James Freeman has been leveraging his environmental and outdoor experience to improve and streamline natural resource management since 2005. His experience includes Federal and international work with the US Forest Service, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and the Direccion General Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre (DGFFS; Forestry and Wildlife Directorate) of Peru. James’ experience also includes supporting outdoor recreation non-profits in planning and research including the National Off-Highway Vehicle Association, American Trails, and the Professional Trailbuilders Association Recent work includes: 

  • An analysis of visitor conflict on the Pacific Crest Trail for the US Forest Service;

  • Public involvement work including surveys and public meeting facilitation on trails assessments for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Atlanta, GA, and the Huron-Clinton Metroparks in Detroit, MI;

  • A business process improvement analysis for the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation council including development of a branding, marketing, and communications strategy, tactical recommendations for implementation of the strategy, and redevelopment of their website, http://nohvcc.org;

  • A pilot study with the US Forest Service and American Trails to examine the processes for creating and operating trail partnerships with external stakeholders;

  • Development of a multi-year research project with the US Forest Service and National Parks Service to examine the factors that lead to trail partnership success and failure, how agencies and partners define successful trail partnerships; and models for how trail partnerships fit into the larger public private partnership frameworks.

His specializations include:

  • Strategy and Planning

  • NEPA Efficiency and Success

  • Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Leadership

  • Research and Data Analysis

  • Public Involvement, Comment and Response

  • Communications

  • Training and Change Management

  • Appeals and Objection Administrative Review

In his spare time, James does improvisational comedy and gets outside as much as possible!

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