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Croatan Fireshed Partnership

John Langdon, USDA FS Partnership Coordinator Uwharrie & Croatan National Forests North Carolina       Additional Resources: ArcGIS Story Map: One More Day, Croatan National Forest Community Mitigation Assistance Team, USDA Forest Service Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program, USDA Forest Service

Partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A Guide for Communities, Local Governments, States, Tribes, and Non-Governmental Organizations provides a general introduction to the programs and processes available for non-Federal partners and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) representatives to work together to address the Nation’s water resources problems. The Guide includes an overview […]

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 […]

Public Involvement and Team Building in Planning

This course will concentrate on the methods, techniques, and skills that assist Corps of Engineers Civil Works Planning teams with developing a high-functioning team and engaging meaningfully with sponsors, stakeholders and interested parties throughout the life of the study. Participants will learn ways to raise awareness of ongoing studies and efforts, integrate stakeholder values and […]

Finding New Ground: Beyond Conflict to Consensus

Conflict is at the heart of life. It impacts relationships of the heart, the home, the community, and at work. Most flee from it, some embrace it, but few learn how to master conflict and productively transform it into a consensus. Author Robert Chadwick is one of those few. For over forty years, he has […]