Ontario Stewardship NA Natural Res. Extension Forum

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2 Ontario Stewardship NA Natural Res. Extension Forum The Rationale The Council s The Program Accomplishments Projects Opportunities Challenges Your Thoughts-Questions

3 What is Stewardship?? Responsibility for actions today which influence the protection and values of future generations. Implies that ownership of the land is temporary. An ethic in which humans care for the land as one part of the natural system. To participate in environmental stewardship is to make a personal commitment to the land and water and to sustain and enhance it for generations to come.

4 Why? Ontario Stewardship Recognition of financial constraint Recognition of a need for government to work in a new and innovative way: Cost Savings-Leveraged Funding Citizen Engagement Strong Healthy Communities Healthy Environment Ecosystem Sustainability How? Ontario Stewardship

5 The Typical Council Council Chair Stewardship Coordinator First Nations Loggers Council Agenda Community Work Plan Landowners Fish & Game Farmers Naturalists Municipalities

6 Council Principles Community Agenda, Priorities, Involvement Depth and Breadth of Experience and Sophistication Expertise Networking Information

7 The Influence Model The Council Approach multi-issue issue & ecological based community driven & collaborative based on partnerships and relationship building with linkages at all levels of community based on leveraged funding and in-kind support two-way way communications

8 Program Principles Cooperative work - landowners and land interest Not a government control program Respect land ownership and the rights of landowners to make decisions Land interests - must influence at the community level Non Legislative

9 2 Pillars of the program *The The Stewardship Coordinators *The Stewardship Councils the Volunteers

10 Ontario Stewardship Councils 41 Volunteer, Not-For For-Profit Community Stewardship Councils reflect the demographics of the community MNR provides a staff person and a small amount of seed money ($10K/year) to assist the council Councils create the capacity to help people help themselves.

11 Our Partners The staff and members of the Land Stewardship Network appreciate the contributions and efforts of their partners and joint project supporters Alliston Lions Club Bauman Sawmill Inc. Beeton Boy Scouts Beeton Rotary Club Bryan Fuels Canadian Food Inspection Agency Canadian Forest Service Canadian Wildlife Service Canadian Institute of Forestry City of Orillia Conservation Ontario Couchiching Conservancy Department of Fisheries & Oceans Canada D.N.D. Base Borden Donsher Enterprises Ducks Unlimited Dufferin Agricultural Committee Dufferin Arts Council Dufferin County Dufferin District Libraries Dufferin Federation of Agriculture Dufferin County Museum & Archives Dufferin Mutual Insurance Dufferin Soil & Crop Improvement Association Eco-Medic Ltd. Ed Donnelly Ltd. Enercraft Silva-saw Ltd. Environment Canada Environmental Farm Plan Fast Track Consulting Federation of Ontario Naturalists Friends of Awenda Park Friends of Wasaga Beach Park & Nancy Island Historical Society Georgian Bay Hunters & Anglers Grand River Conservation Authority Halls Water Stoves Halton-Peel Woodland & Wildlife Stewardship Honda of Canada Huronia Woodland Owners Association Huronia Woodlot Operators Association In the Hills Magazine Jack Pine Enterprises John Quick Consulting Jim Turner Consulting Kennedy Sugarbush & Wood Supplies Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Lands & Forests Consulting Mansfield Outdoor Centre Marsh s Marina McLaren Equipment Ltd. Melancthon Township Midland Penetang Field Naturalists Mike Clark Consulting Monsignor Lee Roman Catholic School M-T-M Conservation Association Natural Resources Canada New Tecumseth Streams Committee Norsim Equipment Ltd. North American Waterfowl Plan / U.S.A. North Simcoe Private Land Stewardship Network Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority Nottawasaga Steelheaders Ontario Forestry Association Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Parks Ontario Professional Foresters Association Ontario Stewardship Ontario Trillium Foundation Ontario Woodlot Association Orangeville Chamber of Commerce Orangeville Farmers Market Orillia Fish & Game Club Oro Agricultural Society Parks Canada Parry Sound Muskoka Professional Forest Workers Registry Stewardship Network Severn Sound Environmental Association Shelburne High School Shell Environmental Fund Simcoe County Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture Simcoe County Plowmen s Association Simcoe & District Maple Syrup Producers Association Simcoe & District School Board Somerville Nurseries TD/Canada Trust Friends of the Environment Foundation Timber Enterprises Ltd. Town of Innisfil Town of Mono Town of New Tecumseth Township of Mulmur Township of Oro-Medonte Westwind Forest Stewardship Inc. Wetland Habitat Fund Wildlife Habitat Canada Working Forest Magazine Wye Marsh Wildlife Center York Environmental Stewardship

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15 from an extension perspective this is about helping people help themselves

16 Program Accomplishments Projects

17 Partners

18 # of Volunteers

19 Volunteer Hours

20 25,000,000 20,000,000 15,000,000 10,000,000 5,000,000 Total Parther Contribution $

21 Ontario Stewardship Annual Accomplishments * 1999* 166 Projects 1164 Partners 1630 Volunteers volunteer hours $381K partner in kind effort $1.6 million partner levered dollars $2 million total contribution and effort for natural resources * Records first taken Over Ten Years Projects 2655 Partners 18,557 Volunteers 236,024 Volunteer hours $7.9 million partner in kind effort $9.4 million partner levered dollars $17.3 million total contribution and effort for natural resources (this equates to 2 extra MNR districts working in Southern Region).

22 Project Examples Prescribed Burn Course - SAR Tallgrass Prairie Wetland Drain Project Oak Ridges Moraine Lakeland Stewardship Conference Logger Landowner Relationship Bonnechere River Watershed Project Large Woodlands Conservation Coop Multitude of Youth Programs (Stew. Rangers, HRDC, Envirothon etc )

23 Ecological and Social Results Examples Forests Forests (program received Educator of the Year Award OFA) Full Partner Trees Ontario Foundation/ facilitating afforestation strategies 1.0M trees annually/ Conservation Co-ops/ ops/ Invasive Sp Education. Fish / Wildlife (last 2 of 4 Ont. Fed. Anglers and Hunters Professional of the y (last 2 of 4 Ont. Fed. Anglers and Hunters Professional of the year Awards to Stew. Coord.) 218 F&W related projects 04/05 / Habitat Enhancement alone in 04/05=1880 valued at $8.8M/ Nuisance Wildlife awareness/ Mgmt. Provincial Wildlife Areas Water Norfolk Council Facilitated Project $5.7M- 246 Ponds,35 Wells dug-800m Gal. of Water Saved-63.6 acres of water created-13,420 acres of crops affected++ Species at Risk 51 SAR projects 03 Loggerhead Shrike, Tallgrass Prairie, Black Rat Snake, Butternut, Greenside darter, Mudpuppy mussel etc.- Recovery Plans Framework

24 Ontario Stewardship Timely- Relevant- Accountable Enhanced Democracy, Youth Involvement, Community/Citizen Engagement, Sustainable Partnerships Balance the legislative requirements with support and incentives. Addresses the need for efficient, empowering, community based,, and government supported program. Increasing the sophistication of citizen activity (State of Res. Reports, Strategic Plans). Autonomy is our strength but also our challenge.

25 Contact Us!!! Steve Wilkins, Provincial Stewardship Coordinator c/o MNR P.O. Box 7000, 300 Water St., 4th Floor, SouthTower Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8M5 (705) Check our our website at Back to PRESENTATIONS page