Planning is a primary governance role and nothing your board does will provide you with more information or tools to assist you in meeting the needs of your district’s constituents. What better instrument could you have for fundraising and grant applications than a clearly defined plan for your district’s future!

Getting Started:

• Review your district’s accomplishments from the previous LRP. This process gives the district the chance to evaluate how accurately the board estimated work capacity and resources. Your expectations can be adjusted, if necessary, as you build your new LRP.

  • • Did the district meet the goals for each Natural Resource Priority?

    •  Were measurable goals reached?

•  A good plan is based on a strong understanding of the current situation in the district. Gather information on natural resources statistics in your area. Talk to partners and other organizations working on natural resource issues in your area to get ideas, identify common goals, and avoid duplicating efforts.

• Incorporate locally led conservation in your LRP process. For over 75 years, since Colorado conservation districts’ statutory empowerment and formation, local boards have planned work activities around their constituents’ natural resource conservation and educational needs. Together with your partners you can develop solutions to resource problems based on the prioritized needs identified from this citizen input.

 Possible techniques to collect current local input include:

• • Locally led landowner and partner organization meetings

  • Printed surveys

  • Web surveys

  • Focus group sessions/Local Work Group Meetings

Long Range Plan Template