Case Studies

Case Studies by Year

• 2024

  BLM

  • Kayla Blades, BLM, Grants Management Specialist, Idaho State Office, ID. What is the FASS-ination? An Appreciative Inquiry Approach.

  • Linda Naoi Goetz, BLM, Archaeologist, Interior Region 7, Upper Colorado Basin, WY. Kemmerer Historic Preservation Commission: Creating a Legacy for the Future.

  • Chris Otahal, BLM, Wildlife Biologist, Barstow Field Office, CA. Amargosa  Vole Recovery Team Partnership.

  EPA

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

  NPS

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

  USACE

  • Andrea Carson, USACE, Small Programs Planner, Regional Environmental Justice Coordinator, CPCX Division Liaison and Regional Silver Jackets Coordinator, Great Lakes & Ohio Division, PA. Making the Connections: Aligning Internally to Partner Externally.

   

  USDA Forest Service

  • Danielle Bauman-Epstein, USDA FS, Program Specialist - Grants and Agreements, Six Rivers National Forest, CA. Youth Workforce Development: Two Tribal Partnerships
  • Shanna Klein smith, USDA FS, Writer-Editor, National Forest System, Policy Office, ID. Mature and Old-Growth Forests: Partnerships for Success.
  • Dessa Dale, USDA FS, Public Engagement Specialist, Mountain Planning Services Group, Regions 1 - 4, MT. Developing a Framework of Support around Partnerships and Relationships for Land Management Planning.
  • John Langdon, USDA FS, Partnership Coordinator, Uwharrie & Croatan National Forests, NC. Croatan Fireshed Partnership

   

  USFWS

  • Lacey Hill Kastern, USFWS, Western Lake Superior Coastal Program Biologist, Region 3 Ecological Services, WI. Lake Superior Collaborative: Enhancing a Partnership in the Wisconsin Lake Superior Basin.
  • Lauren Miller, USFWS, Social Scientist, R8 Science Applications, NV. Establishing a Climate Network.

   

  John Langdon, USDA FS, Partnership Coordinator, Uwharrie & Croatan National Forests, NC. Croatan Fireshed Partnership.

   

   

• 2023

  BLM

  • Matthew Fockler, Socioeconomic Specialist, Great Basin Zone (NV, ID, UT), Reno, NV. Two Mississippi: A Case Study in Private / Public Collaboration

  NOAA

  • Heather Coleman, Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Manager, Office of Habitat Conservation, NOAA Fisheries, Silver Spring, MD. EXPRESS: EXpanding Pacific Research and Exploration of Submerged Systems (PDF). Resources: EXPRESS website

  • Laura Rear McLaughlin, Chief, Stakeholder Services Branch, NOAA/Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Silver Spring, MD. An Evolution of Water Level Partnerships at NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS)

  • Leslie Wolf, NOAA (MbN Class of 2016), Hydrologist, California Coastal Office, West Coast Region, CA; Mary Burke, North Coast Regional Manager, CalTrout. Strong Collaborative Process - A Case Study: The Redwood Creek Estuary Collaborative

  NPS

  • Teresa Tucker, Planning & Compliance Lead (Environmental Protection Specialist), Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford, WA. Engaging the Public in Planning: Fryingpan Creek Bridge Replacement Project; Mount Rainier National Park: Nisqually to Paradise Draft Corridor Management Plan (ArcGIS Storymaps) 

  USACE

  • Connie Chan-Le, Park Ranger, USACE-Los Angeles District, South El Monte, CA and Henry Csaposs, Park Ranger, Los Angeles District, South El Monte, CA. A Second Chance in the Desert: Building partnerships and solutions at Mojave River Dam

  • Daniel Meden, Biologist, St Paul District (Regional Planning and Environmental Division North), USACE Bettendorf, IA. Iowa River Sustainable Rivers Program

  USDA FS

  • Philomena West, Assistant Deputy Area Budget Coordinator, Washington Office Research and Development, Fort Washington, MD. A View from the WO: Forest Service Cross Deputy Area Projects (CDAPs) and What It’s Like Working for a National Office

  USFWS

  • Jo Anna Lutmerding, Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Migratory Bird Program, Falls Church, VA. Artificial Lighting at Night: What it means for bird conservation and navigating a path forward

  • Margaret Rheude, Wildlife Biologist, Midwest Regional Office - Migratory Birds, Bloomington, MN. Urban Chimney Swift Conservation: Non-randomizing our acts of conservation

  • Wayne Nelson-Stastny, Missouri River Recovery Project Leader, Missouri River Coordination Office, Yankton, SD.  The Missouri River: A River of Connections, A River of Change .

