Changing Roles: WUI Professional Development Program
Natural resource agencies are being called upon to provide solutions to increasingly complex challenges at the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Communities are growing rapidly, landowners’ management goals often conflict, residents may not understand the benefits of resource management, and the resulting risks to environmental quality and human quality of life are becoming more apparent. To help meet these needs, the Southern Group of State Foresters led a partnership with the USDA Forest Service, InterfaceSouth, the University of Florida, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to develop this WUI professional development program. This program provides state and federal natural resource agencies with a set of flexible resources to conduct their own training programs, aimed toward building skills and tools to successfully tackle WUI issues.
- Information Handout and Progress Reports
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Provides a brief introduction to the program, descriptions of the module topics and program feature as well as periodic reports on Program progress.
- Changing Roles Notebook
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Includes the trainer's guides, exercises, fact sheets, case studies, DVDs, and presentations for all four modules, as well as evaluation resources and a resource list.
- Trainer's Corner
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Dedicated to helping trainers share their adapted materials and suggestions for using Changing Roles: Wildland-Urban Interface Professional Development Program.
- Changing Roles Webinar Series 2011
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The webinar series provides an opportunity for participants to learn a subset of concepts and skills covered in the Changing Roles materials. The webinar format allows natural resource professionals to learn about relevant and timely natural resource issues right from their desktop and at their convenience. Access archived webinar sessions and find links to upcoming sessions. Continuing education credit is available for participation in the live sessions and archived sessions for up to one year.
- Changing Roles Posts
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The Changing Roles Post is an electronic message with information on professional development opportunities for natural resource professionals, such as upcoming conferences, webinars, or courses, sent out on a weekly basis through the Changing Roles listserve (click here to sign up). Here you can sort through past Changing Roles Posts. You can also contact us if you want to suggest a future Post topic.
- Changing Roles Update
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An electronic, quarterly bulletin which includes information about new additions to the Changing Roles website, upcoming Changing Roles workshops, and examples of how Changing Roles is being used across the region.
- Changing Roles Listserve
- Created for those interested in learning about the latest news and information regarding Changing Roles. Through this listserve we will send you our electronic quarterly bulletin, the Changing Roles Update and other electronic messages related to Changing Roles.
- Changing Roles Leadership Award
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The Changing Roles Leadership Award honors an individual who demonstrates leadership and passion for the ideals of the Changing Roles Professional Development Program.
- Related Resources
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A bibliography of books, articles, websites, programs, and other tools pertaining to each module subject matter is provided. These resources can help trainers expand their libraries and knowledge if they want to emphasize a particular topic area. Ideas for field trips and guest speakers are also included.
- Nomination Form Word Doc
- Nomination form for the Changing Roles Leadership Award 2012.
