Local Opportunities

Conservation Leadership Master of Science Program - Colorado State University

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Academic Program

The creation of a sustainable future will require the development of conservation practitioners with a strong foundation in science, leadership, and management. In addition, these practitioners will need to engage in cross-disciplinary problem solving, to understand cross-cultural and cross-boundary issues, and to be comfortable operating adaptively in an environment of increasing complexity and uncertainty.

Affiliation(s): 
Conflict Information Consortium
Application Deadline: 
February 15, 2013
Location
Country: 
United States
Country: 
US State: 
CO

Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Course, ANTH 449

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Type: 
Academic Program

Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation . . .  Though the title is dry, the course itself will be rich with discussion, thought provoking, and stimulating for personal growth and professional development.   At first glance, this course may seem adequate for program directors, office administrators, state and federal evaluators, and anyone else with a brief case or clip board.

Link: 
http://www.online.colostate.edu/courses/ANTH/ANTH449.dot
Affiliation(s): 
Center for Natural Lands Management
Contact Information: 
<p>&nbsp;michael.brydge@rams.colostate.edu</p>
Application Deadline: 
January 25, 2013
Location
Country: 
United States
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Collaborative Conservation Fellows Program

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Type: 
Funding

The purpose of the Collaborative Conservation Fellows Program is to build linkages and engagement among those students, faculty/ research scientists, conservation practitioners and other stakeholders who are currently studying or practicing collaborative conservation, or who are interested in this area. The program promotes collaborative research and connects learning with action on critical issues linking conservation and livelihoods on local landscapes around the globe.

Link: 
https://www.collaborativeconservation.org/2012_2013_application_materials
Affiliation(s): 
Center for Collaborative Conservation
Contact Information: 
<p>Kim Skyelander, Associate Director<br /> Kim.Skyelander@colostate.edu</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
Application Deadline: 
January 31, 2012
Location
Country: 
United States
Region: 
Fort Collins, CO
US State: 
CO

WCNR mini-grants

Type: 
Funding

The Warner College of Natural Resources (WCNR) 2011 Mini-Grants Program for Teaching, Research and Engagement Background and Purpose: Funds associated with the Warner gift are available to support a mini-grant program within WCNR. The grant program enhances the overall quality of the WCNR teaching, research and engagement portfolios by providing funding for innovative ideas to enhance the student learning experience, to create additional opportunities to explore natural resource research ideas, and to expand our capabilities to communicate new knowledge to outside constituencies.

Link: 
http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/home/resources/mini-grants
File: 
application/pdf iconminigrant_instructions_2011.pdf
Contact Information: 
<p>Dr. Mark Paschke, Associate Dean for Research (mark.paschke@colostate.edu), 491-0760</p>
Application Deadline: 
March 4, 2011
Location
Country: 
United States
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Environmental Governance Working Group: Protected Areas in Brazil - Seminar by Jose Drummond

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Type: 
General Resource

 

Location
Country: 
United States
Region: 
Lory Student Center, Fort Collins, CO

20th Annual Spring Contest Powwow and Indian Art Market

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Type: 
Conference

April 20-22 at CSU in Moby Arena- Open to the public!

The Northern Colorado Intertribal Pow-wow Association (NCIPA) is a non-profit organization and provides opportunities for Northern Colorado communities to share and participate in Native American cultures.

For schedule of events and more info, see link below.

Link: 
http://www.fortnet.org/PowWow/NCIPA_powwow.html#admission
Location
Country: 
United States
Country: 
US State: 
CO

CSU academic programs that may offer collaborative conservation related courses

Type: 
Academic Program

This is a list of academic programs (undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees) that might offer collaborative conservation related courses. Please contact the CCC if you would like to add a program to our list.

Link: 
http://www.collaborativeconservation.org/
File: 
application/pdf iconcsu_academic_programs_2010.pdf
Location
Country: 
United States
US State: 
CO
Region: 
Fort Collins

Mobile Seminar on Planning and Managing Tourism in Protected Areas

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Type: 
Training

The Mobile Seminar on Planning and Managing
Tourism in Protected Areas is an intensive, 2.5 week
field-based training event for individuals working to
promote sustainable tourism and outdoor recreation
in parks and nature reserves worldwide. The seminar
will build the skills of participants to plan and manage
public use and outdoor recreation programs in protected
areas to build support for conservation, contribute to
public health, fund protected area management, and
provide economic benefits to local communities and

Link: 
http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpamt-tourism-course
File: 
application/pdf iconcsu_tourism_and_pas_mobile_seminar_2013_brochure.pdf
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Region: 
Western US

High Plains Society Annual Conference: Artistic Expression and Community Connections

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Type: 
Conference

In its broadest form, artistic expression is central to community development, health and wellbeing, economic opportunity, and cultural revitalization. Applied Anthropologists are both audience and artist in crafting collaborative research, program implementation, and ethnography.This conference will explore the work of practitioners and academics in honoring the role of artists and artistic expression in diverse communities of concern. The conference theme includes literary, performing, and visual arts, as well as practical arts of collaboration and communication.

Link: 
http://hpsfaa.wildapricot.org/Events?eventId=396999&EventViewMode=EventDetails
Contact Information: 
For more information, please contact the program coordinators: Kathleen Sherman Dept. of Anthropology, Colorado State University Email:Kathleen.Sherman@colostate.edu Teresa Tellechea Dept. of Anthropology, University of Northern Colorado Email:teresa.tellechea@unco.edu
Location
Country: 
United States
Country: 
US State: 
CO