Leveraging Community Support to De-vine New Haven’s Natural Areas

Authors

Danica Doroski, State of ConnecticutFollow
Christopher Ozyck, Yale Urban Resources InitiativeFollow
Colleen Murphy-Dunning, Yale School of the EnvironmentFollow

Publication Date

May 2023

This case study discusses the Urban Resources Initiative’s efforts to remove invasive vines from natural areas in New Haven, CT. The Urban Resources Initiative (URI) is the primary urban forestry organization in New Haven, and community engagement is a key feature of their programming. Working with a combination of local stewardship groups (“Community Greenspace”) and a workforce program (“GreenSkills”) for previously incarcerated individuals and teens, URI began hosting vine removal workdays in New Haven’s parks as a way to both protect critical components of the city’s forest canopy and build interest and investment in the city’s natural areas.

Recommended Citation

Doroski, Danica; Ozyck, Christopher; and Murphy-Dunning, Colleen (2023) "Leveraging Community Support to De-vine New Haven’s Natural Areas," Cities and the Environment (CATE): Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 32.
DOI: 10.15365/cate.2023.130132
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol13/iss1/32

DOI

10.15365/cate.2023.130132