Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership (IFRP) + Montana Forest Collaboration Network (MFCN) joint workshop. The creation of the Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network (CFCN) was in part inspired by networks across the West, including IFRP …
“Dearest Atti, how have you successfully & meaningfully engaged your board and/or stakeholders in the process of creating or updating your organization’s governance documents?” – Katie Atti, the Peach-faced Lovebird, studiously gathered responses from other WCCN (Western Collaborative Conservation Network) …
By Hannah Brown and Ch’aska Huayhuaca Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI), Colorado State University image credit: LVBrown Studios, LLC Imagine a future in which, when a wildland fire ignites and spreads towards highly valued resources and assets, it burns through …
Julia Debes, the Director of Agricultural Communications for Working Lands for Wildlife joined our July session to talk about engaging your team or organization in communications. Julia shared some tips and trips about Working Lands for Wildlife’s communications strategy, which …
“A Systematic Review of Key Factors of Effective Collaborative Governance of Social-Ecological Systems” is the result of a mixed methods traditional and systematic literature review that we carried out with several colleagues from Arizona State University. The goal of this …
In this month’s newsletter, John shares his thoughts on cognitive bias in collaborative conservation. Registration for the Colorado Forest Collaboratives Network (CFCN) Summit is now open, we share a workshop, “From Consultation to Meaningful Engagement with Indigenous & Marginalized Communities …
Upcoming Sessions Thursday, April 30th 12:30 – 2:00pm | Topic TBD | Register here Tuesday, May 26th 12:00 – 1:30pm | Topic TBD | Register here Recordings & Resources from Past Branching Out Sessions 2026 Branching Out 2025 Branching Out 2024 Branching Out 2023 …
Thank you to Emery Cowan from Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition for presenting on updates and policy priorities related to federal funding for collaborative capacity! You can view a recording of her presentation here: You can find the record of …
CCC News: April introduces our newest cohort of Fellows, announces upcoming workshops, and more opportunities to learn via recorded webinars, read more here: https://mailchi.mp/9499ef5d9888/ccc-news-april-2023
On March 30th, the first Storyteller’s Circle workshop featured guest speaker Christi Bode of Moxiecran Media. Bode is a documentary film producer as well as a director, writer, and storyteller focusing on water, land, natural resources, and the connections between …