OREGON CONSERVATION EDUCATION & ASSISTANCE NETWORK
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Community
- Disaster Relief
- Education & Literacy
- Environment
Location
PO BOX 127HEPPNER, OR 97836 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
OCEAN delivers conservation-based technical training, professional development, education, assistance, and networking opportunities to 150+ conservation district employees in Oregon. CONNECT is OCEAN's main endeavor and provides attendees with two full days of technical training built around the feedback received from the attendees themselves. It is well attended and provides a depth of training that was previously unavailable to district employees on a statewide scale. OCEAN is planning to expand to deliver regional trainings that address topics specific to its basin members in the future.
Description
The Oregon Conservation Education and Assistance Network (founded as the Oregon Conservation Employee Association Network) was formed in 1992 as a membership organization to provide conservation district employees with capacity building, education, and professional development opportunities to solve natural resource conservation issues that districts face throughout the state. OCEAN's strategy is to deliver the most comprehensive professional development program for conservation district employees, providing the skills necessary to be successful in delivering conservation on the ground. Our strategic goals are to:
- be the authority for training and conservation technology delivery
- build bridges between Districts and others to improve conservation effectiveness
- have the organizational knowledge to be self-sustaining
- enlist members that are actively involved in the organization because of our mission which inspires and enriches