1. Case Studies 23 case studies, behind the tab All 13 states + Caribbean
Exercise in each module
Presentation 5

2. Case Study 4: Deer Debate in Hilton Head, South Carolina

3. Sea Pines Plantation Hilton Head Island
Pristine beach and wildlife sanctuary
Resort and retirement area
54 holes of golf

4. Sea Pines Plantation
Designed as an ecologically balanced resort retirement community, a community which could and would coexist with the natural surroundings.

5. Deer population grows Increase in deer/auto collisions
Increase in landscape damage
Increase in potential for disease

6. Management options Do nothing, let nature take its course
Hormone-based contraceptives – expensive ($800-$1100 per deer) and more likely to succeed if herd is reduced
Direct reduction with sharpshooters

7. Summary
Resource managers are called upon to communicate resource management decisions to the public – and often to groups that hold conflicting interests.

8. Module 4 Discussion Questions
What are the interface issues? How does the interface exacerbate these issues?
Why did community leaders want to involve the public in the decision? What was done?
What information would be helpful to know about the audiences?
What communication techniques were used successfully?
Try using the Fact Sheet 4.11: Planning Communication Program to develop an outreach campaign to help resolve this issue.

9. Module 1 Discussion Questions
Have you faced any similar situations in your work? What steps did you take to resolve this issue?
Discuss some of the ways your job has changed as a result of increased public involvement in WUI management issues.
What are some of the interrelated interface issues in this case study?
Give an example of how solutions to any one interface issue could help resolve another.

10. Module 2 Discussion Questions
What were the issues in this case study? Who were the people and organizations involved?
How did the fact that this occurred in an interface area (as opposed to a large, contiguous forest) influence the problem?
What were the management options? What else could have been done?
What role should resource agencies play in controversial natural resource issues such as this one?
Could this problem have been prevented or minimized? How?

11. Using Case Studies Background reading Small group discussion
Analysis of what worked and why
Speaker or field trip
Use discussion questions in each module
See “Using Case Studies” Exercises for a reminder!

12. We want new case studies
On these topics – interface management, land-use policy, communications
Or new topics!
Ecosystem restoration
New markets
Carbon, biomass
Sustainability
Partnerships
Ethics and decision making
Adaptive collaborative management