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The purpose of the Guiding
Principles is to establish better land-use plans for Burwash area.
The Guiding Principles help
define and guide how the Citizens Advisory Group for Burwash conducts
its business and presents itself to the public.
The Citizens Advisory Group
for Burwash:
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recognizes and is
proud of the complex natural and human history of the Burwash area -
an area that has been subject to human activity for about 100 years,
including an industrial farm, road, and dyke construction, forestry
and tree planting, farming, introduction of exotic, decorative and
crop plants, and introduction and migration of unusual wildlife like
elk, wild turkey and trumpeter swans;
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recognizes that it
is the cumulative impact of human activity on the Burwash lands that
make Burwash very special;
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recognizes that
sound land-use planning involves meaningful participation,
coordination and cooperation among interested and affected
stakeholders and citizens as well as all levels of government and
other organizations that manage or use the land;
Guiding Principles:
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future Burwash
land-uses will be diversified to ensure that the educational,
cultural, historic, recreational, economic, environmental, and social
benefits are realized as they are interrelated and require integrated
planning to attain reasonable and efficient use.
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decisions shall
integrate both a long- and short-term educational, cultural,
historic, recreational, economic, environmental, and social considerations;
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encourage and
recommend complementary land-uses that advance the educational,
cultural, historic, recreational, economic, environmental, and social goals;
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use objective and
independent processes and observations and traditional knowledge to
assist in making common-sense decisions to form or evaluate
positions, advise on possible Burwash land-uses, and assess the
impact of a potential Burwash land-uses;
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encourage diverse
participation and communication;
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encourage or
sponsor training, education, sponsored guest speakers to help create
an informed "learning community" that is aware of possible
Burwash land-use opportunities;
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incorporate new
scientific and policy insights, as well as changing educational,
cultural, historic, recreational, economic, environmental, and social
factors to review periodically Burwash land-use plans. |
