Notice of Availability of New BLM/Friends Group Partnership Toolkit

IB 2020-019
Information Bulletin

 

United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
1849 C St NW, Room 5612
Washington, D.C.  20240
http://www.blm.gov

March 23, 2020

In Reply To: 
1104 (420) P

EMS TRANSMISSION 03/24/2020
Information Bulletin No. 2020-019

To:          All Washington Office and Field Office Officials
               Attn: Site Managers and National Conservation Lands, Partnerships, Volunteers, Youth, Recreation, Education, and Interpretation Program Leads

From:      Assistant Director, National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships

Subject:  Notice of Availability of new BLM/Friends Group Partnership Toolkit

We are pleased to announce the availability of a new resource to support the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) partnership efforts: Engaging with Communities in Public Land Stewardship: A Toolkit for Building and Sustaining Effective BLM Partnerships with Friends Groups.

The national network of community-based friends groups provide support and services to BLM sites, facilities, and programs. Friends groups are a vital link to communities and help the BLM provide measurable benefits to public lands and the visitors who enjoy them.

The toolkit addresses common partnership challenges; highlights successful partnerships; and provides guidance, tools and best practices to help establish and sustain success in these important local relationships. BLM site and program managers, program leads, and other employees developing or improving a partnership with a friends group are encouraged to download and use the toolkit. The toolkit (attached) can be downloaded at: https://www.blm.gov/PartnershipToolkit

If you have questions about the toolkit, please contact Trevor Needham, National Partnerships Program Lead, Division of Education, Interpretation, and Partnerships (WO-420), at 202-912-7097, or tneedham@blm.gov.

 

Signed by:                                                                   Authenticated by:
Thomas Heinlein                                                        Robert M. Williams
Acting, Assistant Director                                          Division of Regulatory Affairs,WO-630
National Conservation Lands and
    Community Partnerships

1 Attachment
     1 - Engaging with Communities in Public Land Stewardship: A Toolkit for Building and     Sustaining Effective BLM Partnerships with Friends Groups (66 pp)