Tribal Consultation and Engagement in Grand Canyon National Park
Vicente Diaz, NPS Tribal Affairs Coordinator Grand Canyon National Park Arizona Grand Canyon National Park Tribal Engagement Report: A biennial report highlighting tribal programming in 2022-2023
Urban Waters Federal Partnership Program
Bevin Horn, EPA Program Analyst, Office of E-Enterprise and Tara O’Hare, EPA Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Water
Urban Connections Program
Antoinette (Tonee) Davis, USDA Forest Service Program Specialist, Eastern Region Wisconsin
The PHiLL Project: Pollinator Habitat in Log Landings
Cheryl Coon, USDA Forest Service Economic Partnership Coordinator Hoosier National Forest Indiana
21 Partnership Success Factors
Brian O’Neill’s 21 Partnership Success Factors summarize best practices developed from two decades at Golden Gate National Recreation Area. As the Superintendent of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Brian O’Neill (1941-2009) and his staff earned a reputation as a model partnership park where partnerships are a way of approaching how best to accomplish the park’s […]
Engaging with Communities in Public Land Stewardship, Bureau of Land Management
A Toolkit for Building and Sustaining Effective BLM Partnerships with Friends Groups (February 2020) Purpose of This Toolkit: Due to the challenges of multiple-use management on public lands, the BLM benefits significantly from a partnership approach. This toolkit seeks to address and clarify partnership issues and needs, encourage partnerships with friends groups, and provide guidance, […]
Human Dimensions: Foundations of Natural Resource Conservation
This course will foster a common understanding and application of human dimensions of natural resource conservation. It will provide an overview of key concepts, methods, and practical applications; historical context and “must have” tools for the natural resource professional’s toolbox. The course is based on a human dimensions framework and relies heavily on case study […]
US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Conservation Training Center
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) leads the nation with training and education for natural resource managers to meet the goal of conserving fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the benefit of the American public. NCTC provides training opportunities for the Service, DOI, and other Federal and non-federal partners […]
Collaborating Consciously: the Four Cornerstones
Author: Amy E. Mickel, PhD As we continue to face complex and difficult-to-solve problems at the intersection of society, economy, and environment, the need for collaboration is more pressing than ever. Multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) are touted as promising mechanisms to tackle these challenges; however, despite their promise, not all partnerships are successful in their collaborative […]
USDA Forest Service National Partnership Office
The Forest Service works to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. Our partners are vital to accomplishing our mission and increase our productivity through collaboration on shared goals. Partners of the Forest Service include nonprofit and for-profit entities; rural, urban, […]