Goal 1: A community that is engaged, has pride in and celebrates the Northumberland County Forest for its many values.

Actions

• Prepare a cultural heritage and values document in coordination with Alderville First Nation and other interested Williams Treaty, Clause 2 signatories. This, as a whole or a portion, will be inserted either into the Indigenous Communities section and if only a portion, then the remainder will be inserted as an appendix.
  Completion date: 2025
• Evaluation and strategy for First Nation community participation in forest management developed in cooperation with Alderville First Nation. The first aspect of this project will be to perform an evaluation of the desire and scope of the project. This, as a whole or a portion, will be inserted either into the Indigenous Communities section and if only a portion, then the remainder will be inserted as an appendix.
  Completion date: 2030
• Develop a continuous community consultation program. Once developed this will be inserted into the Community Engagement Section.
  Completion date: 2023
• Develop a five-year volunteer plan while holding volunteer events in the interim.
  Completion date: 2024
• Develop a two-year outreach and education strategy. This will be followed by the development of a 5-year outreach and education strategy (2026-2030) that will coordinate with the other operational plans.
  Completion date: 2023