State of the Partnership - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
State of the Partnership - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
State of the Partnership
State of the Partnership
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Where We’ve Been
- 131 Phase 1 acres
- 5,741 survival rings
- 76,372 plants
2016 Summary
71,903 Volunteer hours
= $2,013,284!
Highlights
- Grant-funded work at Lewis,
Jackson and Frink Parks
- Cisterns, joboxes, tools, plants
- 35 education events
- 135 acres moved into Phase 4
- 30 new Forest Stewards trained
2016 Summary
Highlights
- Large-scale contractor work
– East Duwamish Greenbelt – Kubota Gardens Natural Area – West Duwamish Greenbelt
- Largest-ever Green Seattle Day
2016 Summary
Program to Date
885,835 Volunteer hours
- 1,374 Phase 1 acres
- 23,796 survival rings
- 730,693 plants
= $21,146,710!
- Budget palette
– Real Estate Excise Tax – Seattle Park District
- New Parks District funding has enabled
– Vehicles – Natural Area Crew – Acres
- Restoration progress
– New acres on track – Shift focus to Phase 4
Program to Date
Budgets
$0.0 $1.0 $2.0 $3.0 $4.0 $5.0 $6.0 $7.0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Millions
Year Amount
2005 $510,742 2006 $871,223 2007 $1,662,887 2008 $2,545,825 2009 $2,812,609 2010 $2,947,233 2011 $3,316,854 2012 $2,295,643 2013 $2,544,048 2014 $2,002,281 2015 $2,120,576 2016 $3,606,015
Grand Total $27,235,935
- New partners
– Tilth Alliance – DIRT Corps – Cascadia – Mountains to Sound Greenway – Good Food Program
Highlights
Notables
Recognitions
David Thouless Nobel Prize in Physics Tom Kelly 2016 Denny Award
Those we lost
Recognitions
Del Davis
Long-time Forest Steward
Sarah Reichard
CUH director and invasion biology author/scientist
Cass Turnbull
Founder of Plant Amnesty and TreePAC
Nancy Malmgren
Carkeek Park/Pipers Creek Restoration Leader
Where We’re Going
- Acres
– Professional contractors – Natural Area Crew – Volunteers
- Budget
- Prioritizing work
– Forest Steward annual planning – District staff needs – Demographic considerations – Ecological status/needs
2017 Work Plan
Overall
- Combination of large acreage and
smaller projects
- Geographic grouping for efficiency
- Staffing
- Volunteer coordination
2017 Work Plan
20-Year Plan Update
- 10-year update – began in 2015
- Two documents being prepared
Full Plan
42 pages
Executive Summary
8-page folio
- Key Points
– Three focus areas
- Restoration
- Community Engagement
- Resource Acquisition
– Recurring issues
- Data analysis
- Refining mapping/acres
Plan Update
Remaining goals
- Acres, acres, acres
- Funding
The Next 9 Years
Remaining Acres Analysis
Phase 2016 Status Remaining 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Phase 1 1309 1273 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 Phase 4 189 2393 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 Enrolled Cumulative 1450 1592 1733 1875 2016 2158 2299 2440 2582 2582 2582 2582 2582 2582 Phase 4 Cumulative 360 531 701 872 1043 1214 1385 1556 1727 1898 2069 2240 2411 2582
- Environmentally Critical Areas
– 38% of steep slopes – 51% of wetlands
- Future Roles
– Plant Ecologists – Natural Area Crew – Forest Stewards – Contractors
The Next 9 Years
- Overall scale
- Youth engagement and
leadership
- Demographic data collection
The Next 9 Years
- Different body of work
- Needs funding
- How do we treat these
restored, healthy Natural Areas as an asset?
Beyond
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