Products of the WCCN Collaborative Governance Working Group
The WCCN’s Collaborative Governance Working Group, formerly called the Public Policy Working Group, has broken new ground in the development of strategies to involve federal natural resource agencies and stakeholders in collaborative conservation efforts. In January of 2021, the group published a white paper on the topic led by Jessica Western and Heather Johnson, titled […]
WCCN Collaborative Voices: Confluence 2022 Key Takeaways
In this edition of the WCCN Quarterly Newsletter, Collaborative Voices, read about the key takeaways, resources, and feedback from WCCN partners, staff, and speakers from this year’s Confluence! Whether you sat front row at Confluence 2022’s keynotes and want a refresher or you were unable to join us in Paradise Valley, Montana, this newsletter is for you! Link […]
Collaboratives Behind the Scenes: Altar Valley Conservation Alliance
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 […]
Post-Confluence Resources from Lara Tomov
During the Western Collaborative Conservation Network‘s 2022 Confluence, speaker Lara Tomov co-hosted a workshop with Louis Wertz from Western Landowner Alliance titled, Crafting Your Collaborative Conservation Story, providing tools and advice for effective communication and storytelling. Lara Tomov is a film maker and communications consultant from Montana. She is the creator of the media brand […]
Mentorship Matchmaking at Confluence 2022
The fewer people you know in a room, the more intimidating it can feel. To combat that intimidation at this year’s Western Collaborative Conservation Network (WCCN) Confluence, the Emerging Leaders Working Group (ELWG) will be pairing participants interested in being mentees and/or mentors. The group hopes that this effort will help build community, spark new […]
Get Ready for Confluence 2022 – Travel Logistics
We hope you’ll be able to join us and our many partner organizations at the Western Collaborative Conservation Network’s regional meeting, Confluence. Confluence will be hosted at Chico Hot Springs in Pray, Montana from Sept 19-21, 2022. Registration has now closed. There will be no on-site registration available. As many of you are aware, in […]
Meet Aireona, our Director of Practice and WCCN’s coordinator
Aireona Bonnie Raschke, Ph.D. hit the ground running when she joined the Center for Collaborative Conservation (CCC) a few short months ago, taking the lead on organizing a biennial conference, jumping into working group meetings, and getting to know as many people as she can who are working on collaborative conservation. As the Associate Director […]
Help Sponsor WCCN’s Confluence 2022!
The Western Collaborative Conservation Network is seeking financial sponsors to assist in this year’s Confluence! Please find more information in the document attached below.
Capacity Building Working Group Meeting
The Capacity Building Working Group will meet Tuesday June 7 at 11 a.m. MST. All WCCN partners are welcome to participate! To join the conversation, please contact our Associate Director of Practice, Aireona Raschke.
