Professor Brigham Daniels interviewed by local media about endangered bird and its impact on Great Salt Lake conservation efforts
Apr 04, 2024Professor Brigham Daniels, director of the Great Salt Lake Project, was recently interviewed by The Salt Lake Tribune and ABC4 about the petition to protect the Wilson’s phalarope, a shorebird, under the Endangered Species Act.
Don’t give up your power when dealing with conflict
Apr 01, 2024Over my many years of doing conflict resolution and collaboration work, it has become very clear to me that we have a serious problem with power. People involved in conflict often describe themselves as powerless. Or they ask questions such as “How do you negotiate with people who have more power than you?” or “What do I do if they have all of the power?” Or they wonder how parties can collaborate when there are serious power imbalances.
Thinking beyond the law: Environmental Justice Clinic
Mar 04, 2024A new clinic at the University of Utah’s S. J. Quinney School of Law is training students to think beyond the law when it comes to matters of environmental justice.
Register now for the annual Wallace Stegner Symposium, held March 14-15, 2024
Mar 03, 2024At the 2024 Wallace Stegner Symposium held March 14-15—convened by the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment—experts from a wide range of disciplines will explore the challenges of the global transition to carbon-neutral energy, along with related sustainability, environmental, and human health concerns.
Great Salt Lake and the law: Great Salt Lake Project wades through murky policy questions and legislation
Mar 02, 2024In response to the relentless decline of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, several University of Utah legal scholars have launched a campaign to advise the public and policymakers on ways to avert the lake’s ecological collapse, along with a slew of economic and environmental consequences.
Commitment: A core conflict competency
Mar 01, 2024Over the past year, I have published a series of blogs exploring the key skills that are necessary for making conflict productive, or what I call the core “conflict competencies.” Prior blogs have explored the conflict competencies of calm, curiosity, compassion, creativity, courage, and communication. In this blog, I want to explore one final core conflict competency: commitment.
Great Salt Lake legislative update: Feb. 27, 2024
Feb 27, 2024In each week’s report, we will identify the most impactful bills (favorable or unfavorable) that could significantly affect Great Salt Lake.
Great Salt Lake legislative update: Feb. 22, 2024
Feb 23, 2024In each week’s report, we will identify the most impactful bills (favorable or unfavorable) that could significantly affect Great Salt Lake.
Great Salt Lake legislative update: Feb. 15, 2024
Feb 16, 2024In each week’s report, we will identify the most impactful bills (favorable or unfavorable) that could significantly affect Great Salt Lake.
Great Salt Lake legislative update: Feb. 8, 2024
Feb 08, 2024In each week’s report, we will identify the most impactful bills (favorable or unfavorable) that could significantly affect Great Salt Lake.
Communication: A core conflict competency
Feb 01, 2024In 2023, I wrote a series of blogs exploring key conflict competencies. There are two competencies I identified in that blog that I have yet to fully describe: communication and commitment. In this blog, I am going to discuss communication. In my next blog, I’ll dive into commitment.
Great Salt Lake legislative update: Feb. 1, 2024
Jan 31, 2024In each week’s report, we will identify the most impactful bills (favorable or unfavorable) that could significantly affect Great Salt Lake.
Great Salt Lake legislative update: Jan. 25, 2024
Jan 25, 2024In each week’s report, we will identify the most impactful bills (favorable or unfavorable) that could significantly affect Great Salt Lake.
Great Salt Lake Project launches and publishes report on legal risks of declining lake
Jan 24, 2024The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law has launched the Great Salt Lake Project (GSL Project)—a new initiative analyzing legal pathways to address the critical environmental challenges facing the Great Salt Lake.
Great Salt Lake legislative update: Jan. 18, 2024
Jan 19, 2024A key focus of the Great Salt Lake Project is the Great Salt Lake Policy Accelerator, which encourages policymakers to prioritize and accelerate law and policy to effectuate the meaningful change the lake so desperately needs. This short legislative and policy update will be provided on a weekly basis during the Utah legislative session.
2023 EDR blog year in review
Jan 04, 2024As we enter the new year, we are reflecting on where we’ve been and where we’re going. As part of that, we’re looking back at the EDR blog topics we covered last year, which included an overview of the EDR program’s future direction, discussion of why conflict tends to be so challenging for people, and exploration of key conflict competencies—i.e., key skills for making conflict productive.
Destructive conflict tendencies vs. productive conflict choices
Dec 01, 2023In my last blog, I described what conflict competence is and summarized the key conflict competencies that empower us to deal with conflict skillfully and productively. In this blog, I build on those ideas to explore the choices we make when dealing with conflict and the way in which different choices lead to very different outcomes.
The Bureau of Land Management’s Changing Landscape
Nov 09, 2023In 2003, Bruce Babbitt, former Secretary of the Interior, observed, “The day is coming, I believe, when the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), so often dismissed as the Bureau of Livestock and Mining, will be better known as the Bureau of Landscapes and Monuments.”[1] Twenty years later, it is still uncertain whether Babbit’s statement was prescient or aspirational. However, the BLM appears poised to take a meaningful step toward the latter moniker.
What is conflict competence and what are the core conflict competencies?
Oct 26, 2023In this blog, I want to pull these concepts all together by explaining what conflict is, what conflict competence is and why it matters, and what basic skills—or what I refer to as “conflict competencies”—are required to make conflict productive.
Wallace Stegner Center professors file amicus brief in support of Utah youth-led constitutional climate case
Oct 10, 2023Professor Erika George and Associate Professor Jamie Pleune, along with Emeritus Professor Robert Adler, recently filed an amicus brief to the Utah Supreme Court in […]
Professor Brigham Daniels speaks to KSL about heading new initiative to save Great Salt Lake
Oct 05, 2023Professor Brigham Daniels, an expert in environmental and climate law, recently spoke to KSL about efforts to save the Great Salt Lake through Grow the […]
Courage: An overarching skill for making conflict productive
Oct 01, 2023I therefore believe that we need to develop an additional important, overarching skill or conflict competency in order to make conflict productive in our personal and professional lives: courage.
Conservation Easements class members enjoy hands-on experience in Bonanza Flat Conservation Area
Sep 29, 2023Professor Nancy A. McLaughlin recently took her class on a field trip to the Bonanza Flat Conservation Area, which sits at the apex of Salt […]
Sympathy alone cannot close the water gap in Indian Country
Sep 28, 2023Yesterday the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held an oversight hearing on tribal access to water—a neglected issue that is increasingly recognized but still unaddressed. […]
Wallace Stegner Center and EDI team up for Latinx Heritage Month
Sep 05, 2023The Wallace Stegner Center kicks off the year in a collaboration with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at Utah Law on Sept. 7 in a […]
Wallace Stegner Center 29th Annual Symposium
Sep 02, 2023Wallace Stegner Center 29th annual symposium “The Renewable Energy Transition: Building a Bright Future” March 14-15, 2024 The Stegner Center’s 29th annual symposium will focus on […]
Compassion: A prerequisite for calm, curiosity, and creativity when dealing with conflict
Sep 01, 2023To get beyond this limiting mindset and to be calm, curious, and creative when dealing with conflict, I think we need to lean into another word that starts with C: compassion.
Wallace Stegner Center Fall 2023 Green Bag Series
Sep 01, 2023The Wallace Stegner Center’s popular noon-hour green bag series will feature the following presentations during the Fall semester: Environmental Justice in Salt Lake City (September […]
The Great Salt Lake Project at the S.J. Quinney College of Law
Sep 01, 2023The Great Salt Lake is a keystone ecosystem of hemispheric importance to human civilization and biosphere integrity. The Wallace Stegner Center’s 28th Annual Symposium, focused on […]
Assistant Professor of Law Alex Erwin Joins Stegner Center as 19th Annual Young Scholar
Sep 01, 2023Professor John A. (Alex) Erwin, an assistant professor of law at Florida International University College of Law, will join the Wallace Stegner as the 19th […]
Stegner Center Student Scholarship Recipients and Writing Awards
Sep 01, 2023The Stegner Center oversees a rich array of scholarships, fellowships, and awards for College of Law students, ranging from cash awards for outstanding papers to […]
Stegner Center Hosts Natural Resources Law Teachers Workshop
Sep 01, 2023The Wallace Stegner Center at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law was pleased to host the Annual Natural Resources Law Teachers Workshop […]
Law & Policy Program Update
Sep 01, 2023The Law and Policy Program continues to conduct relevant, objective legal research on issues that affect western lands and resource management. The program includes five […]
Stegner Faculty Accomplishments ~ Fall 2023
Sep 01, 2023Faculty Accomplishments Building on a long tradition of excellence, Stegner Center faculty continue to engage in today’s cutting-edge issues through legal education, publications, and service. Below […]
Stegner Center Environmental Dispute Resolution Program Update
Sep 01, 2023The Wallace Stegner Center’s Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) Program believes that with the right skills and awareness, all people can work together to tackle pressing […]
Wallace Stegner Center Student Writing Award
Aug 31, 2023The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law launched the Wallace Stegner Center Student Writing Award during the 2022-23 academic year. The award will […]
Stegner Center Student Summer Placements
Aug 31, 2023Students in the environmental and natural resources law program at the S.J. Quinney College of Law held a variety of positions in government agencies, private […]
Stegner Center Student Moot Court Team
Aug 31, 2023The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Wallace Stegner Center will again send a student moot court team to the National Environmental Law […]
Determining the reasonableness of permitting timeframes: Lessons from the Canadian criminal justice system
Aug 28, 2023It has been almost a year since Senator Manchin thrust the phrase “permit reform” onto center stage, arguing that the permitting process for energy projects […]
Honoring an Indian Law Trailblazer: Colleagues Remember Professor Alex Tallchief Skibine
Aug 21, 2023The new 1Ls sat in their torts class at Utah Law in 1998, unsure of what to expect. One of them, David Hill ’01, recalls […]
A permanent homeland for the Navajo Nation requires access to water
Aug 03, 2023Born on the Navajo Nation reservation, it was several years before I became aware of the stark difference in resources available on the reservation versus […]
Curiosity is a superpower when dealing with conflict
Jul 26, 2023So how about curiosity? What does it mean and look like to approach conflict with curiosity, and how do we do this?
Sharing environmental passions with students: Meet Professor Brig Daniels
Jul 24, 2023After working one year as a visiting faculty member, Professor Brig Daniels has officially joined the S.J. Quinney College of Law, specifically the Wallace Stegner […]
Conservation Has Always Been a Part of the Bureau of Land Management’s Multiple Use Mandate
Jul 21, 2023Current Conditions on Public Lands Justify the BLM’s Proposed Conservation and Landscape Health Rule On April 3, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management proposed new […]
Associate Professor Jamie Pleune testifies on permitting process for projects with potential environmental impacts
Jul 19, 2023Associate Professor Jamie Pleune, a part of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment, recently testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on […]
Professor Brigham Daniels featured in Fox 13 article about Supreme Court wetlands ruling
Jul 03, 2023Professor Brigham Daniels, a visiting professor in the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment, was recently interviewed by Fox 13 News about […]
To make conflict productive, focus on co-creating mutual gains outcomes
Jul 02, 2023The mission of the EDR program is to foster a culture of collaboration around environmental, natural resource, and broader public policy issues. In other words, we strive to help people work together to create a better today and tomorrow.
