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REWILDINGLAKE SIMCOE

1. ReWilding General Overview 01

An Overview of the mandate of ReWilding as well as a brief introduction to the core ReWilding team

2. The Lake Simcoe Advisory Panel 09

An emerging role and process for structuring the Advisory Panel and an overview of the contributions and benefits of the partners

3. The Roll Out: 17

A brief overview of the initial stages of ReWilding Lake Simcoe, as well as the seasonal rhythm of the implementation

4. The Ground Floor: 23

Highlights of where we are starting that includes an overview of the Shoreline Research, as well as a section called The Marsh which houses some important ideas raised for consideration as we go forward.

5. FAQs About ReWilding 31

We would like to thank all who attended for their great advice, hope and enthusiasm, and trust this reflects the great discussions we had at our meeting, and the wonderful collaborative energy that emerged in the afternoon.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0WELCOME

On December 6, 2013, the inaugural meeting of the ReWilding Lake Simcoe Advisory Panel was held on the Eastern Shores of Lake Simcoe in Georgina. For many it was an orientation into the world of ReWild!, and we could not have had a more enthusiastic and warm embracing of a rather complex concept, as well as the offering of valuable insights!

We spent our time together getting to know a little about each other’s connection to the ReWilding Lake Simcoe Initiative, as well as sharing a foundation piece of research conducted on behalf of the Ministry of the Environment on how to create a tipping point of voluntary action by shoreline residents. We began to scope out the role of the Advisory Panel, as well as ways of incorporating the research findings into the initial work of the ReWilding Lake Simcoe Initiative. This was very much an exploratory meeting, allowing us all to ‘get our feet wet’ in this 4 year Initiative.

One of the key outcomes of the meeting was the identification of areas where the Advisory Panel felt drafty about the Initiative and how it will work. This was most welcome, as this is a new frontier that we are travelling into together, and having a good sense of what it’s all about is vital.

We have therefore chosen to create a magazine-type document to share the outcomes of the meeting that has a number of purposes. For one, we have taken those ‘fuzzy areas’ and attempted to fill in the holes as best we can at this stage, recognizing that this will be a highly organic initiative, unfolding over the next four years. We also felt it was important to cover some of the core content shared at the meeting, for those who weren’t able to attend. Finally, we have interwoven the insights of the Advisory Panel throughout the ‘magazine’ so they are embedded in the content.

FACTS ABOUT REWILDING

$1.6 million in funding from academic and community partners and Environment Canada is kickstarting the program to meet the following priorities of LSSGBCUF:

a) to improve environmental monitoring, assessment and scientific information required to measure the effectiveness of control strategies, and identify and assess alternative approaches to reducing phosphorous discharges;

b) to conserve critical aquatic habitat and associated species through targeted aquatic habitat protection, restoration and creation projects;

c) to reduce rural and urban non-point sources of phosphorous / nutrients, including implementation of BMPs for the management of soil, crops, livestock, and water use, septic systems and creating and rehabilitating wetlands and naturalizing watercourses to attenuate phosphorous discharges;

d) to reduce discharge of phosphorous from point sources including sewage, combined sewer overflows and urban stormwater systems including support to development and testing of innovative approaches to manage urban stormwater and wastewater.

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1GENERAL OVERVIEW

ReWilding Lake Simcoe is a leading-edge collaborative that unites communities, government, institutions of higher education and NGO’s to advance the impact of citizen and community action to help Lake Simcoe, enriching the lives of all inhabitants.

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DESIGN LAB

ReWild! Hub

24 On the Ground Projects

Gathering and Incubating Projects

ReWilding Youth Entrepreneurs

Digital Outreach(website / social

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Water Thinking

Knowledge Exchange &Incubation

New Frontier Partnership of

People and Nature

New FundingMethods

MEASUREMENT & PRACTICES LAB

SCIENCE OF CITIZEN

ENGAGEMENT LAB

COLLABORATORSLadies of the Lake Conservation Association / Ontario Water Centre

/ City of Barrie / City of Kawartha Lakes / Federation of Ontario Cottagers Association / Kawartha Conservation / Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority / Lake Simcoe Stewardship – Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

