Collaboration onState Trust Lands

April 18, 2005

                              

      

Who We Are

► Research Team:Stephanie Bertaina Jessica MitchellAlden Boetsch Lisa SpaldingEmily Kelly Matt StoutEirin Krane Drew Vankat

► Project Advisor:Professor Steven Yaffee

► Project Client: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy / Sonoran Institute A Joint Venture for State Trust Land Research

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

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

Baca Ranch/Great Sand Dunes, Colorado Whitefish, Montana

Sonoran Desert, Arizona Lake Whatcom, Washington

Current Situation

► Growing development pressure

► Land use conflicts

► Increasing environmental awareness

► Community concerns

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

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?

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

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

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

Potential Case StudyCastleton Tower, Utah

Castle Valley, UT

4,427 acres of State trust land

Beaver

Box Elder

Cache

Carbon

DaggettDavis

Duchesne

Emery

Garfield

Grand

Iron

Juab

Kane

Millard

Morgan

Piute

Rich

Salt Lake

San Juan

Sanpete

Sevier

Summit

Tooele

UintahUtah

Wasatch

Washington

Wayne

Weber

Beaver

Box Elder

Cache

Carbon

DaggettDavis

Duchesne

Emery

Garfield

Grand

Iron

Juab

Kane

Millard

Morgan

Piute

Rich

Salt Lake

San Juan

Sanpete

Sevier

Summit

Tooele

UintahUtah

Wasatch

Washington

Wayne

Weber

BeaverBeaver

Box ElderBox Elder

Cache

Carbon

DaggettDavisDavis

Duchesne

EmeryEmery

Garfield

GrandGrand

Iron

JuabJuab

Kane

Millard

Morgan

Piute

Rich

Salt LakeSalt Lake

San JuanSan Juan

Sanpete

SevierSevier

Summit

TooeleTooele

UintahUtah

WasatchWasatch

WashingtonWashington

WayneWayne

WeberWeber Castle Rock Collaboration► Stakeholder breadth► Process transparency► Decision making influence

Expected Products

►Final Report

►WSLCA 2006 Conference Presentation

►Training Materials– Executive Summary

– Collaborative planning instruction manual

– Course materials

– Web page content

Timeline

2005 2006Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May

Administrative

Project Planning

Literature Review

Field Research

Case Analysis

Writing

Dissemination

Budget

► Major Items– WSLCA travel– Case study travel– Research dissemination

► Funding Sources– Lincoln Institute/Sonoran Institute Joint Venture– EFA– Rackham– SNRE

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

Questions?

Photo CreditsParriott Mesa – George H H Huey Castleton Tower – Tom TillLake Whatcom – www.localhikes.comWhitefish – Coldwell Banker Wachholz & Company Real Estate Baca Ranch/Great Sand Dunes -- Fred Bunch, National Park Service