Tanana speaks to national media about Arizona v. Navajo Nation ruling and Indian Child Welfare Act
Jun 23, 2023Research Assistant Professor Heather Tanana is speaking to many media outlets about the U.S. Supreme Court’s Arizona v. Navajo Nation ruling and the Court’s decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Responding to Questions for the Record
Jun 14, 2023Ideally, congressional hearings provide a forum for lawmakers to gather information, learn more about specific issues, and make informed decisions. After the hearing concludes, committee […]
Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner and Professor Emeritus Robert Adler contribute chapters to new book on sustainable development
Jun 12, 2023Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner and Professor Emeritus Robert Adler are among 22 experts who contributed chapters to Governing for Sustainability, a new book from Environmental […]
Testifying Before Congress on Evidence-Based Recommendations for Permit Reform
Jun 05, 2023The Law and Policy Program aims to produce actionable, pragmatic research on emerging legal issues to facilitate sound governmental decisionmaking that protects the environment and […]
The power of calm when dealing with conflict
Jun 01, 2023To make conflict productive and to avoid it becoming destructive, we have to get out of this win-lose mindset and instead focus on what really matters, and one key way to do this is to ask ourselves and others “What would be a productive outcome in this situation?”
Professor Robert Keiter appointed to National Park System Advisory Board
May 24, 2023Professor Robert Keiter, director of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, […]
How to focus on what really matters in conflict
May 01, 2023Over the last few months, we have published a series of blogs that start to explore why conflict is so hard for us, why it so often results in negative outcomes, and how we can make conflict an opportunity for positive change.
Applying Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to Permit Reform
Apr 21, 2023Thirteen years ago, on April 20, 2010, an explosion tore through BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, killing eleven people and spewing over four million barrels […]
Dean Kronk Warner and 3L Jensen Lillquist Co-Author Rights of Nature Article
Apr 01, 2023There are few law schools where a student would have an opportunity to work closely with the Dean of the College and co-author a scholarly […]
Stegner Faculty Accomplishments ~ Spring 2023
Apr 01, 2023Faculty Accomplishments Building on a long tradition of excellence, Stegner Center faculty continue to engage in today’s cutting-edge issues through legal education, publications, and service. Below […]
Natural Resources Law Forum 2022-23 Activities
Apr 01, 2023The student-run Natural Resources Law Forum has enjoyed a busy year of events and community-building, with the goal of helping students network and learn about […]
Law & Policy Program Update
Apr 01, 2023The Law and Policy Program continues to conduct relevant, objective legal research on issues that affect western lands and resource management. The program includes six […]
Stegner Center 28th Annual Symposium: “The Future of the Great Salt Lake”
Apr 01, 2023The Stegner Center’s 28th annual symposium on March 16-17, 2023, addressed the plight of the Great Salt Lake. One of the world’s largest hypersaline lakes, the […]
Utah Water Lecture Series
Apr 01, 2023From mid-January to early March, the Wallace Stegner Center hosted a four-part Utah Water Lecture Series, which explored a variety of issues, including the basics […]
Stegner Center Spring 2023 Green Bag Series
Apr 01, 2023The Stegner Center’s spring noon-hour Green Bag Series attracted both in-person and virtual attendees who joined the Stegner Center to hear from a diverse lineup […]
Wallace Stegner Center Director’s Letter Spring 2023
Apr 01, 2023With an epic winter now transitioning into spring in Salt Lake City, I’m pleased to report on another successful academic year at the Wallace Stegner […]
Trying Times: Conservation Easements and Federal Tax Law
Apr 01, 2023Sponsored by the Cultural Vision Fund and Utah Open Lands in cooperation with the Wallace Stegner Center, “Trying Times: Conservation Easements and Federal Tax Law” […]
EDR Program Update
Apr 01, 2023Wallace Stegner Center Environmental Dispute Resolution Program from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Environmental Law Program The Wallace Stegner Center’s Environmental Dispute […]
Want to make conflict productive? Focus on what really matters
Apr 01, 2023If you’ve been reading our recent blogs, hopefully by now you’re convinced that conflict “just is”: it is a healthy, normal, unavoidable part of life. Unfortunately, we tend to see the world through a win-lose, zero-sum mindset, which leads us to treat conflict as a threat. And when we do that, we tend to react poorly in situations of conflict, which leads to bad outcomes and reinforces our belief that conflict is a problem.
Tanana speaks to national media about SCOTUS cases
Mar 22, 2023Research Assistant Professor Heather Tanana, a renowned expert on Indian law and water law, spoke to national media outlets this week about Arizona v. Navajo […]
Stegner Research Professors File Amicus Brief Supporting Water Access for the Navajo Nation
Mar 22, 2023“For the Navajo people, tó éí iiná até, water is life.” –Amicus Brief of DigDeep Right to Water Project and Utah Tribal Relief Foundation […]
The Tension Between Speed and Safety
Mar 15, 2023On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, the Roosevelt Institute will host a one-day in-person conversation about permit reform in Washington D.C. Common conversations about permit reform […]
Why we tend to see conflict as a problem—and why it matters
Mar 01, 2023In our prior blogs, we have explained that conflict just is: It is a normal, healthy, unavoidable part of life. Therefore, we need to learn to deal with it effectively, and that is what collaboration is all about. And the good news is that doing so not only helps make life a lot easier; it can be enormously productive and beneficial for all parties involved in the conflict.
The Cost of Denial About Carbon Capture and Sequestration
Feb 23, 2023Carbon capture and sequestration is the latest rage, but is it worth the hype? In Chasing Squirrels in the Energy Transition, Environmental Law, Vol. 52 […]
Talking About Permit Reform with the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
Feb 08, 2023We recently joined five other experts to explore the nuances of the permit reform debate in an article published by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. […]
Finding and Leveraging Allies
Feb 02, 2023Many tribes are matrilineal. In these communities, women historically played a significant role in holding and dispensing traditional knowledge. Women also held positions of leadership, […]
The problem with conflict is that we see conflict as a problem
Feb 01, 2023Even after many years of work in the field of conflict resolution and collaboration, I continue to be amazed by the extent to which productively working through conflict provides opportunities for positive change and growth.
Piecing Together the Fragmented Legal Doctrines Governing “Pore Space”
Jan 27, 2023As carbon capture and sequestration technologies gain traction, the nature of underground rights is increasingly surfacing as an important, but fractured area of law. I […]
The future of the EDR program: Extra (effective) dialogue required
Jan 03, 2023When Michele Straube founded the Wallace Stegner Center’s EDR program in 2012, she somewhat jokingly suggested the EDR acronym stands for “extra dialogue required.”
At the Environmental Dispute Resolution program, thorny issues lead to “elegant solutions”
Nov 21, 2022As you may have noticed, we humans don’t always get along. We fight over land, we argue that we aren’t getting our fair share of […]
Distinguishing between Productive and Unproductive Causes of Delay in Critical Mineral Permitting
Nov 15, 2022Our latest article, Playing the Long Game: Expediting Permitting Without Compromising Protections, recommends three actions to expedite mine permit processing times without sacrificing analytical rigor: […]
Wallace Stegner Center Fall 2022 Green Bag Series
Nov 03, 2022The Wallace Stegner Center featured an all-star lineup of speakers for its Fall 2022 Green Bag Series, including current and former top-level officials from the […]
I abhor the word “compromise”
Oct 10, 2022I overheard a conversation the other day in which one person said that marriage is just one compromise after the other. I had a visceral reaction to that statement, partly feeling sad for the person’s marriage, but mostly just mad mad mad about the word “compromise.”
Wallace Stegner Center Receives Major Gift from C. Comstock Clayton Foundation
Oct 03, 2022The S.J. Quinney College of Law is honored to announce that the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment has received a new […]
Podcasting with Center for Western Priorities about Permitting Reform
Oct 01, 2022We had a great conversation with Kate Groetzinger and Aaron Weiss from Center for Western Priorities on their podcast, The Landscape. Our conversation can be […]
White House Taps Utah Law Professor John Ruple for Council on Environmental Quality
Sep 26, 2022Ruple’s appointment adds his expertise in public lands and resources management to the White House Council on Environmental Quality, which advises the president and […]
Introducing the Gateway & Natural Amenity Region (GNAR) Initiative
Sep 26, 2022The Wallace Stegner Center’s Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) program fosters a culture of collaboration around the environment, natural resource, and broader public policy issues, with a particular focus on Utah and the Mountain West.
Celebrating the Wallace Stegner Center’s New Faculty and Staff
Sep 22, 2022The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment welcomes the many new faculty and staff members who have joined us in the past […]
Utah Scholars Ask Lawmakers to Look at the Data with Permitting Reform
Sep 21, 2022Great article by Zak Podmore in the Salt Lake Tribune about permitting reform. As he points out, assumptions held by NEPA critics don’t always align […]
Professor Vanessa Casado Perez Joins Stegner Center as 18th Annual Young Scholar
Sep 15, 2022Vanessa Casado Perez, Professor and Dean’s Research Chair at Texas A&M School of Law and a Research Associate Professor at Texas A&M Department of Agricultural […]
Wallace Stegner Center Spring 2023 Green Bag Series
Sep 15, 2022The Wallace Stegner Center Spring 2023 programing will include a lecture series sponsored by the Audubon Society addressing the timely topic of Utah water law […]
Memorializing Meg Osswald: A New Fellowship
Sep 15, 2022Margaret “Meg” C. Osswald died early this year in an accident in the American Southwest. Meg is the daughter of Ellen Maycock and Ken Osswald. […]
Seeing the forest for the trees: An environmental psychologist’s guide to sharing ranching landscapes with wildlife
Sep 12, 2022Most aspects of life in the early 21st century go beyond easy analysis and resolution. The subject of ranching, particularly in the context of wildlife conservation in the American West, is bound then to aggravate anyone who demands singular causes and fixed solutions. The stories of ranchers have been told in countless forms over the years, yet rarely have they actually been told by ranchers themselves.
Wallace Stegner Center Sends Teams to Moot Court Competitions
Sep 01, 2022The Wallace Stegner Center is proud to support the student teams that compete for the S. J. Quinney College of Law at the National Environmental […]
S.J. Quinney Students Receive Foundation (FNREL) Scholarships
Sep 01, 2022S.J. Quinney College of Law and Stegner Center students proved extremely competitive for scholarships funded by the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (Foundation […]
Stegner Center Student Scholarship Recipients and Writing Awards
Sep 01, 2022The Stegner Center oversees a rich array of scholarships, fellowships, and awards for College of Law students, ranging from cash awards for outstanding papers to […]
Do we have to choose between speedy development and the environment?
