Leveraging Community Support to De-vine New Haven’s Natural Areas

This case study discusses the Urban Resources Initiative’s efforts to remove invasive vines from natural areas in New Haven, CT. The Initiative (URI) is primary urban forestry organization and community engagement a key feature of their programming. Working with combination local stewardship groups (“Community Greenspace”) workforce program (“GreenSkills”) for previously incarcerated individuals teens, URI began hosting vine removal workdays Haven’s parks as way both protect critical components city’s forest canopy build interest investment areas.