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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC). A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett appeared first on Center for Community Progress. Work proceeding on remediating the Morgantown Ordinance Works.

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New Study Shows Land Bank Ownership of Vacant Lots Can Reduce Violent Crime

Center for Community Progress

Community-Engaged Stewardship : Due to widespread vacant properties in Flint, there are more properties in GCLBA’s inventory than what their crews can maintain. More intensive forms of GCLBA stewardship (i.e., more than biannual mowing) are associated with greater net reductions in the incident densities of these forms of crime.

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What is environmental sustainability?

McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

Environmental sustainability is the practice of ensuring responsible stewardship of our planet.

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Scientists in Parks Internship Program - Natural Resource Stewardship

iGrantWriters

Deadline to Apply October 01, 2021

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Want to know if your data are managed responsibly? Here are 15 questions to help you find out

GCN

COMMENTARY | Responsible data stewardship must take many factors into account including legal requirements, data governance, cybersecurity and user privacy.

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Decision Intelligence Guide: Additional Resources – General

GovLoop

Practices to Improve Data Stewardship and Value A part of the Federal Data Strategy, these are actionable goals to help agencies, practitioners and policymakers improve government’s use of data. Here are related resources you might find helpful.

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Enhancing Stewardship and Access to the Tennessee River — August Bonus Episode

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

The article explores the Tennessee RiverLine and the partners who worked to advance stewardship and equitable access to the 652-mile Tennessee River. The August issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s episode, we’re diving deeper into one of this month’s feature stories, titled, “ A River Runs Through It.”