civic & community engagement

**This is the fourth webinar in a 5-part series hosted by the Urban Waters Learning Network that helps land and water equity practitioners understand and navigate funding opportunities, technical assistance […]

This guide from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network describes Resilience Hubs as community-serving facilities augmented to support residents, coordinate communication, distribute resources, and reduce carbon pollution while enhancing quality of […]

Fostering Community Connection and Collaboration Art—including mural painting, performance, film, and photography—can provide a direct pathway for people young and old to connect with their environment and feel responsible for […]

This resource combines three guides from the US Forest Service Stewardship Mapping Project (STEW-MAP): STEW-MAP Implementation Guide 2.0: A step-by-step guide for how to get STEW-MAP started in your city. […]

Grand Rapids Urban Waters Federal Partnership The focus of Grand River/Grand Rapids UWFP has been on the restoration of the rapids in the Grand River as it flows through downtown Grand Rapids. […]

Communities across the US are more and more frequently impacted by climate change and increasingly face problems like property damage and health and safety issues as a result of flooding […]

Using community-based research, West Street Recovery published the report Survivors as Experts: A Community Evaluation of Disaster Recovery in Northeast Houston to “identify and analyze the barriers to recovery from […]

From the San Juan Bay Estuary Program (Estuario), the Community Preparedness Guide for Hurricanes is a guide (in Spanish) that suggests practical tips that can be applied in the community […]

Resources and Case Studies Successful litter management projects include a mix of strategies such as source prevention, citizen science, community education, partnerships, and research. While these are often used together, […]