Note:
The information here is a work in progress. If you have any suggestions or want to join our groups please contact the focus group facilitator. We will update this after each focus group meeting.
Environmental Restoration & Stewardship
Environmental Restoration is the scientific study supporting the practice of ecological restoration, which is the practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment by active human intervention and action. Environmental Stewardship refers to responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices. Aldo Leopold (1887–1949) championed environmental stewardship based on a land ethic "dealing with man's relation to land and to the animals and plants which grow upon it."
Contributing Members:
- Lynne Alvine
- Tom Falcone
- Barb Hauge
- Linda Jones
- Laurie Lafontaine
- Denise Liggett
- Stacy Long
- Ken Sherwood
- Matt Smith
- John Somonick
- Sara Stewart
- Joe Trimarchi
- Judy Wanchisn
- Cheri Widzowski
- Walter Schroth
- John Dudash
- Tina Perdue
- Eli Long
- Maegan Stump
- Linda Gwinn
Current Priorities
Priority A: Riparian Zone Restoration
Promote and organize greenway and riparian zone restoration and enhancement efforts
Priority B: Citizen Education
An education effort addressing greenways and riparian buffer zones
Environmental Restoration & Stewardship Notes
Relevant Links
Evergreen ConservancyEPA: Federal Resources for Sustainable Rural Communities
Puyallup (WA) Watershed Initiative
EPA Sustainable Rural Communities
How Clean Are Our Streams?
ICMA Sustainable Communities
Rural tourism & economic development
Reclaiming Rural America: Sustainable Community Development
Indiana County Parks