Reflections on the Selective Science Communications Practice Group

We convened to work through real challenges related to selective science issues in social media, face-to-face conversations, and the news.
Mentorship Match at Confluence 2024

A reflection by Nicole Reese This year, Confluence 2024 included a Mentorship Match, an opportunity for attendees to be paired for a mini-mentorship experience. Roughly 65 people participated in the Mentorship Match, and the result for many was a connection to learn from their mentor/mentee and also to get a taste of the potential benefits […]
Threaded Together: Strategies for Engaging Emerging Leaders

The session at Confluence reminded us that this work – engaging young people in conservation, cultivating their passion, and creating opportunities for growth – are the building blocks for a career of impact. They are also key components of mentorship, and feedback from this session will inform the creation of a mentorship toolkit, which will be available later this year.
Join our Mentorship Match at Confluence 2024!

At Confluence this April, the Emerging Leadership Working Group is playing match maker – and you’re invited to join in the fun! The fewer people you know in a room, the more intimidating it can feel. To combat that intimidation, we will be pairing participants interested in being mentees/mentors as an opportunity to connect and […]
Emerging Leaders: Nigel Golden

As a part of the Western Collaborative Conservation Network, the Emerging Leadership 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 future of conservation work […]
Emerging Leaders: Jessica Archibald

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 […]
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 Capacity Building Working Group Meeting

Join the WCCN Capacity Building Working Group as they discuss capacity building opportunities to provide in 2023+ to the Western Collaborative Conservation Network! All are welcome. Contact Aireona Bonnie Raschke to get involved.
Emerging Leaders: J.R. Logan

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 […]
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.