COMMUNITY TOOLS: Conducting Public Outreach For Wildlife |
Getting support from your community for a Natural Resources Inventory or conservation project is necessary and essential for success. You can build support by doing outreach to other members of your communitiy. Outreach is "reaching out" to others through education, the media, conversation, or other creative means. Starting your outreach early in the process and using a variety of communication outlets will encourage community members to take an active role in taking action for wildlife. Communities may want to build support for conducting a Natural Resources Inventory and Developing a Conservation Plan for Wildlife. Follow the steps in the table below to get community members involved in and aware of the process early on. Landowners may want to conserve, manage or restore their properties for wildlife habitat, but often don’t know how or where to start. Community leaders can assist landowners by communicating and engaging landowners in conservation planning. Conservation commissioners can play a key educational role with landowners, such as:
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE How to Conduct Outreach, Education & Communication about Wildlife |
STEP 1: Involve Community Members |
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STEP 2: Organize community workshops |
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STEP 3: Organize outdoor workshops on conserved properties or town-owned lands |
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STEP 4: Use as many communication outlets as you have available to publicize events and send information |
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STEP 5: Engage the entire community |
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STEP 6: Use ideas from other communities’ outreach events. |
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STEP 7: Sponsor educational events for landowners to learn more about how to protect wildlife habitats and species |
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