U.S. Bureau of Land Management

The United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, administers 261
million surface acres of America's public lands, located primarily in
12 Western States. As BLM seeks to manage its enormous land, water,
forest, and mineral assets, it is faced with complex planning and
decision-making processes. It must serve a diverse public with
divergent views on everything from timber harvests to use of off-road
vehicles on federal lands.

Partnering with BLM's Program of Alternative Dispute
Resolution and Conflict Prevention and the University of Montana, CBI
has produced an extensive set of intermediate and advanced training
materials. CBI currently provides training to BLM managers and staff
across the western U.S. on negotiation, joint fact finding, assessment,
legal barriers and constraints, and consensus building, all with the
goal of building effective processes for engaging stakeholders and
managing complex public negotiations. In addition, CBI provides
coaching and on-the-ground assistance to BLM field managers as they
implement innovative collaborative efforts with their stakeholders.