Webinars for Civic Engagement

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 For over 35 years, Woods Institute has delivered classes on the policy process on Capitol Hill for staff from public lands agencies both in the field and in Washington, DC for managers and executive leaders from these agencies. Partners and NGOs play a critical role in supporting these agencies. 

  Passing laws on Capitol Hill is very hard. For a piece of legislation or bill to be successful, it must pass both the Senate and the House and be signed by the President in a two-year time period, the length of a Congress. Such success requites consensus, compromise and comity, attributes that are extremely difficult in the current politically polarized climate in the United States. 

How to Engage? 

Our webinars are hosted using either Microsoft Teams or Zoom.  Woods Institute is responsible for course components including oversight for audio, video, and file sharing. A participant guide and the associated webinar slides will also be made available. Audio recordings are also available if requested prior to the webinar.

 These Two-hour Webinars provide valuable tools for NGOs’ access to the legislative and budget processes in the U.S Congress that impact these federal public lands agencies’ programs and budgets.

  Our Webinars build an effective toolbox for anyone wishing to help the missions of these agencies. The topics covered include but are not limited to:

1. Current Political Party Leaders in the House and Senate and their agendas. 
2. The Legislative Process with a focus on the Senate and House Committees with Jurisdiction over Federal Public Lands’ Issues.
3. The Appropriations Process. 
4. Strategies for connecting and working with Congressional Players, both the elected (politicians) and unelected (staff).