ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES: COMMUNITY...
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ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITIES:
COMMUNITY FIRST
1Chesapeake Watershed Forum
Monica Billger, Northern Virginia Advocacy Manager
11/3/2018
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FACES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM
2Know thyself. Be aware of your public face.
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Community Lens:
Addressess Barriers
- Other priorities
- Lack of knowledge
- Lack of resources
- Lack of access
- Lack of interest
- “not my problem”
- Competing Interests
- Gatekeepers
- TRUST
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ENJOY • LEARN • PROTECT
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PROTECTING NATURE
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ANS IMPACT
Saving Dyke Marsh
Holding Back Disney
Protecting Tysons Streams
Restoring Fairfax Watersheds
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PROTECTING COMMUNITIES
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OUR IMPACT
Protecting Streams
Restoring Watersheds
* Realizing the Environmentalist Role
as an Essential Community Partner
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#1 IDENTIFY YOUR TARGET COMMUNITY
- WHERE - WHO - WHY -
#2 IDENTIFY YOUR GATEWAY PARTNER(S)
- TRUSTED COMMUNITY PARTNER (S)
#3 DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS/AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT!
- WHO: COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INDIVIDUALS/LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC /PRIVATE PARTNERS
- HOW: PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL MEETINGS & EVENTS, DEVELOP ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, *LISTENING SESSION(S),
*FUN HANDS-ON ACTIVITY, DO SOMETHING THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ENVIRONMENT
#4 ACHIEVE SHORT TERM GOALS/DEVELOP LONG TERM VISION
- $$$ FULFILL GRANT OBLIGATIONS - SET UP FOR FUTURE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES $$$
#5 MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIP(S) OR CHECK-IN7
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
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LITTLE HUNTING CREEK (3.1 MILE TIDAL TRIBUTARY OF THE
POTOMAC) IS ONE OF THE MOST SEVERELY DEGRADED
STREAMS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY. IN 2007, IT WAS NAMED
“FAIRFAX COUNTY’S TRASHIEST STREAM”
OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS VOLUNTEERS HAVE REMOVED:
• 186+ SHOPPING CARTS
• 450+ BAGS OF TRASH
• 50+ TIRES
• OVER A DOZEN BIKES
• MULTIPLES CAR SEATS, A .22 CALIBER-HUNTING RIFLE., A
BATHTUB, AND A BOUNCE HOUSE (AMONG OTHER ITEMS)
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#1 Community
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C e n s u s Tr a c t N u m b e r 4215 4156
L i f e E x p e c t a n c y ( y e a r s ) 78 84
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S O F P E R S O N S
Race / ethnicity
Immigration status
Education
White (%) 18.2 95.7
Black (%) 24.3 0
Hispanic (%) 46.1 1.1
Foreign born (%) 44.2 10.7
Citizenship since 2000 (%) 39.2 27.1
No more than high school (%) 26.6 5.8
High school or higher (%) 70.7 97
Bachelors' degree or higher (%) 22.1 79.4
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S O F H O U S E H O L D S
h eads of household
Economic status
Married couple (%) 70.6 95.1
Female-headed household (%) 24.2 3.7
Median household income ($) 45,572 163,750
Below poverty level (%) 18.6 0
Below poverty level, under age 18 (%) 26 0
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S O F N E I G H B O R H O O D S
Local housing
Crime
Median home value ($) 238,200 796,200
Vacant homes (%) 5.8 0.9
Total arrests (Apr 1, 2015 – Apr 1, 2016) 520 35
Assaults 97 1
Sex offenses 9 1
Robbery, burglary, larceny 315 9
Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2009 American Community Survey 5-Year
Estimates, generated using American FactFinder; <http://factfinder2.census.gov>. Fairfax County Police
(http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/policeevents/)
Figure 5. Hybla Valley (census tract 4215) and Fort Hunt (census tract 4156) in Fairfax County
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#2 GATEWAY PARTNER(S)
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Good Shepherd Catholic Church
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IT’S NOT EASY FITTING IN RIGHT AWAY…
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OPPORTUNITY
•ALEXANDRIA SOUTH ROTARY CLUB
•AUDUBON NATURALISTS SOCIETY
•BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH
•CAPITAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
•COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD
•CPDC/STONY BROOK
•DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES - NEIGHBORHOOD
NETWORKS
•DESTINY TEMPLE OF FAITH
•CREEKSIDE, SACRAMENTO, STONY BROOK COMMUNITY
CENTERS
•FACETS
•FAIRFAX COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
•FAIRFAX COUNTY LIBRARY
•FAIRFAX COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES
•FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE
•FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER OF SOUTH COUNTY
•FIRST AME CHURCH
•GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC CHURCH
•GOOD SHEPHERD HOUSING
•OFFICE FOR CHILDREN - NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
READINESS TEAM
•RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES: AUDOBON ESTATES AND
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#3 Authentic ENGAGEMENT
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“…In July 2016, the Fairfax Board of Supervisors and School
Board join in this resolution and direct the development of a
racial and social equity policy for adoption and strategic
actions to advance opportunities and achieve equity that include
intentional collective leadership, community engagement, equity
tools and infrastructure to support and sustain systemic
changes, and shared accountability so collectively, we will
realize “One Fairfax,” a community where everyone can
participate and prosper.”
ONE FAIRFAX
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PROTECTING COMMUNITIES
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#4 ACHIEVING GOALS: COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENT
SHORT TERM – LONG TERM
• SMALL SCALE STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS
• CLEAN-UP, NATIVE PLANTING
• ENVIRONMENT IS AT THE COMMUNITY TABLE
• LAND USE DECISIONS
• PREVENT FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT
PRECEDENT
• ENGAGEMENT & EDUCATION
• WATER FORUM
• LARGE SCALE STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS
• 250+ TREE & BUSH PLANTING
• REPLICABLE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM
• ENVIRONMENT IS AT THE POLICY TABLE
• BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC PLAN
• ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
• ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY
• LAND USE DECISIONS
• REVITALIZATION ZONE
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#5 MAINTAINING A PRESENCE
• MORE LISTENING!!!!!
• NETWORKING
• STEWARDSHIP
• NATURE ENGAGEMENT
• CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
• ENGAGEMENT!
• SOCIAL MEDIA/COMMUNICATION
• RESOURCE19
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Securing a bright future for
people and the environment –
TOGETHER!
Monica Billger
Northern Virginia Advocacy Manager
571-278-5535
http://anshome.org/