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 16: Reflect on the Journey - May 22 & 23

Pre-webinar assignment: Download and print or save the Case Study Best Practices Checklist, and bring to class.

Agenda

Welcome
MbN 2024 Case Study Peer Presentations

ALPHA: Shanna Kleinsmith, USDA FS, Writer-Editor, National Forest System, Policy Office, ID. Mature and Old-Growth Forests: Fulfilling EO 14072.

BETA: Danielle Bauman-Epstein, USDA FS, Program Specialist - Grants and Agreements, Six Rivers National Forest, CA. Youth Workforce Development: Two Tribal Partnerships.

GAMMA: Liz Smith-Incer, NPS, RTCA Field Office Director for Mississippi and Puerto Rico, MS. Africatown Connections Blueway: Healing Begins by Reclaiming Our Heritage & Happiness.

DELTA: Jesse Engebretson, EPA, Social Science Researcher, Office of Research and Development, Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division, MN. Unsheltered Homelessness in Parks and Protected Areas in Northern California.

Sustaining Partnerships and Community Collaboratives
- Optional Homework: Partnership Impact Self-Assessment
- Resources: Capacity Building for Collaboration Case Study - Executive Summary and Full Report; One Tam Case Studies; 3-Year Sustainability Road Map Template

Instructors: Leigh Goldberg and Anne Desmarais, Academy; and MbN Peer Presenters

On the Horizon

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

Next Generation Conservation Leadership
What's Possible Now: Vision and Strategic Thinking

Instructors: Anne Desmarais, Academy; and Agency Guest Speakers

MBN 2024 Course Materials Archive

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...
Session 00: Orientation and Tech Test

Presentations: Classroom Set Up, Webinars and Self-Study, Class Communications Session recording (Beta). Recordings are provided for course participant use only. See your weekly email for the password. Additional Resources: Self-Study Guide (PDF) Before you come to...