Over the past few years, the bird conservation community has increasingly noted the importance of the human dimensions of bird conservation challenges and the value of social science research in addressing them. While some Migratory Bird Joint Ventures (JVs) have actively...
The National Conservation Training Center and the Natural Resource Program Center's Human Dimensions Branch are excited to announce our next Human Dimensions Broadcast:
"Combating Wildlife Crime: Toward an Integrated Approach"
WASHINGTON – As the summer vacation and travel seasons opens, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced today that visitor spending in communities near national parks in 2018 resulted in a $40.1 billion benefit to the nation’s economy and supported 329,000 jobs.
We are excited to announce the Call for Abstracts for the 2020 TALS conference in Champaign-Urbana, IL. I have attached the Call for Abstracts and the Conference Agenda to this e-mail.
The TALS 2020 conference will open with the Bannon Lecture on the evening of February 11...
The (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center will offer an advanced negotiation training course for natural resource professionals on November 12-14, 2019. It is being offered by USGS social science researcher Nina Burkardt, along with guest instructors. The course design is a mix of lecture, hands-...
The PRIDE-CSU planning team has made the decision to change the dates of the Pathways Kenya Conference. The conference will now take place from February 16th-19th, 2020 at the Brackenhurst Conference and Training...
The deadline for applications for U.S. Federal, State and Tribal Employees scholarships (up to $600 to offset travel or registration costs) has been extended through April 30th. Click...
The Fort Collins Science Center's Social and Economic Analysis (SEA) Branch has been conducting and publishing research on multi-party natural resource negotiation since the 1980s. This research has led to the development of the basic negotiation training courses. The (USGS) Fort Collins Science...
Please consider submitting a research abstract for the 2019 NRPA Research Sessions to be held in Baltimore, MD this year. We have made a couple of exciting changes that should result in more views for your research!
All presenters (formal or poster) will be allowed to
In consideration of the extended U.S. government furlough, the Pathways 2019: Human Dimensions of Wildlife conference team has decided to extend the deadline for Organized Sessions and Symposia submissions from February 15th to March 15th.
Conservation Biology is currently accepting abstracts for papers for a special section of Conservation Biology called "Applied Conservation Psychology to Bridge the Knowledge-Action Boundary of Conservation Biology"
How this virtual special issue will make an impact
Objective
To engage scientists from sociology, water justice, governance and institutions, human and physical geography, mathematical biology and eco-hydrology, human behaviour and
The 2019 ISFRE Annual Conference will feature both oral and poster presentations. Abstracts should be emailed to Sayeed Mehmood at Mehmood.9@osu.edu by March 1, 2019. Please...
The issues we face in conservation and natural resource management are complex and cut across jurisdictions, disciplines, organizations, and boundaries. Collaborating with others can be challenging, especially when our neighbors have different interests and needs or there is a history of...
We are excited to share the recording of our recent Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Conservation broadcast, offered jointly as an Environmental Education (EE) Update, "The Urban Wildlife Conservation Program: Looking Back, Moving Forward"
Join Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) for a webinar to learn why ranchers do what they do with flood irrigation. Click here to join the webinar on November 29th from 10-11 a.m. Mountain Time.
According to a new study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Environment, the public's interest in conservation is rising. From analysis of an adapted version of Google Trends, scientists at Princeton University posit that people are searching for conservation just as often...
It is a pleasure to invite you to the Pathways 2019: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference and Training, organized by The Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University and the Human Dimensions Branch of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The...
BLM's Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution Webinar: Trust and Distrust in Natural Resource Management is now available online!
Explore different types of trust, the distinction between trust and distrust, and how multiple trust judgments can occur at the same time. An interactive...
Graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, agency planners, land managers, and researchers are all strongly encouraged to attend the conference and submit a proposal for an oral or poster presentation. Oral presentations will be given in a conference room setting. Audiovisual support will be...
This conference will focus exclusively on the use of marketing and community engagement methods towards achieving global conservation goals. From October 25 through 27, we will shine a focused light on communication and outreach theories, methods, and experiences that can improve existing...
