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? 2
What is STEW-MAP? • Organizational Survey / OMB Approved • Organizational characteristics Geographic turf (or, territory) • Social networks of groups • (civic, govt, business) Organizational histories • Database
STEW-MAP Step by Step 4
What questions are on the survey? 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? 5
What can survey data tell you? Gaps and Overlaps Organizational Capacity 6
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 Group Name in-degree Statistic 182 NYC PARKS 50 PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS 43 GROW NYC 36 BK BOTANIC GARDEN 36 CITIZENS 27 NYC DSNY 21 NY4P 21 TREES NY 20 WATERFRONT ALLIANCE 19 NYRP 19 GREEN GUERILLAS 19 NYS DEC 18 NYC DEP 16 GOWANUS CANAL CONSERVANCY 16 NYBG 16 LOWER EAST SIDE ECOLOGY CENTER 15 BX RIVER ALLIANCE 14 NYC DOE 14 CUNY 13 RIVERKEEPER 8
Stewardship influence Spatial influence (territory) Ecological influence (site types) Stewardship Social influence group (network statistics) Landscape (Social-Ecological System) Thematic influence (goals & mission) Capacity to act (Budget & staff) Johnson et al., in prep
ArcGIS Online Maps 10
Next generation: ArcGIS Dashboard 11
How STEW-MAP can support your work • 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 12
STEW-MAP Steps - Adaptation Internal FS Survey to Build Partner List 13
STEW-MAP locations Seattle Philadelphia Boston Paris Chicago New England NYC L.A. Denver Baltimore Beijing San Juan, PR Santo Puerto Princesa, PHL Domingo Oahu Valledupar North Kona & South Kohala Medellin Learn more at: www.nrs.fs.fed.us/stew-map
Thank you and next steps for 2020 -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/ 15
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