Aug 30, 2022We were thrilled to have an opportunity to speak with Laura Gersony at Circle of Blue about our research on causes of delay in the […]
Meet EDR Initiatives Facilitator Jordan Katcher
Aug 29, 2022Meet Jordan Katcher (she/her), who joined the Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) program team at the University of Utah’s Wallace Stegner Center in August 2022.
Ask better negotiation questions
Aug 15, 2022It’s not difficult to see the limitations of these negotiation questions. The first one is likely to promote defensiveness. The second one sounds patronizing. The third shuts off discussion, perhaps even before it’s truly begun.
Ruple Named Trustee of Foundation for Natural Resources & Energy Law
Aug 05, 2022The Wallace Stegner Center is thrilled to announce that Professor of Law John Ruple was appointed a trustee of the Foundation for Natural Resources and […]
Interests, positions, and conflict—Oh, my!
Aug 01, 2022Interests and positions. We hear these terms frequently in negotiation and dispute resolution circles, but what do they really mean? And why is it important to understand the difference?
Utah Law faculty members present at Law and Society Conference
Jul 18, 2022Multiple faculty members from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law recently presented at the Global Meeting on Law and Society Conference in […]
Conflict just is. Let’s make it productive!
Jul 18, 2022Every year, I train and coach hundreds of professionals and university students in the skills of collaboration and conflict resolution. In working with these diverse individuals and teams from across the country and internationally, I have come to realize that a few simple shifts in how we see, understand, and deal with conflict can totally change our relationships with each other and ourselves—as well as the outcomes of our interactions—in profoundly powerful and positive ways.
How Can We Break Through Our Narrative of Polarization?
Jun 21, 2022By Courtney Breese It’s easy to see that our nation is polarized. Watch any national news program or scroll social media and this narrative of […]
Facilitating Effective Meetings: New Resources from the EDR Program
Jun 06, 2022By the EDR Team We’ve all sat through poorly planned meetings. When happening in person, these are the meetings where we fidget in our seats, […]
Better Together: Co-Creating a Factual Foundation in Environment & Public Policy Conflict
May 23, 2022By Alice Shorett Social media silos of information, separate worlds of news pipelines, advocacy experts—can we ever find a way to talk to one another? […]
Professor John Ruple invited to White House meeting to discuss mining reform
May 16, 2022Professor John Ruple was recently invited to the White House as part of a summit featuring over 20 representatives from states, Tribes, the mining industry, […]
Reporting Out on the Building Bridges Symposium
May 09, 2022By: Yufna Soldier Wolf, Indigenous Land Alliance of Wyoming, & Deb Kleinman, Collaboration Program in Natural Resources/Lupine Collaborative At the Building Bridges Symposium in […]
10 Negotiation Training Skills Every Organization Needs
Apr 25, 2022By PON Staff This post originally appeared on Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation’s Daily Blog on April 18, 2022. We are reposting it with […]
Heather Tanana brings crucial Tribal voices to water policy
Apr 18, 2022When she was in junior high — long before she’d ever heard the term “environmental justice” — Heather Tanana moved with her family from the […]
Meet EDR Program Manager Emily Gaines Crockett
Apr 11, 2022Meet Emily Gaines Crockett, who joined the Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) program team at the University of Utah’s Wallace Stegner Center in December 2021. Emily […]
Book Review: Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life* (*And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)
Mar 28, 2022By Michele Straube My mother loved adages and random quotes. One of her favorites was “laughter is the best medicine.” She had a gift for […]
A Practitioner’s View on Finding the Words to Describe Our Work
Mar 14, 2022By Jason Gershowitz It can be difficult to describe our work—the field of conflict. When asked questions regarding my career and work, I have referred […]
Apply for the EDR Program’s Collaboration Certificate Course
Feb 28, 2022By Nedra Chandler The Wallace Stegner Center’s Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) Program is currently accepting applications for our 2022 Collaboration Certificate Course. The course will be […]
Professor Heather Tanana appointed to positions with AALS & ABA
Feb 24, 2022Research Professor and Stegner Fellow Heather Tanana was recently appointed to the position of secretary for the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Indian […]
The Colorado River Compact: Navigating the Future
Feb 10, 2022The Wallace Stegner Center and the Water & Tribes Initiative co-hosted a symposium convening experts, stakeholders and representatives of sovereign tribes in the Colorado […]
What is Negotiation?
Feb 07, 2022By Katie Shonk This post originally appeared on Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation’s Daily Blog on October 14, 2021. We are reposting it with […]
Professor Heather Tanana joins National Climate Assessment team
Feb 04, 2022Research Professor and Stegner Fellow Heather Tanana was recently appointed to assist the U.S. Global Change Research Program in the creation of their quadrennial report. […]
Supporting Federal Agencies to Make Collaboration the Way of Doing Business
Jan 24, 2022By Jessica Western As a facilitator living in Wyoming, I have experienced how collaborative problem solving has increasingly become a tool to unravel any tension […]
2021 EDR Blog Year in Review
Jan 10, 2022By Angela Turnbow I am enchanted by stories. Stories with strong character development, riveting plot lines, and happy (and sad!) endings. Stories with conflict, resolution, […]
Utah Law professors present at AALS Annual Meeting
Jan 04, 2022The S.J. Quinney College of Law is honored to recognize the many faculty members who will be presenting or leading section meetings at the Association […]
Using Six Thinking Hats in Negotiation
Dec 06, 2021By James Holbrook Edward De Bono has identified six different ways of thinking using six different color-coded “Thinking Hats.” Too often, negotiation – especially high-conflict […]
Conflict-Management Styles: Pitfalls and Best Practices
Nov 22, 2021By Katie Shonk This post originally appeared on Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation’s Daily Blog on October 25, 2021. We are reposting it with […]
The Wallace Stegner Center and Heather Tanana to receive ABA SEER Awards
Nov 17, 2021Professor Heather Tanana was selected to receive the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) Award for Distinguished Achievement in Environmental […]
The Problem with Problems
Nov 08, 2021By Bruce Waltuck Understanding the types of our lived experiences, and the optimal patterns of response, for improved conflict resolution and outcomes. “The bear […]
The Opportunities of a New Glen Canyon
Oct 25, 2021By Eric Balken for the EDRblog News coverage of drought has become inescapable for those of us living in the west. Talk of prolonged water […]
Utah Law welcomes new faculty members
Oct 21, 2021The S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah is pleased to announce the addition of new faculty members: Christina Koningisor, who joins […]
Notes from the Collaborative Governance Rodeo
Oct 11, 2021By Wendy Willis Since the term started emerging in 1970s, collaborative governance has been a wily beast. Just as scholars start to corral and define […]
The Pause: Closing the Gap Between Our Best Intentions and Our Actions
Sep 27, 2021By Marina Piscolish, Ph.D. For years, we, as a field, have been hard at work teaching crucial communication skills for managing conflict, solving problems, and […]
Conversation Dominators. (When “Step Up, Step Back” doesn’t cut it)
Sep 13, 2021By Maggie Chumbley This post originally appeared on maggiechumbley.com on October 14, 2020. We are reposting it with the Maggie Chumbley’s permission. Hands down, the […]
“Pause. Take a breath. What do you see?”
Aug 23, 2021By Angela Turnbow This post originally appeared on the EDR Blog on June 29, 2020. We are reposting a version of it, which includes practical […]
“Pause. Take a breath. What do you see?”
Aug 23, 2021By Angela Turnbow This post originally appeared on the EDR Blog on June 29, 2020. We are reposting a version of it, which includes practical […]
The Benefits of a Situation Assessment
Aug 09, 2021By Isobel Lingenfelter The situation assessment is often promoted in the facilitation and conflict resolution world, and yet it can be tempting to skip this […]
Utah Law Students Take on Environmental Issues
Jul 28, 2021University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law students focused on environmental and natural resources law have proven competitive this year in landing prestigious summer […]
Moot Court Winners
Jun 23, 2021The Wallace Stegner Center is proud to announce that our student team of Natalie Beal and Stephanie Hanawalt are the winners of the 2021 National […]
Ruple article on fossil fuel development featured by Environmental Law Reporter
Jun 07, 2021Posted on September 2, 2020 University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Research Professor John Ruple co-wrote an article with Jamie Gibbs Pluene and […]
New Report Examines Causes of Clean Water Access Deficits Among 30 Tribes in the Colorado River Basin
May 11, 2021New Report Examines Causes of Clean Water Access Deficits Among 30 Tribes in the Colorado River Basin Tribal communities, disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, continue […]
WVU First Place Team
May 11, 2021The Wallace Stegner Center is proud to announce that our student team of Natalie Beal and Stephanie Hanawalt are the winners of the 2021 National […]
Tanana Authors Report Examining Clean Water Deficits Among Tribes
Apr 28, 2021University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Assistant Professor Heather Tanana was the lead author on a comprehensive analysis recently released by the Colorado […]
Erika George Joins Earthjustice Board of Trustees
Apr 21, 2021George brings a vital array of expertise that is critical to leveraging gaps between human rights and environmental advocacy. San Francisco, CA — Earthjustice is […]
Creating Space for Understanding
Apr 06, 2021By Heather Stokes Photo Credit: Dillon Tabish I have always been interested in what motivates people. What connects us, what divides us, and why? Increasingly, […]
Cultivating Dignity in a Year of Rupture
Apr 06, 2021By Merrick Hoben This post originally appeared on Consensus Building Institute’s blog on October 5, 2020. We are reposting it with Merrick Hoben’s permission. If […]
Wallace Stegner Center 26th Annual Symposium – “The Plastics Paradox: Societal Boon or Environmental Bane?”
