Faith in Our Urban Forest

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Faith in Our Urban Forest PARTNERS IN COMMUNITY FORESTRY CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Transcript of Faith in Our Urban Forest

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Faith in Our Urban Forest

Partners in community forestry conferenceNovember 17, 2016

Landscape Auditfor Faith Communities

Welcome!

About our interfaith partners

Specifics: Recruitment

The story of Louisville

Specifics: Methodology

Terms of Engagement

Go forth and [partner]!

Presentation Pathway

Do you have a spiritual connection to the land? What is your landscape story? Is there a place where you feel most connected to the earth?3

Devan King

Youre invited

Do you have a spiritual connection to the land? What is your landscape story? Is there a place where you feel most connected to the earth?4

Takeaway Points5Religions may be slow to change but here to stay.

Religion: from problem to promiseBe bold and break down the language barrier share your story with others!

Join the conversationProvide latent urban foresters with usable tools that teach, and provide support when needed.

Usable tools and supportPartnerships with faith communities require listening to the unique needs and visions of people of faith.

Mutually beneficial partnerships

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Religious and Moral Leaders

Rev Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Thich Nhat HanhDorothy DayMahatma GandhiFr. Thomas Merton

Pema ChdrnPope Francis

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Faith in Our Urban ForestWhy Louisville?

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NDVI

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LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY AIR QUALITY URBAN HEAT HEALTHY TREES COMMUNITY HUMAN HEALTH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The bad list: #2 Spring 2015 allergy count city nationally meaning we are one of the worst cities in the country to live in in you have ansthma Louisville ranks 17th out of 17 peer cities in air qualityin fact, living in Louisville is the equivalent of living with a smoker for 4 months per yearLouisville is the fastest growing UHI in the nation$850 million EPA consent decree for CSO

Air quality and Asthma diminish the quality of life in our community9

LOUISVILLES CONSERVATION CHALLENGES

My air is your air!10

Dwindling Canopy

Urban Heat

GreenFaith Shield ProgramStacey Kennealy

Stacey Kennealy manages the Shield Program through GreenFaith, a national faith-based environmental organization. GF will assist with scaling up this audit process. GreenFaiths mission is to inspire, educate and mobilize people of diverse religious backgrounds for environmental leadership.13

Devan King

Specifics: Recruitment & Methodology

Do you have a spiritual connection to the land? What is your landscape story? Is there a place where you feel most connected to the earth?14

RECRUITMENT

Center for Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Community)

River Road Mosque/ Louisville Islamic CenterChrist Cathedral Episcopal ChurchSt. Xavier Catholic High SchoolFaith Community Consultants

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Landscape Audit Components16

Grounds Management

Worship/ Community

Landscape Mapping

Tree Canopy Assessment

16Four componentsFree Traiing materials availableDo not require fancy equipmentFor differently abled people

TCA: Location, species, tree health, pest infestation/vulnerabilityLandscape Map: Mapping of landscape features suitable for wildlife, bird counts, wildlife sightings, and general characteristics of landscape (including permeability)Grounds mgmt: Landscape management evaluation, and yard waste disposal assessmentWorship: Assessment of environmental themes in liturgy, volunteerism, impact of community engagement

I. Tree AssessmentType: Field assessment of tree health/ inventory

Metrics: Species, location, size (DBH), crown size, USFS crown health protocol, pest/diseases, tree mapping

Equipment: smart phone, Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities app, DBH tape (optional)

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II. Landscape MappingType: Outdoor observation/ online exercise

Metrics: Landscape features, focused on pollinators/wildlife

Equipment: Computer/tablet, Habitat Network website

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III. Grounds ManagementType: Basic questionnaire

Metrics: Assessment of current management practices, access to property, financial expenditures (optional)

Equipment: paper/pen, questionnaire, financial records (optional)

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IV. Worship/ CommunityType: Basic questionnaire

Metrics: Exploration of liturgical practices, perception of nature and related concepts within community activities

Equipment: paper/pen, questionnaire, camera

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Celine answering impromptu questions from youth21DATAANALYSISPLANACTION

Putting Information to Work

Data is gathered through the audit process. This data is later analyzed. A plan is developed based on the analyzed data one that will reflect multiple conservation/social outcomes based on analysis. Plan us put into place (action!).21

Devan KingGoing deeper asking why?

Redemption restorationForgiveness mitigationStewardship stewardshipRitual best practicesPreaching TeachingPraise CelebrateEnlightenment UTC AnalysisHopeLovePrayer (advising)worshipPrayer

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Common purpose. Diverse perspectives and more hands. Giving back.

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Brother Sikhander Chowhan

As a Muslim, leaving places cleaner than when you arrived is one of the central themes the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught. He was a conservationist at heart [makes] me want to be on the front lines for the Muslim people as far as promoting sustainability and conservation.

The mosque for Muslims this is the most sacred place that we have in our community. If you dont care for your place of worship, my personal belief is that thats in a way disrespectful to our Creator.

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Faith has to be relevant for people in their everyday lives. Its especially difficult to reach young people. Opportunities like this appeal to people we arent as successful reaching through traditional faith community activities like worship and bible study.

By doing this work together, we are able to live out our faith commitment to God and to each other in community.

Very Reverend Joan Pritcher

Faith has to be relevant for people in their everyday lives. Its especially difficult to reach young people. Opportunities like this appeal to people we arent as successful reaching through traditional faith community activities like worship, bible study, etc. By doing this work together, we are able to live out our faith commitment to God and to each other in community. 25

FAITHRedemptionRestorationForgivenessMitigationStewardshipRitualBest PracPreachingTeachingEnlightenmentUTC PraiseCelebratePRAYERFORESTRYRestorationMitigationStewardshipBest PracticesTeachingUTC AnalysisCelebrate?

Joining the Discourse

Redemption restorationForgiveness mitigationStewardship stewardshipRitual best practicesPreaching TeachingPraise CelebrateEnlightenment UTC AnalysisHopeLovePrayer (advising)worshipPrayer

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Looking Forward

Halida [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

www.centerforinterfaithrelations.orgwww.nature.orgwww.healthytreeshealthycities.orgwww.greenfaith.orgwww.habitatnetwork.netwww.fore.yale.edu

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Looking ForwardHalida [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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