Parks & Park Partners

Scenario planning that pressure-tests your organization against funding shocks, policy shifts, and climate-driven disruption. Developed with the Yosemite Conservancy.

Action-focused planning that aligns your board, staff, and agency partner around the priorities that matter most. For larger organizations, we offer a more robust process that engages your park partners and key stakeholders throughout—and delivers measurable KPIs, implementation dashboards, and accountability structures to keep the plan alive long after the final session.

Clarify roles, decision rights, and meeting practices so your board can lead confidently through change.

Building trust, communication, and collaboration between a new leader and their team accelerates decision-making and alignment. This early cohesion helps avoid misunderstandings, reduces friction, and ensures the leadership team can respond effectively to challenges and opportunities—especially during critical periods of transition. It also builds a foundation of mutual respect and shared purpose. Investing in this early alignment sets the tone for a healthy leadership culture and long-term success.

Great facilitation helps teams get unstuck. New Line creates a space where real conversations happen—surfacing what matters, identifying hidden roadblocks, and finding practical ways forward. Whether navigating conflict, clarifying roles, or building team alignment, we guide productive dialogue that leads to insight, trust, and action. With decades of experience across sectors, we help groups move through tough moments with clarity, shared purpose, and renewed momentum—unlocking the full potential of team collaboration and performance.

Even high-performing teams need a reset from time to time. Leadership Team Tune-Up is a focused session that helps leadership teams clarify their collective purpose, decision-making processes, and meeting norms. Through guided facilitation, teams align on how they work together and what they’re working toward. The outcome is a practical, shared Team Charter—a blueprint that strengthens accountability, improves collaboration, and keeps everyone moving in the same direction.

Clarity of direction is essential for lasting impact. Strategic Planning is a facilitated process that helps parks define where they’re going and how they’ll get there. Through a series of structured and engaging sessions, we guide parks and their partners in crafting a compelling vision, identifying strategic priorities, and setting achievable, measurable goals. The result is a focused, actionable strategic plan—grounded in organizational values, informed by real-world context, and designed to drive measurable progress.

This two-day, in-person training equips park staff with proven tools to assess, manage, and plan for increased visitation. Participants will learn to apply the Interagency Visitor Use Management Framework, analyze crowding versus congestion, and choose appropriate interventions. The course is grounded in science and real-world examples, includes tailored discussion of your park’s challenges, and emphasizes effective stakeholder engagement—ensuring staff are better prepared for both current pressures and future visitor use trends.

Building trust, communication, and collaboration between a new leader and their team accelerates decision-making and alignment. This early cohesion helps avoid misunderstandings, reduces friction, and ensures the leadership team can respond effectively to challenges and opportunities—especially during critical periods of transition. It also builds a foundation of mutual respect and shared purpose. Investing in this early alignment sets the tone for a healthy leadership culture and long-term success.

Great facilitation helps teams get unstuck. New Line creates a space where real conversations happen—surfacing what matters, identifying hidden roadblocks, and finding practical ways forward. Whether navigating conflict, clarifying roles, or building team alignment, we guide productive dialogue that leads to insight, trust, and action. With decades of experience across sectors, we help groups move through tough moments with clarity, shared purpose, and renewed momentum—unlocking the full potential of team collaboration and performance.

Our most comprehensive team development offering. It begins with a Customized Team Assessment—confidential interviews with every team member—which shapes a three-day, in-person training focused on how your team operates: meeting protocols, decision-making, interpersonal trust, and communication. Your team leaves with stronger relationships, sharper alignment, and a practical Team Charter to guide how you work together going forward.

Designed for leadership teams ready to reach the next level, this offering builds trust, deepens communication, and strengthens collaboration. Through guided dialogue and proven models, team members gain insight into each other’s values, motivations, and working styles. This creates a foundation for resolving conflict, improving decision-making, and building stronger relationships. The process draws on decades of experience with high-performing teams and delivers sustained gains in performance, alignment, and team cohesion—all rooted in mutual respect and shared purpose.

Even high-performing teams need a reset from time to time. Leadership Team Tune-Up is a focused session that helps leadership teams clarify their collective purpose, decision-making processes, and meeting norms. Through guided facilitation, teams align on how they work together and what they’re working toward. The outcome is a practical, shared Team Charter—a blueprint that strengthens accountability, improves collaboration, and keeps everyone moving in the same direction.

Through one-on-one interviews, team analysis, and facilitated debriefs, this process gives every team member a voice and surfaces key dynamics shaping team performance. Patterns are identified anonymously and translated into a clear, 7–10 page assessment outlining strengths, challenges, and specific recommendations. Leaders gain a neutral, third-party perspective that clarifies where the team stands and what’s needed to improve. The result: honest insight, aligned understanding, and a practical roadmap for stronger collaboration and higher functioning across the entire team.