Apr 06, 2021March 25 @ 8:00 am – March 26 @ 2:30 pm The Wallace Stegner Center’s 26th annual symposium on “The Plastics Paradox: Societal Boon or […]
The Utah Resilience Map: Making Connections Between Local Sustainability Projects
May 20, 2019By Emily Nicolosi for EDRBlog.org Online collaborative community resource mapping is a new phenomenon that helps to connect local organizations and volunteers in building more […]
Communication Strategies for Engaging Climate Skeptics: Religion and the Environment
May 06, 2019By Emma Frances Bloomfield for EDRBlog.org In our ongoing disputes and conversations about the environment and climate change, it becomes ever more pressing to uncover […]
Trust – An Essential Collaborative Component
Apr 22, 2019By Dianne Olson “Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” […]
It’s not Federal Overreach, It’s Federal Under-Listening: Lessons from Rural Oregon
Apr 08, 2019By Katherine Daly for EDRBlog.org The EDR Program interviewed Peter Walker, Professor of Geography at the University of Oregon, about his 2018 book Sagebrush Collaboration: […]
Do Cows Come to Consensus? Exploring What Humans and Animals Might Have in Common When it Comes to Dispute Resolution
Mar 25, 2019By Leanne Bernstein Do elephants experience empathy? Do artic foxes argue? Do narwhals negotiate? Do raccoons reconcile? Dr. Frans de Waal explores these ideas in […]
Why “Progress” Fits Natural Resource Conflict Management Better than “Success”
Mar 11, 2019By Steve Daniels for EDRBlog.org As a practicing environmental facilitator/mediator, I am frequently asked if a process succeeded; it seems politicians and the news media […]
Apply for the Short Course on Effective Natural Resources Collaboration
Feb 25, 2019By Katherine Daly Consider words like personal, effective, and awesome. What might they describe? Here’s a hint: Short Course. That’s right! These words describe the […]
The Path of Collaboration in Harney County, Oregon
Feb 11, 2019By Steven C. Beda for EDRBlog.org Harney County, Oregon is broad, flat, and expansive. Were the title not already claimed by Montana, this place could […]
A New Era in Collaborative Forest Restoration: Working Towards Long-Term, Large-Scale, and High-Capacity Collaboration
Jan 28, 2019By William Butler for EDRBlog.org Dr. Courtney Schultz of Colorado State University and I have been researching and engaging with professionals involved in the Collaborative […]
EDR Blog Year in Review: 2018
Jan 14, 2019By Angela Turnbow What strikes me most at the close of another year for the EDR Blog is the perseverance and determination I see happening […]
Collaborating on Air Quality: From Pollution to Solution
Dec 17, 2018By Danya Rumore This time of year, one thing seems to be on the mind of just about everyone in the Salt Lake Valley: air […]
Energy Siting Can Be Incendiary
Dec 03, 2018By Patrick Field This post originally appeared on Consensus Building Institute’s blog on October 1, 2018. We are reposting it with Patrick Field’s permission. Energy […]
Great Salt Lake Stink Tank: Moving a Dialogue on Collaboration Forward
Nov 19, 2018By Skye Sieber and Jaimi Butler for EDRBlog.org Earlier this summer, we attended the Dialogue on Collaboration focused on Great Salt Lake. One prominent theme […]
Can EDR Practices Benefit from Learner-Centered Teaching Strategies?
Nov 05, 2018By CK Miller for EDRBlog.org It’s a lush forest scene: trees surround you, the ground is moist and spongy with moss, and above you stretches […]
Building Trust with the Public in Your Decision-Making Process
Oct 22, 2018By Leah Jaramillo for EDRBlog.org Public participation can be considered risky or a chore, particularly when an issue or decision is highly technical and requires […]
Addressing Complex Issues with Trauma-informed Approaches
Oct 08, 2018By Mary Dumas, Dumas & Associates, Inc. for EDRBlog.org Complexity & Confusion In conditions of complexity, it’s important to remember that data do not make […]
Wisdom from the Experts: Collaboration and Alternative Dispute Resolution in the West
Sep 24, 2018By Danya Rumore for EDRBlog.org I often find myself wishing I had more opportunities to learn from other facilitators’ and collaboration professionals’ trials, tribulations, and […]
Don’t Believe Everything You Think: The Pitfalls of Cognitive Bias
Sep 10, 2018By Douglas Thompson This post originally appeared on Consensus Building Institute’s blog on May 22, 2018. We are reposting it with Douglas Thompson’s permission. A […]
Rock and Roll: Use the Triangle of Satisfaction to Design and Facilitate Effective Collaboration
Aug 27, 2018By Nedra Chandler This post originally appeared on Cadence blog February 28, 2018. We are reposting it with Nedra Chandler’s permission. Humans can be Bermuda […]
State Invests Millions in Conflict Resolution: A Case Study
Aug 13, 2018By Katherine Daly for EDRBlog.org This year, one state in the nation will invest more than $1 million to support public policy and community-based conflict […]
The Power of Vulnerability in Conflict Resolution
Jul 30, 2018By Rachel Caldwell for EDRBlog.org “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, change” – Dr. Brené Brown Stepping into Vulnerability I recently joined fifteen peers […]
What We Can Learn from Bees About Building Consensus
Jul 16, 2018By Michele Straube for EDRBlog.org At times, a group of outraged stakeholders can feel like a swarm of bees. Initially, stakeholders are sweet as honey […]
Unraveling Complex Issues – Collaboration around the Great Salt Lake
Jul 02, 2018By Dianne Olson for EDRBlog.org Discussing something as significant as the Great Salt Lake involves landscape level topics such as water use among three states […]
Teamwork and Shared Interests to Improve Tribal Relations with the BLM in Utah
Jun 18, 2018By Nate Thomas and Nizhone Meza for EDRBlog.org Starting, conducting and completing a “situation assessment” for inexperienced yet enthusiastic protégés in the Environmental Dispute Resolution […]
Coming Full Circle: Using Litigation as a Tool to Facilitate Collaboration
Jun 04, 2018By Hannah Satein for EDRBlog.org Though it may seem paradoxical, litigation filed by a participant in a collaborative process may offer a tool to help […]
Four Strategies for Effective Science Communication
May 21, 2018By Dr. Emma Frances Bloomfield for EDRBlog.org Why is the sky blue? If you have ever tried to explain the answer to this question to […]
FACULTY: Craig files amicus brief in case challenging Obama designation of the Northeast Canyons & Seamounts Marine National Monument
May 07, 2018University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Robin Craig and a team of pro bono attorneys at Fried Frank has filed an amicus […]
Finding Shared Interests at the Fort Douglas National Historic Landmark
May 07, 2018By Kelly Beck Today, Fort Douglas is home to the bustling student residences at the University of Utah. A university managed hotel and conference center […]
Collaboration is Improv or is Improv a Collaboration?
Apr 23, 2018By Leanne Bernstein for EDRBlog.org I raced around the room, trying desperately to keep my bodyguard in between me and the paparazzi. But with every […]
More Peaceful Winters Reign in Yellowstone
Apr 09, 2018By Nedra Chandler “Winter use in Yellowstone National Park is, at root, a conflict over deep public values…” –Mike Yochim, member of Yellowstone Grand Teton […]
What Environmental Dispute Resolution Can Learn from Civity and Complexity Science
Mar 26, 2018By Daniel Friedman for EDRBlog.org Successful environmental dispute resolution (EDR) requires long-term cooperation among stakeholders, who often have incongruent values and interests and may have […]
Helping Collaborative Groups Get Real
Mar 12, 2018By Steve Greenwood for EDRBlog.org One of the key characteristics of successful collaborations, particularly when parties are trying to resolve difficult issues, is authenticity. As […]
Apply for the Short Course on Effective Natural Resources Collaboration!
Feb 26, 2018By Katherine Daly for EDRBlog.org “With my legal training and forty years of litigation practice, I came to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Short Course a […]
The Sweet Sound of Collaboration
Feb 12, 2018By Cody Lutz for EDRBlog.org As a graduate student fellow with the Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) Program, I’ve been working on various community-based conflicts and […]
Cultivating a Culture of Environmental and Natural Resources Collaboration in Utah
Jan 29, 2018By Danya Rumore Unhealthy air quality. Growing demands for water in an arid state. Conflicts over public lands and how those lands should be managed. […]
EDR Blog Year in Review: 2017
Jan 16, 2018By Angela Turnbow As I look back on the EDR Blogs we’ve posted in the last 12 months, I find myself inspired and energized by […]
S.J. Quinney College of Law honors memory of Page Stegner, 1937-2017
Jan 10, 2018A prominent member of the family who is the namesake behind the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment at the University of […]
Mindfulness for mediators, innovators and problem solvers
Dec 18, 2017By Mary Dumas for EDRBlog.org Complexity and conflict can interfere with our ability to listen accurately and sustain focused attention when serving as a mediator […]
A New Way of Doing Business? Collaborating with the U.S. Forest Service
Dec 04, 2017By Kailey Kornhauser for EDRBlog.org In 2012 the US Forest Service adopted a new Planning Rule. Planning Rules are policy that regulate how the Forest […]
Finding Common Ground on Public Lands
Nov 20, 2017By Susan Crook for EDRBlog.org I kept dreaming of Hayley Mills singing “Let’s Get Together” from The Parent Trap and found myself humming the tune […]
A Practical Roadmap for Resolving Conflict
Nov 06, 2017This post originally appeared on Arbinger Institute’s blog May 30, 2017. We are reposting it with Jim Ferrell’s permission. If you want to help people […]
The Three F’s of a Successful Watershed Partnership
Oct 23, 2017By Sue Fearon for EDRBlog.org Earlier this year, Stan, a conversation partner, asked me “Why are you still here? That’s what I want to know. […]
Conflict Mapping Is No Spaghetti Bowl
Oct 09, 2017By Dena Marshall for EDRBlog.org Conflict mapping is a roll-up-your-sleeves pencil and paper exercise that I have come to appreciate and incorporate into my collaborative […]
Collaborating for Cleaner Air
Sep 25, 2017By Ashley Miller for EDRBlog.org I was all set to start learning on the first day of the Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) Program’s Short Course […]
Establishing Collaboration: Breaking Down Silos to Effectively Manage Ecosystems
Sep 11, 2017By Craig Walker for EDRBlog.org In 2016, I was offered the opportunity to participate in a Short Course on Effective Natural Resources Collaboration hosted by […]
Daring to Dialogue: Stories of “Being the Change”
Aug 28, 2017By Michele Straube and Danya Rumore for EDRBlog.org On June 15, the EDR Program co-hosted “Fostering Productive Dialogue in Divided Times,” the third in the […]
Taking the Leap: A Collaborative Process – and Life! — Journey
Aug 14, 2017By Theresa Jensen for EDRBlog.org Have you ever stood on the edge of a new beginning, noticing all of those excited anxious squiggly feelings dancing […]
A Cow Runs Through It: Reflections on 20+ Years as an Environmental Mediator
Jul 26, 2017By Michele Straube for EDRblog.org. I realized recently that my projects involved cows at the beginning, middle and end of my career, and a squishy […]
Breaking the Natural Resources Gridlock with Consensus Building
Jul 17, 2017By Gina Bartlett for EDRblog.org. This post originally appeared on Consensus Building Institute’s blog Feb. 6, 2017. We are reposting it with Gina Bartlett’s permission. […]
Fostering Productive Dialogue in Divided Times
Jul 03, 2017By Griffin Smith for EDRBlog.org People being viciously attacked—verbally and physically—just because they are a certain race, ethnicity, religion, or simply trying to fly war […]
A Need—and an Opportunity—for Leadership
Jun 19, 2017By Danya Rumore for EDRBlog.org In every challenge, there is an opportunity. There is no doubt that we live in challenging times. One need only […]
I’ll See You in Court: Litigation and Collaborative Land Management
Jun 05, 2017By Ian Summers for EDRBlog.org Litigation over public land management has become a contentious topic in recent news. Industry groups and ranchers are pressuring the […]
The Future of Indian Water Rights in the West
May 22, 2017By Nils Lofgren for EDRBlog.org Water is an important and essential commodity for people living in the western United States today. Water is just as […]
Making Room for Give and Take
May 08, 2017By Dan Adams for EDRblog.org Recently, I spent 17 days on the islands of Cebu and Negros in the Philippines. It was a powerful cultural […]
“Town Halls” Are Dead. Long Live Town Halls?
