<p>Natural resource management decisions in protected areas impact more than the wildlife and landscapes they’re charged to conserve. They also affect neighbors, who could otherwise hunt, build, or recreate as they choose on their own land. For decades, community members primarily voiced their opinions through brief and impersonal public comment periods. But an initiative led by environmental social scientists at the <a href="http://illinois.edu/"><u>University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign</u></a> is putting a new spin on neighborly communication. </p>