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Our Approach: Developing the Assessment

  • Assemble and review relevant literature/documents to integrate, build upon, and complement other state natural resource assessments and plans
  • Constantly improve Web site to facilitate stakeholder exchange
  • Identify and collect contact information for stakeholders representing Forestry Groups; Governmental Departments; and Non-Government and Non-Profit Organizations
  • Survey stakeholders (using Survey Monkey)
  • Organize public meetings/stakeholder input sessions (4 meetings in different locations) to refine issues to be addressed in the Assessment
  • Conduct GIS overlay analysis reflective of feedback on Indiana forest issues
  • Use the sustainability criteria as a framework to internally draft the Assessment
  • Draft Assessment and share with stakeholders for input 

Adapted From the Forest Service:
The following timeline is just an example for consideration. Stakeholders will be involved throughout the State Assessment and Strategy process. This timeline starts during the transition from work on the State Assessment to work on the State Strategy.

Task

Date

Transition from developing State Assessment to focus on developing the State Strategy

Aug./Sept. 2009

Draft potential list of strategies to address each priority issue and landscape area identified in the State Assessment.

Oct. 30 2009

Stakeholder scoping sessions to review and prioritize potential list of strategies.

Nov.-Dec. 2009

Draft State Strategy document (share internally)

Feb. 5 2010

Internal review and input due on draft State Strategy document

March 5 2010

Share revised draft of State Strategy document with stakeholders

March 26 2010

Stakeholder input on revised State Strategy draft due

April 26 2010

Compile and incorporate input from stakeholders to develop final draft of State Strategy document

May 17 2010

State Forester approve State Assessment and Strategy and submit as required/desired for internal State approval

May 24 2010

Final edits to State Assessment and Strategy based on State approval reply

June 11
2010

Submit electronic copy of State Assessment & Strategy to the US Forest Service

June 18 2010

Reply due from Feds. to State Forester on approval of State Assessment & Strategy

July 18, 2010?

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