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Wildlife biology, plant ecology, and other natural resource sciences remain fundamental to conservation, but to ultimately succeed, conservation practitioners must learn the people side of the equation — listening and communicating, working with stakeholders, and more. Through coursework and experiential learning, we help both students and professionals develop the knowledge and skills necessary for collaborative conservation.

CLASSES, TRAINING, & PROGRAMS

Fellows Program

The CCC Fellows Program funds students, faculty, and practitioners to use a collaborative approach to achieving conservation goals while improving their livelihoods. Fellows participate in cohort problem solving and receive training on design and implement conservation projects using collaborative methods.

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Western Collaborative Conservation Network

The Western Collaborative Conservation Network (WCCN) links hundreds of people across nine states to build capacity for community-based collaborative conservation. The WCCN offers a variety of ways for practitioners to build skills and learn new tools, including communities of practice, webinars and in-person trainings, and Confluence, a regular gathering for networking and peer-to-peer learning.

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CRaFT

The Collaboration Resource Finder Tool (CRaFT) is a searchable database of more than 300 organizations and programs that can help you build skills and find tools to make you more effective in your collaborative conservation work.

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Courses

The Warner College of Natural Resources is home to world-class faculty and staff who teach many aspects of conservation, including skills, tools, and approaches for collaborative conservation. There are many courses at CSU relevant to Collaborative Conservation.

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95% of CCC Fellows Program alumni reported that their fellow’s project had been useful to them professionally.

“This fellowship has certainly been one of the most impactful moments of my career....thank you all.”

“I feel that the CCC played a really essential role in shaping me as a conservationist.”

“As a graduate fellow who now works in the field of conservation, having a much better grasp on the idea of collaborative conservation has been really important in the way that I now view the world.”

In regards to the CCC's facilitation efforts: “They involved everyone and they listened to all points of view from the start.”

“I really liked hearing from the ranchers and the Native American man. I was completely unfamiliar with their positions and learned a lot from their participation. I have a much greater appreciation and empathy for ranchers even though I don’t necessarily agree with ranching animals in general due to my ethical beliefs.”

“Working as an intern with the CCC and John has been a fantastic opportunity to get hands on experience and build relationships.”

96% of Confluence 2020 attendees said Western Collaborative Conservation Network (WCCN)’s role as a connector, convener, and catalyst is “essential” or “very important.”

“The community collaboration network is large. We can continue to learn from each other. Many groups have the same challenges.”

"Thank you so much for this video [Supporting Conservation through Social Marketing]. As a current masters student focused on conservation marketing this is incredibly helpful! I am thrilled to see the focus of conservation marketing branching out."