Apr 24, 2017By Larry Schooler This post originally appeared in The Huffington Post on 03/29/2017 05:25 pm ET, updated Mar 30, 2017. We are reposting it with […]
Accomplishing the Impossible: The Spokane River Story
Apr 10, 2017By Adriane P. Borgias for EDRBlog.org “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the […]
Empowering Collaboration Through Dark Sky Protection
Mar 27, 2017By Janey Heyman Moving from a small California beach town to Salt Lake City, I realized the night sky was a severely under-utilized resource in […]
Apply for Short Course on Effective Natural Resources Collaboration
Mar 20, 2017By Michele Straube The 23 participants in the inaugural Short Course will attend their last session on April 27, walking away with a Certificate of […]
For Living Room Candor, Keep the Conversation Casual
Mar 13, 2017By Katherine Daly for EDRblog.org When is it possible for someone to express their honest thoughts and feelings about an important issue? Is it possible […]
Two Sources of Turmoil in a Divided America
Feb 27, 2017By James R. Holbrook for edrblog.org The Sixties and early Seventies were a time of great turmoil in a divided America, including the assassinations of […]
E Pluribus Unum (out of many one)
Feb 13, 2017This post originally appeared on Consensus Building Institute’s blog in October 13, 2016. We are reposting it with the Patrick Field’s permission. By Patrick Field for […]
EDR Blog Year in Review: 2016
Jan 30, 2017By Angela Turnbow In 2016, we posted 26 blogs from 24 of authors. Many of our blog posts featured inspiring examples of collaboration. Several authors […]
EDR Blog Year in Review: 2016
Jan 30, 2017By Angela Turnbow In 2016, we posted 26 blogs from 24 of authors. Many of our blog posts featured inspiring examples of collaboration. Several authors […]
From Question to Connection: Building Bridges with Appreciative Inquiry
Jan 17, 2017By Barbara E. Lewis for EDRBlog.org Now more than ever, those of us who practice community engagement are acutely aware of how polarized ”the publics” […]
Keep your knees bent while facilitating
Jan 03, 2017By Wendy Green Lowe for EDRblog.org. I grew up in a household of skiers. The lessons I earned about staying upright while skiing hold true […]
Putting another E in EDR (Electronic)
Dec 19, 2016By Noam Exner for EDRblo.org. Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) is an area of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) that has been developing over the past twenty […]
My Own Worst Nightmare
Dec 05, 2016By Lucy Moore for EDRblog.org. This post originally appeared on Lucy Moore’s blog in September 2016. We are reposting it with the Lucy Moore’s permission. […]
The Power of Human-to-Human Connections
Nov 21, 2016By Heather Gilmartin Adams for EDRblog.org. On Saturday, November 12, the first Utah Citizens Summit was held in downtown Salt Lake City. The event – a […]
Noble Water Pursuits: How the Nobel Prize for Contract Theory Highlights Promising Movements in Utah Water Law
Nov 07, 2016By Emily E. Lewis for EDRblog.org. Complex situations call for creative solutions. Nowhere is this maxim more relevant than in addressing modern environmental problems. Finding […]
Using Serious Games to Help Communities Make Progress on Serious Problems
Oct 24, 2016By Danya Rumore for EDRblog.org Addressing environmental, natural resource, and public policy issues is serious business. Making progress on concerns such as water resources management and […]
The Western Klamath Restoration Partnership Uses the Open Standards Process
Oct 06, 2016This post originally appeared on the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network’s blog in May 2016. We are reposting it with the permission of both the […]
Be the Thermostat, not the Thermometer
Sep 25, 2016By Heather Gilmartin Adams for EDRblog.org. On a break in a recent workshop, I reflected to my co-facilitator on the energy of the group during a […]
Willard Spur: Resolving Conflict through Collaboration
Sep 12, 2016This post by Jeff Ostermiller is reprinted with permissions from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality for EDRblog.org Sometimes it’s hard for me to keep […]
So Little Time, So Much to Read: Conflict Management Blogs I Follow
Aug 29, 2016By Michele Straube It’s class prep time in academia, and I’ve been looking through my “new topics” collection to update my Conflict Management lesson plans. […]
Working with Elected Officials on Water Issues: What can Collaboration Bring to the Table?
Aug 15, 2016By Jamie Holmstead for EDRblog.org. A few weeks ago I had the privilege to attend the Environmental Dispute Resolution Program’s Dialogue on Collaboration seminar. This […]
Collaboration Is a Better Way to Solve Our Most Difficult Problems
Aug 02, 2016By Lauren Barros for EDRblog.org. Several years ago, I became a member of the Collaborative Family Lawyers of Utah. It made sense to me to […]
Citizen Referendum? I vote “needs review”
Jul 18, 2016By Larry Schooler for EDRblog.org. Did the United Kingdom’s Brexit vote resolve anything? What does such a narrow margin of victory for the Leave (EU) position […]
Citizen Referendum? I vote “needs review”
Jul 18, 2016By Larry Schooler for EDRblog.org. Did the United Kingdom’s Brexit vote resolve anything? What does such a narrow margin of victory for the Leave (EU) position […]
In the Footsteps of Many: Collaboration is Key to Preserving the National Park Experience
Jul 04, 2016By Cory MacNulty for EDRblog.org. Just under 12 million people visited Utah’s 13 national park sites in 2015. Park enthusiasts are flocking to these iconic […]
“Endless pressure, endlessly applied:” Idaho’s Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness Bill
Jun 20, 2016By Rick Johnson for EDRblog.org. It’s a special day when the President of the United States opens the door and invites you in. As Rep. […]
EDR Year in Review (American Bar Association report)
Jun 06, 2016By Andrew Ognibene The American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (ABA-SEER) publishes an annual ADR Year in Review report, which includes notable […]
Going Fossil Free Collaboratively
May 23, 2016by Katherine Daly and Kailey Kornhauser for EDRblog.org On May 2, the University of Utah made steps to join more than 30 colleges and universities […]
How Dialogue Can Help Small Rural Towns Navigate Planning Challenges
May 09, 2016By Bob Ford, Pam Leach, and Tracy Dutson for EDRblog.org. Rockville is a small town located at the edge of Zion National Park that has […]
How Dialogue Can Help Small Rural Towns Navigate Planning Challenges
May 09, 2016By Bob Ford, Pam Leach, and Tracy Dutson for EDRblog.org. Rockville is a small town located at the edge of Zion National Park that has […]
Fireside Q & A with Professor Larry Susskind
Apr 25, 2016by Natalie Watkins for EDRblog.org. Larry Susskind is the Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at MIT, the founder of the Consensus Building Institute, […]
What I Say vs. What You Hear: Flexing Your Style for Effective Communication
Apr 10, 2016By Heather Adams for EDRblog.org It really gets my goat when colleagues do not read my emails. I write amazing emails – with tons of […]
The Power of Collaborative Tinkering and Creative Problem Solving
Mar 28, 2016By Danya Rumore for EDRblog.org Environmental and natural resource conflicts tend to be enormously complicated, emotionally and politically fraught, and seemingly intractable. Take, for example, issues […]
Apply for Short Course on Effective Natural Resources Collaboration
Mar 14, 2016By Michele Straube for EDRblog.org. If my sense of reality about the discourse around environmental and natural resources (ENR) issues was limited to what I […]
EDR Blog, Year in Review: 2015
Feb 29, 2016By Mara Elana Burstein for EDRblog.org. In 2015, we posted 27 blogs from 26 guest authors. Here is a summary, in case you didn’t get […]
EDR Blog, Year in Review: 2015
Feb 29, 2016By Mara Elana Burstein for EDRblog.org. In 2015, we posted 27 blogs from 26 guest authors. Here is a summary, in case you didn’t get […]
Let Those Affected By Decisions Really Affect Those Decisions
Feb 16, 2016By Larry Schooler for EDRblog.org There’s a lot that our government could do beyond giving people three minutes at a public-hearing podium. “This is America. […]
Four Principles of Conflict Resolution and Collaboration
Jan 29, 2016By Dan Adams for EDRblog.org. This month marks my 20th anniversary of being a mediator and facilitator! I have been pondering my career, assessing my […]
Civity: The Other Keystone XL Story
Jan 19, 2016By Palma Strand for EDRblog.org On November 6, 2015, President Obama endorsed a decision by the U.S. State Department that the Keystone XL Pipeline – […]
Adaptive Governance: Collaboration and Then Some
Jan 04, 2016by Robin Kundis Craig for EDRblog.org. Many environmental problems, especially if they are grounded in natural resource use, face the governance challenge of changing conditions. […]
Keeping Sandpoint’s Quality of Life Strong through Collaboration
Dec 21, 2015By Susan Drumheller for EDRblog.org. Sandpoint is a small community in the Idaho Panhandle which, like most communities across the United States, suffered economic setbacks […]
Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for … Mediation?
Dec 07, 2015By Nathan S. Bracken, Smith Hartvigsen, PLLC, for EDRblog.org. Anyone who has ever attended a water law conference has almost certainly heard the phrase: “Whiskey is for […]
Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for … Mediation?
Dec 07, 2015By Nathan S. Bracken, Smith Hartvigsen, PLLC, for EDRblog.org. Anyone who has ever attended a water law conference has almost certainly heard the phrase: “Whiskey is for […]
A River Between Us: Lessons in Conflict Resolution
Nov 21, 2015By Jen Reynolds for EDRblog.org. A River Between Us is a new documentary by former Oregon Senator Jason Atkinson and filmmaker Jeff Martin. (Disclosure: the […]
Through Bears Ears, Tribes Lead the Way for True Collaboration over Utah’s Public Lands
Nov 09, 2015By Anna Brady EDRblog.org. “We are not stakeholders here. We are relatives to these lands, and we have something to say.” That’s what Eric Descheenie, […]
So Little Time, So Many Expectations—Are they Manageable??
