• Engaging our constituency
• Partnerships: those resulting from outreach, as well
as public-private ones
• Increased diversity in leadership
• Capital Maintenance Fund (implemented 2014,
renewed 2021)
• Investment in parks
• Taking action to address Americans with
Disabilities Act standards in our parks
• Increased relevance and positive public perception
• Aquatic Habitat Stamp
• Public spaces to explore nature
• Working with landowners to accomplish a
conservation mission
• Satisfied employees
• New technology and a willingness to try new tech
• Resiliency of teams (COVID, floods, drought,
wildfires)
• Diverse recreation opportunities
• Digital media successes
• Ability to get grants and resources
• Education efforts to ensure generations of
conservation
• Remember what we've learned from the past
• Be aware we can't make everyone happy; we have
to act in the best interest of the resources
• Be accountable: Trust is critical with the Legislature,
partners and constituents
• Align growth with staff capacity
• Slow down when we need to
• Incremental change means a big change trajectory
• User groups and funding sources are changing
• Be adaptive for the future; we are most successful
when we collaborate and align
• Pause and anticipate what's ahead when we
change direction
• Generational differences
• Remember, it's not ours
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