/ Ontario Ministry of the Environment / Pine Beach Association / Regional Municipality of York / Stewardship Network of Ontario / Town of Georgina / United Way of York Region /

University of Waterloo / Water Research And Innovation Network

ReWilding Lake Simcoe Organization

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24 ON THE GROUND PROJECTS

This initiative will deliver a minimum of 24 on the ground projects around the watershed between April 1, 2014 and March 31, 2017, based on a new ideology of a partnership between people and nature. The projects will all use sub-watershed approaches, meet the priority objectives of the Lake Simcoe and South Georgian Bay Clean Up Fund and benefit people and nature equally and will be developed and implemented through unique and innovative community participation. Six projects will be conducted in 2014-15 to establish a Demonstration Centre at Pine Beach to showcase the experimentation, approach and outcomes of a ReWilding methodology, building on the ReWilding Keswick Creeks pilot; nine projects will be designed and implemented in 2015-16, and nine again in 2016-17.

THREE INNOVATION LABS

The ReWilding Lake Simcoe initiative will further research, learn and innovate through three Labs: Design, Measurement and Practices and Science of Citizen Engagement. The structures and methodologies of these labs are currently being developed however, they each will be led a member of the Core Team, and resourced with participation from the partners.

The Design Lab will assist in the design of the projects themselves, applying core design principles that ensure that the phosphorus reduction goals are met, and aquatic habitat is improved, while at the same time improving the habitat for people. The Design Lab will also explore the design of new products, methodologies, features and social ventures.

The Measurement and Practices Lab will be responsible for the identification of both current and new indicators of the type of ecological and social changes required, indicators of success, and ways of measuring impact of the environmental and social changes brought about the ReWilding projects. Baseline data collection and ongoing monitoring are key contributors to the learning that will be conducted by this Lab.

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The Science of Citizen Engagement Lab specializes in the innovative outreach and involvement of citizens who in turn bring on other key stakeholders community groups, businesses and governments at all levels. This Lab also explores new approaches to citizen science to engage the various players, but will expand the science to include both environmental and social sciences. This Lab is critical to the ongoing sustainability of ReWilding.

KNOWLEDGE HUB

Together with the projects, these labs will generate a Knowledge Hub, housed on the website beginning with a Wiki, that draws together and documents ongoing learning and utilizes new tools to help share and grow the knowledge around the watershed and beyond. The projects and Labs will be resourced by the ReWilding Team, members of the Advisory Panel organizations, as well as other experts and community members who can help further the active learning and on the ground projects.

OTHER FEATURES

ReWilding Lake Simcoe is founded on the outcomes of the pilot, ReWilding Keswick Creeks, as well as the recent research for the Ministry of the Environment concerning the ways of reaching a tipping point whereby more people are voluntarily caring for the Lake and its watershed.

ReWilding Lake Simcoe has a number of unique features including a Advisory Panel that is truly interdisciplinary and multi-sectorial; an innovative youth entrepreneurship component: ReWilding Youth Entrepreneurs, as well as a new community crowd funding approach to help resource the projects.

ReWild! is a trademark entity held by the Ladies of the Lake Conservation Association who is also the legal entity spearheading the ReWilding Lake Simcoe Initiative. Both the trademark and the project are also connected to Ontario Water Centre for Innovation and Learning (Registered CRA Educational Organization as of 2013). Ladies of the Lake will fold in to Water Centre when it becomes operational in 2014.

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Hilary Van Welter is the ReWilding Lake Simcoe Director and Lead Designer who brings three decades of experience as a multi disciplinary change strategist in all sectors, along with expertise in social innovation to provide the overall direction to the Initiative.

Dr. Seanna Davidson is a Project Co-ordinator who is leveraging her background in water, social innovation, and Lake Simcoe governance to make sure that the Advisory Panel, Collaborative Agreements, and Labs are running smoothly.

Peter Burtch is the ReWilding Lake Simcoe Outreach Specialist who is contributing his extensive experience to the on the ground ReWilding projects gained with a range of organizations including MNR, TRCA, LSRCA, along with membership on the Maskinonge River Recovery Project team, and Lake Huron Georgian Bay Framework for Community Action Steering Committee.

