NEMO around the NationOriginally Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials
Challenges for Communities• Legal Mandates• Pace of Growth• Full Plate• High Turnover• Complexity of
Environmental Issues
• Tracking of Cumulative Impacts
• Access to help
Helping Communities Link Land, Water & Growth
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
Middle Peninsula
PDC
VA DCRSoil & Water
. . . and more
VA Department of Forestry
National Fish & Wildlife
Foundation
Maryland DNR
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Chesapeake Bay Program
NETWORK for Education of
Municipal Officials
Who We Are
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
LocalGovernments
Economic Development
Board
Citizens
Historic Preservation Organization
Local Land Trust
Local Watershed
Organization
Farm Board
etc.
Developers
Our Core Client
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
Build capacity for applying natural resource-based planning as a core underpinning of local land use decision-making
EducationTechnical
Assistance+Associated Financial
Assistance+
Help communities foster well-planned growth, preserve water quality and protect natural areas
+ +
What We Do
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
Presentations & workshops
For local decision-makers on land use planning and better site design
Tailored to local needs in local communities
Delivered by network partners
By local invitation
Education
What We Do
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
Customized:
Community visioning
Stakeholder engagement
Watershed assessments
Land conservation
Stormwater management
Better site design & LID
Comprehensive planning & code & ordinance changes
Core:
The land use – water relationship
Natural resource-based planning
TopicsEducation
What We Do
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
Assistance teams from NEMO partners & TA provider pool
Helping local initiatives at local invitation/request
• Developing community vision and goals
• Natural resource assessments & inventories
• Developing & implementing land use management strategies
Stakeholder involvement strategies
Community visioning
Strategic planning
Conservation planning
Urban forestry master planning
Low-impact development
Code and ordinance development
Technical Assistance
What We Do
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
Association with Financial Assistance Programs
Linking with selected programs focusing on like objectives
Education & technical assistance support for potential applicants & recipients
Help generate better proposals
Help support funded projects to ensure success
What We Do
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
Non-grant NEMO Clients Accessing
Services
Targeted Watershed Grantees
SmallWatershed Grantees
Eligible Recipients of Contracted Providers
NFWF/NEMOContracted Providers
Network “In House” Assistance Providers
What We Do
• Facilitation & public process• Community visioning• Planning (comprehensive, LID,
watershed, land conservation)• Natural resource assessment• Watershed management
• Restoration techniques• BMP planning & design• Low-impact development• Code and ordinance development• Land, forest and resource conservation• Social Marketing
Expertise of Contracted Providers
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
How We Work
Informal contacts
Knowledgeable experts
Financial assistance tie-ins
Web
Initial Contact Scoping
Mutual Commitment
Service Provision
Follow-up Assistance
Quick match assessment
Identify potential network partners
Scoping meeting(s) with local officials
Propose approach
Agree upon SOW
Mutual roles (community/NEMO)
NEMO partner roles
Varies by need
Short initial workshop
More engaged series
• Education
• TA
• FA
Varies by need
• Education
• TA
• FA
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
Education & Technical Assistance: Mathews County VACumberland MDCalvert County MD
Technical Assistance(LID Ordinance Reviews):Goochland County VACharles County MD
How We Work – Pilot Projects
Mathews County
The Need:• Upcoming comprehensive plan revision
• Prepare citizens & officials
• Bring GIS up-to-date
Civic Education Program
Mathews County Comprehensive Planning Process2007 2008September October November December January February March April May
FormalPlanningProcess
1 2 3 4 5
Public Presentations/Conversations
Citizens’ Planning Academy
GIS & Information Development
Schedule Planning Process
Advise As Needed
Mathews Civic Education Program
Objectives:
• Stimulate engagement
• Introduce topics expected to influence county in coming five to twenty years
• Create understanding of value and function of planning
• Build knowledgeable cadre of existing and future planning commission members
Program Components
Public Conversations• Five monthly evenings • October to February• Presentations & discussion
Citizen’s Planning Academy• Single-day session• April• Topics in planning & regulation
Talking About The FutureSecond Tuesdays In Mathews
October 9: Linking Land, Water and Growth
November 13: Growth – What’s Happening In & Around Mathews?
December 11: Mathews Economy: Fostering Sustainable Economic Development
January 8: Mathews Valuable Resources
February 12: Planning the Direction of Your CommunityMCSEED
Mathews Memorial Library
Sponsors:
Talking About The FutureSecond Tuesdays In Mathews
Talking About The FutureSecond Tuesdays In Mathews
October:
Linking Land, Water &Growth
Network Partners:
Presentation:
Chesapeake NEMO
Facilitation:
Virginia NEMO
Talking About The FutureSecond Tuesdays In MathewsThe Network at Work
Network Partners:
Presentation:
Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
Facilitation:
Chesapeake NEMO & Virginia NEMO
November:
Growth – What’s Happening In & Around Mathews?
Talking About The FutureSecond Tuesdays In MathewsThe Network at Work
Network Partners:
Presentation:
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Facilitation:
Virginia NEMO
December: Mathews’ Economy – Fostering Sustainable Rural Economic Development
Talking About The FutureSecond Tuesdays In MathewsThe Network at Work
Network Partners:
Presentations:
VA Cooperative Extension
DCR Soil & Water/VNEMO
DCR Natural Heritage
VA Dept. of Forestry
Mathews Historical Society
Maritime Heritage Fndn.
Facilitation:
Chesapeake NEMO & Virginia NEMO
January:
Mathews Valuable Resources
Talking About The FutureSecond Tuesdays In MathewsThe Network at Work
February:
Planning the Direction of Your Community
Network Partners:
Presentation:
Chesapeake NEMO
Facilitation:
Virginia NEMO
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Talking About The FutureSecond Tuesdays In MathewsThe Network at Work
Five Sessions
Nine Presentations
Seven Participating Network PartnersVirginia Cooperative Extension
Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
DCR Soil & Water
DCR Natural Heritage
Department of Forestry
Mathews Historical Society
Maritime Heritage Foundation
Chesapeake NEMO
Virginia NEMO
Talking About The FutureSecond Tuesdays In MathewsThe Network at Work
Cumberland
The Need:• Urban Tree Canopy Restoration &
Conservation
• Prepare citizens & officials for goal setting and implementation strategy
Organize
City of Cumberland Tree Canopy Initiative2008 2009Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring
Implementation
1 2
Plan processDevelop presentationsPerform GIS analysis
Stakeholder Consultations
Collaborative EducationGoal Setting
Strategy Development
NEMO presentationsInterview stakeholders
Workshop(s):• Educational presentations• Visioning charrette• Goal Setting• Strategy Development Potential financial
assistance
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
Fewer Network Partners:
MD DNR Forest Service
NFWF/NEMO Contracted Technical Assistance
Chesapeake NEMO
More Narrow Topic:
Conserving Tree Canopy
Cumberland Tree CanopyThe Network at Work
Helping Your Community Link Land, Water & Growth
What’s Coming Up?
www.chesapeakenemo.net