The National Partnership Office and Ecosystem Management Coordination of the USDA Forest Service hosted a two-part meeting about "Empowering Collaborative Stewardship" on November 15 and 16, 2011, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time each day. The National Forest Foundation worked in partnership with the Forest Service to offer these meetings.

Please take a moment to review these background documents in advance of the meetings:

• November 15 and 16 Meeting Agendas

• Memo from National Partnership Office Director Joe Meade and Ecosystem Management Coordination Director Tony Tooke

• Collaborative Work Products
  

• Communities of Practice Resources
  
• • Communities of Practice: A Brief Introduction
  • Communities of Practice: The Organizational Frontier

Materials from November 15th session

• November 15th Empowering Collaborative Stewardship Recording

• November 15 Powerpoint Presentation (in PDF form)

Materials from the November 16th session

• November 16th Empowering Collaborative Stewardship Recording

• November 16th Powerpoint Presentation (in PDF form)