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The Our Valley Our Future housing survey is yielding fascinating insights about the situation renters and buyers find themselves in as well as attitudes about the importance of affordable housing. These results are preliminary...
It is absolutely stunning how much momentum has been built in the last few years to reduce wildfire risks and improve forest health in North Central Washington and across the state. We had a...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/Ep._21_Paul_Hessburg.mp3 This episode features Dr.Paul Hessburg of the Pacific Northwest Research institute in Wenatchee. Dr. Hessburg is traveling throughout North central Washington and the region delivering the Era of Megafires presentation that highlights the...
A lot of great community building work happens with little fanfare and is driven by the passionate volunteers who see an opportunity to help the valley rise to a higher level. That certainly describes...
I deeply appreciate the way Sarah Brooks of the Methow Conservancy describes the role of raising funds for a nonprofit. She thinks of donors as “game changers” and the role of a fundraiser as...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/Ep_17_Sarah_Brooks.mp3 This episode features Sarah Brooks, the ebullient associate director of the Methow Conservancy, a land conservation organization that is modeling creative community building in North Central Washington beyond the normal mission for a...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/Episode_16_Jenny_Rojanasthien.mp3 This episode features Jenny Rojanasthien, the executive director of the Greater Wenatchee Area Technology Alliance. GWATA organized the Flywheel Investment Conference that brought civic leaders together with experts from around the...
Salmon recovery in North Central Washington has to a great extent proved to be a collaborative, community-centered exercise rather than one by driven by top-down regulatory enforcement. The culture in this region is that...