Oct 26, 2015By Cherie Shanteau-Wheeler for EDRblog.org. For several years my role has been as a mediator, facilitator and/or attorney working in complex, multi-party environmental settings. I […]
Ready or Not: Enhancing the Readiness of Communities to Prepare for and Manage Climate-Related Risks
Oct 12, 2015By Danya Rumore for EDRblog.org. Climate change can no longer be avoided. Here in the mountain west, this will mean more frequent and more severe drought […]
NEPA’s Fatal Flaw, an Impediment to Collaboration
Sep 28, 2015By Kelsey Kahn for EDRblog.org. Background Straddling the Oregon-California border, the Klamath Basin is home to the PacifiCorp-owned Klamath Hydroelectric Project; six power-generating dams along […]
A is for A**hole
Sep 14, 2015By Michele Straube for EDRBlog.org While preparing for a particularly difficult facilitation recently, I decided to consult my Conflict Resolution Reading List for inspiration. I […]
Finding Joy in Complexity: Managing Sage-Grouse
Aug 31, 2015By Lorien Belton for EDRblog.org The greater sage-grouse give us the opportunity to find solutions in the midst of complexity. Background Greater sage-grouse, a chicken-sized […]
Responding to Climate-Related Risks: Why Collaboration is Key
Aug 17, 2015By Hannah Payne for EDRblog.org. As I write this blog, 13,000 Californians are evacuating their homes to escape wildfires, which are spreading with unprecedented speed […]
Canyonlands Research Center Collaboration, a Student’s Perspective
Aug 03, 2015By Alice de Anguera for EDRblog.org. The Canyonlands Research Center (CRC) in Southeast Utah is an excellent case study of collaboration between scientists and land […]
Water Diplomacy… in the West?
Jul 17, 2015By Danya Rumore for EDRblog.org Throughout the western US, drought conditions have made water a pressing issue on many people’s minds. While the water shortage […]
Facilitation… or Something More?
Jul 06, 2015By Patrick Field So what is different about facilitation by seasoned environmental conflict resolution (ECR) practitioners? After all, there are countless individuals, small organizations, and […]
Let’s Be Honest: Doing Group Processes Right
Jun 22, 2015By Renette Anderson for EDRBlog.org. It seems intuitive: Vocal opposition to an issue? Bring the sides together in a problem-solving group. It’s the best way […]
Still Brokering Peace… Between People and Prairie Dogs
Jun 08, 2015By Kevin Bunnel for EDRblog.com. It’s been over a year since my Prairie Dog EDR Blog highlighted the collaborative effort that helped develop the Federal […]
Bridging a Utah Cultural Divide: What’s Environmental Education Got to do With it?
May 26, 2015by Paul Parker for EDRblog.org. With over 100 groups, involved in environmental education (EE) in Utah, why don’t we talk to each other about issues […]
The Value of Iterative NEPA and Collaboration
May 11, 2015By David Loomis & Jay Strand “Iterative and collaborative design are complementary, as at each increment various stakeholders are consulted. These methods do not map […]
Cultivating a culture of dialogue rather than debate
Apr 27, 2015By Danya Lee Rumore for EDR Blog.org. Earlier this month, I attended an MIT campus-wide debate. Watching the event play out, I was struck by the […]
Utah Program on Collaboration
Apr 13, 2015By Mara Elana Burstein for EDRblog.com. “We’re bureaucrats and we have tendencies,” but “when there’s a high level of collaboration, there’s trust and decisions can […]
Fracking in Populated Areas: The Most Literal Application of ‘Not in My Backyard’
Mar 31, 2015By Kirstin Lindstrom for EDRblog.com. With a not-insignificant modicum of success, a recent sea change in public, industry and non-profit collaborative efforts on public land […]
Fracking in Populated Areas: The Most Literal Application of ‘Not in My Backyard’
Mar 31, 2015By Kirstin Lindstrom for EDRblog.com. With a not-insignificant modicum of success, a recent sea change in public, industry and non-profit collaborative efforts on public land […]
Ingenious EDR Designs are Human Centered
Mar 16, 2015“When you let people participate in the design process, you find that they often have ingenious ideas about what would really help them. And it’s […]
College of Law Climbs Seven Spots in 2016 U.S. News Rankings; Rated 7th Nationally For Environmental Law
Mar 10, 2015University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law also Improves in Bar Passage, Student Employment, and Student Quality March 10, 2015 — The University of […]
First Annual Winter ULaw Clean Air Competition Results
Mar 06, 2015Written for GreenTeamBlog.org. This February, the College of Law Green Team held the 1st Annual Winter ULaw Clean Air Competition to change commuting behavior to […]
EDR: Three Pieces of Advice
Mar 02, 2015By Mara Elana Burstein for EDRblog.org. “Starting complex negotiations without an assessment is like performing surgery without any diagnostic tests.” This is one of the […]
Tracking EDR Progress: Looking to the Past to Guide the Future
Feb 17, 2015By Micah Fisher and Tina Sablan for EDRblog.org. Environmental challenges seem to have become more difficult and polarized over the years – climate change is a case in […]
Open Discussion is the Answer
Feb 02, 2015By Jim Keyes for EDRblog.org. As human beings we have the ability to form thoughts and ideas in our mind. If not expressed, these notions […]
Federal Lands Takeover Would Harm the Public
Jan 29, 2015Press release dated January 27, 2015 – The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources & the Environment at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College […]
Making Nice Isn’t for Everyone
Jan 20, 2015By Lucy Moore for EDRblog.org. There are moments that stick with me and seem to gain significance as time goes by, as my life and […]
Book Review – Everything Is Workable: A Zen Approach to Conflict Resolution
Jan 05, 2015By Mara Elana Burstein for EDRblog.org. Diane Musho Hamilton’s new book, Everything is Workable: A Zen Approach to Conflict Resolution, is deeply personal and practically useful. It […]
Environmental Dispute Resolution Year in Review
Dec 22, 2014By Michele Straube for EDRBlog.org. Since the initial EDR Blog post on March 24, 2014, we have posted 19 entries from 14 authors. Our last […]
Collaboration is the Solution to Ozone Pollution
Dec 08, 2014By John Robinson Jr. for EDR Blog.org. Late last month, EPA proposed a new national ozone air quality standard that would reduce the permissible ambient ozone […]
A Better Building: Biomimicry Glass Working with Nature to Reduce Bird-Window Collisions
Dec 03, 2014GreenTeamBlog.org. One of the most innovative and interesting features of the new College of Law building is its incorporation of a new bird-safe glass to […]
Recycling at SJ Quinney: Where Does It Go and What You Should Know
Dec 02, 2014GreenTeamBlog.org. S.J. Quinney College of Law is always looking for ways to improve and leave a lighter environmental foot print. One such practice embraced by […]
Alternative Visions Fund: Looking Towards a More Sustainable Future
Dec 01, 2014GreenTeamBlog.org. Thanks to a generous gift from the Alternative Visions Fund of the Chicago Community Trust, the new S. J. Quinney College of Law building […]
The LEED Certification Process: Guiding Sustainable Design, Construction, and Practices for the New Building
Nov 25, 2014GreenTeamBlog.org. I am sure you have heard the term LEED in relation to the new Law School, but do you really know what it means? […]
Welcome to the Green Team Blog!
Nov 25, 2014GreenTeamBlog.org. With the pursuit of LEED Platinum Certification, the new S.J. Quinney College of Law building is not only a world class learning institute – […]
Please Take Responsibility for the Energy You Bring Into This Conversation
Nov 24, 2014By Michele Straube for EDRblog.org Recent experiences have made me feel bi-polar about our capability to have respectful dialogue on environmental and natural resource issues. I […]
Risks were Taken in Daggett County, Reaping Public Lands Rewards for All
Nov 10, 2014By Michele Straube for EDRblog.org. A landmark agreement in Daggett County demonstrates the value of dialogue on public lands issues. On October 22, negotiators jointly […]
Getting Past Politics on Climate Change
Oct 27, 2014By Carri Hulet for EDRblog.org. The polarizing debates over climate change are often about the wrong questions. I go nuts when I hear people debating […]
Seeking Middle Ground – or New Ground?
Oct 13, 2014By Mike Lunn for EDR Blog.org. I appreciated the thoughtful and thought-provoking blog posted by Lucy Moore on May 28, 2014, where she discussed her […]
The Wonderful Discomfort of Changing Your Mind
Sep 29, 2014By Kirstin Lindstrom for EDR Blog.org. In reflecting on the most important things she learned in the seven years of writing her literary blog, brainpickings.org, […]
Finally Sitting at the Grownups’ Table
Sep 15, 2014By Jim Holtkamp for EDRblog.org. Last March I had the once-in-a-career experience of meeting with senior officials of the China National Peoples’ Congress (NCP) and […]
Comfortable with Uncertainty: Collaboration in the Time of Forest Plan Revision
Sep 02, 2014By Kathleen Bond for EDR Blog.org. What’s the key to involving stakeholders in the plan revision process? Be adaptive, flexible, and strive to provide a meaningful, […]
Longson, Tipple Awarded Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Scholarships
Aug 22, 2014Mitch Longson and Kate Tipple, both 3Ls, have been awarded scholarships from the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation for the 2014-2015 academic year. The scholarships […]
Adler Named New College of Law Dean
Aug 21, 2014Robert W. Adler, current Interim Dean of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and Distinguished Professor of Law, will continue as the […]
Taking a Risk in the Public Lands Debate: Dialogue about What Really Matters
Aug 18, 2014by Michele Straube for EDR Blog.org – Politicians on both sides of the public lands debate should be lauded for suggesting field trips. Such outings […]
CDR Serves Up “A Good Bowl of Soup”
Jul 08, 2014By Anna Elza Brady for EDR Blog.org “A good bowl of soup attracts chairs.” That was the old African proverb quoted by Jonathan Bartsch, Principal […]
Preemptive “Mediation” at Energy Conference in Helena, Montana
Jun 23, 2014By Britt Ide for EDR Blog.org Energy issues are complex and controversial. They have many local, regional and national stakeholders with divergent viewpoints. Building relationships early […]
What We Don’t Know About Great Salt Lake…
Jun 11, 2014By Rob Dubuc for EDR Blog.org One of my great privileges these last five years or so has been to serve as attorney for, and president […]
There. I Said It.
May 28, 2014by Lucy Moore for EDR Blog.org I recently posted on the Island Press blog (Field Notes) a rant about Cliven Bundy and the Nevada dust-up over […]
Can Litigation Provide an Opportunity for Collaboration in Capitol Reef NP?
May 13, 2014By Michele Straube for EDR Blog.org Cactus photo ©Dorde Woodruff We often think of the initiation of litigation as a shot across the bow. A thrown […]
EDR and the Built Environment: Addressing Homelessness
Apr 29, 2014by Shane Stroud for EDR Blog.org Think about the word “environmentalism.” What do you think of? If you’re like me, you think of protecting crystal-blue mountain streams […]
Brokering Peace Between People and Prairie Dogs
Apr 14, 2014by Kevin D. Bunnell for EDR Blog.org I am new to Cedar City and Iron County, but it didn’t take long to understand that “Utah prairie dog” […]
The Mountain Accord: A Model of Environmental Conflict Resolution for the Wasatch Mountains?
Mar 28, 2014By Mayor Ralph Becker for EDR Blog.org Our urban communities adjacent to the Central Wasatch Mountains have an intimate and interdependent relationship with the mountains. […]
Are We Wired to Cooperate?
