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The Elements of the Proposed Conglomerate A Part of The Pivotal Strategy

Herein I've provided the rationale for a complex organization for people and land, a community, a total but penultimate system. The parts of that corporation, Pivotal-Rig, Inc. have been listed. Herein, a link to each one is provided. (Suggestions and comments are requested.)

One person has compared the following list as a "buffet" spread before the members of Rural Nelson and the task is to select some of them, point to, "taste" and eventually formulate a practical collective, integrated unit that matches well with the interests, talents, and known people and circumstances of the county and the vision now held for it. It is well known that all units will not be selected. It is also known that picking fewer that 10 will not likely work. System Central is expensive, but it must be one of the units selected for the new conglomerate. Then with an expert manager for each unit, well supported by System Central, they can, all together, do good work and grow into the full system. One person's suggestion for how to get started is presented. There are many more ways and we hope that they can and will be discussed.

A company that works for the county

Central Unit

System Central - the incubator and central administrative and support units such as The Base Group and The Software Group (listed below).

Proposed Office-Based Units

1. Dogwood Inns - inns developed in present homes or those nearby
2. The Realtor Group - automated property analyses for assisting in sale or purchase
3. Camps - existing camps, and new ones; youth and adult, and writers' camps
4. The Memorials Group - providing a variety of awards and memorial services
5. Pivots - an organization for everyone in the communities and all of their activities
6. Nature Folks - organization for people interested in nature (with the following units)
7. Coyote - interest in the wild dogs of the world, particularly the coyote, all aspects
8. The Owls Group - night tours, publications, research, general interests
9. Prospectors - tours, publications, web site, geology and mineral interests
10. The Plant People - plant collection, wildflower gardens, seasonal-change maps
11. The Butterfly Band - insect identification, collections, field trips; bee keeping
12. The Wildland Knowledge Base - commercial library searches on natural resources
13. The Foresters - an organization for people interested in all aspects of modern forestry
14. The Tours Group - local, regional , and international field trips, commercial tours
15. The Products Group - arranges for production and sale of products (suggested list available)
16. Outfits- design and testing of outdoor clothing
17. The Sculptors- primarily a woodcarvers' group
18. The Software Group - federal software collection, applications, and programming
19. Inquire: The Unified Laboratory - a multi-purpose laboratory serving many enterprises
20. The Energy Group - energy conservation, production, alternative sources
21. The Safety and Security Group - rural security patrols, security equipment, safety inspections and services
22. Fire Force - landscape analyses, computer analyses, "hotshot" fire crew
23. Competency - field-based performance-assurance for natural resource specialists

Proposed Outdoor-Based Units

A major component of the proposed conglomerate is that the corporation brings certain private lands of the region under a specialized contract and works with them for profitable development interactively with the other units of the enterprise. These are called Pivotal Tracts and enterprises related to them and other private lands of the county (later the region) as well as with the above units are as follows:

24. The Forest Group - total forestry system
25.The Certification Group - Smartwood certification as a sustained forest with products
26. The Trevey - a dynamic land use planning system
27.Walnut Vales - single species emphasis, walnut nutmeats and wood production
28. The Deer Group - total deer management system, guides, year-around system, damage controls
29. The Fishery - total system with ponds, lakes, wetlands, and streams divisions
30.The Raccoon Group - single species system, fur management
31. The Black Bear Group - tours, management, research system
32. The Bobcat Group - monitoring, tours, fur, organization within Nature Folks
33. Avi- the new sport of bird watching (with golf-like courses)
34.The Wild Turkey Group - hunting, life-list building, total system
35. The Covey - a bobwhite quail system
36. The Dog Group- shows, dog training, field trials, wild-dogs of the world interest
37. The Pest Force- vertebrate pest damage management
38. The Wildland Crew - adult good work on good projects for fun and fitness
39. The 4 x 4 Group - vehicle interest, education, community service 40. Wildland Walkers - hiking and camping group
41. The Tree Tops - an organization and activities for the sport of tree climbing
42. Novosports - development and promotion of new outdoor games and sports 43.The Wilderness Group - using and studying ancient forests
44. Stoneworms - a trail building group
45. The Stables- pastures, rentals, trail rides, horse health, wildlife and horses
46. The Fence Group- production of specialized local fences; fencing systems
47. The Pasture and Range Group - pasture and range management systems
48. The Pivotal Vineyards- computer-aided vineyard land selection, plants, management
49. The Gardens Group -system of many small flower and vegetable gardens
50. Viewscapes - scenic analyses and viewscape management 51. The Goats System - dairy goat system, milk, cheese, hides, services, health
52. The Rabbit Group - dispersed rabbit raising units; centralized marketing
53. The Pivotal Geese Flock - a system of many goose flocks

Suggestions for improvements are welcomed.

Ideas may be submitted at any time.

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