Lake Superior Collaborative: Enhancing a Partnership in the Wisconsin Lake Superior Basin
Lacey Hill Kastern, USFWS Western Lake Superior Coastal Program Biologist Region 3 Ecological Services Wisconsin
Africatown Connections Blueway: Healing Begins by Reclaiming Our Heritage & Happiness
Liz Smith-Incer, NPS RTCA Field Office Director for Mississippi and Puerto Rico Mississippi
Youth Workforce Development: Two Tribal Partnerships
Danielle Bauman-Epstein, USDA FS Program Specialist – Grants and Agreements Six Rivers National Forest California
Public Involvement and Team Building in Planning
This course will concentrate on the methods, techniques, and skills that assist Corps of Engineers Civil Works Planning teams with developing a high-functioning team and engaging meaningfully with sponsors, stakeholders and interested parties throughout the life of the study. Participants will learn ways to raise awareness of ongoing studies and efforts, integrate stakeholder values and […]
Finding New Ground: Beyond Conflict to Consensus
Conflict is at the heart of life. It impacts relationships of the heart, the home, the community, and at work. Most flee from it, some embrace it, but few learn how to master conflict and productively transform it into a consensus. Author Robert Chadwick is one of those few. For over forty years, he has […]
Two Mississippi: A Case Study in Private / Public Collaboration
Matthew Fockler, BLM Socioeconomic Specialist Great Basin Zone (Nevada, Idaho, Utah) Nevada
Urban Chimney Swift Conservation: Non-randomizing our acts of conservation
Margaret Rheude, USFWS Wildlife Biologist Midwest Regional Office – Migratory Birds Minnesota
Getting to the Core of Conflict and Communications
Getting to the Core of Conflict and Communications (GTC3) was designed for the Department of the Interior and focuses on the key areas addressed in the OPM 360 leadership competency assessments. Participants hone their skills in effectively managing conflict within the organization and with external parties in a way that is consistent with the Department’s […]
Communicating Science: Distilling Your Message
The aim of this course is to help participants learn to communicate more effectively about science with people outside their field, including members of the public, policy makers, the media, and prospective collaborators in non-science disciplines. It is taught by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science – the nation’s leading science communication research, education, […]
Foundations in Public Participation
Public involvement and community engagement are constantly evolving due to ongoing changes in demographics, people’s attitudes and expectations, and public policy. Both new and experienced practitioners and managers of community engagement will benefit from the structure , proven techniques, and knowledge learned in this highly interactive training course. This course will provide participants with the […]