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Friends Academy 4October 17-21, 2011
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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Friends Academy 4 Group
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Facilitator Joanna Webb
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Evan Hirsche, President US Fish and Wildlife Association
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Purpose of Friends Academy
• Learn about the USFWS• Leadership training• Networking
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Topics for the Week• History of National Wildlife Refuge System• Visioning Process and Implementation• Refuge Planning• Communication with community, refuge managers, etc • Generating Revenue• Refuge Budget Overview• Responsibilities of Board of Directors• Membership Program Development• Recruitment , Training of Volunteers• Friends Visioning• Friends Partnerships of the Future
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Archives at NCTC
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Confiscated Contraband
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Daily Work Sessions
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The Visioning Process for Friends
• Two recommendations in body of work
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Recommendation 11
Develop and nurture active and vibrant Friends groups or community partnerships for every staffed refuge or
refuge complex.
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Recommendation 12
Develop a national strategy for recruiting, coordinating and supporting a more self-sustaining volunteer corps, while
creating new opportunities for community involvement in implementing refuge priorities.
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Networking among Friends Groups
• Friends Academy 4 Facebook site • Tab on the NWRS website for Friends to
connect to other Friends groups throughout the US.
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Advocacy
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Communications
Division of Visitors Services and Communications
• Newswire• Refuge Update• Refuge Week Toolkit• Banners• Social Media
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Greg SiekaniecDeputy Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service
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Some serious times
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And some fun times…
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Time to Go