From the Watershed to the Marketplace
Diane Snyder

Excerpt from Program:
"Are you tired of the old rhetoric? Is natural resource conflict getting you anywhere? Are you ready for collaboration? Are you wondering how the divide between urban and rural constituencies could be bridged? This workshop will describe some of the most helpful principles and lessons learned from urban/rural partnerships in several Northwest communities from the perspective of community-based (regional) cooperation. These communities have embraced and are committed to inclusive and sustainable paths to economic development and ecological restoration. Learn how your efforts to collaborate, restore and steward resources, and add value locally to commodity products can be recognized and rewarded in the marketplace. Hear how your local efforts can resonate with policy makers in Washington DC. Participants in the workshop will be encouraged to share, discuss and apply these examples to their own situation using various participatory techniques."

Presentation Outline:

• It's About Making Connections
• Wallowa Resources
• The Yainix Ranch Project
• Challenges for small, rural-based businesses
• Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition
• A New Contract with Rural America
• Discussion