The Willapa Alliance
In late 1992, a group of local residents formed the Willapa Alliance-a private, non-profit community organization-to address some of the economic and environmental challenges facing the region.
Staffed since the Fall of 1993, the Alliance board spent three prior years assessing local economic and ecological trends and developing an organization able to play the unique role of building constituencies for local solutions to economic and environmental problems. The Alliance has emerged as a leader in fostering partnerships among industry, conservation groups, and government.
The Alliance provides a forum for gaining new insights into the workings of the Willapa ecosystem and for finding creative ways to ensure the long-term well-being of Willapa's communities, lands, and waters through the following programs:
Science and understanding
To monitor key ecological, economic, and community health indicators;
and to make this information available to local residents.
- The Alliance has conducted baseline ecological and economic research
and has published
Willapa Indicators of a Sustainble Community (WISC). - The Willapa Science Advisory Group has produced a science research policy and plan to enable residents and scientists to develop a better understanding of the region.
Ecosystem management
To search for better ways to manage Willapa's forests, farms and tidelands;
and to develop long-term plans for the restoration of ecological processes
that are critical to maintaining the health of the Willapa environment and
economy.
- The Willapa Fisheries Recovery Team is developing a fisheries recovery strategy for the watershed. Several habitat restoration and salmon enhancement projects are well underway.
Public education and involvement
To increase understanding of Willapa's ecology, economy, and communities;
and to provide an opportunity for local residents to actively participate
in research and management efforts.
- The Alliance has helped create this CD as a comprehensive natural resources computer mapping system (GIS) available to the people of Willapa.
- The Salmon Walk and stream adoption programs involve educators, students and other local citizens in natural resource issues.
- The Nature of Home links educators and students to their ecosystem-reinforcing their sense of place.
The Alliance works closely with Ecotrust and ShoreTrust Trading Group to encourage economic development that restores balance to the ecosystem while bringing prosperity to local residents.
For more information, please contact us at,
The Willapa Alliance
Post Office Box 278
South Bend, Washington 98586
Tel (360) 875-5195
Fax (360) 875-5198
Email alliance@willapabay.org
Homepage www.willapabay.org/~alliance.htm
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