Mar 28, 2014By Michele Straube for EDR Blog.org Maybe, maybe not … but if not, our brains are easily re-wired to cooperate. I recently participated in a panel […]
Collaboration and Partnerships in Public Land Management
Mar 25, 2014By Cheryl Probert for EDR Blog.org Partnerships and collaboration seem to be all the rage in public land management. But do the feds truly understand what collaboration […]
Welcome to the EDR Blog
Mar 24, 2014By Kirstin Lindstrom for EDR Blog.org Welcome to the EDR Blog, hosted by the University of Utah’s Environmental Dispute Resolution Program (EDRP). Established in 2012 as […]
Reitze Air Pollution Op-Ed Appears in SL Trib
Feb 12, 2014An op-ed by Arnold Reitze, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune on […]
Davies Appointed to State Energy Task Force
Jan 09, 2014Governor Gary Herbert has appointed Professor Lincoln Davies to a state energy task force. The task force, called the Energy Team, is a part of […]
Adler Defends Role of Independent Federal Judiciary in Tribune Op-Ed
Dec 24, 2013In a December 24 Salt Lake Tribune op-ed, Bob Adler, Interim Dean of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, stressed the importance […]
National Parks Traveler Praises Keiter Book
Oct 23, 2013Professor Robert Keiter’s new book, To Conserve Unimpaired: The Evolution of the National Park Idea, earned a rave review on the National Parks Traveler website. […]
Perpetual Conservation Easements Conference
Oct 18, 2013The public is investing billions of dollars in conservation easements, which now protect more than 40 million acres throughout the United States. But uncertainties in […]
Fall 2012 to Spring 2013 Year in Review
Oct 18, 2013For the Stegner Center, the 2012-2013 academic year was both busy and rewarding. As noted in this newsletter, the College of Law received a $4.5 […]
Katrina Kuh Joins Stegner Center as 9th Annual Young Scholar
Oct 18, 2013Katrina Kuh, an Associate Professor of Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, joined the Wallace Stegner Center as the […]
Jason Steiert Presents Paper at Statewide Water Conference
Oct 18, 2013While a 2L at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, Jason Steiert was invited to present his paper at the American Water […]
Brett Wiersum Awarded Second Place in the Energy and Public Lands Student Writing Competition
Oct 18, 2013While a 3L at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, Brett Wiersum took second place in the Energy and Public Lands Student […]
Douglas Naftz Awarded 3rd Place in the 2013 Smith-Babcock-Williams Writing Competition
Oct 18, 2013A paper 3L Douglas Naftz wrote for Professor Robin Craig’s Water Law course was recently awarded third place in the Smith-Babock-Williams Writing Competition. In the […]
Energy Law Moot Court Team Competes Admirably at National Competition
Oct 18, 2013The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s Energy Law Moot Court Team of Kimberly Barnes, David Mooers-Putzer, and Tera Woods competed admirably at […]
Wallace Stegner Center Team Offers Strong Performance at Pace Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Oct 18, 2013The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s National Environmental Law Moot Court Team – Douglas Crapo, Sarah Carlquist, and Megan McKay – very […]
Faculty Updates
Oct 18, 2013Bob Adler is currently serving a two-year term as Interim Dean for the S.J. Quinney College of Law. Dean Adler is overseeing the College’s day-to-day […]
Your Support is Appreciated
Oct 17, 2013The Wallace Stegner Center depends on donors to support our student activities, scholarships and other programs, including the annual symposium, evening lectures, and green bag […]
S. J. Quinney College of Law Green Building Fund Donors 2012 to 2013 Fiscal Year
Oct 16, 2013July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 Benefactors$1,000,000 to $7,499,999 Alternative Visions Fund of the Chicago Community Trust Founder’s Club$50,000 to 499,999 Randy Dryer Dean’s […]
Stegner Center Donors 2012 to 2013 Fiscal Year
Oct 16, 2013July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 University Patrons $500,000 to $999,999 Alternative Visions Fund of the Chicago Community Trust Dean’s Counsel$25,000 to $49,999 R. […]
Stegner Center 2013-2014 Events
Oct 16, 2013The Stegner Center has a robust lineup of programs for the 2013-2014 academic year. The Center’s nineteenth annual symposium, to be held on March 27 […]
College of Law Students Awarded RMMLF Scholarships
Oct 16, 2013This year, two students from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney of Law—Kevin Funkhouser and Douglas Naftz—were awarded Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation scholarships. In […]
2L Scott Hutchins Awarded David C. Williams Fellowship
Oct 16, 2013Scott Hutchins, a 2L at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, recently received a David C. Williams Fellowship. The David C. Williams […]
Stegner Center Student Scholarship Recipients
Oct 16, 2013The Wallace Stegner Center would like to congratulate our student scholarship recipients for the 2013-2014 academic year. The Stegner Center oversees a rich array of […]
Environmental Law Clinic Update
Oct 16, 2013The environmental clinic continues to provide valuable services to the community and hands-on-learning opportunities for students. Supervised by Clinical Associate Professor Jamie Pleune, the Utah […]
Environmental Dispute Resolution Program Update
Oct 16, 2013The Stegner Center’s Environmental Dispute Resolution Program (EDRP) was established in February 2012 with generous funding from the Alternative Visions Fund, a fund of the […]
Stegner Center Faculty Publish Books on National Parks and Water Law
Oct 16, 2013Stegner Center Director and Professor Robert Keiter’s book To Conserve Unimpaired: The Evolution of the National Park Idea was published this year. When the national […]
Robert Adler Appointed Interim Dean at College of Law
Oct 16, 2013Robert Adler was appointed Interim Dean of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in February 2013, with his appointment being effective on […]
Stegner Center 19th Annual Symposium on “National Parks: Past, Present and Future”
Oct 16, 2013The Wallace Stegner Center’s 19th annual symposium will address the topic of “National Parks: Past, Present, and Future.” The symposium will be held on Thursday […]
College of Law Green Team Encourages Sustainability Programs in New Building
Oct 16, 2013Buildings are more than edifices of brick and mortar. They’re also physical manifestations of our priorities as a society. With the pursuit of LEED Platinum […]
Alternative Visions Fund Makes $4.5 Million Gift for Sustainability Features in New College of Law Building
Oct 16, 2013The Alternative Visions Fund of the Chicago Community Trust has provided a $4.5 million gift to the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, […]
Director’s Letter – Fall 2013
Oct 16, 2013On the eve of its 20th anniversary, the Wallace Stegner Center continues to extend its reach through its faculty, students, and supporters who have enabled […]
Craig Interviewed by Atlanta Journal-Constitution on FL-GA Water Rights Dispute
Oct 02, 2013Robin Craig, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, was interviewed for an October 2 story in the Atlanta […]
Craig’s Blog Criticizing Texas Court’s Private Water Rights Definition Leads to BNA Interview
Sep 01, 2013A new posting on the Environmental Law Prof Blog by Robin Craig, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, […]
College of Law Green Team Encourages Sustainability Programs in New Building
Aug 27, 2013Buildings are more than edifices of brick and mortar. They’re also physical manifestations of our priorities as a society. With the pursuit of LEED Platinum […]
Craig Serves as First Vermont Summer Distinguished Environmental Law Visitor
Jul 22, 2013From June 17-28, 2013, Robin Craig, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, was Vermont Law School’s first Summer […]
RMMLF Awards Keiter Grant for Federal-State Land Exchange Research
Jul 08, 2013On July 2, Robert Keiter, University Distinguished Professor and Director of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment at the University of […]
Craig Authors Blogs for World Oceans Day, June 8
Jun 07, 2013Robin Craig, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has authored two blogs for World Oceans Day on June […]
Keiter to Read from New National Parks Book June 6 at 15th Street Gallery
May 13, 2013Robert Keiter, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law will read from and sign copies of his new book, […]
Alternative Visions Fund Makes $4.5 Million Gift for Sustainability Features in New College of Law Building
May 06, 2013As the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law prepares to break ground on its new home this June, the Alternative Visions Fund of […]
Stegner Symposium Draws Attention from Media
Apr 25, 2013The 18th Annual Stegner Symposium, focused on Religion, Faith, and the Environment, attracted a great deal of media attention, including multiple articles in The Salt […]
SL Trib Quotes Adler on Failed Utah-Nevada Water Deal
Apr 05, 2013On April 5, The Salt Lake Tribune quoted Robert Adler, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, on Utah’s […]
3L Wiersum Wins Award for Paper on Ocean Energy Management
Mar 26, 2013Brett Wiersum, a 3L at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has taken second place in the Energy and Public Lands Student […]
Feb. 15 Conference Focuses on Perpetual Conservation Easements
Feb 08, 2013Conservation easements now protect more than 18 million acres of land throughout the United States. But uncertainties in the law and abusive practices threaten to […]
Tribune Quotes Craig on Public Trust Doctrine
Jan 28, 2013Robin Craig, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, was recently quoted on public trust doctrine in a Salt […]
Straube Op-Ed Published in SL Tribune
Jan 22, 2013Michele Straube, Director of the Environmental Dispute Resolution Program at the College of Law’s Wallace Stegner Center, published a Salt Lake Tribune op-ed on January […]
Photo Gallery: Escalante River Watershed Partnership Field Trip
Nov 07, 2012Photos from the Escalante River Watershed Partnership field trip, part of the Wallace Stegner Center’s Environmental Dispute Resolution Program Photos by Barbara Blundell barbarabphotography. com
Craig Selected as One Of Vermont Law School’s Distinguished Environmental Scholars
Nov 02, 2012November 1, 2012 — Robin Craig, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has been selected to be one […]
Your Donation Makes a Difference
Nov 01, 2012The Wallace Stegner Center depends on donors to support our student activities, scholarships and other programs, including the annual symposium, evening lectures, and green bag […]
Donors 2011-2012
Nov 01, 2012University Associates$100,000 to $700,000Alternative Visions Fund Founders Club$50,000 to $99,999S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation Dean’s Counsel$25,000 to $49,999R. Harold Burton FoundationMurray and Barbara Warnock in […]
Environmental Law Clinic Update
Nov 01, 2012The current version of our environmental clinic, founded by Robert Adler, the James I. Farr Chair and Professor of Law, is now in its fourth […]
Wallace Stegner Center Student Team Participates in Pace Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Nov 01, 2012The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s National Environmental Law Moot Court Team – Thad Garlick, Kurt Gasser, and Megan McKay – very […]
College of Law Students Awarded RMMLF Scholarships
Nov 01, 2012This year, two students from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney of Law—Maureen Toomey Armos and Sarah Jan Carlquist—were awarded Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation […]
Student Scholarship Recipients
Nov 01, 2012The Wallace Stegner Center would like to congratulate our student scholarship recipients for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Stegner Center oversees a rich array of […]
Davies Awarded McCloy Fellowship to Study Energy Policy in Germany
Nov 01, 2012Lincoln Davies, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, was recently awarded the prestigious McCloy Fellowship in Environmental […]
