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Uncompahgre Plateau Project is collaborative approach to restore and maintain the ecosystem health of the Umcompahgre Plataeu in Colorado using the best science and public input. Research results and ongoing reports on research into watershed collaboratives. Home page of American Forests, one of the nation’s oldest forestry and conservation organizations. Information on the Partnership Series of classes run by the Bureau of Land Management’s National Training Center. Home page of RESOLVE. http://cooperatives.ucdavis.edu www.adrworld.com http://www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/enlibra/resourceguide/institutions.htm Links to case studies and write-ups describing the application of the Enlibra principles developed by the Western Governors’ Association. Home page of Sustainable Northwest. Contains a comprehensive set of links to other resources. Home page of the National Association of Regional Councils. http://policyworks.gov/org/main/mc/linkit.htm The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) information page. GSA is the government agency that administers FACA. Information on the Canadian Model Forest Network. These forests are managed to highlight a variety of non-traditional or experimental approaches, including community-based collaborative work. http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/brd/sfd.htm Page for the Federal Geographic Data Committee Sustainable Forest Data Working Group. Has information on data and data issues in support of sustainable forestry. This is a good sight from which to search and sign up for list serves. http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/ Department of Energy’s Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development. Has information on a variety of sustainability issues, including community sustainability. http://extension.usu.edu/NRDC/ The Western Rural Development Center of Utah State University facilitates rural development through cooperative projects between universities and communities throughout the West. This home page has links to conferences, case studies and other resources. Home page for Island Press, who publish a number of books on collaboration. http://www.ncbn.org/docs.cfm/home Home page for the National Community Building Network. Includes links to case studies, conferences, grant information and more. Has an on-line newsletter. http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/ Home page for the Conflict Research Consortium. Has links to information, a search engine for resource catalogs, and a link to an on-line training course. Home page for the International Association for Public Participation. National Association for Community Mediation. This is a non-profit organization which supports community-based mediation programs. http://www.virginia.edu/~envneg/IEN_home.htm Institute for Environmental Negotiation at the University of Virginia. Check out the free downloadable collaboration guide. http://www.sonoran.org/front.html Home page of the Sonoran Institute. This page has links to lots of resources, including grants and technical assistance. http://www.spidr.org/index.htm Home page for the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. Home page for CDR Associates, a consulting firm with experience in mediation and conflict resolution. U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. The Institute has several programs which support collaborative and alternative dispute resolution processes for government agencies. They maintain a roster of neutrals who have experience working with natural resource issues. Background and actions on the Seventh American Forest Congress. News, information and conference information on topics of interest to community forestry practitioners. Home page of the Great Lakes Forest Alliance. The Great Lakes Forest Alliance fosters cooperative forest management in the Great Lakes region. Home page of the Roundtable on Sustainable Forests. Home page of the Liz Claiborne/Art Ortenberg Foundation. Notes from the Foundation’s Conference on Collaboration in the Interior West can be found here. Home page of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation. They have many collaboration resources, and publish an excellent guide called the Collaboration Handbook. Home page of the Consensus Building Institute. Information on the programs of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University. They sponsor an intensive consensus building session that is described on the site. http://www.epa.gov/stakeholders This is EPA's website for public involvement. Return to Collaboration Resources Website |