Facilitation of the Clackamas Partnership

KEY SERVICES:

• GROUP FACILITATION

Samara Group was hired to facilitate a series of workshops for the Clackamas Partnership. This partnership is a collaborative group that incorporates expertise and knowledge across multiple watersheds to support ecological uplift in the Clackamas River Basin. As the partnership continues to implement a Focused Investment Partnership grant through the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the group identified the importance of reviewing decision-making tools, prioritization of projects, and distribution of funding for possible updates or adaptive approaches. Samara Group led three workshops with over 24 participants that focused on the objectives of the partnership moving forward, the decision-making tools and processes involved, and the existing governance documentation. These online workshops used breakout sessions and consensus-based group discussions in order to outline future funding and project goals. Following the discussion series, Samara Group provided a final report that included meeting summaries and outcomes, additional recommendations, and a framework for a combined procedural document.