Conservation and Stewardship Publication Series

CSI #21–Beyond Outreach Handbook: A Guide to Designing Effective Programs to Engage Diverse Communities (PDF 798KB), 2011

CSI #20 – Qualitative Evaluation of the Superintendents Leadership Roundtable: Full Report (PDF 491KB) Executive Summary
(PDF 447KB), 2010

CSI #19 – Engaging Young Adults in a Sustainable Future: Strategies for National Parks and Other Special Places, 2009
(PDF 3.7 MB)

CSI #18 – Communication Strategies that Promote Ocean Stewardship Action: A Booklet for Interpreters and Educators, 2010
(PDF 264 KB)

CSI #17 – Leading in a Collaborative Environment: Six Case Studies Involving Collaboration and Civic Engagement, 2010
(PDF 1.2 MB)

CSI #16 – Stronger Together: A Manual on the Principles and Practices of Civic Engagement, 2009 (PDF - 1.0MB)

CSI #15 – Shared Legacies in Cane River National Heritage Area: Linking People, Traditions, and Landscapes. A Technical Assistance Report for the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission Report, 2008 (PDF - 4.5 MB)

CSI #14 – Stewardship Begins With People: An Atlas of Places, People & Handmade Products, 2007 (Paper copies only. Request copies from: stewardship@nps.gov)

CSI #13 – Scholar’s Forum, The National Park Service and Civic Reflection: A Summary Report, 2006 (PDF - 15 MB, download may be slow due to file size. To obtain paper copies email: stewardship@nps.gov)

CSI #12 – Working Together for a Common Future: The Community-Public Land Regional  Handbook, 2006 (PDF - 1.3 MB)

CSI #11– Learning to be Better Neighbors: Case Studies in Civic Engagement between National Parks and Neighboring Communities, 2006 (PDF - 631 KB)

CSI #10 – Opportunities for Communities that Neighbor Public Lands: A Guide to Federal Programs, 2006 (PDF - 109 KB)

CSI # 9 – Connecting Stories, Landscapes, and People: Exploring the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor: Sustainability Study Report. A Technical Assistance Project for the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor,  2006 Executive Summary (PDF - 742 KB) Full Report (PDF - 3.7 MB)

CSI #8 – Keeping National Parks Relevant in the 21st Century, 2006 (PDF - 1.1MB)

CSI #7 – Reflecting on the Past, Looking to the Future: Sustainability Study Report. A Technical Assistance Report to the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, 2005 (PDF -  1.8 MB)

CSI #6 – Collaboration and Conservation: Lessons Learned from National Park Service Partnership Areas in the Western United States, 2004 (PDF - 1.5 MB)

CSI #5 – A Handbook for Managers of Cultural Landscapes with Natural Resource Values, 2003
(click here to view this web publication)

CSI #4 – Speaking of the Future: A Dialogue on Conservation, 2003 (PDF - 3.9 MB)

CSI #3 – Collaboration and Conservation: Lessons Learned in Areas Managed through National Park Service Partnerships, 2001

Available in sections: coverPDF - 320 KB);  text section 1 (PDF - 109 KB);  text section 2 (PDF - 94 KB); text section 3 (PDF - 190 KB); text section 4 (PDF - 196KB); text section 5 (PDF-  110KB); text section 6 (PDF - 105 KB)

CSI #2 – International Concepts in Protected Landscapes: Exploring Their Values  for Communities in the Northeast, 2001
(PDF - 620 KB)

CSI #1 – Landscape Conservation: An International Working Session on the Stewardship of Protected Landscapes, 2001
(PDF - 1,563 KB)

Other Publications

(Request copies from: stewardship@nps.gov)

Readings that Informed the Concept for the Network for Innovation and Creativity: An Annotated Bibliography (PDF 574KB)

Lessons Learned form the Massachusetts Area Parks Student Career Intake Program (SCIP), Year 1 (PDF only 2.19MB)

Engaging Young Adults in a Sustainable Future: Strategies for National Parks and Other Special Places A Report to the National Park Foundation (PDF only 3.73MB)

The Future of Working Cultural Landscapes: Parks, Partners and Local Products Full Report (PDF 3.2MB) Executive Summary
(PDF 616KB)

Evaluation Research to Support National Park Service 21st Century Relevancy Initiatives PowerPoint and Narrative

Quantifying a Relationship Between Place-based Learning and Environmental Quality Executive Summary or Full Report

Learning Together: Proceedings, Evaluation, and Applying Lessons Learned, 2007 (PDF 12.9MB)

Charting a Future for National Heritage Areas, 2006

Conservation at the Landscape Scale” Special Issue, The George Wright Forum, vol. 22, no. 1, 2005

Articles & Books