Training

Looking for more effective approaches to tough environmental issues? The U.S. Institute bases all trainings on direct lessons learned from working on environmental conflicts. Our training prepares you to transform conflicts into creative joint problem solving opportunities.

Are you involved in disputes concerning the environment? Natural resource management? Government-to-Government consultation? Whether you are a project manager or lawyer; environmental planner or scientist; federal, state, local government employee; or other stakeholder involved in environmental conflict, the U.S. Institute will share its many years of experience in ECR by helping you build skills you can add to your ECR toolkit.

What training does the U.S. Institute provide? Our training program consists of basic through advanced courses that can be taken as a series or individually to develop competence in ECR. You will experience problem-based instruction that incorporates highly interactive role plays and reflects best practices in adult learning theory.

What's special about our training? It's dynamic, problem-based, and interactive. In our trainings, you become an active participant, not a passive learner; you will practice new, collaborative approaches that promote workable solutions. We can help you increase your ability to prevent, manage, and resolve environmental conflicts.

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Don't know which courses to take? Try our questionnaire to match your needs to our courses.

Scheduled Open Enrollment Trainings

We welcome those involved in environmental disputes to register for the following open training sessions:

CoursesDatePriceLocationRegistered
Collaborative CompetenciesSeptember 23-25, 2008$1495Washington, DCRegister
Advanced Multi-Party Negotiation of Environmental DisputesOctober 8-10, 2008$1295Tucson, AZRegister
Collaborative CompetenciesNovember 5-7, 2008$1495Tucson, AZRegister
Introduction to Managing Environmental ConflictJan 13-14, 2009$995Tucson, AZRegister
Introduction to Managing Environmental ConflictMar 10-11, 2009$995Washington, DCRegister


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Cancellation and Refund Policy
The U.S. Institute will fully refund registration fee when cancellations are made at least 14 days prior to the scheduled training course. Cancellations made without 14 days notice will receive a refund less 20%. Full credit for future courses is also available. If you need to cancel a training registration, contact Diana Wilkinson 520-901-8578 wilkinson@ecr.gov.




What our learners say...

“ This class will have positive impact in my leadership and interaction within my organization...very powerful concepts. ”
  

Who has benefitted from our training?

The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution has trained various staff and the leadership of professional organizations, universities and federal agencies including, but not limited to:

  • Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • DOI
    • Office of Hearings and Appeals
    • Solicitor's Office
  • EPA
  • Federal Highway Administration
  • National Park Service
  • U.S. Air Force
  • U.S. Army
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

How do I sign up? View our complete list of courses and register online for open sessions. Don't find the course you want on the schedule? Add yourself to a waitlist to receive first notification when new course sessions are scheduled.

Customized and On-Site Courses
We combine core training topics with scenarios built around real ECR cases to create trainings customized to fit your training needs.

To inquire about scheduling on-site, customized trainings, register by phone for open trainings, or discuss other ways the U.S. Institute can help you increase your skills in Environmental Conflict Resolution, contact:

Diana Wilkinson
Training Coordinator
130 South Scott Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-901-8578
wilkinson@ecr.gov