Agenda
NorthwestLocal Work Group Work Session
Location - City
April 30, 2014 – 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Facilitator – Ray Ledgerwood

Session Objective:

  • Review FY13 Farm Bill accomplishments and FY14 applications, review natural resource data, including the most prevalent natural resource conservation issues to be addressed in the LWG area with various federal and state programs in FY15.
Agenda:
  • Opening Comments, Introductions, Objective & Agenda Review
  • Natural Resource Conservation Priorities
  • Programs & Projects to Address Resource Conservation Priorities
  • Land Use / Resource Concern Fund Pools
  • Farm Bill Program FY13 Accomplishments & FY14 Applications
  • Eligible Practices for Farm Bill Programs
  • Estimated Acres of Treatment, Geographic Areas & Practices
  • Lunch
  • Estimated Acres of Treatment, Geographic Areas & Practices
  • Ranking Questions
  • Targeted Watershed
  • Next Steps & Closing Comments & Adjourn

Washington StateLocal Work Groups

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Session Design
Northwest Local Work Group Work Session
Location - City
April 30, 2014 – 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Session Objective:

  • Review FY13 Farm Bill accomplishments and FY14applications, review natural resource data, including the most prevalent natural resource conservation issues to be addressed in the LWG area with various federal, state, and privateprograms in FY15.

Time

/ Duration / Activities / Outcomes and Notes
9:30 am / 10 minutes / Opening Comments, Introductions, Objective & Agenda Review
  • Opening comments by LWG chair
  • Objective and agenda review by facilitator
  • Expanded opportunities for Local Work Group
/
  • Participants with knowledge of objective, agenda, and purpose of Local Work Group

9:40 am / 20 minutes / Natural Resource Conservation Priorities
  • Individuals identify the top 3 natural resource priorities for the LWG area
  • Group discussion and prioritization of natural resource priorities identified (regardless of program)
/
  • LWG natural resource conservation priorities identified

10:00 am / 50 minutes / Programs & Projects to Address Resource Conservation Priorities
  • Agencies and organizations invited to provide information on suggested programs and potential projects to address each of the high priority natural resource conservation needs available from their agency or organization
  • Group discussion of available resources from agencies and organizations
/
  • Programs and projects identified to address priority natural resource conservation needs

10:50 am / 10 minutes / Break
11:00 am / 20 minutes / Land Use / Resource Concern Pools
  • Group discussion of pool percentage by land use / resource concern related to the estimated acres of treatment.
  • Concert decision on recommended land use funding pools
/
  • Recommended funding pools

Time

/ Duration / Activities / Outcomes and Notes
11:20am / 40 minutes / Farm Bill Program FY13Accomplishments & FY14 Applications
  • District Conservationist reviews results of FY13 obligations and FY14Farm Bill Program Applications including $/county/land use/prevalence and practices with comparison to LWG priorities
  • Questions and group discussion of program results
/
  • Information on FY13Farm Bill program results, FY14 applications, and information on programs

noon / 30 minutes / Lunch
12:30 pm / 30 minutes / Eligible Practices for Farm Bill Programs
  • Group review and discussion of eligible practices for Farm Bill Programs
/
  • Eligible practice listing for Farm Bill Programs

1:00 am / 60 minutes / Estimated Acres of Treatment, Geographic Areas & Practices
  • District Conservationist reviews the land uses and prevalence of conservation need for the area using maps and data from previous years
/
  • Participants with knowledge of land uses and prevalence data

2:00 pm / 10 minutes / Break
2:10 pm / 20 minutes / Ranking Questions
  • Group discussionexisting ranking questions for prioritizing Farm Bill program applications and identification of any revisions.
/
  • Ranking questions listed

2:30 pm / 20 minutes / Targeted Watershed
  • Group discussion of potential targeted watershed
/
  • Targeted watershed

2:50 pm / 40 minutes / Next Steps & Closing Comments
  • Group identifies any follow-up actions needed, target dates, who will be responsible for follow-up activity, next meeting date, location and time
  • Closing Comments by LWG Chair
/
  • Short term action register, including scheduling the next meeting (if needed)

3:30 pm / Adjourn

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Room Setup:

  • U-shape for 25, with seating for guests

Breaks & Food:

  • Local arrangements needed for breaks and food

Equipment:

  • laptop computer (Ray)
  • projector (Ray)
  • screen (Ray)
  • extension cord with multiple outlets (Ray)
  • small table

Materials:

  • Resource Assessment and Priority Resource Concerns (DC)
  • WA-NRCS Resource Assessment handout (DC)
  • Program handouts (DC)
  • Minutes of last LWG meeting (DC)
  • Large maps – if needed (DC)
  • Agenda & session design (Ray)

Washington StateLocal Work Groups

Wednesday, September 19, 2018