Co-Creating a Five-Year Strategic Plan for Cohesive Resource Management

CLIENT NEED

The West Coast Ocean Alliance (WCOA) is committed to supporting a cohesive and coordinated approach to interstate and intertribal management of ocean and coastal resources on the U.S. West Coast. Strategic Earth is collaborating with WCOA staff and membership in the development of a five-year Strategic Plan to inform WCOA’s goals, operations, and prioritization of the most impactful projects for efficient ocean management and deliverables.

STRATEGY

WCOA member outreach will be conducted throughout the strategic planning process to understand existing and emerging ocean areas of interest, including planning, policy, management issues, and the membership’s vision and goals for the WCOA. Strategic Earth will gather information and feedback through virtual discussions and leveraging in-person meetings, and convening  informal review and comment periods on drafts. Strategic Earth’s team will create a framework for  a Strategic Plan that is well-supported by and reflects the priorities of WCOA. Our team will also lead the development of a Tribal Engagement Training Strategic Plan with the WCOA Tribal Caucus to improve federal and state Tribal engagement and consultation practices.

KEY RESULTS AND OUTCOMES

A five-year Strategic Plan will be developed through a participatory process of information-gathering with WCOA members. Quarterly e-newsletters will be developed to begin a culture of transparent communications in the organization.