Healthy Networks: Engaging in the Community, Collaborating, and Supporting the Work of Others
Communities are engaged when they play a meaningful role in the decision-making and implementation of programs and services. Join us for a lively panel discussion where our guests share case studies highlighting innovative community engagement strategies and recommendations for leaders looking to move from intention to impact.
Rural Perspectives in the United States
Rural residents matter–a lot–to the fate of U.S. environmental policy. Not only do farmers, ranchers, and forest owners manage or impact vast portions of lands and watersheds in the U.S., but rural voters also have an outsized impact on policy. Do rural communities have different views on the environment than their urban and suburban counterparts, and, if so, what accounts for the urban/rural divide?
De-escalating Conflict
Conservation organizations have faced increasing external conflict and attacks that antagonize their work in a variety of settings. This webinar provides skills and tips to address and de-escalate different types of conflict and attacks.
Improving your Partnerships with US Indigenous Communities
This webinar will address “better” practices on how to talk with Indigenous communities about conservation and land protection as allies and partners. “Better” practices include addressing the failures of the past, challenges of the present, and future considerations of land management, traditional knowledge, and meaningful relationships.
Rural Economics
This session will explore how conservation groups can think differently about the intersection of conservation with rural economic development. Presenters Meryl Harrell, Megan McConville, and Bob Christensen will share three perspectives and examples on the topic.
Working with Agencies
This session will give valuable insights into working with US agencies from multiple angles, drawing on the experience of former departmental employees Meryl Harrell and Don Barry.
Engagement Organizing
In this session, we’ll discuss what it means to do “engagement organizing.” This isn’t exactly new, but has been “re-discovered.” It requires more time and effort on the campaigner’s part…
Moving from Transactional Organizing to Building Long Term Relationships
What does it mean to engage people today? In order to be successful, we need to be able to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, including rural communities. And beyond talking with them, we need to build sustaining relationships.
Staying True to Your Values While Reaching Across the Divide
Join the Avarna Group as we lay out some guiding questions that will allow you to move forward with relationships with people and individuals whose values don’t align with your own, without compromising your values.
Effective Community and Stakeholder Engagement
How can you more effectively engage traditionally under-engaged communities and stakeholders in conservation management decision-making processes? Join The Avarna Group as they lay out some strategies from the Community and Stakeholder Engagement Strategies toolkit (copublished by The Wilderness Society).