Where does the Relevancy Roadmap Go From Here?

The Relevancy Roadmap is intended to be a living document. At this time, it represents the current state of science, knowledge, and experience presented as a series of proposed solutions that must first be attempted to discover how the barriers to increasing relevance may be reduced or overcome. It is not lost upon the editors and contributors that while much has been written and postulated about the broad topic of conservation relevancy, very little practical or experimental knowledge has been collected to guide an agency interested in improving its policies, practices, services, and programs to serve and engage more of its constituents.

To be successful, the recommendations, strategies, and tactics included in this document must be applied in real-world conditions (as many already have) and refined according to the results they produce. Thus, as the conservation community pilots and refines approaches to engaging and serving broader constituencies, the elements of the Roadmap can be validated, updated, and lessons learned broadly shared. While there is something for even a single organization to apply and benefit from in this document, success of the Roadmap will be measured by the totality of resources and commitments by natural resource management agencies and partners applied to achieving the goal of “enhancing conservation through broader engagement.”

The editors and contributors hope that the Roadmap will initiate a community of learning within the agencies and organizations which are in the business of increasing the quality of life through the conservation of America’s wildlife and wild places. Visit the Conservation Relevancy Community to access the community of relevancy practitioners. They further hope that this effort will serve as a platform upon which more North Americans find their place in nature and join the ranks of those who fight to save the natural heritage that is their birthright.

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Success of the Roadmap will be measured by the totality of resources and commitments by natural resource management agencies and partners applied to achieving the goal of “enhancing conservation through broader engagement.