The Neighborhood Stewardship Project was created to
harness the existing "people power" that often works quietly but
persistently "behind the scenes" to create
and maintain green, open spaces in New York
City. The project intends to identify, map and provide information
on local community groups, non-profit organizations government
programs and even businesses that care for the land in New York
City - and eventually we plan to expand to other regions and cities.
This section is an important addition to OASIS as it adds a layer of
human resources and social capital which is critical for use in
open space management strategies.
From the forest to the window box, green rooftops to steams, stewards
work on sites of all different types, scales,
and visibility. This project looks to highlight the broadest range
of stewardship activities, going beyond an atlas of greening groups
to focus on actual locations where people from environmental
professionals, to teachers, to youth, to seniors actively care for
the land. Local stewards working on the ground to improve and
maintain their own neighborhoods are essential to the existence and
vitality of urban open space. This project is a collaboration of
OASIS partners in an effort to:
- Share stewardship databases with each other
and the public, providing the public with a way to search for
stewardship groups in their community by site type, programmatic
interest, and group type;
- Help groups plan their stewardship activities
by demonstrating needs or gaps in current stewardship activity and
by providing connections to groups working on similar issues or in
the same area;
- Create a model for collecting and sharing
stewardship information that can be shared with other cities or regions.
What resources is the project developing?
Stewardship Surveys - go here to see examples of
stewardship partner surveys that have been used to collect information
that will be incorporated into the Neighborhood Stewardship Database.
Searchable Stewardship Database - by geographic
location, type of organization, open space site type and benefits,
type of activities and neighborhood impacts. Coming in PHASE II,
Summer 2004
Add your Organization - Do you belong to a group or
organization that cares for a piece of land in New York City? Let us
know! Please fill out our brief survey to be incorporated into the
Stewardship Database and Map. Coming in PHASE II, Summer 2004
Static and Interactive Stewardship Maps: - Go to the
Neighborhood Stewardship Map theme of OASIS to view live data, or click
here to see static Stewardship Maps. PHASE II and PHASE III
Neighborhood Stewardship Opportunity Sites: - you will
find examples of new and emerging open space site types from forest
to street corner gardens.
Partners - Partnership organizations who have contributed
to the stewardship database with content and/or design suggestions.
Other Helpful Links - Other resources around the country.
Coming Soon
Get Involved
If you would like to be involved in this project - or simply learn
more about it, please contact the OASIS Neighborhood Stewardship
Coordinators:
Erika Svendsen, esvendsen@fs.fed.us
Lindsay Campbell, Lindsay_k._campbell@hud.gov
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