OGALLALA COMMONS INC

What they do

OGALLALA COMMONS INC. MISSION: to INSPIRE PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, and COMMUNITIES and SERVE THEM WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT NURTURES LEADERSHIP, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, STEWARDSHIP of NATURAL RESOURCES, and ADVANCEMENT of SUSTAINABLE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS. VISION: VIBRANT RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. OUR REGIONS COMMONWEALTH CAN BE INDENTIFIED AS WATER and MINERAL CYCLE, RENEWABLE ENERGY, EDUCATION, HEALTH and RECREATION, THE ARTS, HISTORY, A SENSE of PLACE, WILDLIFE, THE FOODSHED, and SPIRITUALITY. THESE ARE 12 ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONS for COMMUNITY VITALITY. OGALLALA COMMONS USES A FOUR-PART APPROACH to REGENERATE THESE COMMONWEALTHS: 1. BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK; 2. CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH; 3. FOSTERING A SENSE of PLACE; and 4. EMPOWERING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES.