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.php

1. Breaking Boundaries,
Working Together
Linda Dahl, Director & General Manager
May 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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5. Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck
….traits that drive success

6. Hearts and Smarts
• Who goes into land conservation,
and why…
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7. • 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.

11. IDENTIFY CONCERNS, GENERATE IDEAS, INVITE
CONVERSATION…
• …listen, listen, talk, listen,
create, refine…ACT!
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12. 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 Stalled
Eleventh hour failures

16. Celebrate collaboration?
• Or are there “Skunks at the
“Garden Party”
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17. Guts
• Do we fail to “lean in”?
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Another
Story….

19. • 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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23. • Linda Dahl, Director and General Manager,
Marin County Parks…(and open space district!)
• Email: ldahl@marincounty.org
CONTACT ME FOR MORE…