Dr. Don Rodriguez

Dr. Don Rodriguez worked during the summer of 2007 on developing a planning process for negotiating compromise regarding appropriate land use practices on and around boundaries of natural areas. The process he and a colleague developed was used to address a stalemate in the Forest Planning Process involving elected officials and land managers. His research involved working with local governments in the Rocky Mountain region to develop a multi-jurisdictional collaborative planning process for resolving cross-boundary issues between six mountain communities and the National Forest Service. Rodriguez spent much of his time documenting the implementation of the planning process in Summit County Colorado.