1. Collaboration on State Trust Lands April 18, 2005

2. Who We Are ► Research Team: Stephanie BertainaJessica Mitchell Alden BoetschLisa Spalding Emily KellyMatt Stout Eirin KraneDrew Vankat ► Project Advisor: Professor Steven Yaffee ► Project Client: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy / Sonoran Institute A Joint Venture for State Trust Land Research

3. Background ► Clients -Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Boston, MA) -Sonoran Institute (Tucson, AZ) ► Formation of Joint Venture -Reform state trust land management in the West -Improve process and outcomes ► Collaboration as vector for change -Only isolated instances of collaboration throughout the West ► SNRE Master’s Project -Explore use of collaboration on state trust lands -Assess advantages and disadvantages of collaboration -Identify best management practices

4. Unique Nature of State Trust Lands ► Scope –48 million acres in western continental US –Third largest category of public lands ► Management Mandate –“Maximum long term financial return” to public school system ► Traditional Management State Trust Land

5. Baca Ranch/Great Sand Dunes, ColoradoWhitefish, Montana Sonoran Desert, Arizona Lake Whatcom, Washington

6. Current Situation ► Growing development pressure ► Land use conflicts ► Increasing environmental awareness ► Community concerns

7. Response to Increasing Pressures and Concerns ► Isolated cases of innovative planning processes on state trust lands ► Broader recognition of need to change ► SNRE Master’s Project will explore these cases to identify common themes and lessons learned

8. Research Questions ► What makes collaborative planning on state trust lands unique and different? ► Why did stakeholders engage in collaborative planning? ► What benefits were derived? ► What are the challenges? ► What are measures of success? ► How do the collaborative efforts compare?

9. Research Method A Case Study Approach ► Analysis framework ► Case study selection ► Western State Land Commissioners Association (WSLCA) 2005 Conference ► Case study interviews ► Cross-case analysis

10. Collaboration on State Trust Lands “A transparent process where multiple stakeholders who represent various interests have an opportunity to influence or affect decision making.” ► Three dimensions –Breadth of stakeholders –Transparency of process –Level of influence in decision making

11. Case Study Selection ► Phase I –Assess all states with trust lands west of Mississippi –Identify preliminary cases based on definition of collaboration ► Phase II –Final identification –Selection criteria: size, geographic distribution, completion, issue range, level of info available, impetus, scope of plan

13. Potential Case Study Castleton Tower, Utah Castle Valley, UT 4,427 acres of State trust land Castle Rock Collaboration ► Stakeholder breadth ► Process transparency ► Decision making influence

14. Expected Products ► Final Report ► WSLCA 2006 Conference Presentation ► Training Materials –Executive Summary –Collaborative planning instruction manual –Course materials –Web page content

15. Timeline

16. Budget ► Major Items –WSLCA travel –Case study travel –Research dissemination ► Funding Sources –Lincoln Institute/Sonoran Institute Joint Venture –EFA –Rackham –SNRE

17. Summary ► State trust lands are different from other lands ► Changes in management processes are occurring ► Need for comprehensive examination of innovations ► SNRE Master’s Project will respond to this need

18. Questions? Photo Credits Parriott Mesa – George H H Huey Castleton Tower – Tom Till Lake Whatcom – www.localhikes.com Whitefish – Coldwell Banker Wachholz & Company Real Estate Baca Ranch/Great Sand Dunes -- Fred Bunch, National Park Service