Northeastern Area - State & Private Forestry

Title: DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY - Broadening the voices in urban and community forestry

Author: McDonough, Maureen; Russell,, Kasey; Burban, Lisa; Nancarrow, Lee

Date: 2003

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Station ID: OTHER-NA-IN-04-03

Description: From federal agencies to small nonprofits, the desire to get more people involved in urban and community forestry has increased. Although these efforts have noble objectives, they repeatedly fail in their attempts to obtain broader and more diverse citizen participation. This lack of diversity often relates to ethnic diversity, but not exclusively. At a typical urban forestry activity or meeting we see the usual folks -- tree board members, urban foresters, natural resource agency representatives, arborists, garden club members. Frequently, the participants in forestry activities, forums and issue discussions do not fully represent the population in the communities where they live.

Keywords: urban forestry, community forestry, urban and community forestry, diversity, planning outreach workshopts, evaluating workshops, tips for success,

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McDonough, Maureen; Russell,, Kasey; Burban, Lisa; Nancarrow, Lee  2003.  DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY - Broadening the voices in urban and community forestry.   .