The 2019 National Environment and Recreation Research (NERR) Symposium invites you to submit abstracts for presentations focusing on recreation- and tourism-related topics listed below. NERR offers an unparalleled opportunity for individuals representing the governmental, educational, private...
COCE 2019 aims to blend unforgettable local elements with the biennial conference’s signature servings of leading-edge international scholarship and practice to create an unforgettable experience for delegates. A dream project of Geo’s for the event, still in development, is an optional, pre- or...
Read this article to learn about a research project exploring a culturally sesnitive approach to incorporating traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into wildlife management in California. For example, it's important to bring native languages into conservation through wildlife research and to...
REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the “Nexus of Migration and Tourism: Creating Social Sustainability Symposium” in Hanoi. It is less than 3 months away! We are delighted to receive diverse and interesting papers from over 17 countries and various disciplines! Please join us for a set of international...
We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Fourteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, held 10–12 July 2019 at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City, Mexico.
Managed Business Solutions (MBS), in partnership with the US Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), is seeking a temporary, full-time conservation social scientist to
NERR is a gathering of scholars and practitioners with diverse interests related to recreation, tourism, and the environment, including outdoor recreation planning and management, human dimensions of natural resources, and sustainable tourism, among many others. The NERR program offers...
Building on the success of the previous conferences, it is our great pleasure to inform you that the 5th International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACuDiT) is to be held in Athens, Greece, on June 28-30,...
For the first time, outdoor recreation was quantified in the U.S. GDP. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released a report in February showing that the outdoor recreation economy grew 3.8% in...
"DJ Case social scientist Dr. Daniel Escher offers pragmatic advice on how to understand the human dimensions of a conservation issue and avoid common mistakes in the social science process."
Student subsidies are available to support student attendance and participation at the 2018 ISSRM at Snowbird in Utah. These awards will be given on a competitive basis and are meant to assist students in offsetting costs associated with attending the 2018...
Lion Guardians US is a growing organization promoting the survival of the lion and other imperiled native species in their natural habitats. Lion Guardians US is currently exploring ways to strengthen and improve its communications and media program and materials for its partnering
Call for Abstracts: Abstract submissions for individual papers and posters for presentation at ISSRM 2018 are now being considered! This year’s symposium will be held at the Snowbird Ski and Summer resort in the Wasatch Mountains of northern Utah. Information on the resort and...
The 2018 National Environment and Recreation Research (NERR) Symposium invites you to submit papers and presentations focusing on recreation- and tourism-related topics listed below. NERR offers an unparalleled opportunity for individuals representiong governmental, educational, private, and non...
American Conservation Experience, a Nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), is seeking ONE National Visitor Survey Program Fellow to provide logistical support in the implementation of a multi-year nationwide survey of visitors to...
The 24th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM) will be held June 17-21, 2018. ISSRM is held every year in a different location around the globe; it serves as the annual meeting of the International Association for Society and Natural Resources (...
We are excited to share the recording of our recent Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Conservation broadcast, The Nature of Americans: Disconnection and Reconnection.
This request for proposals (RFP) is for research and technical assistance projects that will facilitate the integration of social science and associated data into sagebrush conservation. This RFP is the result of collaborations among the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA...
Economic, social, and cultural values and beliefs greatly influence behavior and decision-making. Understanding people’s feelings and perceptions can have a tremendous impact on coastal management efforts.
The Social Coast Forum is all about the “people” side of coastal management. ...
Are you using research methods that are new, new to your discipline, or perhaps not universally accepted (within your discipline or across disciplines)? If so, please consider contributing to a special issue of SNR on Novel and Controversial Methods in the Social Sciences. The intent of this...
Join us for the thirteenth annual Interdisciplinary Social Science Conference in Granada, Spain! Early registration rates are available for new and returning members through October 25, 2017. Any members who have participated in any past Interdisciplinary Social Science Conference are eligible...
Ducks Unlimited is seeking a wetlands ecologist, hydrologist or natural resource economist to synthesize existing science to quantify and communicate ecosystem services outcomes of its conservation programs. See the full announcement and apply ...
