Fwd: [epa-ej] EPA Releases Green Infrastructure in Parks: A Guide to Collaboration, Funding, and Community Engagement

[Gretchen Gehrke]

Hi folks, 

This guide about parks and stormwater management might be of interest. 

Best, 
Gretchen

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Date: Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 1:59 PM
Subject: [epa-ej] EPA Releases Green Infrastructure in Parks: A Guide to Collaboration, Funding, and Community Engagement
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EPA Releases Green Infrastructure in Parks: A Guide to Collaboration, Funding, and Community Engagement

EPA recently released a document titled Green Infrastructure in Parks: A Playbook for Collaboration, Funding, and Community Engagement. The playbook is intended to encourage partnerships between park agencies and stormwater agencies and provide a roadmap for creating them. By building strong partnerships, agencies can improve park lands and access to parks, better manage stormwater, increase community resiliency to changing weather patterns, and provide funding to implement and maintain park enhancements that benefit the community.

The guide is designed to provide a stepwise approach for building relationships with potential partners, and includes information on how to identify and engage partners, build relationships, involve the community, leverage funding opportunities, and identify green infrastructure opportunities. It includes recommendations on the types of projects that are most likely to attract positive attention and funding, and which provide a wide range of benefits.

Case studies are included to illustrate the approaches presented in the guide. These real-life examples portray how partnerships between municipal stormwater agencies and parks departments have improved recreational resources in the community, enhanced environmental protection, and reduced risks and burdens.

Learn More: www.epa.gov/nps/green-infrastructure-parks

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