Conservation Leadership Institute

• Responsibly plan for growth and ensure our land use rules implement our community’s vision of complete neighborhoods surrounded by protected open space.
• Protect critical wildlife and their habitat and ensure our land and wildlife management agencies have the tools necessary to do their job.
• Make it easy, convenient, and safe for people to walk, bike, and take transit to get where they need to go.
• Create safe ways for wildlife to cross our roads and move through our neighborhoods.
• Make it affordable for hard working families to live here.
• Take measures that help prevent conflicts with wildlife and prepare our community for wildfire.
• Protect the community character that gives our valley its soul.

Together, we can make Jackson Hole
a national model of
living in balance with nature.

Add to Your Toolbox

• Communicate your position to others, including elected representatives;
• Identify, recruit, and train like-minded individuals;
• Run a productive meeting;
• Set specific, measurable, and attainable goals;
• Map the route to success;
• Execute your strategy and tactics; and
• Lead a team to victory!

What do graduates of the first eight rounds of CLI have to say about the program?

From the first week to the last, I was able to network with like-minded individuals in a fun and engaging setting. Every one in the class was unique, and inspirational in their own way. For once, I felt connected to community members with a common vision.

— Trevor Bloom

To understand our local political process, and to understand the importance we have in this political process, is empowering, inspiring, and enjoyable.

— Abbie Bilotta

It is an incredible opportunity to gain such a focused understanding of how to become an advocate.

— Aaron Hamby

CLI reconnected me to my passion for conservation. During the eight weeks of CLI, I found a confidence and excitement in my inner being I thought died a long time ago.

— Suzanne Knighton

What the Alliance is doing for our collective future is revolutionary. From personal experience, I know that while many youth may have a vested interest in creating beneficial changes for the future, often times we do not know where and how to plugin. The Alliance has now set up the foundation for us, providing the tools, assets, and network needed to be the change.

— Ali Dunford

The course is great for people just starting out in the conservation community because it introduces them to the local issues and the skills needed to run a successful campaign. For those with more experience, it builds on the skills they have while introducing new ideas and techniques to make them more effective in their work.

— Tanya Anderson

The moment I walked into the first class I felt empowered and capable to implement change in Jackson Hole, and that is a feeling I would like everyone in this area to share.

— Peggie dePasquale

This course is an amazing opportunity for people to gain great skills and meet amazing people in the community that are interested in shaping a great future too.

— Noelle Guernsey

I have been to many leadership-type seminars before and this one was by far the most practical and applicable.

— Christy Lewis

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