Session 04: Connect to Community

Presentations

• Sunshine Laws: FACA and PRA (PDF)

• Partnership Network Life Cycle (PDF)

Additional Resources - Sunshine Laws

• Video: Federal Advisory Committee Act with Karen Simms, BLM

• Video: Paperwork Reduction Act videos with Wolf Cota, USDA FS 

• Expanded FAQs on FACA and PRA (answers to questions posed in class)

• BLM FACA ADR Summary and Guidance

• USACE FACA Guidance

• USDA FS FACA Decision Tree

• FACA and NEPA (Appendix F of Collaboration in NEPA guide)

• Guide to the PRA

• PRA FAQs for Fast-Track Process

• NPS Information Collection (PRA)

Additional Resources - Partnership Network Life Cycle

• Video: Partnership Network Life Cycle, with Liz Madison (8 mins, video/podcast)

  Video: Managing Collaboration with Cate Bradley, NPS; Foundations for Strong Collaboration (Vision-Mission-Goals-Roles) and Building Action Agendas for Better Collaboration
• USDA FS Collaboration Cadre Building A Solid Foundation for Collaborative Efforts (4Ps) and Maintaining the Foundation of Collaborative Groups
• Logic Models: Tearless Logic Model and graphic; Theory of Change to Logic Model Worksheet (PDFs)

Optional Homework

• Sunshine Laws Pop Quiz (PDF)

• Watch: Partnership Network Life Cycle

Instructors: Lisa Van Alstyne, USFWS WSFR; and Anne Desmarais