I argue the vital element of collaborative management is time, followed by a dynamic foundation of trust. These are the greatest challenges mentioned in the paper by Klug and Ryan (2005). As well, the torn history between non-Natives and Medicine Creek Treaty tribes was (is) the greatest factor impacting collaborative management of PNW salmon runs as described by Heffernan (2012).
Challenges of collaborative planning span every step of the process: coordination, incentive to participate, funding, etc. (Klug, 2005, pp. 491, 499). Planning commissions from the paper by Ryan and Klug (2005) demonstrated more success during planning if a positive relationship between institutions was already established (pp. 494, 497). Social and institutional trust embedded in every part of the co-management process can improve situations that occur from countless other setbacks (Klug, 2005, pp. 500, 501). …show more content…
497). The Nisqually watershed planning unit easily complied with the timeline set by the Washington Watershed Management Act because their relationship building spans long before the act was enforced. Other cases mentioned by Klug and Ryan (2005) began at varying points of relationship building (pp. 497, 498). This is why timelines are difficult to estimate; the time required to plan and implement a project is dependent on the current state of relation between the co-managing institutions (Klug, 2005, p. 502). Any co-managing parties need to begin somewhere, that is when the clock starts for building trust; only after it is established, can there be effective