2013 open space conference - linda dahl
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Just one of the presentations from the 2013 Open Space Conference on May 16 at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio of San Francisco. More information about the day can be found here: http://openspacecouncil.org/community/conference.phpTRANSCRIPT
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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….
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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
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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?
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Collaboration forums – Bay Area Open Space Council, local partners, create anew
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Marin Land Managers
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Gather to build relationships that will see you through the hard conversations.
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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
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WRDA 2000
Culmination of 4 years collaboration
$8 billion authorized
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Process StalledEleventh hour failures
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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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Click to edit Master text stylesAnother Story….
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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!
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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]
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