(left) Inaugural International Urban Forestry Seminar group, Photo credit: Pam
Foster, US Forest Service
(lower left) Adrina Bardekjian is Manager of Urban Forestry Programs and
Research Development with Tree Canada and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow
with the University of British Columbia.
(below) Side of Lincoln Hotel, Chicago, IL, Photo credit: Adrina C. Bardekjian
• Environmental education (Seward Elementary);
• Resiliency and restoration (Gary, IN);
• Alternative education and community development (El Valor)
• Environmental justice (Faith in Place and Sacred Keepers)
• Building social, ecological and disaster resiliency (NYC Parks)
• Governance and community connectivity (STEW-MAP)
• Social and ecological restoration (Rockaways)
• Access, environmental education (Biobus)
• Activism and partnerships (Community Gardens)
• Community engagement, art and innovation (SWALE)
• Food justice and food security (Brooklyn Grange)
•
Environmental stewardship and youth development (Rocking the Boat)
Our itinerary included a wide array of field trips, site visits, and case
studies to examine approaches, techniques, tools, and partnerships that
showcase the overall theme of the seminar: Community Engagement—the
underlying significance being that without community support, the nat-
ural (physical) environment we strive to conserve cannot be sustained.
Through engaging discussions, presentations, and experiential learning,
we shared understandings about urban forest management, urban plan-
ning, and community engagement.
Deeply
Forestry Seminar
By Adrina C. Bardekjian, MFC, PhD
Excerpted from an article first published on
The Nature of Cities on July 23, 2017
