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Alliance for Community
Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans
live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network
of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from
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| ABOUT WEBCASTS |
The
Brown Bag Lunch Series is a monthly
webcast held at the lunch hour. The goal is to create informal
trainings for local urban and community forestry
organizations.
The trainings leverage local successes by amplifying to a larger
audience the model organizations' methods, materials, and
approaches.
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
Building the Base
Citizen
foresters around the country are working to make communities more
livable for us all. ACT members, in particular, are on the cutting edge
of emerging issues, working with government and business on SmartGrowth
initiatives, engaging citizens to transform communities, and promoting
workforce development in minority communities. One thing they all have
in common is that they all started from the ground floor.
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SESSION TOPICS
Brown Bag attendees will learn:
* How these organizations grew from a startup.
* If any major program shifts were required.
* Creating a board and network of partners.
* Harnessing volunteers as repeat customers.
* Funding the operation and making it sustainable.
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STARTING A TREEP GROUP
Marcia Bansley, Executive Director, Trees Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
Trees
Atlanta was established in 1985 to improve the green space in downtown
Atlanta. Its original focus was on planting large street trees in the
downtown area. In the 1990s, Trees Atlanta made a major program shift
to support greening throughout Atlanta's neighborhoods. Now, from April
through September, volunteers provide follow-up care for trees planted
in previous years. Approximately 1,500 volunteers plant and maintain
1,500 trees annually. These volunteers donate about 2,500 hours each
year.
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OPERATING SUSTAINABLY
Anna Dooley, Executive Director, Greenscape of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL)
Greenscape
of Jacksonville was started in 1975 by a small group of citizens. The
first project focused on the downtown area. That year, collaborating
with the City of Jacksonville through the Jacksonville Downtown
Development Authority, Greenscape planted 250 commemorative trees along
downtown sidewalks. Gradually the organization directed its focus
outward from the city center, sharing responsibility for tree planting
with interested neighborhood and community groups. Today Greenscape has
placed over 150,000 trees in Jacksonville and over $1 million in state
funding has been awarded through FDOT Highway Beautification Programs.
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