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INITIATIVE <br />FOUNDATION <br /> <br />"I47e don't manage resources, we manage human behavior. The resources wi J[ take care <br />of themselves just fine. It's the human influence we interject on the resources that cause <br />the problem." John Sumption, Cass County Water Planner <br /> <br />PURPOSE: The Healthy Lakes Program builds the capacity of citizen leaders to <br />develop and implement lake or river management plans. Over two sessions, participating <br />lake and river advocacy groups will be trained to develop a locally shared vision and <br />plan, set measurable goals and report on their progress and outcomes, all of which are <br />conditions of entering the program. The program is designed to: <br /> ImProve leadership skills of key lake/river association members. <br /> Provide a forum for shoreline property owners to plan for the future of their <br /> watershed. <br />· Provide opportunities for shoreline property owners to network, work cooperatively <br /> and learn fi.om each other and create a voice for healthy waters in central Minnesota <br />· Establish visions, missions, goals, and management plans for their watershed, using a <br /> template developed by the Healthy Lakes program and modeled after the State <br /> Interagency Lakes Coordinating Committee guide. <br /> Establish indicators to measure the success of each association's efforts. <br /> Provide training, technical assistance and support to associations as they go through <br /> the process of planning and project implementation. <br /> <br />TRAINING: The team will participate in two training sessions. The sessions cover the <br />following topics: communication skills, conflict management, working together to get <br />things done, strategic planning, asset assessments, and resource identification for project <br />implementation. Local and regional resource agencies are brought in to share brief <br />overviews of their services and support they can provide as the groups develop and <br />implement their plans. <br /> Association members participating in the training program would be expected to <br />work with fellow shoreline property owners by inviting them to learn more about critical <br />issues facing their watershed's future and steps they could take to make a positive impact. <br />Members will also invite them to take part in the visioning and planning sessions. <br /> <br />GRANT FUNDING: Grants up to $20,000 are awarded to an organization that serves a <br />number of participating lake or river advocacy groups. This could be a County <br />Organization of Lake Associations, Watershed Board, or other qualifying agency or <br />organization. That organization then forwards funds to associations as they meet their <br />conditions of participation. <br /> GENTRAL ~INNESOTA'$ <br /> INITIATIVE FUND <br /> <br /> 405 FIRST STREET SE <br /> <br /> LITTLE IF?-LL $ · <br /> ' PHONE: 820.632.925~5 <br /> <br /> : E~x; 320.~532.92~8 <br /> <br /> <br />