Session 10: Look Beneath the Surface

Presentations:

• Thinking like a Social Scientist (PDF)
• Sunshine Laws in a Partnership Context (PDF)

Optional Homework:

• Sunshine Laws Pop Quiz (PDF)
• Practical Considerations for Social Science Research Worksheet (PDF)
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Additional Resources:

• America's Wildlife Values Report, esp. pgs 8-18 
• USFWS 2020 Social Science Summit Report 
• Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation by Bennett et al. (2017)
• Bringing social values to wildlife conservation decisions by Manfredo et al. (2021)
• USFS FACA Decision Tree and FACA Decision Tree 
• PRA Fast Track FAQs

Reference Videos: 

• Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) with Karen Sims, 28 mins

• Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) with Wolf Cota, 3-part video series (10, 7 and 20 mins)

Web Links: 

• Human Dimensions web portal (HDgov)

• NPS Information Collection - Social Science: Information Collection