I came across this bit of information while going through some of the images and notes collected during our Story Day (I think perhaps it came via Chris Wright from the Foothill Conservancy).
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Early in 1999, a group of local citizens in the Calaveras County, California communities of Glencoe, Rail Road Flat, West Point, and Wilseyville coordinated a local citizen based, sustainable community development project using the “Economic Renewal” model developed by the Rocky Mountain Institute. The project was sponsored by the Foothill Conservancy (Conservancy), a local conservation and community organization, and the Sierra Nevada Alliance (Alliance), a regional coalition of 65 local and regional conservation organizations.
Through this process, more than 200 local residents analyzed their social, environmental, and economic assets and considered what kinds of actions they should take to make their local economy more sustainable. After considering a long list of project ideas, community members selected four projects for initial development. In addition, local residents have created a permanent organization to continue the work begun in 1999: the Mokelumne Alliance for Community Renewal Council.
The greatest success of the project, however, is not any single project or organization, or new individual skills, but the creation of an optimistic, can-do environment conducive to positive change. We look forward to seeing the ongoing efforts transform the recent community dynamic of defeat, depression, and conflict to one of hope, cooperation,and success.
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I've heard some of this and think that the organization named below has been reorganized into the Blue Mountain Community Renewal Council. Am I right? Folks in Blue Mountain--what would you add? Were you involved?
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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From my recollection BMCRC (Blue Mountain Community Renewal Council) is the organization name adopted from the start. Alliance may have popped up during discussion but I don't remember any reorganizing around a new name. Other than that this is a good short description of our community renewal project which is ongoing. I was involved in this process from near the beginning and continue to do what I can. My hope is that this documentation process will create more involvement to help make our area a better place to live. Be sure to take a look and have conversation at the West Point youth center, Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Families is a very active community organization that is one of the four projects mentioned in this piece. Although it must be pointed out that BMCY&F has been around since 1994 predating the community renewal idea by six or seven years.
Alan
The BMCRC was the outgrowth the 1999 Calaveras Community Renewal project cosponsored by Foothill Conservancy and Sierra Nevada Alliance. The full project report is online at www.foothillconservancy.org under Publications.
Katherine Evatt
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