Refining mission statement

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  • November 6, 2009 at 4:13 pm #41065
    Scott G
    Participant

    Ok, now it comes time to do the tweaking and wordsmithing I was referring to earlier.

    “To promote positive impact forest management using draft animals and appropriate technology”

    Your mission and you will accept it :cool:, Maintain the context of the statement and drop and/or change “appropriate technology”.

    Everybody’s constructive input required….

    Once we have this decided I’ll compile the whole package and we’ll put it out there for any further tweaking and ultimately, a final vote.

    I really do want to hear from everybody.

    November 7, 2009 at 12:44 am #55208
    john plowden
    Participant

    1 – To promote positve impact forest management using draft animals and other fitting methods to encourage beneficial forest stewardship-
    2 – To encourage beneficial forest stewardship using draft animals and other suitable methods –
    ??? John

    November 7, 2009 at 2:07 am #55190
    Gabe Ayers
    Keymaster

    To promote low impact, improvement, forest management – using modern draft animal powered techniques.

    At some later point we can add a goal: To investigate, research and explore appropriate technologies to support animal powered techniques of improvement forestry.

    It is in general one of the goals and objectives of HHFF. It is not a part of the mission statement.

    I think this entire wording concern is more for our satisfaction than the public or general perception of our group, or certainly not the eventual success of the group.

    Thanks woodsmen.

    November 7, 2009 at 2:40 am #55193
    Carl Russell
    Moderator

    “To promote the use of draft animal powered timber harvesting methods that support positive impact forest management”

    Carl

    November 7, 2009 at 5:49 am #55213
    lancek
    Participant

    well heres my 2 cents worth
    TO PERMOUTE PROPER TECHNIQES OF DRAFT HORSE TECNOLOGY AND PROPER LOW INPACT FORESTRY MANAGEMENT! Lancek

    November 7, 2009 at 4:54 pm #55203
    Rick Alger
    Participant

    To foster the use of draft animals for sustainable forestry practices.

    I think “appropriate technology” would be better as an objective than as a part of the mission statement.

    November 7, 2009 at 5:09 pm #55209
    john plowden
    Participant

    I’m getting closer to agreeing –
    John

    November 7, 2009 at 8:18 pm #55205
    simon lenihan
    Participant

    To promote, enviromentaly, low impact, low carbon footprint forest management using draft animal power timber harvesting methods. I agree with rick that appropriate technology should be used as an objective.
    simon lenihan

    November 8, 2009 at 12:48 pm #55194
    Carl Russell
    Moderator

    Scott, I appreciate you facilitating this process, but I also think it will be valuable to have your perspective added to the discussion.

    Carl

    November 8, 2009 at 1:31 pm #55191
    Gabe Ayers
    Keymaster

    I really do want to hear from everybody.

    Yep the drafted Chairman is included in “everybody”…..

    but we have several others on the short list that haven’t weighed in either. I have sent a reminder to my nominees to this committee, hopefully more will participate.

    Thanks for all of what everyone is doing.

    November 8, 2009 at 6:29 pm #55198
    Scott G
    Participant

    Carl, all,

    I usually like to put the questions out there for a bit and listen rather than talk. That said I can step in as a facilitator as well, but in order to do that job I need a lively discussion to facilitate.

    I like Carl’s mission statement; it is focused and has good flow…

    “To promote the use of draft animal powered timber harvesting methods that support positive impact forest management”

    … has my vote. It is inclusive without being exclusive of acceptable methods that remain within the context of what we all believe in .

    November 8, 2009 at 7:40 pm #55195
    Carl Russell
    Moderator
    Biological Woodsman;12512 wrote:
    ……. I have sent a reminder to my nominees to this committee, hopefully more will participate…..

    Jason, I remember you offering names, but I never got their “User Names”, because even though I can see behind the wall, if people don’t use their real names as “user names”, I don’t know who they are.

    If you can tell me what they go by then I can put hem on the list, otherwise they can’t see these posts.

    Carl

    November 8, 2009 at 10:09 pm #55204
    Jim Ostergard
    Participant

    I think Carl’s statement sums it up for me: “To promote the use of draft animal powered timber harvesting methods that support positive impact forest management.” Its inclusive and we can later on define or add more as a goal?
    Jim

    November 8, 2009 at 10:19 pm #55210
    john plowden
    Participant

    I’ll sign on with Carl’s statement –
    John

    November 9, 2009 at 1:41 am #55199
    Scott G
    Participant

    Let’s let it hang out there for awhile and see if we get any more input. If not, we’ll go with what we have.

    Like I have said for past political elections; if you didn’t vote don’t be upset with the results.

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