From a Cabin

to

Conservation Lessons for Collaboration in

America’s Great Outdoors

Forest Appreciation from Three

Perspectives

Cabin (local)

Federal government service (statewide)

Conservation NGO (statewide/global)

NFH Recreation Resilience

Program in the 21st Century

Stewards of National Forest Lands

Safety through fire protection, neighborhood awareness and education

Intensive recreation, minimal impact

Significant local economic impact

Partner with USFS for forest management

Communicate sense of place through history

Community through involvement in local organizations

The Nunnery

The mission of The Nature Conservancy

is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

Facts Founded in 1951

1 million members

3,500 staff

50 states

35 countries

119 million acres

5,000 miles of rivers

100 marine projects

What’s not to love about the

Amargosa toad?

LESSONS LEARNED FROM

COLLABORATION

BROADEN THE CONSTITUTENCY

No one can do it alone

Not enough money or political power

without a broad constituency

Expand to communities not traditionally

represented

You may be surprised by who some of your

most effective partners turn out to be

LESSONS LEARNED

RESPECT OTHERS AND THEIR DIFFERENCES

Differences can bring strength

Assume good intent

Find common ground

GIVE THANKS AND CREDIT LAVISHLY

Don’t let your need for credit get in the way

LESSONS LEARNED

PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE

o Nothing happens as fast as you think it will

or should

o The setbacks often are not the ones you

expected

ASK “WHY NOT?”

o Believe in the seemingly impossible