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Urban Waters PartnershipMobilizing to Restore Urban WatershedsPARTNERS IN COMMUNITY FORESTRYDANA COELHO & TRACY STANTONNOVEMBER 19, 2015
Today’s Agenda1. Collective Impact2. Urban Waters Federal Partnership3. Seattle, WA – Green-Duwamish Watershed4. Denver, CO – South Platte River Watershed5. Moving Forward
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Collective Impact: Essence
“Large scale change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on isolated interventions.” (Kania & Kramer 2011) Means to address complex social & environmental
problems Involves many organizations with similar goals,
independent actors judged collectively
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Collective Impact: Elements Common agenda Shared measurement systems Mutually reinforcing activities Continuous communication Backbone support organization
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Urban Waters Federal Partnership
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National initiative, local roots
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Green-Duwamish WatershedSeattle & King County, WA
South Platte River WatershedDenver, CO
Green-Duwamish UWP
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Green-Duwamish UWP: Basics Designated in 2013 Only UWP site in Pacific
Northwest Federal partners:
• USFS, PNW Research
• USFS, State & Private Forestry
• EPA
• NRCS
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Green-Duwamish UWP: Goals Promote conservation, clean
water Promote cross-agency
partnerships Reconnect people to their
waterways Advance social equity &
environmental justice Promote local economic benefits
& jobs
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Collective Impact Model Working through existing multi-stakeholder initiatives:
WRIA (Water Resource Inventory Area) 9
PSP (Puget Sound Partnership) Regional Open Space Strategy Green Cities Research Alliance Local/regional government Local/regional NGOs
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Opportunity triage: Investing in Natural
“Green” Infrastructure Nature/Health Nexus Green-Duwamish as a
research landscape Incorporating Social Equity
and Environmental Justice
Projects to Date Duwamish River Blueprint – WRIA9,
EPA, USFS Re-Vegetation Strategy – WRAI 9,
King County, Tribes, NGOs Duwamish Valley Youth Corps –
DRCC/TAG Inventory of Existing Activities across
the Watershed (a mapping tool)
Green Infrastructure and Human Health – King County, GCRA, UW
Healthy River/Healthy Communities – DRCC/TAG
Middle Green Riparian Restoration, Fish-Farms-Floods– EPA, USFS, NRCS
Ecosystem Services Valuation and Framework – Earth Economics
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Green Cities Research Alliance
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Sustainable cities through science, policy, and citizen action
UW Remote Sensing &
Geospatial LabParks & Recreation
Division
City of Seattle
University of Washington
USDA Forest ServicePacific NW Research Station
Projects: Urban Forest Assessments
Forest Ecosystem Values (i-Tree) – City of Seattle Forest Landscape Assessment Tool – King County
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All King County parks & open spaces
Sampling all of Seattle
Projects: Citizen Stewardship Assessments
Citizen Stewardship Motivations Stewardship Mapping of Organizations
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Projects: Public Health Research
Green Cities: Good HealthScience Delivery
Urban Forest & Human Health BenefitsTree loss & resident health
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www.greenhealth.washington.edu Donovan et al. 2013. Journal of Preventive Medicine
Research Themes & Accomplishments
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Wolf, 2013
Natural Resources
Assessment
Forest Landscape Assessment Tool
Socio-Ecological Systems :: Landscape Gradient
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Human Health &
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Urban Resources Monitoring
Restoration Economics
Stewardship Mapping
Volunteer Stewardship Engagement
Urban Foraging
Forest Ecosystem Values
Urban Agriculture
Residential Choice Location
Green Cities: Good Health
Urban Forest Health Outcomes
Completed projects 2009 -
present
Salmon, Trees, Habitat, Water, People, Economy
“When we tug at a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world.” – John Muir
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South Platte River UWP
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South Platte River UWP: Basics Launched in 2011 Lead organizations
• USFS, EPA
• CO State Forest Service
• The Greenway Foundation
50+ fed, state and local government agencies, NGOs, private business, Universities
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South Platte River UWP: Goals
WATER AWARENESS: Engaging communities in discovering the value of their urban water resources.
WATER PROTECTION: Protecting critical watershed areas that affect the water supply for Denver metro communities.
WATER QUALITY: Partnership efforts within the community lead to improved health of the watershed and improved water quality.
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South Platte River UWP: Projects Urban forestry grants –
tree planting and maintenance, invasive plant removal, education
CO Natural Capital – watershed-wide green infrastructure & ecosystem services assessment
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Projects: Bluff Lake Nature Center
“Through this experience I gained focus on my career goals and priorities. How do I expect to save the world when my own back yard is in bad shape?” – Bernarda
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South Platte River UWP: Projects
The Water Connection Denver Metro Water Quality Assessment
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South Platte River UWP: Projects
Rocky Mountain Watershed Protection Partnerships – restoration, reducing wildfire and erosion risks, water quality Get Outdoors Colorado – recreation, urban outreach, education, green jobs
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Moving Forward: Success Integration and collaboration Anchor partners Ambassador / facilitation Signature projects Start up funds / leveraging resources Adaptive work plan
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Moving Forward: Resources for You Urban Waters Partnership Handbook Urban Waters Learning Network EPA Urban Waters Small Grants NFWF 5 Star / Urban Waters Restoration Grants And more to come…
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Thank You! Dana Coelho US Forest ServiceRocky Mountain Region
Golden, CO dcoelho@fs.fed.us 303-275-5231
Tracy Stanton Green-Duwamish Urban Waters Partnership
Seattle, WA tstanton@me.com 301-520-0668
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