  USGS

  • Marina Tomer, Research Coordinator, South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, Norman, OK. Leveraging Partnerships to Close the Science-Usability Gap. 

   

   

  Matthew (Matt) Fockler, Socioeconomic Specialist, Great Basin Zone (NV, ID, UT), Reno, NV

  Matthew (Matt) Fockler, Socioeconomic Specialist, Great Basin Zone (NV, ID, UT), Reno, NV

• 2022

  BLM

  • Nina Hemphill, Aquatic Habitat Management Program Lead, California State Office. Water Quality and Fisheries - Working with Tribes.

  USDA FS

  • Judith Downing, Emergency Management Specialist, Public Information Officer, National Headquarters, Fire and Aviation Management, National Incident Management Organization, CA. Community Wildfire Liaison Programs: What Makes Them Successful.

  • Max Forgensi, Lands and Minerals Program Manager, Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands, CO. Long-term sustainable management for high-use recreation areas.

  • Reid Armstrong, Public Affairs Specialist, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National Grassland, CO. Sparking a R/Evolution in Information Delivery

  USACE

  • Tracy Schwartz, Historian, Portland District, OR. Willamette Falls Locks Transfer and Section 106 Consultation

  USFWS

  • Sarah Gray, Program Assistant, Portland-Vancouver Urban Refuge Program, OR. Nurturing Diversity and Increasing Trust through Youth Employment

  • Sergio Pierluissi, Regional Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator, Midwest Regional Office, MN. Path to the Uplands Partnership

  • Sean Vogt, Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery Coordinator, Ecological Services Office, NV. Modernizing Recovery Efforts of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout

  NPS

  • Charles Cuvelier, Superintendent, George Washington Memorial Parkway, VA. Evolution of a Partnership

  NOAA

  • Jennifer Moore, Coral Recovery Coordinator, NMFS Southeast Regional Office, FL. Mission: Iconic Reefs

  FAA

  • Krystyna Bednarczyk, Environmental Policy Advisor, Office of Environment & Energy, Environmental Policy Division

  USGS

  • Karen Nelson, Office of Science Quality and Integrity (OSQI); Youth and Education in Science (YES) office. WI. Growing our Practice: Inward and Outward Journeys

  Session 13

  Nina Hemphill

  Aquatic Habitat Management Program Lead

  California State Office

  BLM

   

  Judith Downing 

  Emergency Management Specialist, Public Information Officer 

  National Headquarters, Fire and Aviation Management, National Incident Management Organization 

  USDA FS

   

  Tracy Schwartz

  Historian

  Portland District

  USACE

   

  Sarah Gray

  Program Assistant

  Portland-Vancouver Urban Refuge Program

  USFWS

   

   

   

   

   

  Session 15

  Charles Cuvelier

  Superintendent

  George Washington Memorial Parkway

  NPS

   

   

  Jennifer Moore

  Coral Recovery Coordinator

  NMFS Southeast Regional Office

  NOAA SER

   

   

  Max Forgensi

  Lands and Minerals Program Manager

  Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands

  USDA FS

   

  Lorelei Haukness

  Recreation Program Manager

  Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

  USDA FS

   

   

   

   

  Session 17

  Sergio Pierluissi

  Regional Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator

  Midwest Regional Office

  USFWS

   

  Katherine (Reid) Armstrong

  Public Affairs Specialist

  Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest and Pawnee National Grassland

  USDA FS

   

  Krystyna Bednarczyk

  Environmental Policy Advisor

  Office of Environment & Energy, Environmental Policy Division

  FAA

   

  Aline Morrow

  Fish and Wildlife Biologist

  Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program

  USFWS

   

• 2021

  BLM

  • Marcia deChadenedes, BLM, Collaborative Action & Dispute Resolution (CADR) Program Lead, HQ-210: Division of Decision Support, Planning, and NEPA, CO. San Juan Islands Terrestrial Managers Group

  Gorge Refuge Stewards

  • Jared Strawderman, Gorge Refuge Stewards, Stewardship & Community Engagement Coordinator, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex Stevenson, WA & Sarah Williams Brown, USFWS, Community Engagement Specialist, Portland-Vancouver National Wildlife Refuges, Ridgefield, WA. Urban Wildlife Conservation Program: Conserving the future with communities and partners in the Portland-Vancouver Metro area

  NOAA

  • Ali Weber-Stover, NOAA WCR, Natural Resources Management Specialist, California Coastal Office, Santa Rosa, CA. Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT): Facilitating multi-benefit restoration projects in the San Francisco Bay through enhanced collaboration. With Valary Bloom, USFWS Senior Fish and Wildlife Biologist, San Francisco Bay Delta Fish and Wildlife Office, Sacramento, CA 
  • Kola Garber, NOAA Sea Grant, Deputy Director & Acting Assistant Director for Partnerships, NOAA National Sea Grant College Program Silver Spring, MD.
    Kola Garber, NOAA Sea Grant, Deputy Director & Acting Assistant Director for Partnerships, NOAA National Sea Grant College Program, Silver Spring, MD. National Sea Grant College Program Partnerships.

