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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