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FUNDING Agency participation in workshop and plan development will be at its own expense. Any costs for plan publication and necessary outside consultants would be covered by federal agency workshop sponsors. PROCESS . Pre-workshop - site visit by selected planning team members to view planning area, ascertain data needs, develop preliminary identification of planning foci, and begin determining individuals to interview. . Workshop day one - Neutral, responsible official (e.g., Governor's Chief of Staff) kicks off workshop, giving overall charge to participants. Brief sketches given of resource-related issues in the planning area. Participants are asked if there any essential issues that have not been mentioned. Group breaks up into planning teams to interview local decision-makers and interest groups to identify needs and concerns relative to the plan. Break-out rooms are made available for each sub-group. . Workshop day two - Planning teams conduct field reconnaissance. . Workshop day three - Planning teams draft goal statements and alternative measures to resolve issues and needs in the planning area based on the issues and concerns presented to their groups, information gained during their field reconnaissance, and the expertise represented in each group. Roving illustrators are made available to sketch example plan elements for public review. . Evening of workshop day three - Team leaders present proposals for public review in front of S.D. Public Radio Network studio and local public audience composed of general public, local decision makers, and interest groups. Listeners call in questions for planning team. . Workshop day four - Planning teams revise plan elements based on public review. Team leaders form core group to develop composite plan with other team members in background and lO-minute breaks every hour for input and caucusing. . Workshop day five- Present final plan to local decisionmakers and regulatory officials for approval. Grant-mak- ing/funding agencies available to answer questions on applying for funds. Collect comments on process from local groups and individuals. Project partners and facilitators review the process to suggest future improvements. . Workshop followup - Plan elements edited into professional document to solicit additional funds needed to pursue plan implementation and to facilitate future similar planning efforts. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation grant; SCS Small Watershed Program (comprehensive); Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Emergency Conservation; U.s. Geological Survey federal State Cooperative Program; Water Bank and Wetlands Reserve Programs; Soil Conservation Service Great Plains Conservation, Emergency Watershed, Plant Materials for Conservation, and River Basin Planning programs; Farmers Home Admin- istration Watershed Protection and Flood Protection Loans; National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund; Bureau of Reclamation Small Reclamation Projects; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish & Wildlife Management Assistance; U.S. Army Corps Small Flood Control Projects, Civil Works Projects, Flood Plain Management Services, Planning Assistance to States, Snagging and Clearing for Flood Control; Community Development Block Grants; State Consoli- dated Water Facilities Construction Program; Conservation Commission Grants; Department of Agriculture Urban Forestry Grants; local tax authorities; Ducks Unlimited; The Nature Conservancy; Migratory Bird Program; corporate and foundation grants, etc. .