The 9 Steps to Conservation Planning
The Conservation Partnership uses a nine step planning process to provide assistance to our customers and develop a conservation plan.
1. Identify Problems and Opportunities
Initial opportunities and problems are first identified while working with the customer.
2. Determine Objectives
The customer identifies their objectives, while the planner guides the process so that it includes the customer’s needs and values, the resource uses and on-site and off -site ecological protection.
3. Inventory Resources
Natural resource, economic, and social information for the planning area is collected to further define problems and opportunities, develop alternatives, and evaluate the plan.
4. Analyze Resource Data
The planner studies the resource data and defines existing conditions for all the identified natural resources, including limitations and potentials for the desired use.
5. Formulate Alternatives
Alternatives are formulated that achieve the customer’s objectives, solve identified concerns, and take advantage of opportunities to improve or protect resource conditions.
6. Evaluate Alternatives
Alternatives are evaluated to determine their effectiveness in addressing the customer’s problems, opportunities and objectives.
7. Make Decisions
The customer selects their preferred alternatives and works with the planner on practice implementation.
8. Implement the Plan
The customer implements the selected alternatives. The planner provides the land manager with detailed practice implementation information.
9. Evaluate the Plan
The planner evaluates the effectiveness of the plan in solving the resource concerns and works with the customer to make adjustments as needed.
