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By Fort Collins Science Center August 28, 2025

Public lands management requires the use of science, but agency staff rarely have time to stay current with all the science on management-relevant topics, especially as articles are published at an ever-increasing rate.

In this new series of learning modules, we aim to provide scientists with essential tools, skills, and strategies for coproducing actionable science products with and for federal land managers to support their decision making.

Through three original learning modules, scientists will learn essential skills for the coproduction of actionable science products with land managers. The objectives of each module are the following:

Module 1 - Science in public lands management. Participants will understand how land managers make decisions during environmental review, how they use science in their decision making, and the challenges of doing so.

Module 2 - Coproducing projects with land managers. Participants will be able to define actionable science and coproduction, assemble a coproduction project team, and plan for product delivery.

Module 3 - Developing actionable science products. Participants will learn about the qualities of actionable science and how to design usable products. 

Modules can build off each other, or be used on their own, depending on participant interests, skillsets, and needs. 

Want to set up a workshop? Our team is happy to help! We can assist individuals or groups in:

  • Drafting tailored workshop materials
  • Facilitating workshops
  • Discussing topics related to our workshops
Ear Mountain in the background, with herds of elk in the foreground. The sun is setting, casting an orange and blue glow over the whole scene.

Developing structured science syntheses for use in NEPA analyses and decision making in the Bureau of Land Management

Science information is fundamental to understanding how proposed actions on public lands may impact the environment. However, agencies often have limited time to compile and synthesize existing science. We are working with land management agencies to develop a new type of science product— structured science syntheses—for facilitating the use of science information in public lands decisions.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
Developing structured science syntheses for use in NEPA analyses and decision making in the Bureau of Land Management

Developing structured science syntheses for use in NEPA analyses and decision making in the Bureau of Land Management

Science information is fundamental to understanding how proposed actions on public lands may impact the environment. However, agencies often have limited time to compile and synthesize existing science. We are working with land management agencies to develop a new type of science product— structured science syntheses—for facilitating the use of science information in public lands decisions.
Learn More
Sunset over a mountainous study site in central Oregon, showing sagebrush and western juniper

Developing a toolkit for coproducing actionable science to support public land management

Coproduction is a highly collaborative approach to conducting science that focuses on producing actionable products that are used to inform natural resource management decisions. This project will develop an informational toolkit to facilitate coproduction between resource managers and science providers in the context of federal public land management.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
Developing a toolkit for coproducing actionable science to support public land management

Developing a toolkit for coproducing actionable science to support public land management

Coproduction is a highly collaborative approach to conducting science that focuses on producing actionable products that are used to inform natural resource management decisions. This project will develop an informational toolkit to facilitate coproduction between resource managers and science providers in the context of federal public land management.
Learn More

Public lands management requires the use of science, but agency staff rarely have time to stay current with all the science on management-relevant topics, especially as articles are published at an ever-increasing rate.

In this new series of learning modules, we aim to provide scientists with essential tools, skills, and strategies for coproducing actionable science products with and for federal land managers to support their decision making.

Through three original learning modules, scientists will learn essential skills for the coproduction of actionable science products with land managers. The objectives of each module are the following:

Module 1 - Science in public lands management. Participants will understand how land managers make decisions during environmental review, how they use science in their decision making, and the challenges of doing so.

Module 2 - Coproducing projects with land managers. Participants will be able to define actionable science and coproduction, assemble a coproduction project team, and plan for product delivery.

Module 3 - Developing actionable science products. Participants will learn about the qualities of actionable science and how to design usable products. 

Modules can build off each other, or be used on their own, depending on participant interests, skillsets, and needs. 

Want to set up a workshop? Our team is happy to help! We can assist individuals or groups in:

  • Drafting tailored workshop materials
  • Facilitating workshops
  • Discussing topics related to our workshops
Ear Mountain in the background, with herds of elk in the foreground. The sun is setting, casting an orange and blue glow over the whole scene.

Developing structured science syntheses for use in NEPA analyses and decision making in the Bureau of Land Management

Science information is fundamental to understanding how proposed actions on public lands may impact the environment. However, agencies often have limited time to compile and synthesize existing science. We are working with land management agencies to develop a new type of science product— structured science syntheses—for facilitating the use of science information in public lands decisions.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
Developing structured science syntheses for use in NEPA analyses and decision making in the Bureau of Land Management

Developing structured science syntheses for use in NEPA analyses and decision making in the Bureau of Land Management

Science information is fundamental to understanding how proposed actions on public lands may impact the environment. However, agencies often have limited time to compile and synthesize existing science. We are working with land management agencies to develop a new type of science product— structured science syntheses—for facilitating the use of science information in public lands decisions.
Learn More
Sunset over a mountainous study site in central Oregon, showing sagebrush and western juniper

Developing a toolkit for coproducing actionable science to support public land management

Coproduction is a highly collaborative approach to conducting science that focuses on producing actionable products that are used to inform natural resource management decisions. This project will develop an informational toolkit to facilitate coproduction between resource managers and science providers in the context of federal public land management.
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center
Developing a toolkit for coproducing actionable science to support public land management

Developing a toolkit for coproducing actionable science to support public land management

Coproduction is a highly collaborative approach to conducting science that focuses on producing actionable products that are used to inform natural resource management decisions. This project will develop an informational toolkit to facilitate coproduction between resource managers and science providers in the context of federal public land management.
Learn More
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