Engaging with Communities in Public Land Stewardship, Bureau of Land Management
A Toolkit for Building and Sustaining Effective BLM Partnerships with Friends Groups (February 2020) Purpose of This Toolkit: Due to the challenges of multiple-use management on public lands, the BLM benefits significantly from a partnership approach. This toolkit seeks to address and clarify partnership issues and needs, encourage partnerships with friends groups, and provide guidance, […]
Situation Assessments: An Overview
Some of the most controversial and politicized debates in the United States today concern the appropriate management of natural resources. In response, collaborative problem solving has become more commonplace. This approach is grounded in the belief that if you bring together the right people in constructive ways with good information, they will develop reciprocal understanding, […]
Collaborative Practices in Strategic Planning
Is collaboration working? Is collaboration doing what we want it to do? Multiple use, multiple stakeholders, multiple needs and multiple interests requires working with other public agencies, tribal governments, nonprofits, businesses and the public. Today, land management necessitates collaboration in our everyday work. Collaboration supports a systems approach rather than a singular approach to managing […]
Bureau of Land Management, National Conservation Lands Division
The BLM’s twenty-four year old National Conservation Lands currently includes 905 units covering over 37 million acres designated by Congress and the President to conserve special features, from winding rivers to mountain vistas. The National Conservation Lands offer the American people exceptional opportunities for hunting, solitude, wildlife viewing, fishing, history exploration, scientific research and a wide range of […]
Bureau of Land Management, National Training Center
The BLM’s National Training Center provides instructor-led training, distant learning courses and other learning opportunities and services to agency employees, partners and contractors. The curriculum covers renewable and non-renewable resource management programs, planning and business management, engineering, safety, information technology and more. This professional development prepares employees and public collaborators to support the BLM’s mission. […]
Bureau of Land Management, Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution Program Resources
The BLM’s Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution (CADR) Program offers tools that the BLM and its numerous stakeholders can use to effectively prevent, manage or resolve conflict as we move forward together to manage the public lands for multiple use and sustained yield. The BLM uses CADR approaches throughout the agency. This enables the BLM […]
Economic Profile System, Headwaters Economics
Customize and download socioeconomic reports for U.S. communities, counties, and states. The Economic Profile System is a free, easy-to-use tool that provides access to 17 socioeconomic reports. Customized reports are available for U.S. communities, counties, and states and can be downloaded as Excel or PDF files. Economic Profile System reports are based on credible public data sources such […]
Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution (ECCR)
Explore the readiness conditions of the agency, partners and the public that will support a collaborative process. Identify the five sources of conflict and how to alleviate tensions with strategies to bring people together in discussion. Gain insights from real world and hypothetical examples of environmental collaboration and conflict resolution. Learn more about how to […]
What is the FASS-ination? An Appreciative Inquiry Approach
Kayla Blades, BLM Grants Management Specialist Idaho State Office Idaho
Kemmerer Historic Preservation Commission: Creating a Legacy for the Future
Linda Naoi Goetz, BLM Archaeologist Interior Region 7, Upper Colorado Basin Wyoming