     

  USACE

  • Brian Rast, USACE, Lead Silver Jackets Coordinator, Project Manager, Kansas City District, Planning Branch, Kansas City, MO. Partnerships and the Infinite Game of Flood Risk Management.
  • Katie Noland, USACE, Social Scientist, Levee Safety Center Risk Communication Team, Washington, DC. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Partnership Pains and Gains Developing the Levee Safety Program Guidance

  USDA FS

  • Betsy Koncerak, USDA FS, Grants Management Specialist, Pacific Northwest Region, Malheur National Forest, John Day, OR. A Peek Into the Life of a Grants Management Specialist.
  • Donna Mattson, USDA FS, Partnerships Team Supervisor, Washington Office, Enterprise Program, Elgin, OR. Dynamic Approach to Sustainable Recreation Strategy Development.
  • Kelsey McNicholas, USDA FS, Partnerships and Community Development Coordinator, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Gainesville, GA. Restoring Ourselves Restoring Our Lands: Empowering Educators to Examine Our Role in Equitable Access to Public Lands
  • Leslie Hay, USDA FS, Southwestern Region Wildlife Program Leader, Southwestern Region, Regional Office, Albuquerque, NM. Jaguar Conservation and Partnerships: One Goal, Many Roads.

  USFWS

  • Valary Bloom, USFWS Senior Fish and Wildlife Biologist, San Francisco Bay Delta Fish and Wildlife Office, Sacramento, CA. Facilitating multi-benefit restoration projects in the San Francisco Bay through enhanced collaboration. With Ali Weber-Stover, NOAA WCR, Natural Resources Management Specialist, California Coastal Office, Santa Rosa, CA.
  • Jess Collier, USFWS, Fish Biologist, Green Bay Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office, New Franken, WI. Great Lakes Basin Road-Stream Crossing Inventory.
  • Jared Strawderman, Gorge Refuge Stewards, Stewardship & Community Engagement Coordinator, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex Stevenson, WA & Sarah Williams Brown, USFWS, Community Engagement Specialist, Portland-Vancouver National Wildlife Refuges, Ridgefield, WA. Urban Wildlife Conservation Program: Conserving the future with communities and partners in the Portland-Vancouver Metro area

  Vermont Agency for Natural Resources

  • Kathryn Wrigley, VT ANR, Forest Recreation Specialist, Forestry Division, State Lands Program, Essex Junction, VT. Leveraging Partnerships to Help Manage Backcountry Site Hazard Trees.

   

   

• 2020

  BLM

  • Tye Morgan, BLM, Planner and Environmental Specialist, Medford Field Office-Ashland Resource Area, Medford, OR. Virtual Public Meetings: A Prequel Case Study

  NPS

  • Emily Donovan, Park Ranger, Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, MA. Community Engagement and Collaboration for Exhibit Planning at Lowell National Historical Park

     

  NOAA

  • Jennifer Day, Regional Coordinator, Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Team, Ann Arbor, MI.Government Collaboration: Building Collaboration for One NOAA Internally to Facilitate One NOAA Externally
  • Evan Sawyer, Drought Coordinator (Natural Resource Management Specialist) NOAA Fisheries, West Coast Region, California Central Valley Office, Sacramento, CA. Sacramento River Science Partnership: Partnering to develop a shared understanding

  USDA FS

  • Alicia King, Public Affairs and Partnership Staff Officer, Chugach National Forest, Anchorage, AK. Partnership Engagement in Inclusion & Diversity Festival Planning
  • Ricardo Lopez, Forest Engineer, Angeles National Forest, Arcadia, CA.  Angeles National Forest Collaborative Transit to Trails 
  • Elizabeth (Liz) Munding, NEPA Planner, Coconino National Forest, Red Rock Ranger District, Sedona, AZ. Oak Creek Watershed Restoration Project: Pullouts, Protection and the Public.
  • Lisa Shores, Management Analyst, Office of Regulatory and Management Services; Directives and Regulations, Washington, DC. Embracing Obligation & Increasing Opportunity

  
  USFWS

  • Kevin Kalasz, Fish and Wildlife Biologist/Coastal Program Coordinator, South Florida/Everglades, South Florida Ecological Services Field Office, Big Pine Key, FL. Pine Rockland Conservation Business Plan: It Takes a Community.

