Developing a Management Plan
A management plan for your natural areas is a written, structured plan that inventories the resources on your property, and then provides a set of instructions about how you are going to meet both long-term and short-term goals. Management plans do not need to be complicated, but should include:
- Property information. (e.g., legal description of the property and owners.)
- Property history. (e.g., past operations and planting projects, change of objectives.)
- Maps. (Aerial photos, natural features, relation to surrounding property, boundaries, forests.)
- List of objectives – what you want to do and why?
- Inventory of natural features (forest cover, physical features, wildlife, other vegetation.)
- Schedule of planned activities – including a proposed timeline and an answer to the questions – What? Why? Where? When?
- A record of management activities.
- Review of past activities and update.
CVC can assist you with the development of a management plan for your own property in several ways:
- Attend a Caring for the Credit landowner workshop.
- For agricultural operators, attend an Environmental Farm Plan workshop.
- For assistance with Forest management plans contact Dave Wiley.
