Woods Institute and the Bureau of Land Management
Our History Working with the BLM
The 118th Congress and its Relevance to the BLM
Available as either a 2-day Field Class, based in your area, or an online webinar. This Class will outline the most important results of the 2022 midterm elections, the composition of the 118th Congress, and the significance of the President’s Budget Request for the fiscal year of 2023.
Current Political Leaders in the House and Senate
The roles of the most significant congressional leaders of both parties are explained.
Congressional Committees and Subcommittees with Jurisdiction over BLM Issues
The membership and function of the important Authorization- and Appropriations-committees with authority over BLM matters is detailed.
The President's Budget and the BLM
An analysis of the most up-to-date budgetary figures is provided along with their impact on the BLM.
Congressional Hearings of BLM-related Personnel
Edited and annotated clips of recently held confirmation and legislative-hearings of personnel relevant to the BLM are discussed.
Woods Institute and the Bureau of Land Management
Our History with the BLM
For over 20 years, Patricia D. Woods, Ph.D., President of Woods Institute (WI) has delivered the Political Realities module for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Leadership Academy that takes place in Washington, DC on Capitol Hill. Most of the current BLM senior leaders have participated in this four day class. WI has participated in on site meetings at BLM National Landscape Conservation System and BLM budget meetings for the bureau’s top managers and executives as a guest speaker on Congress operations and the BLM. WI’s former on-site training continues to be delivered virtually since the pandemic with two hour webinars for BLM state leadership teams in Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and the Eastern States on the Biden Administration, the 117th Congress, and the BLM. Congressional staff who work for Senator Lisa Murkowski on the Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, Emy Losofski and Lucas Agnew, were guest speakers for the webinar for the BLM Alaska Leadership team last May. WI plans to continue to deliver theses classes on Capitol Hill in person when the time is safe and or/virtually via webinar or multiday classes if this is the client’s choice.