Check out this 20-minute presentation by wolf biologist Kent Laudon. The presentation took place in October, 2016 at The Wildlife Society 23rd Annual Conference...
The USGS, in cooperation with NASA, isrequesting proposals for membership on the 2017-2022 Landsat Science Team. All variety of scientists and engineers can seek funding through the...
The way that Americans connect with (or don't connect with) nature is changing profoundly. While participation in traditional nature-based recreation is declining and Americans are spending more time indoors and on electronic media, there is growing evidence that human health and well-...
The recording of our recent webinar, Revealing the Role of Stakeholders in Landscape Conservation Design: A Social Science Inquiry, is now available...
We have quite a lot of new information about the conference available including the detailed program with abstracts! We have updates for registration information...
Check out the newly-released Winter 2017 issue ofFish & Wildlife News, now available online. This issue's spotlight is on connected constituencies and how we can reach a...
Note: This article is from the March 30th issue of News From Responsive Management, an organization that specializes in survey research on natural resources and outdoor recreation issues. We have reproduced this article...
A new study from the University of British Columbia explored the childhood experiences and current attitudes and actions toward nature in a sample of young adults. The idea is based on the theory that environmental 'consciousness' is connected to...
Things are shaping up for an interesting, enjoyable, and informative conference in England in June! An overview of the conference is available here, and new information is now available...
The 2017 annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society will be held in Tampa, Florida August 20 -24. We are recruiting speakers for a symposium that will focus on the application of methods in the human dimensions of fisheries ‘toolbox’. We are excited to continue the discussion about...
Three webinars are being offered Spring 2017 in a mini-series. Each webinar is 30 minutes and designed to give a basic understanding of the tool and its use, and who to approach for more information. Included in the mini-series are: Civil War Trust (February 15), Biosphere Reserves (March 15),...
During Spring 2017, this webinar series will explore activities and tools that facilitate effective adaption and build social-ecological resilience in the context of changing landscapes. The series is sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, North Central Climate...
The Department of HDNR, in conjunction with the Warner College of Natural Resources (WCNR) seeks a dynamic and innovative individual with an expertise in environmental communication and instruction. The successful applicant will work closely with HDNR faculty as well as faculty in other...
The National Science Foundation's Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Education and Human Resources, Geosciences; Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences; and the Office of International Science and Engineering...
EL CAJON, Calif. – Dirt flies as students dig in a garden, the sound of laughter bouncing across the schoolyard. “There’s sand in my shoes, but that’s...
Two great bears are emblematic of the Arctic: Ursa Major – arktos in Greek – the constellation from which the Arctic derives its name, and the polar bear, which has lived beneath the northern stars for hundreds of thousands of years. It’s hard to imagine the region without either of them, but...
The Department of Natural Resources and Society and the Policy Analysis Group at the University of Idaho are pleased to announce the availability of several new graduate research assistantships for the coming year.
The recording of our latest broadcast, "Community-Based Social Marketing: Behavior Change Strategies that Work" is now available online! Click here to view it.
A faculty position for an assistant professor has opened up in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources department of Colorado State University's Warner College of Natural Resources. Details about the position are below. To visit the job posting or to apply, click...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking for a Human Dimensions Specialist for their office in Denver, Colorado. To view the job posting and to apply, click here....
It’s the end of the migration season for monarch butterflies, and the Midwest has been keen to aid them on their journey.
The annual monarch migration is becoming a community event. In Minneapolis, conservationists organized educational – but festive – butterfly send-offs. And from...
The Alaska Refuge Information Technicians (RITs) Program on Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuges allows the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to locally hire and employ Alaska Native peoples who know and understand their own communities. The RITs work part-time in approximately 100...
This marks the 6th year of the annual Pathways conference. Pathways is both a conference and training platform that is focused on increasing professionalism and effectiveness in the human dimensions of fisheries and wildlife management. The conference is structured to address issues in the...
The Oklahoma Chapter invites you to submit abstracts for 20-minute oral and 4’x4’ poster presentations. Abstract submission is online through the Conference Exchange available through this link, and...
