Title
Effective Community Involvement in Urban Forestry Programs
Document Type
Conference Paper
Journal/Book Title/Conference
7th Natl. Urban Forestry Conference
Publisher
New York
Publication Date
1-1-1995
Abstract
Community involvement in urban forestry often is viewed as simply enlisting volunteers to supply labor for planting or restoration projects. Such activity is a narrow interpretation of what community involvement should be. Community involvement must include residents who will be impacted by a project, involve them early and throughout the process, and ensure some citizen control over the process. Educational efforts should be considered as two way; urban natural resource professionals may have as much to learn and as great a need to change perspectives as the community impacted by a project.
Recommended Citation
Kuhns, M.R., G. Ferenz, and D.J. Blahna. 1995. Effective community involvement in urban forestry programs. Proc. 7th Natl. Urban Forestry Conf. New York, September 1995, pp. 184-187.
