What is the Owl Mountain Partnership?

 

In 1993 the North Park Habitat Partnership Program (NPHPP) committee applied to the Seeking Common Ground organization for a grant to form a partnership between government agencies and local landowners in an attempt to address local issures beyond the fence and forage problems with which HPP was concerned.  The grant was given to our committtee and the Owl Mountain Parntership was formed.  This partnership developed into a landacape based ecosystem management group that encouraged the use of livestock grazing systems, habitat development projects, water developments, and information and education efforts to benefit overall land health.  The North Park HPP committee continues to be a strong partner with the Owl Mountain Partnership.

The Owl Mountain Partnership is a coalition of local goverment agendices and private sector stakeholders implementing an on-the-ground prototype for Ecosystem Management in rural Jackson County (North Park), CO.  The Partnership, by identifying land health as its common ground, has brought diverse interested parties to the same table.  Social, cultural, and economic factors, as well as ecological sustainability, are addressed in a pro-active, long-term approach to sustainable resource management.  This group views its process as a citable alternative resource management tool and strongly believes that it should be duplicated elsewhere. 

OMP Steering Committee Meetings are held in the USFS building in Walden.  Our meetings are open to the public and we welcome guests.

 2013 

January 3                  4 p.m.

March 7                    4 p.m.

 May 2                       7 p.m.

 July 11                      7 p.m.

September 5             7 p.m.

November 7              4 p.m.

Steering Committee 

Cary Lewis               Co-Chairman, Rancher

Jack Haworth           Co-Chairman, Rancher

Dusty Smith                    Landowner

Tom Hackleman           Rancher

Neilie Goodwin             BLM

Zach Hughes                BLM

Josh Dilley                     CPW

Pepper Canterbury      CPW

Liza Rossi                 Habitat Biologist, CPW

Hunter Townsend   Colorado State Forest

Mike Alpe                  U.S. Forest Service

Ann Timberman       U.S.F.W.S.

Carol Brown             CO State Land  Board

Debbi Heeney         NRCS

Kent Minor                    CPW

Betsy Blecha        OMP  Project Manager