Community Dynamics“Collaboration leading to Synergism”

Prepared for Holistic Management International Webinar

August 10, 2012

Bill Burrows, Coordinator Sunflower Coordinated Resource Management Plan (CRMP)

Burrows Ranch, Incorporated12250 Colyear springs Road

Red Bluff, CA 96080TEL: 530-529-1535

Email: Sunflowercrmp@hughes.netwww. Sunflowercrmp.com

“Dedicated to the Social, Financial, and Environmental Enhancement of our Communities”

The Process Begins With a “Need”• Financial• Environmental• Community• Education• Training• Catastrophic EventNOTE: Usually all of the above!

“Complexity Leads to Stability”

Developing Your Collaboration Team

Building trust with all interested parties – Landowners, Agencies, Environmentalists, Local community members and those who may be affected.

Encourage the group to build the goal and agenda around the “need”.

Develop an “Adaptive Management Team” to direct the activities.

“Dance” with the people who want to “dance”!

Develop Partners Bureau of Land Management

US Forest Service US Fish & Wildlife Service

Natural Resource Conservation Service California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection

California Department of Fish and Game UC Cooperative Extension The Wilderness Society

Humboldt and Chico State Universities University of California, Davis Shasta Community College

Tehama County Resource Conservation District Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group

100 landowners within SCRMP boundries Support grants from Title II, RAC, USFS, BLM, Chico State Foundation,

NRCS, and SARE

Must Begin with a Goal

Our “goal” was and is:

MISSION STATEMENT…TO ENHANCE 33,000 ACRES (NOW 80,000 AC) OF CHAPARRAL

BELT LAND AND ASSOCIATED AREAS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE LAND MORE PRODUCTIVE AND SAFE FOR THE SOCIAL, FINANCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS OF THE TEMPORARY STEWARDS OF THE LAND.

80,000 ACRE AREA

100+ Landowners

Evaluate All Tools with Partners to Assist in the Overall Mission

TOOLS

Human (Technology – Rest – Fire – Grazing – Animal)Creativity Impact

LivingOrganisms

Money and Labor

Use the Feedback Loop often!

Use the Testing Guidelines Often!

1.Cause and Effect2.Weak Link (social, biological, financial)3.Marginal Reaction4.Gross Profit Analysis5.Energy/Wealth Source and Use6.Sustainability7.Society and Culture

Coyote Up – Adapt or Die

If you can’t change it, Adapt to it! Make it Work for You!

Example: Results of Feedback Loop – large mob of goats and hair sheep to financially sustain our mission.

(Play Stewardship Video)

Example of Agency group satisfying their “need” for a Northern California Safety and Equipment Training Workshop – (Cal-Fire)

___________

Example: Working with environmental group to support their “need”

Example: Work with Universities to support research and students___________

RED-LEGGED FROG RESEARCH – (ENDANGERED SPECIES)

Summary

Use your Holistic Management skills to develop collaboration leading to synergism – where the sum results are greater than the addition of the parts.

COYOTE –UP! - JUST DO IT!“Dedicated to the Social, Financial, and Environmental Enhancement of our

Communities”