Collaboratives Behind-the-Scenes: Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Welcome to the Western Collaborative Conservation Network’s profile series “Collaboratives Behind-the-Scenes.” This series features Q&As with different conservation organizations to provide a view into what it takes to run a collaborative organization from challenges faced in building partnerships to tips for budding organizations. Whether you’re already running a collaborative and are looking to increase your […]
CCC News: March 2022
Find out more about CCC’s upcoming webinar series on grasslands, register for CFN’s summer 2022 Finance Boot Camp, and check out current conservation grant and job opportunities. Read the newsletter.
Emerging Leaders: Audrey Clavijo
As a part of the Western Collaborative Conservation Network’s Capacity Building Working Group, the Emerging Leaders Initiative works to support individuals by connecting them with mentors, one another, and resources that create career and professional development opportunities and empower change. “Emerging leaders” are individuals new to the conservation field with an innovative vision for the […]
Decision Authority and Decision Space
Gary Severson, a founding member of the WCCN, has shared a new article with us on decision authority and decision space. “In federal land and resource management decision-making processes, the terms decision authority and decision space are frequently used. Unfortunately, they are often used as synonyms and are interchanged freely without regard to their meanings. […]
Webinar Recording Out Now: Get to Know the Preble’s Mouse and Conservation Team
On February 23, 2022, the members of the Poudre Site Conservation Team (SCT) hosted a webinar to introduce a new, first-of-its-kind approach to species conservation and share how you can get involved. A recording of this webinar is now available to watch. It includes a Q&A with SCT members, including local landowners. The Poudre SCT […]
Funding Available for Human-Carnivore Coexistence Projects at CSU
The Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence at Colorado State University is requesting proposals from CSU faculty and students to fund projects related to human-carnivore coexistence. Proposals for both grant opportunities are due March 11. View the full requests for both the Faculty Interdisciplinary Research Grants and the Student Research and Outreach Grants below.
CCC News – February 2022
We have a lot to share in this month’s CCC News: We’re welcoming our Cohort 12 Fellows, participating in webinars on the Marshall Fire and on grassland management, learning about the community-based conservation of the Prebble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse, and more. And as always, you’ll find jobs and other opportunities to get involved in collaborative […]
Why Does Collaborative Conservation Work?
Gary Severson, a founding member of the WCCN, has shared an article with that tackles an important issue of his career that extends to many of us. Gary discusses the idea of productive harmony–a concept highlighting the balance of groups and organizations to maintain natural resources. This concept offers a jumping off point for a […]
Solid Foundation for Collaborative Conservation
Gary Severson, a founding member of the WCCN, shared a new article with us. Informed by his plentiful past experience in the realm of collaborative conservation, Gary discusses how to use the 4 Ps (Purpose, Process, People, and Product) to build a solid foundation for the organization and operation of a collaborative conservation group. “Most […]
