The following may be ordered by sending a check, payable to The Ruckelshaus Institute, to:

William D. Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources
Dept. 3971
1000 E. University Avenue
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071-2000

Prices include postage and handling.

Publications

The Guiding Principles for Successful Agreement Building and Building Agreement on Public Decisions in Wyoming: An Introduction to Collaboration and Consensus are available on our website (please follow the links).

Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area. 1995. The Institute applied its consensus-based approach to addressing procedural challenges faced by the Greater Yellowstone Interagency Brucellosis Committee (GYIBC). Institute recommendations developed by the Board center on increasing the effective participation of local communities, non-governmental interest groups and the public in the consensus-building effort, and establishing clear statements about the decision-making and implementation authority of the GYIBC. Includes background materials provided by UW faculty. 55 pages. $5.00.

The Endangered Species Act and Private Property. 1997. Reprinted from Land and Water Law Review. Includes Foreword by William D. Ruckelshaus, background papers prepared by a Study Panel of UW faculty and outside experts, and eight principles developed by the Institute Board to help improve implementation of the Act. 145 pages. $7.50

U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act. 1995. The Institute Board developed recommendations for revision of the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act, focusing on the needs and concerns of rural and small town communities in the West. Includes background materials provided by UW faculty. 50 pages. $5.50.

Ways to Conserve Wyoming's Wonderful Open Lands: A Guidebook. 1997. A project of Governor Jim Geringer's Open Spaces Initiative. Includes discussion of issues related to preservation of open lands, and tools for landowners and local government officials. 40 pages. Originally available from County Extension Agents, who may still have copies.  Also the report can be accessed on the internet.
 

Publications from the Open Spaces Initiative

To download open spaces publications, please visit the Wyoming Open Spaces Initiative website.

Videotapes

Ruckelshaus Institute Distinguished Speaker Series:

Consensus Tools Make the Difference
Larry Spears
Executive Director, The North Dakota Consensus Council and Institute Board Member
February 9, 2000
50 minutes
$10.00

Restoring Trust in Government: Collaborative Processes in the West
William D. Ruckelshaus
Principal, Madrona Investment Group, LLC., and Founding Chairman, Institute of Environment and Natural Resources
May 1, 1997
50 minutes
$10.00

Common Sense Management for Endangered Species
Jack Turnell
President and General Manager, Pitchfork Ranch, and Institute Board Executive Committee Member
February 25, 1997
50 minutes
$10.00

New Heroes of the American West: Conservation and Community in the 21st Century
Jon Roush
Former President, The Wilderness Society, environmental consultant, and former Institute Board Executive Committee Member
December 3, 1996
1 hour
$10.00

The Hidden America: Tribal Sovereignty and Public Policy
Ted Strong
Former Executive Director, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and Former Institute Board Member
October 15, 1996
1 hour
$10.00


UW President's Speaker Series:

Wyoming Imagery: Seeking the Essence of Place
Dr. William Reiners
Professor of Botany, University of Wyoming
1 hour
$10.00