NeighborWoods Program
ACT's NeighborWoods Program envisions a future where all people live in comunities with tree-lined streets, shaded parks and school grounds, and full-canopied neighborhoods. Our center cities, suburban neighborhoods and small towns provide daily opportunities for people to discover and learn about nature. In fact, there is a forest just outside your door. ~NeighborWoods Guide and Workbook
Spokane Urban Forestry joined the Alliance for Community Trees (ACT) in August and are excited to get Spokane involved in ACT's NeighborWoods program. NeighborWoods is a national program that provides promotional materials, event promotion, mini grants, and guidance to help communities become better educated and enhance their urban forests.
We have had great success in launching our program this year. We already have groups in several neighborhoods including North Hill, Northwest, Comstock, East Central, and St. Aloysius school has also started a group as well.
October is NeighborWoods Month! We have some great workshops planned in order to celebrate and they are all FREE! Get more information and register HERE at our events page.
If you would like to sign up and get started, check out our NeighborWoods FAQ sheet and fill out an Application Form. You can review the different projects your community could start on in the NeighborhWoods Guide and Workbook. If you would like more information to get a group started in your neighborhood please contact us at urbanforestry@spokanecity.org or 509.363.5495.
A successful NeighborWoods effort begins with community members who can imagine, plan and work together. The result will be neighbors learning together, supporting one another, and sharing an understanding of what it takes to make both the community and the forest thrive. ~NeighborWoods Guide and Workbook
