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CONSERVATION
NRPA is exploring opportunities to
cultivate outdoor enthusiasts using
parks, green spaces, planning and
facilities to address environmental
justice issues.
Cultivating Outdoor Enthusiasts for
Environmental Resilience
By Ayanna Williams, MSW
E
nvironmental resilience can be a complex issue to tackle and is
only getting more daunting. As reported by the Associated Press,
" Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere
summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a
season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological
Organization. ...[T]he hottest August scientists ever recorded by
far with modern equipment, it was also the second hottest month measured,
behind only July 2023, WMO and the European climate service Copernicus
announced [in September] " (tinyurl.com/jsc7hadd).
The role of park and recreation
professionals and experts in environmental
resilience often focuses
on making parks more sustainable
across a range of factors - from
carbon mitigation to energy efficiency
to water conservation and
natural resource management.
NRPA is exploring opportunities
to cultivate outdoor enthusiasts using
parks, green spaces, planning
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and facilities to address environmental
justice issues in communities
across the country. Engagement,
education and experiences
are central to public support. This
could include committees, partnerships,
staff and community
education, and hands-on experiences.
Consider these three interventions
that can be fun, engaging
and educational.
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Community Science
Projects
Park and recreation professionals
plan, manage, program and maintain
11 million acres of public
parks and green spaces across the
country and are poised to bring
community-driven climate solutions
that build a healthy, more
resilient and more equitable future
for generations to come. Progress
toward your community's goals
can best be celebrated, or problems
addressed, when measured.
Community science can utilize
commonly available devices, such
as cellphones and readily available
apps, to contribute data. For example,
asking community members
to submit temperature data
can help scientists to measure

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