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

Session 17: Putting it All Together - May 29 & 30

Pre-webinar assignment: Reflect on your partnership role and vision, and complete the worksheet: What's Possible Now. Bring to class for our breakout conversations.

Agenda

Welcome
Next Generation Conservation Leadership
- Resources: USGS RAD Framework
- Video: The Balcony
What's Possible Now: Applying Vision and Strategic Thinking
The Road Behi nd, the Path Ahead

Instructors: Anne Desmarais and Liz Madison, Academy

On the Horizon

Session 18: Commencement - June 5 & 6

MbN 2024 Case Study Presentations

ALPHA: Dessa Dale, USDA FS, Public Engagement Specialist, Mountain Planning Services Group, Regions 1 - 4, MT.

BETA: Linda Naoi Goetz, BLM, Archaeologist, Interior Region 7, Upper Colorado Basin, WY.

GAMMA: Kayla Blades, BLM, Grants Management Specialist, Idaho State Office, ID.

DELTA: Lacey Hill Kastern, USFWS, Western Lake Superior Coastal Program Biologist, Region 3 Ecological Services, WI.

Gathering In
Graduation

Instructors: Anne Desmarais, Leigh Goldberg, Jane Hanson, and Liz Madison, Academy; and MbN Peer Presenters

MBN 2024 Course Materials Archive

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...
Session 05: Look Beneath the Surface

Presentations Partner Culture Awareness Community Collaboration: Skill Check Session 5 Recording (Gamma) Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources Video: Partner Culture Awareness with Liz Madison (9...
Session 04: Connect to Community

Presentations Sunshine Laws: FACA and PRA (PDF) Partnership Network Life Cycle (PDF) Session 4 Recording (Delta) Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources - Sunshine Laws Video: Federal...
Session 03: Heart, Head, and Hands

Presentations Collaborative Leadership Community Collaboration Toolbox Session 3 Recording - Gamma Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources Vi deo: Collaborative Leadership with...
Session 02: See the Possibilities

Presentations: Agency Leadership Perspectives on Partnership and Community Collaboration Joe Smith and Maya Bhadury: USDA FS National Partnership Office Overview (PDF) Matt Magaletti: BLM Partnership and Collaboration Persepectives (PDF) Cynthia...
Session 01: Charting Our Course

Presentations: Getting to Know You Partnering & Managing by Network Course Overview Session 1 Recording: Gamma Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources: Videos/Podcasts: Social...