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Meeting facilitation is our specialty! We'll assist you in clarifying your desired meeting outcomes and building an agenda to attain those outcomes. Then we'll create a comfortable working environment that encourages everyone present to contribute to the meeting's success in reaching the identified outcomes. 
Region I Planning Rule Roundtable – photo courtesy US Forest Service
Ms. Beck is listed on the roster of environmental conflict resolution practitioners maintained by the Morris K. Udall Foundation. Listing on this roster requires documentation of case hours on a variety of environmental conflict-related cases. (www.ecr.gov) Some examples of Ms. Beck's facilitation experience include: Golden Sunlight Mine Reclamation: Facilitated multi-stakeholder meetings for the Bureau of Land Management to negotiate an acceptable reclamation plan for a major open pit gold mine. Ground and surface water monitoring were primary issues of concern. Elk Working Groups: Designed and facilitated a series of meetings for three elk working groups in northern and eastern Montana for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Elk populations exceeded management goals and elk were causing economic impacts on agricultural producers. Parties to the process included producers, sportsmen, state and federal land managers, outfitters and guides, and elected officials. Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council: Beck Consulting was retained by the not-for-profit to help design and facilitate a process to provide consensus recommendations to the U.S. Congress on the future of the National Fish Hatchery System. At the time of the project, the hatchery system was in need of major capital investment to continue its mission, and at the same time, attempting to address issues related to disease, genetics, and the role/desirability of using hatchery fish to supplement natural populations. The group assembled for the task included tribal representation, private aqua-culturists, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other federal agencies, state natural resource departments, anglers, watercraft manufacturers, and others. Consensus recommendations were developed and provided to Congress. Endangered Species: Beck Consulting has been retained to facilitate meetings about grizzly bears, black-footed ferrets, and sensitive and endangered prairie ecosystem species. Meeting participants included eight states, and representatives from the governments of Mexico and Canada. Shoshone National Forest: Beck Consulting was retained to help design and facilitate a series of meetings between the Shoshone National Forest and their conservation partners—consisting of county commissions, conservation districts, and the state of Wyoming. The purpose of the meetings has been to address issues related to Forest Plan revision. Opinions of those at the table over such issues as grazing, mineral development, wilderness designation and other issues are strongly held. The professional facilitation provided by Ms. Beck allowed for respectful, issue-focused dialogue, stopping short of agreement—which was not the goal of the meetings. Current Transportation Solutions (CTS): Beck Consulting was retained by CTS for two transportation projects. Beck Consulting developed and implemented public involvement strategies for transportation development plans (TDPs) for Butte-Silver Bow and Rimrock Trailways intercity bus company. The work performed by Ms. Beck included designing and facilitating focus groups, public and planning team meetings across Montana. Ms. Beck also interviewed key stakeholders and assisted in analyzing data from all sources to develop plan goals. Beck Consulting has facilitated meetings for the:
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