls, Koochiching County & VoyageursInternational Falls, Koochiching County & VoyageursNational Park saw success with this initiative in 2006.National Park saw success with this initiative in 2006.

The resultsThe results--oriented focus of the workshop guided theoriented focus of the workshop guided the

development of action items that connect the communitydevelopment of action items that connect the community

to their national park.to their national park.

Heart of the Continent Partnership sent a team inHeart of the Continent Partnership sent a team inJanuary 2010 and affirmed the process will work wellJanuary 2010 and affirmed the process will work well

with the regionwith the region

BackgroundBackground


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Heart of the Continent 2011 International Community Congress

Key OutcomesKey Outcomes Each local community team emerges with anEach local community team emerges with an

action plan they will work to implement in theaction plan they will work to implement in the

next 12 monthsnext 12 months Create a paradigm shiftCreate a paradigm shift -- we are in this togetherwe are in this together

as a crossas a cross--border region rather than differentborder region rather than different

and separate communitiesand separate communities

Communities and public lands thrive togetherCommunities and public lands thrive together


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Spring 2010:Spring 2010:

PlanningPlanning

ProcessProcess

Design team forms withDesign team forms withcommunity members fromcommunity members fromaround the regionaround the region

Design team and HOCPDesign team and HOCPSteering Committee planSteering Committee planthe Internationalthe International

Community Congress ofCommunity Congress of20112011

Communities informed ofCommunities informed ofthe Internationalthe InternationalCommunity Congress andCommunity Congress andcommunity team memberscommunity team membersexpectationsexpectations


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Design Team Role:Design Team Role:

Plan, prepare & host the International CommunityPlan, prepare & host the International CommunityCongress 2011Congress 2011

Design team members will:Design team members will:

Develop Intl Community Congress programDevelop Intl Community Congress program

Create participant guidelines andCreate participant guidelines and

expectationsexpectations Plan logisticsPlan logistics

Promote to communitiesPromote to communities

Raise fundsRaise funds


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Local Community TeamLocal Community Team

Each local team consists of:Each local team consists of:

44--8 key local community members8 key local community members

From one or several communities in close proximityFrom one or several communities in close proximity Mix ofMix of

Elected leadersElected leaders County and City, Province, Tribal/First NationCounty and City, Province, Tribal/First Nation

Business leadersBusiness leaders i.e. tourism, forest products, servicei.e. tourism, forest products, service

industries, etc.industries, etc.

Land managersLand managers i.e. State, Federal, Provincial, Nationali.e. State, Federal, Provincial, National NonNon--ProfitsProfits i.e. Chamber of Commerce, Multi Use,i.e. Chamber of Commerce, Multi Use,

Environmental, UniversitiesEnvironmental, Universities

OtherOther Community volunteers, etc.Community volunteers, etc.


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Timeline 2010:Timeline 2010:

Design team preparesDesign team prepares

Introduce

Plan

Create

Design

team

Form

Committees

Develop

Participantguidelines

Recruit local

teams

Logistics

Program

Funding

February April May Summer -

Autumn


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Timeline 2011: Coming togetherTimeline 2011: Coming together

DesignDesign

TeamTeam

finalizesfinalizes

effortsefforts

January

Community I

Community III

Community IV

Community V

March

Heart of the ContinentHeart of the Continent

IntlIntl

CommunityCommunity

CongressCongress

20112011

Community II

Local community teams of 4-

8 members are ready


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End result:End result:

Heart of the ContinentHeart of the Continent

International CommunityInternational CommunityCongress in March 2011Congress in March 2011

Each community team launches a new economicEach community team launches a new economicinitiativeinitiative that connects them with their public landsthat connects them with their public lands

Different constituenciesDifferent constituencies develop increaseddevelop increasedunderstandingunderstanding amongst one anotheramongst one another

Communities connectCommunities connect with neighbouring communitieswith neighbouring communitiesthroughout the cross border regionthroughout the cross border region

Communities and public landsCommunities and public lands thrive togetherthrive together


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Heart of the Continent International

Community Congress 2011

If you are interested in participating, contact

[email protected]

Heart of the Continent Partnership www.heartofthecontinent.org

HOCP FLT Presentation 3.11

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