The Department of Unusual Certainties comprised of Christopher Pandolfi and Simon Rabyniuk will lead the Design Lab and bring their expertise in urban design, planning, public art, spatial research and mapping to enrich the initiative.

Damien Chen of Colorshadow Communications Inc. is our web master and will utilize his experience from across the sectors, as well as his background from designing and maintaining the ourlakesimcoe.com website to delve into new frontiers such as crowd funding, citizen science and new forms of community project management.

Beverley Else is our Development Co-ordinator, whose extensive background in strategic communications and development will help RLS leverage its current budget to help resource this Initiative so that it reaches its full potential.

Annabel Slaight contributes her significant background as Co-founder of Owl Magazine, Owl TV and Ladies of the Lake, as well as the Chair of the Ontario Water Centre Committee in the role of the ReWilding Lake Simcoe Fairy Godmother who provides sage advice and a sounding board for the ReWilding Team.

Meet the ReWilding Lake Simcoe Team

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2THE REWILDING LAKE SIMCOE ADVISORY PANEL

The ReWilding Lake Simcoe Advisory Panel will have the opportunity to play a powerful role in shaping and guiding the ReWilding Lake Simcoe initiative.

While the individual organizational relationship will be sorted out through the Collaborative Agreements, the members have the opportunity to contribute to RLS through the projects themselves, as well as getting involved in any or all of the three Labs. The Advisory Panel has a whole has the capacity to act as both as an advisory body, as well as getting involved in the mobilizing of ReWilding. These are early days for RLS, therefore the actual role of the Advisory Panel is at an exploratory phase. The Advisory Panel did however identify immediate challenges and provided advice on how to address these.

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Emerging Role and Development Process

First Priority: A Descriptor

One of the top priorities identified by the Advisory Panel was communicating what the ReWilding Lake Simcoe Initiative is all about, while at the same time engaging people in ways that a diverse audience can understand. The question of ‘what is the narrative?’ lead to the suggestion that it was necessary to be consistent, BUT also recognize the divergent audiences. It was decided that an elevator pitch would be developed to help partners talk to others about the project. Also, that just as important as communicating amongst the group, it was critical to communicate externally and to celebrate the achievements along the way. This would feed back into engagement and contributions to the project.

A Wiki is being developed so that the members of the Advisory Panel can translate the following into their own language to share with other panel members:

ReWilding Lake Simcoe is a leading-edge collaborative that unites communities, government, institutions of higher education and NGOs to advance the impact of citizen and community action to help Lake Simcoe. It will draw together:

+ Restoration projects that meet LSSGBCUF priorities and use “design thinking” to enhance community participation in restoration of their community spaces, and

+ Research that combines social, ecological and citizen science with the on-the-ground restoration projects to move stewardship towards improved decision-making and knowledge transfer

Out of that dialogue, will come an ‘elevator pitch’ that is easy to understand by many audiences.

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Second Priority: Transparent Criteria and Strategy

A second priority identified by the Advisory Panel was mobilizing the projects, and the need for identifying criteria and strategy for the projects as well as selecting site locations. Importantly these should be demonstration projects that have an important impact on Lake Simcoe

Third Priority: Scoping Innovative Opportunities

A third priority turned to innovation, where opportunity abounds. There is an immense opportunity for innovation in developing not only the projects, but also the set of metrics and measurement tools used to evaluate the work.

Fourth Priority: Vision and Goals for the Advisory Panel

The final priority was the need for an overall Vision for the Advisory Panel. This will be tackled once the Collaborative Agreements have been developed, and we can se the nature of Vision that emerges from the synergy of the member organizations.

The above priorities have now been incorporated in the RLS Workplan that is profiled in the Roll Out section.