Utah State University announces a variety of graduate assistantships available in the Department of Environment and Society as well as the Institute of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. The following briefly highlights each opportunity, and complete information on who is eligible and how to apply...
The search for a National Bird Conservation Social Science Coordinator for Virginia Tech's Human Dimensions Lab is complete. Ashley Gramza, an enthusiastic and outgoing candidate who is experienced in social science issues as they relate to bird conservation and wildlife management, has been...
Sometimes messages of abundance and hope are more powerful than messages of loss. Check out the latest from Cornell on communicating wildlife conservation: "If you want people to care about endangered species, focus on how many animals are left, not on the chances of a species becoming extinct,...
Title: The Wildfire Research (WiRe) Team: Infusing social science into wildfire education programs through collaboration and systematic data collection
Description: The Interactions of Society and the Environment Seminar Series (ISESS) is hosting its next...
Rest stops along America’s intricate interstate highway system have long provided weary travelers with places of rest, comfort, refreshment, and even beauty. And now rest stops along a stretch of I-35 in Texas are not only attracting motorists, they are attracting monarch butterflies. Thanks to...
The 2017 National Environment and Recreation Research (NERR) Symposium invites you to submit papers and presentations focusing on recreation and tourism-related topics. NERR offers an unparalleled opportunity for individuals representing the governmental, educational, private, and non-profit...
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Amid rising numbers of at-risk wildlife in the South, the American Forest Foundation (AFF), a leading forest conservation organization that works with family forest owners, today released ...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has established updated, science-based protocols to help determine when Three Sisters Springs is open for in-water wildlife viewing this winter.
“Our goal is to be fully transparent on how we make day-to-day decisions for in-water public access to Three...
This position is responsible for developing, planning, coordinating, implementing, communicating and evaluating CPW's public involvement and social science research and assessment program, functions often referred to collectively as Human Dimensions. This position incorporates human...
The latest Conservation in HD newsletter focuses on "Engaging Culturally Diverse Audiences". It highlights the need for the Service and the overall conservation movement to reach all of...
Join Danielle Ross-Winslow as she interviews Angelina Yost about an inspiring story of collaboration between a refuge and local tribes. In 2012, Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex began designing and building visitor centers for Desert, Ash Meadows, and Pahranagat National Wildlife...
Seeking to expand opportunities for young girls nationwide to experience nature and explore careers in wildlife conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Girls Inc. has signed a historic partnership agreement. The agreement commits the two organizations to work together to help girls...
Check out US Fish and Wildlife's recent Open Spaces blog post about Pokemon Go and the opportunity to see the real world inspirations for these fun creatures. Here's to linking technology, entertainment, and nature! From the blog:
Recently a number of digital wildlife called pokémon have...
Do you want to improve your communication strategies and get more people to understand your science, policies, and messages? A great opportunity to learn more about environmental communication is coming up....
The Interagency Visitor Use Management Council seeks excellence in visitor use management on our nation’s federally-managed lands and waters to sustain resources and quality visitor experiences. Five other federal agencies collaborate with the USFWS on the Council through an interagency...
Helping fish and wildlife without consideration of state boundaries is a big job. As we begin targeting larger landscapes in our approach to helping imperiled wildlife, the more complex and murky our conservation dilemmas...
We have a poster to the International Symposium on Society and Resource Management conference in Houghton, Michigan!
Thursday evening Rudy Schuster, Tom Fish, and Jim Cantrill will be presenting the poster and will have computers set up for a live demonstration navigating the website...
An undercover special agent of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service busted a major wildlife smuggling enterprise between Borneo and Portland, Oregon that has been going on for years. The investigation began in 2013 due to the discovery of a jawbone of a protected bird during a routine search on an...
Monarch butterflies are a hot topic and drawing the attention of seven Native American tribes in Oklahoma. Tribal leaders announced to reporters that they will be planting milkweed and other native pollinator plant species in order to help provide habitat for the suffering monarch population....
