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.

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