Decision public outreach projects

InfoHarvest has been engaged in a growing number of public planning processes, teaming with mediators and neutral 3rd parties to engage the public in complex decisions online, in workshops and in facilitated meetings.

Projects

Giant Sequoia National Monument outreach, California, Summer 2008 - Summer 2010

InfoHarvest, working with Fox Mediation is providing public engagement support for the Giant Sequoia National Monument management plan revision..

DEIS: preparing to launch the Value and Interests-based Explorer to engage citizens in exploring the Draft EIS that will be published for comment in the summer of 2010.
Scoping: provided a test drive the Value and Interests-based Explorer at gsnmvibe.ecr.gov.
Pre-scoping: provided an innovative, context-centric comment gathering web application for the pre-scoping phase of the

The work is being done in partnership with the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution for the USDA Forest Service, Giant Sequoia National Monument.

Background documents on MCDS and Comment Analysis in Public Outreach

Written with Carie Fox of Fox Mediation

An introduction to using MCDS in ECR ECR MCDS Final.pdf (PDF 3.2 MB Right click link to save it)
Collaborative Comment Analysis for NEPA projects NAEP comment analysis v1.pdf (PDF 0.2 MB Right click link to save it)
Lessons learnt analysis of technology and public engagement in WOPR project WOPR (web) report.pdf (PDF 1.34MB Right click to save it}

Desert Tortoise Recovery Plan Revision support, South West US, Spring 2008 - Fall 2010

InfoHarvest supported the Redlands Institute in providing threats-based spatial decision support for the Desert Tortoise Recovery plan revision . The work was performed in partnership with the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution for the Desert Tortoise Recovery Office.

Western Oregon Forest Plan Revision outreach, Oregon, Fall 2006 - Winter 2008

InfoHarvest co-founded the Daylight Decision consortium with Fox Mediation to provide an innovative public outreach approach for the DEIS comment stage of the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR). The work was done in partnership with the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution for the Oregon State Office of the Bureau of Land management.

CCWES Service District#1 Wastewater Treatment plant siting, Oregon, Summer 2006

InfoHarvest first teamed with Fox Mediation to engage the public in a wastewater treatment plant site selection decision. The work was done for the Water Environmental Services division of Clackamas County, Oregon.

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