My research in my first master's program involved interviewing 19 stakeholders involved with the conservation of endangered species and management of other natural resources on three US Department of Defense installations in Washington state. Our interviews focused on how successful partnerships form between military units, civilian natural resources managers, and conservation NGOs in order to accomplish mutually beneficial objectives. We identified four themes of key success factors that enhance a partnership's ability to overcome four key groups of challenges in support of the achievement of three main categories of organizational objectives. The research, published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife, can be found here.

If you're interested in reading more about this kind of stuff, check out the following links!

Cool, relevant Radiolab episode: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/bombs-and-butterflies

Conserving biodiversity of military lands: http://www.dodbiodiversity.org/index.html

Really neat storyboard about the relationship between endangered species and military training: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/01e6801b54194730b3ca9010048028f1

The military's role in preserving endangered species: https://www.opb.org/news/series/battleready/battle-ready-wildlife-on-bases/

Stein, B. A., Scott, C., & Benton, N. (2008). Federal lands and endangered species: the role of military and other federal lands in sustaining biodiversity. BioScience, 58(4), 339-347.

DoD Natural Resources Program: https://repi.osd.mil/portal/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=c12f848ffb84419991aedfc5e625cdfc

DoD Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation: https://www.denix.osd.mil/dodparc/home/