Jackson Bison and Elk Herd Management
 

The Ruckelshaus Institute, along with the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution and the Meridian Institute, conducted a situation assessment in 2000 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on designing a public involvement process for the management of bison and elk herds in the area of Jackson, Wyoming.  The final situation assessment report was based on numerous interviews with representatives of key stakeholder groups and provided recommendations and guidance to the FWS concerning strategies for public involvement and tribal consultation in the management of these herds. 
 

Jackson Bison and Elk Herd Management:  Situation Assessment and Process Recommendations (pdf)