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Why your city government needs you: advocating at the local level
Dotti Clune, Grand Rapids Urban Forestry CommitteeLee Mueller, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
A Critical Partnership
Grand Rapids Community Foundation
City of Grand Rapids
Friends of Grand Rapids
Parks
Grand Rapids Urban Forestry
Committee
Grand Rapids Urban Forestry
2006No data on urban forest
No urban forest planCurtailed budgetPart-time forester
No committeeNo non-profit
2014Urban Forest PlanFull-time forester
Urban Forestry CommitteeNon-profit organization
Sample inventoryCanopy study
Coming soon: inventory
Lessons Learned
● Build trust● Recognize strengths and weaknesses● Involve the right people● Develop shared vision● Open and regular communication
