Collaboration - Working Across Borders

The core of the Crown is an intact, robust ecosystem. But this landscape is criss-crossed by many jurisdictions - countries, First Nations, counties, and towns, as well as diverse cultures and interests. This website is designed to help people work across these lines, to build a common sense of place and regional identity, and to promote stewardship of the land, water, communities, and economies within this landscape.

Together - working collaboratively - people can accomplish more and tackle greater challenges than they can alone. Collaboration enables people and groups to preserve their independence, while teaming up with others to address transboundary issues and opportunities that naturally cross borders.

There is no single model for collaboration, and it can be effective at many scales - from towns and counties addressing land use together, to watershed groups restoring rivers and streams, all the way up to states, provinces, and sovereign nations cooperatively managing wildlife, water, and other issues. In the Crown, groups are working at the geography necessary to address their issues. And folks understand the need to "think regionally; act at whatever scale makes sense."

For more information on strategies and tools for collaboration, go to:

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy: coming soon
The Alliance for Regional Stewardship
Center for Collaborative Stewardship: coming soon
Wikipedia articles