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    US Forest Service Urban Connections

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    National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program
    Urban Connections works to build partnerships between urban communities and natural resource agencies to foster stewardship of forests and grasslands. Its vision is to develop long-term relationships with urban areas to increase public appreciation and conservation of these resources. The organization focuses on engaging diverse urban populations, especially youth, through environmental education programs. It has been successful in securing grants and awards for projects in various cities. Future goals include expanding youth internship and career opportunities and using social media to share its message more broadly. Demographic trends indicate urban populations will become more diverse, underscoring the importance of Urban Connections' mission.

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    Urban Connections works to build partnerships between urban communities and natural resource agencies to foster stewardship of forests and grasslands. Its vision is to develop long-term relationships with urban areas to increase public appreciation and conservation of these resources. The organization focuses on engaging diverse urban populations, especially youth, through environmental education programs. It has been successful in securing grants and awards for projects in various cities. Future goals include expanding youth internship and career opportunities and using social media to share its message more broadly. Demographic trends indicate urban populations will become more diverse, underscoring the importance of Urban Connections' mission.

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    Urban Connections works to build partnerships between urban communities and natural resource agencies to foster stewardship of forests and grasslands. Its vision is to develop long-term relationships with urban areas to increase public appreciation and conservation of these resources. The organization focuses on engaging diverse urban populations, especially youth, through environmental education programs. It has been successful in securing grants and awards for projects in various cities. Future goals include expanding youth internship and career opportunities and using social media to share its message more broadly. Demographic trends indicate urban populations will become more diverse, underscoring the importance of Urban Connections' mission.

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    US Forest Service Urban Connections

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    National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program
    Urban Connections works to build partnerships between urban communities and natural resource agencies to foster stewardship of forests and grasslands. Its vision is to develop long-term relationships with urban areas to increase public appreciation and conservation of these resources. The organization focuses on engaging diverse urban populations, especially youth, through environmental education programs. It has been successful in securing grants and awards for projects in various cities. Future goals include expanding youth internship and career opportunities and using social media to share its message more broadly. Demographic trends indicate urban populations will become more diverse, underscoring the importance of Urban Connections' mission.

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    Urban Connections Bridges The Gap

    Building New Networks and Partnerships in Urban Areas

    Vision and Mission

    The Vision of Urban Connections is to grow and foster long-term relationships with urban communities resulting in increased stewardship of natural resources, from back-yards to Americas forests and become an agency representative to the public we serve

    Mission of Urban Connections: Engage urban communities to help Sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nations forests and grasslands to meet the needs of current and future generations of Americans.

    Urban Connections: Why it Matters? Planning for Performance

    Because urban residents remain relevant to current and future generations of Americans who depend on the Nations forests and grasslands.

    Urban Constituents Values: Recreation, Ecology Very Important, and want the environment to be protected. Research by Kearns & West
    3

    Diversity

    ACCESS USFS Centennial Create Learning for THF THF Create New Outdoor Public Programs

    Network of Relationships
    Program Objectives Restore Wetlands Return Rouge Routing Allow Natural Growth Provide Un-disturbed Nesting GV Visitors Un-tended Site

    Use Vagabond Model CFSEM (2004-5) Rouge River Corridor

    Encourage Outdoor Activity for Children

    Targeted Teaching Groups

    Restore Habitat

    Appreciate & Enjoy Outdoors Weekend Patch Programs Girl Scouts Webelo Boy Scouts All Summer Camps "Hiking Through History" Scouts

    2
    The Great Outdoors Program Prototype Development

    1
    Environmental Objectives

    Urban Groups Special Camping Opportunity

    Diversity Disadvantaged

    6th Grade 6 Sessions Target Range 6 to 12 Years Classroom Sessions GV Parade Roaming Horseback Meet the Ranger Family Opportunity

    Provide Controlled Access

    Scouts Members

    "Sleeping Under Stars"

    "Oxbow Island Adventure"

    Educational Objectives
    Train

    Guest View

    Project Awareness Ranger Camp

    The USFS & THF Project 2/19/2011 - v11 Partnership


    Daily Visitors

    Platform

    Group Access Guest Access

    Forest Ranger

    Recreate Period CCC Camp Expand Trail System

    Public Use Youth Camps

    Seasonal

    Penny Pines Roaming Horseback Meet the Ranger Discovery Camps Discovery Camps Penny Pines Restoration Oxbow Island

    Daily Guests

    Forest Ranger

    3
    Continuing Programs

    4
    Future USFS & THF Opportunities

    Forest Stewardship Programming

    Develop Urban Nursery Establish Greenhouse Laboratories Pedestrian Bridge to Oxbow Public Market for Tree Distribution Continue to Explore Integration of Resources Public Mission Expertise

    6th Grade Focus

    CSO

    Delayed

    Urban Connections FY2012 Highlights


    Awarded National More Kids in the Woods grant with Detroit, Michigan communities Awarded National Childrens Forest grant with Milwaukee, Wisconsin communities Awarded National Smokey Bear Award with Betty Brinn Childrens Museum of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Awarded Michigan Alliance for Outdoor and Environmental Education Appreciation Award Twenty-eight (28) Partnership Agreements in communities throughout the East Shared investment in communities to achieve natural resource goals - $2,457,025 People reached through substantial efforts of Forest Service and partner organizations total 449,359 Distributed materials about Forest Service to 66,617 persons Increased Twitter followers to 430, with an average monthly Twitter exposure of 50,000 persons Twenty-five (25) student interns hired through Forest Service programs to gain natural resource career skills

    Forum to Discuss the Perspectives Research and Solutions


    Environmental Justice
    Environmental Education

    Green jobs, Forest Service careers


    Hands-on action workshops

    St. Paul, Minnesota

    The Social Audit - Values the Voice of Community

    Social media
    Twitter Facebook Blogs Youtube LinkedIn

    Others sources
    Websites Community media Newsletter Eblast Contact Person

    Future Trends in Demographics

    Diversity by 2060: Populations of Hispanic, Asian, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander will double across the nation to 128.8M, 34.4M, 6.3M and 1.4M respectively

    Blacks or African Americans will increase 61.8M from 41.2 M


    Minorities will go from 37% to 57% of the U.S. population becoming a majority-minority nation for the first time in 2043 non-Hispanic white population remains the largest single group but no group in in the majority Mesenbourg, acting director U.S. Census Bureau

    How to Reach Us

    Boston Program Manager Jesse Scott jlscott@fs.fed.us

    Milwaukee Program Manager Jean Claassen jclaassen@fs.fed.us

    Detroit Program Manager Lisa Perez lperez@fs.fed.us

    Urban Connections Program Manager & Chicago Daryl Pridgen dpridgen@fs.fed.us

    Minneapolis / St Paul Program Manager Teri Heyer theyer@fs.fed.us

    http://www.fs.usda.gov/urban-connections & UC Twitter: @UC_USFS

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