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Second Addenda to The Special Issue: The Science and Practice of Managing Forests in Cities
Get PDFIn this second set of addenda to our first special issue, The Science and Practice of Managing Forests in Cities, we present seven new case studies documenting approaches to evaluating, managing, and protecting forested natural areas in cities across the U.S. These case studies were presented at the fourth gathering of the Forests in Cities network which took place in Miami-Dade County, Florida in February, 2024
City of Houston Nature Preserve Ordinance
Get PDFThe City of Houston’s Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) created a first-of-its-kind Nature Preserve Ordinance to protect existing natural habitat within 26 parks totaling 7,423 acres of land. The purpose of this ordinance is to preserve and protect, in perpetuity, city-owned natural areas by regulating public use and development of these lands. The policy protects threatened ecosystems, important water resources, and locally rare plant and wildlife populations
Applying Asset Management Principles to Urban Natural Areas in Portland
Get PDFPortland, Oregon’s Parks & Recreation Bureau has developed a protocol to assess our managed natural areas using an asset management framework. We utilized traditional asset management best practices to create a rapid, actionable protocol that also establishes parity between natural asset assessments and our existing inventory of built asset assessments, such as playgrounds, bridges, and trails. The results of these natural area assessments will help inform resource allocation, planning for future fiscal needs, and prioritization of on-the-ground interventions
NecronomiCops
No full text1987 AD. When a Satanic cult threatens to usher in Armageddon, the LAPD\u27s top supercop manchild and his crotchety grandma of a partner must punch, kick, and shoot their way through their toughest case yet: protecting a feral 9-year-old girl who just so happens to be the Antichrist
The Venue
No full textWhen an aspiring interior designer embattled with insecurity about her dirt poor upbringing becomes enamored with her fiancé\u27s family estate–the wedding venue–she finds herself embroiled in the literal rot and decay festering within the dream location after visions of a ghost threaten her fairytale ending
They\u27re Not Used to Being Seen : Teacher Reflections on Building Community and Belonging with High-Need Students
Get PDFIn today’s education context, not all young people are able to complete their high school education. In fact, in 2016, the number of low-income young people ages 16 to 24 years who did not complete high school or were not enrolled in high school was 3.7 times higher than those of high-income families (McFarland et al., 2018). This may be due to discipline policies, conflicts with teachers and administrators, and other factors creating a poor school climate. The COVID-19 pandemic further created a sense of isolation amongst many students, causing disengagement from traditional approaches and revealing a need for an increased focus on community building. Sense of belonging is an important factor impacting school climate, academic outcomes, and well-being for students. However, research regarding the practices which foster belonging is limited. This qualitative study investigated teacher perceptions of sense of belonging in their context, as well as the classroom and school-wide practices that influence and foster a sense of belonging with their students. Findings suggest that student belonging is observable, impacted by previous schooling experiences, and fostered through caring, relational practices. Findings reveal effective classroom and school-wide practices linked to elements of critical hope that teachers used in order to build a sense of belonging with their students. Findings culminate in a graphic displaying these practices which could serve as a framework for implementation. In order to create classroom environments that empower students, the findings suggest the need for teachers to apply practices such as setting community agreements; embracing student-centered, collaborative instruction; and having hard conversations instead of removing students from class. This research indicates the need for school site leaders to review existing school policies and practices to be more inclusive of high-need students. The findings also suggest that policy makers allocate increased funding for schools to become community centers, allowing them to better foster social interaction and recreational activities
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Brief Research Presentations: Seven-Minute Scholarship
Get PDFDuring this session you will hear about five research projects. The presentations will share a new perspective, experience, or innovation in library research design or methodology. Each presentation will be 7 minutes in length. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentations. Listening First: Using Interviews and Focus Groups to Onboard. Sarah Hare, University of California Santa Cruz Quantitative Criticalism in LIS. Matthew Johnson, University of South Florida Call Me Re-Identified. Abigail Goben, University of Illinois Chicago Using the Go Along Interview to Research Perceptions of Library Space. Karen Diller (Bellevue College) and Sam Wallin (Whatcom County Library System) Participatory Action Research for Librarians: Overview of Group-Level Assessment Method. Lidiya Grote, University of Louisville
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