The foundation seeks to educate the public as to the value of preserving lands for open space and conservation. This is accomplished in part through our efforts in recognizing the past efforts by others as examples of the benefits that can be achieved.
The foundation also serves as an advocate for environmental preservation projects through various educational initiatives and by sharing its expertise.
One specific area of education is the foundation’s focus on collaborative problem solving solutions. The conservation and preservation of lands for public use often creates conflicts between private parties and those advocating for public use that lead to protracted legal battles and lengthy delays. The foundation supports the use of consensus building techniques to assist in resolving these conflicts, a technique which the foundation’s namesake successfully used to resolve years of litigation over environmental controls and programs in the Lake Tahoe Basin. See Consensus Building in the Development of Lake Tahoe’s Regional Plan. The foundation maintains a library of research on consensus building techniques that is available for public and private use.