MBN 2024 Course Notebook

Presentations, resources and assignments are posted below. Final presentations will be available before Alpha group. Check back for updates.

Materials from past sessions, including recordings, are available in the Course Materials Archive at the bottom of this page.

Coming Up

Self-Study Week 3: Week of April 29

There are no instructional webinars this week. Instead, we encourage you to apply learning through optional activities:

Dive deeper into self-study or homework.
Practice skills and concepts on the job.
Meet your peers at a networking session.

Networking Sessions - May 1 & 2

RSVP for networking
See who is attending
Everyone is welcome to attend any session. Sessions are held at the usual webinar times.

Networking Sessions hosted by Leigh Goldberg, Academy

On the Horizon

Session 14: New Paths to Follow - May 8 & 9

MbN 2024 Case Study Peer Presentations

ALPHA: Lauren Miller, USFWS, Social Scientist, R8 Science Applications, NV

BETA: John Langdon, USDA FS, Partnership Coordinator, Uwharrie & Croatan National Forests, NC

GAMMA: Chris Otahal, USFWS, Wildlife Biologist, Barstow Field Office, Ca

DELTA: Andrea Carson, USACE, Small Programs Planner, Regional Environmental Justice Coordinator, CPCX Division Liaison and Regional Silver Jackets Coordinator, Great Lakes & Ohio Division, PA

Trust Ecology

Instructors: Anne Desmarais, Academy; Kiandra Rajala and Sarah Gray, USFWS; and MbN Peer Presenters

MBN 2024 Course Materials Archive

Session 13: Put the Wind in Your Sails

Presentations Succession Planning and Organizational Change Accountability Skill Check Session 13 Recording (Beta) Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources BLM Partnership Succession Plan...
Session 12: Smart Moves

Presentations Boots on the Ground: Building and Leveraging Partnerships Building Savvy and Resilience in Your Partnership Network Entrepreneurship and Risk Assessment Session 12 Recording (Beta) Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the...
Session 11: Dig Deeper

Presentations Thinking Like a Social Scientist Persuasion Socio-Economic Analysis Tools Session 11 Recording (Gamma) Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional...
Session 10: Calm the Waters

Presentations Strengthen your Conflict Management Skills Session 10 Recording (Gamma) Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution, with Susan Goodwin DOI CADR, and...
Session 09: Change Your Tack

Presentations Interest-based Negotiation Leveraging Partnerships: Skill-Check Session 9 Recording (Gamma) Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources How to Work with Anyone with Amy Gallo and Daniel...
Session 08: Walk a Mile in Their Shoes

Presentations Facilitation in Action Session 7 Recording (Beta, Gamma) Beta recording would be helpful for those newer to facilitation – we covered most of the slide deck. We recommend the Beta recording if you're new to relatively new to faciliation. In Gamma, Hunter...
Session 07: Find the Common Threads

Presentations and Recordings ALPHA (Recording): Alicia Bell-Sheeter, USDA FS, Assistant Director of Co-Stewardship and Programs, Office of Tribal Relations. MbN Class of 2014. Engaging with Native American and Indigenous Communities. Highlighted authorities: Joint SO...
Session 06: Paddle Together

Presentations and Recordings: Alumni Case Studies ALPHA Case Study Recording: Marina Tomer, USGS, Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, Research Coordinator, South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, OK. Leveraging Partnerships to Close the Science-Usability...