Keiter Elected VP and President-Elect of Mineral Law Foundation
Nov 01, 2012Robert Keiter, University Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and Director of the Wallace Stegner Center, was […]
Robin Kundis Craig Joins College of Law Faculty, is Named Leary Professor
Nov 01, 2012After visiting at the S.J. Quinney College of Law during the Spring Semester of 2012, environmental law scholar Robin Kundis Craig has joined the faculty […]
Faculty Updates
Nov 01, 2012Bob Adler published an article in the Florida Law Review entitled Balancing Compassion and Risk in Climate Adaptation: U.S. Water, Drought and Agricultural Law, and […]
Environmental Dispute Resolution Program Update
Nov 01, 2012The Stegner Center’s Environmental Dispute Resolution Program (EDRP) was established in February 2012 with generous funding from Alternative Visions Fund, a fund of the Chicago […]
Alumni John Ruple Is Stegner Center’s First Research Associate
Nov 01, 2012John Ruple (2004) joined the Wallace Stegner Center at the College of Law as our first Research Associate in April 2012. He is currently collaborating […]
Chinese Water Law Scholar Visits College of Law
Nov 01, 2012TAO Lei, Deputy Director and Assistant Professor of the Research Institute of Environment and Resources Law at Hohai University in Nanjing, China, is serving as […]
Interior Secretary Selects Environmental Dispute Resolution Program’s Project Selected as One of America’s Great Outdoors Rivers
Nov 01, 2012On May 22, 2012, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar identified the Escalante River Watershed Partnership as one of America’s Great Outdoors Rivers. One project […]
Fall 2011 to Spring 2012 Year in Review
Nov 01, 2012For the Stegner Center, the 2011-2012 academic year was both busy and rewarding. The Stegner Center launched its Environmental Dispute Resolution Program (EDRP) in 2012, […]
Noah Hall Joins Stegner Center as 8th Annual Young Scholar
Nov 01, 2012Noah Hall, a Professor of Law at Wayne State University Law School and a frequent visiting professor at the University of Michigan Law School, will […]
Stegner Center 2012-2013 Events
Nov 01, 2012The Stegner Center has a robust lineup of programs for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Center’s eighteenth annual symposium, to be held on April 12-13, […]
Director’s Letter – Fall 2012
Nov 01, 2012With the passage of another year, the Stegner Center continues on its growth trajectory, both in terms of new people and programs. As reflected in […]
Tasch Discusses Sustainable Economics, Sustainable Agriculture Nov. 7
Nov 01, 2012On Wednesday, November 7, the Wallace Stegner Center will present a lecture and book signing by Woody Tasch, founder and chairman of Slow Money, titled […]
Straube Invited to Speak at AALS and Publishes Article on Environmental Dispute Resolution in Utah
Oct 01, 2012On January 5, 2013, Michele Straube, Director of the Wallace Stegner Center’s Environmental Dispute Resolution (EDR) Program, will speak about Environmental Dispute Resolution in Utah […]
National Geo Photographer Attracts SRO Crowd for Antelope Lecture
Sep 19, 2012On September 12, National Geographic photographic Joe Riis drew a full house of approximately 265 to the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s […]
Robin Kundis Craig Joins College of Law Faculty, is Named Leary Professor
Aug 22, 2012After visiting at the S.J. Quinney College of Law during the Spring Semester of 2012, environmental law scholar Robin Kundis Craig has joined the faculty […]
Chinese Water Law Scholar Visits College of Law for 2012-13 Academic Year
Aug 22, 2012TAO Lei, Deputy Director and Assistant Professor of the Research Institute of Environment and Resources Law at Hohai University in Nanjing, China, will be a […]
Keiter Elected VP and President-Elect of Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
Aug 20, 2012Robert Keiter, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and Director of the Wallace Stegner Center, was elected vice […]
Stegner Symposium Addresses the Legacy of Rachel Carson, March 9-10
Mar 01, 2012Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is considered one of the foundational texts of the modern environmental movement. The 1962 book exposed the dangers that pesticides and […]
Park Service Anthropologist to Discuss American Indians and the Constructed ‘Wilderness’ of Yellowstone, Feb. 14
Feb 06, 2012On February 14, Rosemary Sucec, a cultural anthroploogist with the National Park Service, will deliver a Green Bag lecture titled “American Indians and the Constructed […]
College of Law Co-Hosts Author Richard Louv as Part of Feb. 16 Sustainability Symposium
Jan 30, 2012On February 16, the University of Utah will host a “Symposium for Community Engagement”, titled Exuberant Sustainability. As part of that symposium, the S.J. Quinney […]
College of Law Welcomes Former Deputy Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett, Nov. 3
Oct 20, 2011On Thursday, November 3, Lynn Scarlett, former Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Department of the Interior, will visit the University of […]
College of Law Awarded $762,000 Grant to Support Environmental ADR Program at Stegner Center
Oct 13, 2011The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment is one of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s most esteemed centers, […]
Scholarship Recipients
Oct 13, 2011The Wallace Stegner Center would like to congratulate our scholarship recipients for the 2011-2012 academic year. The Stegner Center provides a rich array of scholarships, […]
College of Law Students Awarded RMMLF Scholarships
Oct 12, 2011This year, two students from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney of Law—Kass Wallin and David Hatch—were awarded Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation scholarships worth […]
JLREL Changes Name to Utah Environmental Law Review
Oct 11, 2011The Journal of Land, Resources & Environmental Law (JLREL) has changed its name to the Utah Environmental Law Review (UELR). According to the UELR editorial […]
Quinney’s Pace Moot Court Team Advances to National Quarter finals
Oct 10, 2011The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s team of Cameron Johnson, Liz Silvestrini, and Laura Tanner advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pace […]
College of Law Awarded $762,000 Grant to Support Environmental ADR Program at Stegner Center
Oct 03, 2011September 27, 2011—The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment is one of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s most […]
Director’s Letter – Fall 2011
Sep 15, 2011As we all know, the winds of change are constantly afoot, and that well worn maxim holds true for the Stegner Center too. With this […]
Wildermuth Appointed Associate VP for Faculty at U
Sep 15, 2011Amy J. Wildermuth, Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has been appointed associate vice president for faculty at […]
Wallace Stegner Center Events 2011-2012
Sep 15, 2011The Wallace Stegner Center has a robust lineup of programs for the 2011-2012 academic year. Now in its seventeenth year, our annual symposium addresses “Silent […]
Robin Craig joins the College of Law as a Visiting Faculty Member
Sep 14, 2011Robin Craig from Florida State University will join the College of Law during the Spring 2012 semester as a visiting faculty member. According to Wallace […]
Reflections on a Career in Retirement from Bill Lockhart
Sep 14, 2011[Preface: This was to be a “reflection” on my 47-years at the College of Law. The following may qualify by “reflecting” the driving concerns of […]
Donor Report 2010-2011
Sep 14, 2011At the Wallace Stegner Center, we deeply appreciate the generosity of our friends and supporters. Your contributions make it possible for us to offer our […]
Appeal for Donations
Sep 14, 2011The Wallace Stegner Center depends on donors to support our student activities and scholarships and our yearly programs, including the annual symposium, evening lecture series, […]
Lesley McAllister Joins Stegner Center as 7th Annual Young Scholar
Sep 14, 2011Lesley McAllister, a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law and Associate Adjunct Professor at the UC San Diego School […]
Keiter, Lindstrom Present Paper at Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute
Sep 14, 2011On July 21, Robert Keiter, Wallace Stegner Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, and Kirstin Lindstrom, a 2011 […]
Faculty Update
Sep 14, 2011Bob Adler and co-authors David Driesen and Kirsten Engel published the second edition of Environmental Law: A Conceptual and Pragmatic Approach (2011). Adler published three […]
Alumni Jamie Pleune Joins College of Law Faculty as Associate Clinical Professor
Sep 12, 2011Jamie Pleune (Class of 2007) has joined the faculty of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law as an Associate Clinical Professor and […]
Stegner Symposium to Consider Ecosystems and Wildlife Management
Feb 24, 2011On March 11 and 12, the Sixteenth Annual Stegner Symposium, “Wildlife Conservation in the 21st Century,” will ask the important question, “How can we best […]
Keiter An Invited Guest at White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors
Apr 21, 2010On April 16, Robert Keiter, a professor at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law and director of the College’s Wallace Stegner Center […]
Stegner Center to Present Naturalist, Author George Schaller at City Library
Feb 01, 2010On February 23, George Schaller, one of the world’s most famous conservation biologists, will appear in Salt Lake City to discuss his research and efforts […]
Pax Natura Foundation Will Honor Stegner Center, February 5
Jan 19, 2010On Friday, February 5, 2010, the Pax Natura Foundation will honor Robert Keiter and Jan Nystrom of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and […]
College of Law to Participate in First-Ever National Pro Bono Celebration, Oct. 25-30
Oct 15, 2009The S.J. Quinney College of Law will participate in the inaugural National Pro Bono Celebration, October 25-30, 2009. During the week, the Pro Bono Initiative, […]
Stegner Center Presents Award-Winning Author Alexandra Fuller October 7
Sep 17, 2009On Wednesday, October 7, the Wallace Stegner Center at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law will sponsor a reading and book signing […]
Authors, Public Officials, Historians and Artists to Explore the 'Life and Legacy' of Wallace Stegner at March 6-7 Symposium
Mar 04, 2009Wallace Stegner, historian, novelist, essayist, conservationist, and educator, is widely known as the “Dean of Western Writers.” On March 6-7, a distinguished group of elected […]
Poet and Author Wendell Berry to Read in SLC, March 5
Feb 18, 2009On Thursday, March 5, poet, farmer, novelist, and essayist Wendell Berry will appear at a reception and book signing and read from his work in […]
Kim Connolly Visits College of Law as Stegner Center Young Scholar
Oct 12, 2008by John Blodgett Associate Professor Kim Diana Connolly from the University of South Carolina School of Law joins the Wallace Stegner Center as a Stegner […]
Alan Weisman Speaks at Stegner Center
Oct 05, 2008“Alan Weisman has produced, if not a bible, at least a Book of Revelation.” —Newsweek On Tuesday, September 30, Alan Weisman, New York Times bestselling […]
Law School Hosts Environmental Leaders from the Middle East
Aug 24, 2008By Marty Stolz Nature doesn’t know borders. Smog and other pollution problems seep onto all sides of man-made borders, whether they be cities, counties, states […]
Keiter Receives Natural Resources Law Teaching Award
Aug 05, 2008The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation has named S.J.Quinney College of Law Professor Robert B. Keiter as a 2008 Clyde O. Martz Award recipient. The […]
U of U Recognizes Quinney Prof. Keiter
Apr 06, 2008The University of Utah’s Board of Trustees recently bestowed the honorary title of Distinguished Professor upon S.J. Quinney College of Law Professor Robert B. Keiter. The […]
Stegner Symposium to Focus on Alternative Energy Solutions to Climate Change
Feb 24, 2008by John Blodgett “Alternative Energy: Seeking Climate Change Solutions,” the Wallace Stegner Center’s Thirteenth Annual Symposium, will be held Friday and Saturday, March 7-8, 2008, […]