• 2019

  BLM

  • Mary (MJ) Byrne, Special Assistant to State Director for RAC, Partnerships, Ed. & Interp., Youth, Volunteering, Idaho State Office, ID. Turning Relationships into Partnerships (including Every Kid Outdoors and Hands on the Land / Teachers on the Land)

  • Katy Kuhnel, BLM, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Challis Field Office, Idaho State BLM, ID

     

    Rebecca Wong, BLM, Monument Manager, Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, CA

    Katy Kuhnel, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Challis Field Office, Idaho State BLM, ID. Making Community Connections

  NOAA

  • Ally Lane, Fish Biologist, West Coast Region, CA, Bridging Data Gaps Through Interagency Coordination

  USFS

  • Karl Honkonen, Watershed Forester, Northeast Area/State & Private Forestry, NH. Saco Watershed Collaborative

  • Rachel Neuenfeldt, Partnership and Community Engagement Specialist, Wayne National Forest, OH, Forest Plan Revision Through Partnerships

  • Jeanne Stevens, Tribal Relations Specialist, Coconino National Forest, AZ, Springs Monitoring & Restoration Initiative

  Academy

  • Leigh Goldberg, Scholar-in-Residence, One Tam Case Studies

• 2018

  BLM

  • Caroline Kilbane, Outdoor Recreation Planner, AZ, Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites

  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

  • Sarah Barrett, Biological Scientist IV and Brie Ochoa, Species Conservation Planning Biologist III, FL, Management Plan Development in the Sunshine

  Marin County Parks

  • Kevin Wright, Government and External Affairs Coordinator, CA, Yard Smart Marin: Think Before You Spray

  NOAA

  • Rebecca Ingram, Social Research Associate, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, HI, Building a Network of Partnerships to Support NOAA’s Integrated Ecosystem Assessment

  USFS

  • Mary Biggs, Resource Assistants Program Liaison, WO, DC, Strengthening Partnerships. Creating Opportunities. The USDA Forest Service Resource Assistants Program
  • Debra-Ann Brabazon, USFS, Forest Fire Prevention Education Officer/Fire Information, MI, Engaging Youth: Lessons Learned Along the Path of Growing Relationships
  • Coeli Hoover, Research Ecologist, NH, Cat Herding: A Tale of Two Documents
  • Dawn McCarthy, Recreation Team Leader, OH, The Baileys Mountain Bike Trail System: Improving Communities Through a Collaborative Vision

  USFWS

  • Brooke Burrows, Wildlife Refuge Specialist, MN, Minnesota Valley Trust and the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge & Wetland Management
  • Laurie Fairchild, Private Lands Biologist, MN, What to Do When You're Stuck: One Approach to Reimagine and Reconnect Resource Accomplishments with Realities on the Ground
  • Todd Jones-Farrand, Science Coordinator, LCC, MO, The Rise and Fall of a Landscape Conservation Cooperative: Lesson for Large-Scale Collaborative Efforts
  • Lisa Van Alstyne, Chief, WSFR Policy Branch (F&W Administrator), VA, When a Good Idea Goes Bad: Taking a Risk on an Alternative Approach in WSFR

   

• 2017

  BLM

  • Edd (Sherman) Franz, Outdoor Recreation Planner, CO, Community Collaboration: Bureau of Land Management Recreation Program

  NOAA

  • Anne Mullan, Endangered Species Biologist, OR, Gravel Mining and ESA Salmonid Recovery: Collaboration in the Willamette River

  NPS/Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee

  • David Diamond, Executive Coordinator, Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee, MT, Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee (GYCC): A Case Study of More Than 50 Years of Federal Partnership

  Partnership and Community Collaboration Academy

  • Leigh Goldberg, Scholar-in-Residence, Tamalpais Lands Collaborative Case Studies

     

  USBR

  • Mary Reece, Manager, Program Development Division, AZ, New Mexico Unit of the Central Arizona Project: An Arranged Marriage

  USFS

  • Dave Cunningham, Partnership Specialist, MT, Friends of the Little Belts
  • Danny McBride, USFS, Regional Partnership Coordinator, Intermountain Region 4, UT, Utilizing Partners to Build Partnerships & Capacity
  • Erick Stemmerman, Administrative Staff Officer, Olympic National Forest, WA, Storrie Fire Settlement

  USFWS

  • Cindy Corsair, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, RI, A Tale of Two Cities: Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnerships in New Haven, CT and Providence, RI
  • Heidi Keuler, Fish Habitat Biologist, WI, Fishers and Farmers: Watershed Leaders Network
  • Susi von Oettingen, Endangered Species Biologist, NH, Tracking Migrating Roseate Terns: UsingPartners to Find a Needle in a Haystack