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule that supports the conservation of one of the most visited and enjoyed refuges in Alaska, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Consistent with the Refuge’s 2010 Comprehensive Conservation Plan, the final rule amends Refuge public use...
Troop members of the Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast muddied up their first pair of waders this February to help create nesting habitat for an endangered marsh bird in coastal lagoons in Ventura County.
The girls and their parents joined biologists with the U.S. Fish and...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is partnering with the Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology to launch the first ever citizen science survey for California brown pelicans across the Pacific coast.
“We are leveraging expertise and resources across multiple...
It is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service priority to diversify our organization and network of supporters. To garner broad support for conservation and the mission of the Service, we must provide opportunities for people to find, appreciate, and care for nature and wildlife. We have a prime...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced winners of its Ivory Crush Design Challenge, which invited entrants to propose powerful visual concepts for public displays of crushed ivory from the U.S. ivory crushes. Kelly Lance of Monterey, Calif., and Jacqueline Nott of Auburn, Calif.,...
The 11th annual international Endangered Species Day will be celebrated on May 20, 2016, with special events and programs that recognize our nation’s efforts to conserve and protect America’s most imperiled species.
“Endangered Species Day is an opportunity for us all to reflect on the...
Check out this story of collaborative conservation from the Intermountain West Joint Venture:
I never get tired of seeing people’s reactions when partners of the Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) walk into a meeting in Washington, D.C. It’s not every day that they see ranchers...
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Celebrates Conservation, Culture, and Community Receiving $1 Million in Additional Annual Funding to Expand Community Engagement
Albuquerque, New Mexico - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Director Dan Ashe and U.S. Senator for New Mexico...
The South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative newsletter features news, blogs, events, and resources relevant to the South Atlantic LCC. Sign up to receive newsletters at the link below.
Native American leaders and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) officials gathered today to recognize new measures to strengthen the agency’s 20-year-old policy guiding government-to-government relations between tribes and the agency. Service Director Dan Ashe signed the updated Native...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to update 50 year-old regulations governing the management of non-federal oil and gas development on National Wildlife Refuge System lands. The proposed revisions continue to allow...
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 2016 Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program (DFP) - Register Now
Please pass along our U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Fellowship Outreach Notice to all eligible students in your network. Students may register with the Student Conservation...
NEWSWAVE is a quarterly newsletter from the Department of the Interior featuring ocean, coastal and Great Lakes activities across the Bureaus. NEWSWAVE reports on important news and accomplishments for our ocean and coastal resources. In...
The 22nd International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM) will be held in Houghton, Michigan from June 22-26, 2016. The conference theme is "Transitioning: Toward Sustainable Relationships in...
Have you ever visited a beach and wondered where the waves carry all that sand? On a college camping trip, curiosity about waves and sand sparked Rob Thieler’s desire to study shorelines around the world. 30 years later and now a U.S. Geological Survey research geologist, Thieler is combining...
The National Wildlife Refuge Association (Refuge Association) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting America’s wildlife through programs that support the National Wildlife Refuge System and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has signed an historic partnership agreement with the oldest and largest Latino advocacy organization in the United States, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). The organizations will work together to engage Latino families in outdoor...
The Natural Resource Program Center, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey, has launched the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Human Dimensions Portal on HDgov (https://my.usgs.gov/hd/team/usfws). HDgov is an...
In this interview David Lucas, Project Leader for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge Complex discusses how the Refuge works to bring nature back to disturbed lands and what open lands mean in the face of increasing urbanization.
Girls in the Girls Inc. Eureka! program help control invasive weeds at Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts. The linked-to page has an article as well as an interview with Artie McCallum, Assistant Refuge...
Leading African-American fraternity Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (Sigma) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) have joined forces to conserve America’s wildlife in a new way. The two organizations signed an historic memorandum of...
Now available online: Andy Goodman, Director of the Goodman Center, presents Story Telling: Capturing the Power of Narrative as part of the National Conservation Training Center’s Communications, Outreach, and Visitor Services (COVS) Webinar Series. In this webinar, Andy...
