Urban Wildlife Refuge Program Standards of Excellence (USFWS)
The future success of conservation lies ultimately in our ability to inspire Americans to connect with the outdoors and nature, and to become stewards of the environment. With more than 80% of Americans now living in urban areas, our challenge is to become relevant in their daily lives. Without public awareness and support, our conservation […]
Collaborative Practices in Strategic Planning
Is collaboration working? Is collaboration doing what we want it to do? Multiple use, multiple stakeholders, multiple needs and multiple interests requires working with other public agencies, tribal governments, nonprofits, businesses and the public. Today, land management necessitates collaboration in our everyday work. Collaboration supports a systems approach rather than a singular approach to managing […]
What is a Peer-Learning Network?
When you find yourself in deep and unfamiliar waters, who are you going to call? Explore how peer learning networks can be a valuable resource for constructing new knowledge and practices. Discussion Questions: Who in your peer learning network challenges your assumptions, thinks as an entrepreneur or can weave different interests into a clear vision? […]
Entrepreneurship and Partnerships
Listen to this video as a podcast. Entrepreneurship is found throughout public agencies and nonprofits. Learn how to recognize the development of new products, services and ways of working in partnership that distinguish the actions of an entrepreneur. Dive into risk assessment and explore four strategies for managing the risk associated with partnership-driven activities. Discussion […]
Economic Profile System, Headwaters Economics
Customize and download socioeconomic reports for U.S. communities, counties, and states. The Economic Profile System is a free, easy-to-use tool that provides access to 17 socioeconomic reports. Customized reports are available for U.S. communities, counties, and states and can be downloaded as Excel or PDF files. Economic Profile System reports are based on credible public data sources such […]
The Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework, USGS
The Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) framework is a tool that helps resource managers make informed strategies for responding to socio-ecological changes. Ecosystems are transforming, with substantial shifts in ecological processes and important ecosystem services occurring at unprecedented rates. As systems approach socio-economic and ecological thresholds, our current management toolbox has proved to be incomplete for conservation and […]
What is Managing by Network?
Listen to this video as a podcast. Discover the four trends driving innovation in public agency operations. Hear the story of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, a model of 21st century public land management. Learn more about the professional skill set required to support a network of partnerships. Video Narrative Corrections: There is a statement […]
Principles of Risk Communication
A Guide to Communicating with Socially Vulnerable Populations Across the Disaster Lifecycle (April 2020) This document is intended to be used as a high-level guide for advancing risk communication best practices. It synthesizes academic research and available guidance on the topic of hazards and disaster risk communication. It draws from an array of evidence-based recommendations […]
Artificial Lighting at Night: What it means for bird conservation and navigating a path forward
Jo Anna Lutmerding, USFWS Biologist, Migratory Bird Program USFWS Headquarters Virginia
Sparking a R/Evolution in Information Delivery
Reid Armstrong, UDSA FS Public Affairs Specialist Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National Grassland Colorado