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How-To Learning+ Learn how to enhance different collaborations+ Expands understanding of the marriage between humans

and ecosystems – shows us how we can do that in our own programs

+ Teaches us new methods of public engagements+ Understanding how to influence behavior in non-traditional

ways+ Discover how to make stewardship more innovative

Build Social-Ecological Knowledge+ Teaches us how people think about nature+ Expands understanding of the marriage between humans and ecosystems

Contribute directly to our organization’s own mandate+ Build the profile of our own organization and within our membership+ An opportunity to share new learning on stewardship measurement with our

organizations own members+ Profile the innovative ways our funding is being used

+ Creates something to feel good about+ Build Connection to watershed+ Raises profile of the watershed+ Engages those beyond the converted + Develops a strong sense of community+ Opportunity to have new conversations+ Break down silos+ Get all partners at the same table

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Environmental Improvement+ Potential for real improvement to the lake+ Opportunity for new businesses to show off new technologies

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ReWilding Advisory Panel MeetingDecember 6, 2013

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3THE ROLL OUT

The Workplan for the initial year of ReWilding Lake Simcoe (RLS) is a busy one, having been condensed by the funding delays.

Below is an outline of the actions to be undertaken between November 2013 and March 2014 and the initial actions required to get the Initiative up and running. The workplan developed for subsequent years has a seasonal rhythm to it. In the late winter, the projects are recruited and further developed so they are ready for implementation through an interdisciplinary, citizen driven ReWild! Labs and Studio. Each project will have established timelines, key milestones, priorities, critical paths, and responsibilities.

The projects are launched in the spring, and are implemented throughout the summer, into the early fall. The three Labs support the projects: Design, Measurement and Practices and Science of Citizen Engagement Youth engagement and innovation will be woven into the projects through the ReWilding Youth Entrepreneurship Program. In the fall and early winter the knowledge and learning from the Projects and the Labs will be collected, analyzed and harvested using the ReWilding Knowledge Hub which is under development. This will lead to adjustments to the infrastructure, as well as to project recruitment and design. This same cycle will repeat in 2015 to 16 and 2016 to 17.

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+ Recruit the Core Team + Establish the Advisory Panel

+ Develop Partner Collaborative Agreements

+ Start up the 3 Labs – their mandate, role, initial operating principles and processes.

+ Design of Knowledge Hub on Website

+ Create communication brief to describe the Initiative with common language and powerful impact.

+ Create and implement plans to promote the ReWilding Lake Simcoe Initiative

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ReWilding Lake Simcoe Strategy

Pine Beach Demonstration Centre

+ Prepare overall strategy for the Initiative, based on learning of Start Up Phase, the uptake of the ReWild! approach, and the nature of the work anticipated in coming years.

+ Design and resouricng of ReWild! Labs and Studio

+ Select six projects.

+ Conduct the ReWild! Labs and Studio to design projects from multi-disciplinary perspectives to meet the initiative goals and funding requirements.

+ Design of 6 projects by March 31, 2014 for implementation April to October 2014.

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A New Frontier

At the centre of ReWilding Lake Simcoe is putting into play a ‘frontier’ methodology of what a partnership between people and nature can co-create.

Help Needed

Only $25,000 has been allotted for each of the 24 projects through federal funding. While we envision making use of crowdfunding to help resource these projects, they will likely require significant funds for the full implementation. This is a major issue that we will be seeking guidance from the Advisory Panel on during the first year.

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The Hideaway, SPLASH Festival 2013Shoreline Landowner’s Residential ResearchAugust 17, 2013

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4THE GROUND FLOOR

Leading up to this project, we undertook a research project, on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Environment to explore how “to find the optimum ways to engage shoreline residents and communities with the goal to increase the uptake of positive behavioural change and ‘good’ practices; ie healthy shoreline stewardship.”

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This research was driven by the fact that we have not yet reached a tipping point where a critical mass feel the need to, and take care of Lake Simcoe. So we set out to understand this more deeply – what is holding us back?

A literature review covered a wide range of topics including community based social marketing, social innovation, behavioural change, belief transformation, multi-intelligence, eco-literacy and importantly, design thinking. From that we drew a number of important findings: social marketing with its slogans, pamphlets and traditional workshops is no longer working to engage people beyond the converted. Instead we need to tap into people’s beliefs through multiple facets of their lives. We must draw on social innovation to pull people in to new ideas/possibilities. We must mine the cracks between the sectors, creating a new public instead of converting the old public.

