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Oregon Conservation Partnership Presentation

CONNECT 2018

• 332 attendees in Seaside, Oregon
• 69 workshops with 110 speakers
• 3 field trips
• 12 partnership events
• 8 agencies represented
• 20 display booths

CONNECT, continued

• 40 volunteers
• 30 full or partial

scholarships

• 4.5 out of 5.0 = average

evaluation score for the conference

Quote from participant

“I can't underscore enough how important the network aspect of the conference was for me being a new Executive Director. We use guides that I got from different sessions to help guide our social media strategy and we've started new events based on success stories from other councils.”

• Eli Tome, Siuslaw Watershed Council”

Webinar Statistics

19 webinars delivered

• 587 total participants
• Average participation = 31 people

“After this morning’s webinar ... I am

• ptimistic that we can finally operate

more efficiently and better serve our constituents with a (soon to be) well- functioning system that allows for optimal record keeping and data management.”

Coming up next …

• Conservation Loan Program - DEQ and

Clackamas SWCD

• Tide gate update - Steering Committee
• Low-impact Development - OSU Extension
• Seeing our Work through Climate Adaptation

and Mitigation Lens

• Beaver analogs - John Day Partnership et al.
• Zero Stage Restoration

Media Coverage!

Raising the profile o

• f conservation i

in Or Oregon …

• 34 articles/stories pieces in newspapers and on

TV stations throughout Oregon

• 118,000 online views of these articles
• 681 social shares (average of 20 per article,

which is significant)

• 3 landowners initiated conversations with local

land trusts about potential conservation easements as a result of local articles

Tours on the land

Pictured above: Joe Moll, McKenzie River Trust and State Representative Hayden at Finn Rock Reach

More statistics

Baker County Commissioner Mark Bennet guides a tour on his ranch. June, 2018

• 6 Tours
• 120 participants
• City, State, Federal
• fficials
• Agency partners
• Neighboring landowners
• Media

Government Relations

Go Governmen ent Relation

• ns Tool
• lkit
• Clarifying limitations on lobbying
• Allowable and encouraged

actions

• Connect and communicate
• Plan a strategic, coordinated

approach

• How to learn and weigh in on

policy

• Resources for how to strategize

and communicate, tracking legislation, etc.

Questions? Thank you!