Class2008Nov21

Class Assignments and Agenda for Week 13, 2008 Nov 21
Class meets from 9:10 - 11:55A in 3214 Jordan Hall on the NCSU Campus. You are free to bring food and drink to this classroom.


 * Objectives**
 * Examine and learn from last week's conflict.
 * Final critique of summaries, diagrams, and tools.
 * Complete final presentation agenda.


 * Things to do before our meeting - please read all items, regardless of team**

Item 1: Each team has received by e-mail guidance as to moving forward. Each team should bring the latest version of (1) their property summary (following basic TFR template - [|TempleFlatRockSummary.2008.11.09.doc]) and narrative (see Narrative template - [|SummaryNarrativeTemplate.doc]), (2) Miradi diagram, and (3) proposed tool including descriptive narrative (see template - [|ToolkitTemplate.doc]). Please post your latest documents near the top of your wiki page as soon as they become available.

Item 2: Review final presentation agenda, post comments on it, and come with any proposed changes. I took a crack at an agenda - it's tight - please remark / post if you see changes that should be made.

9.10 **Preliminaries** (Hess) - Note taker = - Time keeper =

Note: Jeff has to leave by 10AM to make another engagement.

9.15 **Class photo**

9.20 **Discussion**

9.20 Item 1. We should reflect on the discussion of water quality last week that led to conflict between our ideas on how success might be measured and TLC's willingness to implement them. You will all certainly face similar situations in your future in natural resources, so it's important for us to examine and learn from this. Let's spend a few minutes in open conversation and see if we can surface key issues and learnings. We need to be honest and open here, and I believe we've created a safe enough environment to do that. //First question:// What message(s) were you hearing as the conflict unfolded? //Second question:// What message(s) did you take away from the conflict, and why? //Third question:// What will you do differently as a result of this discussion?

9.40 Item 2. Little River team noted that they did not see a public benefit for their targets of wildlife habitat and representative ecosystems on that property, because the property is an easement that is not opened to the public. Are we missing a public benefit when ecosystems are protected through easements?

10.00 **Critiques** - Let's break into pairs ... Little River Team with Regional Team; Kuenzler with Berryhill - Each team share with the other team what they are proposing for the presentation. The purpose is to critique and improve.

10.30 **Team work** - Individual teams to work on presentation material

11.30 **Regroup and compile** - Pull together what we have - Make sure we have agreement on what remains to be done, who is going to do it, and how it is going to be compiled. - We need standards for any PPT. - Louise - I think we should be consistent in the way we present material. Here are my thoughts: Slide 1 - Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slides 5 through ?
 * Class goal and mission.
 * Struggles to apply a framework to measure conservation success to an individual property (TFR) without guidance from the organization's goals
 * The importance of keeping the "big picture" in mind
 * Introduce the CMP framework via the circular diagram
 * Introduce Miradi AS A THOUGHT PROCESS AND NOT AS A SOFTWARE PROGRAM
 * Present the vision, goals and scope of the regional diagram as an example - this is a good time to encourage particiaption from TLC - are our assumptions good? Are there gaps (public education)?
 * Present vision, goals and scope of TFR and note the relationship between the two.- how it serves the goals listed in the regional diagram and therefore is a part of the bigger picture that serves a public benefit
 * Present viablity analysis that is a written description that serves the same purpose of the Miradi - include that the Miradi can be used on a property level
 * Present class properties as case studies that include
 * 1) Lessons learned - how did the CMP serve the analysis and how could it have been improved
 * 2) Tools that your team developed - how do they help to measure conservation success?
 * 3) Recomendations for properties

- Decide who is going to talk about which items during the presentation. Not everyone has to talk - in fact, everyone talking formally (as opposed to during discussion) would be very confusing - I recommend one person per team to carry the main part of the presentation.

11.55 **Adjourn**