Friends Academy 4 October 17-21, 2011 Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Dec 26, 2015
Friends Academy 4October 17-21, 2011
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Friends Academy 4 Group
Facilitator Joanna Webb
Evan Hirsche, President US Fish and Wildlife Association
Purpose of Friends Academy
• Learn about the USFWS• Leadership training• Networking
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
Archives at NCTC
Confiscated Contraband
Daily Work Sessions
The Visioning Process for Friends
• Two recommendations in body of work
Recommendation 11
Develop and nurture active and vibrant Friends groups or community partnerships for every staffed refuge or
refuge complex.
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.
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.
Advocacy
Communications
Division of Visitors Services and Communications
• Newswire• Refuge Update• Refuge Week Toolkit• Banners• Social Media
Greg SiekaniecDeputy Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Some serious times
And some fun times…
Time to Go