Services
Consulting: Community Engagement/Mapping/Planning with Rivershed SPC (RMS member!)
- Item Number
- 106
- Estimated Value
- 2000 USD
- Opening Bid
- 500 USD
The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to RIVER MANAGEMENT SOCIETY (tax ID 311297130) on behalf of the winner.
Item Description
Do you want to improve your communication with your clients or your community? Do you want to create a super sexy and interactive map for your local river? Are you trying to evaluate a piece of land to acquire for a new river access site? Rivershed SPC specializes in conservation planning, community engagement, and geospatial analysis. We have over 40 years of experience in conservation acquisition, GIS data management and map making, parcel and land use assessment, fund recruitment, grant application development, engagement with local, state, and federal governments, and much more.
We’re offering up to 20 hours of focused staff time to support planning and/or implementation of a key project (ideally one connected to a river system!!)!!
This could look like a number of things - a conservation assessment compiling local ecosystem, hydrology and geographic data and summarizing local regulatory frameworks and considerations, or it could be development of a StoryMap or an online interactive map viewer to demonstrate your project to your board or the general public, or it could be something totally different!!. We have supported projects all over the country and are currently working on projects on the White Salmon River, Cascades Wolverine Project, Puget Sound Farmland Protection and Conversion, Post-Wildfire Resilience planning and more. We bring a lot of passion and skills to the table and will significantly improve the success of any project you can bring to us! We look forward to supporting you!
Here are a few links to our work:
- Rivershed SPC: https://www.rivershedspc.com/
- Lower White Salmon River Conservation Assessment: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18U7BrEQ66x91qUc2kEvUj1DL6okyOs13/view
- Community Observations – Cascades Wolverine Project: https://cascadeswolverineproject.org/community-observations/
Chris Elder, an RMS member and Northwest Chapter Vice President, created Rivershed SPC to provide cross-cutting integrated conservation planning and project design. Chris has diverse experience working in the Western Hemisphere managing land, supporting conservation planning and acquisitions, designing and promoting restoration and ecosystem enhancement. He has worked in agriculture and food systems for almost 20 years and has been gaining experience in forest management planning. Chris holds a BA in Environmental Biology and Ecology with a minor in Geology, a MS in Agriculture with a focus on soil health and is currently pursuing a graduate certificate in Forest Carbon Science, Policy, and Management. Chris is a landscape level thinker and motivated to no end. He also loves rivers. Find Chris at the Symposium!
Item Special Note
The item is not a physical item, though a letter describing the award with pertinent details may be mailed to the highest bidder.
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