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Th The S e Stewardship ardship Map Mapping and ping and As Asses sessment sment Pro Project ject (S (STE TEW-MAP) MAP)

January 2020 Erika S. Svendsen, Michelle L. Johnson & Lindsay K. Campbell USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station

Do you have a “go to” resource to capture existing and potential partners who are working across your region over time?

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• Organizational Survey / OMB Approved
• Organizational characteristics
• Geographic turf (or, territory)
• Social networks of groups

(civic, govt, business)

• Organizational histories

Database

What is STEW-MAP?

STEW-MAP Step by Step

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What questions are on the survey?

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ORGANIZATIONAL DATA: # staff, # volunteers Year founded Mission and focus Budget Professionalization index Property jurisdiction GEOGRAPHIC TERRITORY Where do groups actually work? What type of site do they steward? NETWORK DATA Which groups are connected to each other? Which groups are critical network brokers? How do groups connect?

What can survey data tell you?

Gaps and Overlaps Organizational Capacity

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Organizational networks

Which groups are working with each other across civic, government, and business sectors? Which groups are the most connected nodes? Working independently or isolated? How do groups from other sectors and places connect with your city or region or forest system?

Collaboration network

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Group Name

in-degree Statistic

NYC PARKS

182

PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS

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GROW NYC

43

BK BOTANIC GARDEN

36

CITIZENS

36

NYC DSNY

27

NY4P

21

TREES NY

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WATERFRONT ALLIANCE

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NYRP

19

GREEN GUERILLAS

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NYS DEC

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NYC DEP

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GOWANUS CANAL CONSERVANCY

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NYBG

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LOWER EAST SIDE ECOLOGY CENTER

16

BX RIVER ALLIANCE

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NYC DOE

14

CUNY

14

RIVERKEEPER

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Capacity to act (Budget & staff) Landscape (Social-Ecological System) Spatial influence (territory) Social influence (network statistics) Thematic influence (goals & mission) Ecological influence (site types) Stewardship influence Stewardship group Johnson et al., in prep

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ArcGIS Online Maps

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Next generation: ArcGIS Dashboard

How STEW-MAP can support your work

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• Build a database of current and potential partners
• WHY: Build institutional memory in context of leadership turnover, detailers
• Develop understanding of partnership relationships over time
• “Beyond the known knows”
• Work beyond the boundaries of your city, region or forest
• WHY: Support Shared Stewardship and collaborative management approaches
• Engage non-traditional sectors
• WHY: strengthen relationships with civic groups, NGOs, informal community groups
• Not only environmental groups, but also arts and culture, social services

STEW-MAP Steps - Adaptation

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Internal FS Survey to Build Partner List

Paris Beijing NYC Boston Baltimore Philadelphia Seattle L.A.

Oahu North Kona & South Kohala

Valledupar Medellin San Juan, PR Santo Domingo Denver Puerto Princesa, PHL New England Learn more at: www.nrs.fs.fed.us/stew-map

STEW-MAP locations

Chicago

Thank you and next steps for 2020

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• Enhance ArcGIS Online Maps
• Options for Standardized Reporting
• Explore Shared Stewardship pilot sites for 2020

To learn more, visit: www.nrs.fs.fed.us/stew-map https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/58002 http://stewmaphawaii.net/