However the key finding of the literature review was that the core issue is the actual relationship between people and nature, which for many is non-existent. We conducted research during the Splash Festival in the summer of 2013 to explore the current state of this relationship through three dimensions: human oriented relationship in which people’s needs dominate; nature oriented relationship in which nature rules and people get in the way; and finally a partnership between people and nature. We found that:

+ People have engrained mental models

+ There is a lack of diversity of habitat for both people and nature

+ People have a desire to help the Lake but do not know how to do it in ways that feel right and have impact

+ When people are seen as getting in the way of nature –this leaves no room for people in the re-design

+ The concept of “partnership with nature” is elusive and needs more definition

Shoreline Research Brief

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The last stage of the research was to build on these findings by conducting two ReWilding Charettes, to explore what the partnership between people and nature could actually look like in the redesign of two waterfront properties: one riverfront and the other lakefront. The outcomes of this research can be found in a Final Report, two Partnership Strategies, and a unique ToolKit.

Importantly, we concluded that we must focus on co-creating with nature, not just co-existing. We see an opportunity to develop a unique and intimate partnership between people and nature that results in healthy ecosystems and communities and we can do this by “inviting people and nature to get to know each other better”.

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The MarshWith good conversation, come good ideas. However while it is not always clear when or how we can use these ideas, the important part is not to lose them! So we’ve put them in the ‘marsh’, a place of recharge and productive habitat so they can grow and be nurtured by what is going on around them, and s be cultivated further down the road.

Big Questions

How to get what is imagined actually implemented fully, on the ground?

How to connect with actual shoreline owners?

How to include everyone who wants to be involved in a way that is time, technology, resource effective

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How-ToWork with businesses to market/carry the actual materials needed to implement individual homeowner plans (water efficient landscapes, native plants, etc.)

Don’t focus on one audience – the fonus is not on one group

Mobilize change through entrepreneurshipUtilize citizen science

Project IdeasStorm Water Management ponds that are swimmable and skatable

Innovative project sites – WRAIN (Water Research and Innovation Network) in City of Kawartha Lakes

Public land holdings as demo sites

UW student projects to test the cause and effect relationships of dumping and grass lawns

CONTESTS

Great ReWilding Project Contest – could include elements of Project for Awesome in which YouTubers create innovative video promoting their favorite charity

ReWilding Challenge –people and organizations will develop a Rewilding project and challenge others to do the same

ReWilding Idol contest – identify the most awesome projects, good for raising profile, use YouTube and other social media – Pine Beach a good start

Who to EngageSchools and student groups in volunteer / citizen science / restoration-monitoring projects

Rule makers and planners/councilmembers/policymakers in the decision-making process to preapprove and advise on these projects

Representation from University of Waterloo: the arts, youth, and multicultural perspective

Principles for the Project No one’s viewpoint is incorrect

Don’t tell anyone what to do

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ReWilding Keswick Creeks Pilot ProjectPine Beach2012

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5FAQ’S ABOUT REWILDING

1. What is ReWild!? ReWild! is a trademarked concept to provide a “greenhouse” to gather, improve and cultivate a wide variety of projects that partner people AND nature in the Lake Simcoe watershed to co-create vibrant habitat and communities. Lake Simcoe herself is a key partner that guides the working of ‘ReWilding’ that:

+ Inspires and nurtures a new breed of socio-economic/environmental entrepreneurs

+ Provides seed funding for large and small projects

+ Uses leading-edge design, learning, innovation, and communications tools to create a critical mass of activity.

+ Promotes the synergies inherent in all the projects to increase their impact

ReWild!™ is an opportunity to create deep roots and a diverse community through engagement and growth as individuals, while helping Lake Simcoe restore and sustain her health.

2. What are the Criteria that will be used to select ReWilding Projects?

The criteria must be approved by the Advisory Panel, but could include the following:

+ Projects must connect people in ways that reflect the novel spirit of the place and the needs of the people. The project must provide access to the lake in innovative ways as well as have high visibility.

+ Projects must help people find a reason to care by meeting the unique needs of the lake and people not met elsewhere. When you stop caring about the land, you stop caring about the lake.

+ Projects must provide live demonstration of bringing dreams into reality using water thinking, design thinking, and holistic ecosystem thinking. Even if a community can look at a space and dream, translating to reality is a vital next step.

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+ There must be a community champion to bring the plans to life.

+ The chosen area needs to be representative so that people are inspired to say ‘I can do that!’

