New York City contains 10,000 acres of forested natural areas, 8.5 million residents, and dozens of organizations dedicated to improving the condition of natural areas. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) manages the majority 7,300-acres of natural area forests through hands-on work and contracts overseen by the Division of Forestry, Horticulture and Natural Resources. Additional capacity to manage and steward NYC Parks’ forest resources is created through nurturing community organizations by the non-profit Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC). Here I discuss how NAC’s Conservancy Engagement Program is aligning forest management under NYC’s forest management plan to care for the forest.
Recommended Citation
Forgione, Helen M.
(2020)
"Aligning City Forest Management by Engaging Community Partners in New York City,"
Cities and the Environment (CATE):
Vol. 13:
Iss.
1, Article 26.
DOI: 10.15365/cate.2020.130126
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol13/iss1/26
DOI
10.15365/cate.2020.130126
