Green City Partnerships:Building a Regional Network to

and Maintain Urban Forests and

Natural Areas

Presented by: Andrea Mojzak and Jennifer Chang,

Forterra

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Forterra: A Regional Game

Changer

Present

20 Years

50 Years

100 Years

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IF WE DO NOTHING…

100 Years

50 Years

20 Years

Present

Present 20Years 50Years 100Years

WE MUST REVERSE THE

TREND

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The Solution

Community-based stewardship programs to restore

parks and habitat to healthy, functioning natural areas

The Regional Network

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Green Cities Network:

Strengths

Focus Group

Topics:• Funding

• Messaging and

Communications

• Climate Change

• Youth, Family,

and Diversity

• Data Collection

and Analysis

Photo Courtesy of Kory Kramer

Green Cities

Summit:• State of the Green

Cities

• Regional Approach

– Coordinated

Support,

Engagement, and

Funding

• Continuing

Education – Staff

and Volunteers

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Trainings:• Winter Twig ID

• Volunteer

Management

• Planting

Techniques

• Homeless

Encampments and

Biohazards

• Noxious Weed ID

and Management

• Exotic Pest

Monitoring

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Green Cities Network:

Challenges• Scale

Making Focus

Groups and

topics relevant

Opportunities

for all Green

Cities

• Funding Money needed

to manage

Network and

advance at

Photo by Michael Kleven

Conclusion: Our Dream

Network

Photo by Michael KlevenPhoto by Michael Kleven

Photo by Michael KlevenPhoto by Michael Kleven

Resource LinksLearn more about Green City

PartnershipsGreen Cities ToolboxMonitoring Field Guide

Plant Propagation Guide

Forest Landscape Assessment Tool