Parks Summit Series
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2021 Sessions
Thursday, October 21st
Climate Justice: Parks Bring Equitable Climate Change Solutions
Join us for a discussion with Zach Baumer, Climate Program Manager with the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability! Zach joined us to talk about the Austin Climate Equity Plan, which was adopted by City Council in September 2021. We’ll highlight how natural systems, like parks, are integral to the goal of equitably reaching net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Watch here on our website or our Facebook page starting October 21st at Noon!
May 26, 2021
Digital Dialogues: Public Participation in the COVID-19 Era
In 2020, community engagement in support of public projects was completely transformed by COVID-19. Organizations and consulting firms with meaningful community engagement as their primary mission had to pivot their approaches to meet public health challenges. Learn how these groups maintained connections to the community, promoted public decision-making through virtual platforms, weathered the challenges and the triumphs, and what the future holds as the pandemic conditions improve.
March 24, 2021
Open Outdoors: CCCN and Equitable Park Access for Kids
In Austin, the city and community partners are collaborating to ensure that all of Austin’s children, regardless of race or income, have abundant access to nature’s proven benefits. During this session, you’ll learn how Austin’s Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) collaborative’s data-driven approach brings together city departments, Austin ISD, and multiple non-profit and community-based partners to improve children’s health and close the nature gaps for the kids who need it most.
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