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Breaking Boundaries, Working

Together

Linda Dahl, Director & General

ManagerMay 16, 2013

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Big Rock Ridge

We manage some of the most wondrous places on earth….

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And we are in this together….


State Park’s water, then Marin Municipal District’s, then Marin County Parks’, then Pt. Reyes National Seashore’s…

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Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck ….traits that drive success

Hearts and Smarts

• Who goes into land conservation, and why…

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• Understand missions & identify obstacles

• Increase effectiveness

• Share data and resources

• Prevent undermining efforts

Why Work Together?


Collaboration forums – Bay Area Open Space Council, local partners, create anew


Marin Land Managers


Gather to build relationships that will see you through the hard conversations.

IDENTIFY CONCERNS, GENERATE IDEAS, INVITE CONVERSATION…

• …listen, listen, talk, listen, create, refine…ACT!

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Potential Pitfalls of Partnerships

• Paralysis from analysis, or “piling on”

• Guts required

• Political Overload or Concerns

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A Story: Everglades Ecosystem Restoration

34 federal agencies, state,16 counties, public/private sector


WRDA 2000

Culmination of 4 years collaboration

$8 billion authorized


Process StalledEleventh hour failures

Celebrate collaboration?

• Or are there “Skunks at the “Garden Party”

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Guts

• Do we fail to “lean in”?

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• Rich natural resources with 27 T&Es

• No data

• Fought the legislation

• 55 entities with responsibility or authority

• Absolutely no coordination

Timucuan Ecological and historic preserve

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Luck…

Make your luck!


Call the meeting!

Vow to work together

Celebrate successes of working together!!

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• Linda Dahl, Director and General Manager, Marin County Parks…(and open space district!)

• Email: [email protected]

CONTACT ME FOR MORE…

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