Community Resilience Forum

Join Us at the Bennington County Community Resilience Forum!

Dear Bennington County,

We're excited to invite you to the Bennington County Community Resilience Forum, a powerful event designed to strengthen our community's resilience in the face of the emerging challenges of our changing climate.

We've brought together an amazing panel of experts and agency representatives to present to you what they think are the best paths forward that we can take to increase our capacity to meet the challenges that face us.

But it isn't up to the experts, it's up to you.

Attendees will take part in a paid focus group after listening to the panel, and will vote on the what you think the District and our Partner agencies should focus on for the coming year.

Flyer for the Community Resilience Forum, a paid community focus group discussing Bennington County's climate change resilience. Register at bit.ly/BenningtonCRF — Community Resilience Forum Flyer

Date: September 23, 2023
Time: 11:00a - 5:30p
Location: Paran Recreations, North Bennington
Register now and mark your calendars:

https://bit.ly/BenningtonCRF

Here's why you can't afford to miss this:

Collaborative Approach: We've teamed up with state and federal agencies, local leaders, and experts to bring you a comprehensive event aimed at building community resilience from the grassroots.

Community Empowerment: Get informed about state and federal programs supporting resilience work in Vermont. Engage in open discussions, propose ideas, and find out how you can help shape our resilient future.

Expert Insights: Hear from experts, community leaders, and natural resource agencies on topics such as disaster response, best practices to mitigate future disasters, and community preparedness.

Inclusive and Fun: Enjoy a delicious meal, engage in constructive dialogue, and let your children have a blast in supervised activities, all while contributing to a more resilient community.

Active Participation: Be part of the decision-making process. Your ideas matter, and we want to hear them! Your input will be used to shape District, State, and Federal priorities for our community.

Here's a glimpse of the day:

1.  Shuttle Service
2.  Registration and Information Packet
3.  Catered Meal
4.  Children's Activities
5.  Agenda Introduction
6.  Panel Discussion
7.  Community Contribution
8.  Voting
9.  Conclusion & Stipend Payment

Don't miss your chance to be part of a resilient and empowered community. Let's build a brighter future together!

Website Accessibility Policy

Bennington County Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Bennington County Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (802) 775-8034 ext. 132

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Bennington County Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Bennington County Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

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See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (802) 775-8034 ext. 132.

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Join us for the First Annual Community Resilience Forum