3. What would not be considered a ReWilding Project?

A project that focuses exclusively on either people or nature, would not be considered a ReWilding Project, nor would any project that does not address phosphorus reduction and aquatic habitat improvement. Finally a project that addresses the phosphorus reduction and aquatic habitat improvements without unique community engagement/ownership and multi-disciplinary approaches, would not be considered as a ReWilding Project.

4. What is the process that will be used to select the Projects?

The projects will be recruited through a competitive challenge that fosters innovation and the coming together of community groups to redesign public/private properties.

5. Does the Project need to be coupled with the 3 Year Funding Schedule?

Yes the projects will be designed and implemented through a seasonal schedule with six projects being implemented in 2014-15, nine in 2015-16, and nine in 2016-17.

6. How will the project be funded?

The initial $25,000 will be provided by federal funding. This is likely seed money for many of the projects and therefore other funding will be sought. Crowd funding is being explored as a means of raising additional resources, however other public, private and not-for-profit funding sources will be required for full project implementation.

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7. Who will do the Projects?

The Projects will be designed and implemented by the community group, with the support of municipal partners, professional designers, researchers and contractors.

8. How will the Project Sites be identified?

The sites will be selected through the competitive challenge. A site may have a number of projects happening on it that both individually and collectively result in phosphorous reduction, aquatic habit improvement while honouring the spirit of the place and creating reasons for people to come and enjoy the space.

9. How will the projects be divided up around the Lake Simcoe watershed?

The projects will be selected based on criteria approved by the Advisory Panel. The priority will be given to those projects which meet these criteria, as well as significantly deliver on the objectives of the LSSGBCUF.

10. Will there be monitoring (environmental and social)?

Yes, this is the primary role of the Measurement and Practices Lab. Each project will have a ‘before’ state documented, as well as a vision with objectives that will guide the project , along with a set of indicators that will track the environmental, social and other specific measurements that reflect the uniqueness of the project. These measures will be tracked to ensure they are the ‘right’ indicators, as well as the progress being made. An ‘after’ state will be documented at the end of the project to identify the outcomes, learning and the ReWilding story that unfolded.

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11. How will we know if ReWilding is working?

The progress and impact of each project is being monitored by a range of players: the core team, the on-the-ground community through citizen science, the partner organizations, as well as the 3 Labs. This tracking will help us understand the nature and degree of success as the Initiative gains momentum. One of the most powerful indicators will be increasing numbers of people falling back in love with their public and private spaces, excited to be outdoors, and wanting to know how that can help Lake Simcoe because they know their own lives depend on it.

12. Is ReWild! limited to a geographic area?

ReWilding Lake Simcoe is a watershed wide initiative that will focus on priority areas identified by its partners.

13. Does ReWild! have to ‘stay’ in Lake Simcoe?

The learning from RLS will be shared through the website as well as other forms of media for any interested party to benefit from. Once we have evolved the ReWild! philosophy and methodology further, we would welcome the opportunity to collaborate with other organizations who are looking to improve the habitat for both people and nature, especially Lake and watershed focused organizations.

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ReWilding Lake Simcoe Advisory Panel

Stew Patterson - City of BarrieTonya Kraan - City of Kawartha LakesCarlie Arbour - City of Kawartha LakesTerry Rees - Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ AssociationTracey Logan - Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ AssociationRob Messervey - Kawartha Conservation AuthorityDave Pridham - Kawartha Conservation AuthorityBrett Tregunno - Kawartha Conservation AuthorityBeverley Else - Ladies of the LakeDan Andrews - Lake Simcoe Region Conservation AuthorityPhil Davies - Lake Simcoe Region Conservation AuthorityTim Krusl - Ministry of the EnvironmentElizabeth Stanley - Ministry of Natural ResourcesEmma Followes - Ministry of Natural ResourcesDayna Laxton - Ministry of Natural ResourcesDana Eldon - Pine Beach LOA Suzanne Barrett - Stewardship Network of OntarioKaryn Stone - Town of GeorginaDan Murnaghan - Town of GeorginaJanice Chu - United WayChristine Hill-Caballero - United Way of York RegionStephen Murphy - University of WaterlooHeather Sloan - University of WaterlooTracey Carrigan - York RegionVicki Puterbough - York Region

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