Advancing Community Forestry for Environmental, Economic and Community Well-Being
Date and time
Location
Sewee Visitor & Environmental Education Center
5821 Highway 17 North Awendaw, SC 29429, SC 29429Description
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Elected officials, local government staff, parks/recreation and public works leaders, school officials, maintenance professionals, and others with responsiblitiy for forested lands owned by local governments.
This workshop is hosted by the South Carolina Forestry Commission. You may visit their website at http://www.state.sc.us/forest/urban.htm.
For more information, contact: Mikki Sager at 919-967-2978 or Margaret Conrad at 919-818-8138.
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Resourceful Communities helps grassroots leaders create opportunities that preserve the rural landscape, access much-needed resources, and celebrate unique local cultures. We support a network of community organizations, faith-based groups, and resource partners who provide additional support through training, materials or funding. Our triple-bottom-line approach generates economic, environmental and social justice benefits in partner communities.
We help strengthen community organizations through capacity building, support on-the-ground projects through small grants, and nurture a growing network of grassroots partners and resource providers. Our effective combination of direct support, skills building, and connections to resources nurtures real change where it’s needed the