HCCM provides substantial experience and substantive knowledge to clients and parties in addition to broad ADR process expertise. Here are some examples:

WATER RESOURCES: water rights adjudication, water quality, conjunctive management of surface and groundwater

NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES: water resources, sovereignty, jurisdiction, trust relationship issues, Treatment as State (TAS)

OCEAN POLICY: marine protected areas, California’s Marine Life Protection Act, socioeconomics, fisheries management, ecosystem protection

NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING: federal forest planning, national park planning, NEPA, CEQA, winter recreation including snowmobile and skier use conflicts

DOG MANAGEMENT: off-leash dogs in national parks

K-12 EDUCATION: strategic planning to address budget and financial issues

Success in the field of conflict resolution can be difficult to evaluate, and ultimately depends on the commitment and leadership from parties. Our clients deserve the credit for, and the benefits of, their efforts to find solutions. HCCM is committed to jointly seeking outcomes that are broadly useful and, where possible, concrete. We evaluate success in terms of needs and key interests motivating our clients to seek resolution. A settlement agreement is one familiar example of a concrete outcome, particularly in litigation. A recommendation to parties against settlement negotiations unless certain conditions are met is an example of a broadly useful outcome that can promote resolution, even if that requires litigation. And improved communication and understanding can be significant outcomes, even if difficult to measure, that have long-term benefits. Here are examples of some HCCM outcomes:

• Local settlement in U.S. v. Abeyta
• Comprehensive settlement in Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado
• Joint user recommendation to U.S. Forest Service on winter recreation plan
• Process recommendation for negotiation of Lake Management Plan