2010 Rural Conservation-based Economic Development Working Group
Rural Conservation-based Economic Development working group topics: Contracting reform, linkages between rural development programs and land management, ARRA, green business and job development, manufacturing infrastructure, and the development of alternative markets for things like ecosystem services.
Chairs: Cassandra Moseley, Ecosystem Workforce Program and Marnie Criley, Restore Montana
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Draft Rural Conservation-based Economic Development Plank
The following goals were developed during the Annual Policy Meeting. To learn more about specific working group strategies to achieve these goals please contact the working group chairs.
Goal 1: Increase the effectiveness of contracting and stewardship contracting to foster high-quality restoration, high-quality local jobs, and local economic benefit.
Goal 2: Increase accessibility of USDA Rural Development programs to forest and range communities
Goal 3: Create green jobs and businesses in forest and range communities.
Rural Conservation-based Economic Development Issue Papers
Stewardship End-result Contracting (2009)
Economic Stimulus and Rural Green Jobs Proposal (2009)