Application of Green Infrastructure Planning: Lessons learned from 2 years of a Service- Learning project in SE Washington A planning framework Linking People & Working Landscapes Nick Sanyal, Liza Pulsipher & Ed Krumpe 1 University of Idaho Department of Conservation Social Sciences & the Bioregional Planning Program
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Application of Green Infrastructure Planning: Lessons learned from 2 years of a Service-Learning project in SE Washington
A planning framework
Linking People & Working Landscapes
Nick Sanyal, Liza Pulsipher & Ed Krumpe
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University of Idaho
Department of Conservation Social Sciences
& the Bioregional Planning Program
What is Green Infrastructure?
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Green infrastructure represents the unique conservation and
quality-of-life goals of each community.
―. . (working landscapes) . . managed for their natural resource
values and for the associated benefits it confers to human
populations.‖
Green Infrastructure
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Linking Landscapes& Communities
Green Infrastructure:
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X A government
program.
X A short-term solution.
X A panacea, a cure-all.
X An isolated effort.
A framework of
collaboration.
A long-term resolution
A holistic view: Puzzle
pieces.
A process to link all
resources: Social,
Economic & Natural.
What it is NOT: What it IS:
Green Infrastructure:
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X Antidevelopment
X Just a system of open
space: schoolyards,
playgrounds, trails,
habitat
A development process that
respects the working
landscape
A System in which a healthy
ecosystem is the foundation
that shapes growth &
provides human benefits.
What it is NOT: What it IS:
THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
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1. Connectivity is key and must support nature, people, spaces and programs.
2. Context matters—content alone cannot drive or support the system. Context respects and reflects function and heritage.
3. Must be grounded in sound science, land use theory and practice. It represents 150 years of scientific land management.
4. It should function as a framework for conservation anddevelopment.
5. Green Infrastructure should be planned and protected before development. Restoration is expensive (compared to protection).
PRINCIPLES (CONTD.)
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6. Green infrastructure is a critical public investment and
should be funded the way we fund roads, power grids,
airports, sewers, etc.
7. Green infrastructure affords benefits to nature and people.
8. It respects the needs and desires of landowners and other
stakeholders. Private land can stay private; working
landscapes can continue to work.
9. Green infrastructure requires making connections to
activities within and beyond the community.
10.Green infrastructure requires a long-term commitment and
Protect the Touchet River and Patit Creek riparian
zone.
Enhance salmon habitat in the rivers.
Improve wildlife habitat.
Preserve water quality for the City of Dayton.
Connect the Dayton to the Lewis and Clark
historic sites.
Provide a trail for commuting and healthy
recreation.
The Touchet Connection: Objectives
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Construct 5 miles of compact gravel trail along the Touchet River and Patit Creek connecting the Lewis and Clark Trail State Park and the Patit Creek Campsite.
Restore native vegetationin riparian areas that need enhancing.
Proposed Touchet Trails
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The Touchet Connection: Partners
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Inland Northwest Land Trust – Spokane
NPS Lewis and Clark Historic Trail
Washington Health Foundation
Windermere Real Estate Broker
Brian Martin – Land Planning
Rails to Trails Conservancy
Private land owners
Blue Mtn. Realtors
Local School
The Touchet Connection: Funding
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Rails to Trails Conservancy
National Trails Fund
Kodak American Greenways Awards Program
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Washington Wildlife and Rec. Program
D.O.T. Commute Trip Reduction
The Touchet Connection:
Social Benefits to the Community
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Connect community to the natural landscape
Link social hubs
Provide health benefits
Provide alternative transportation
Provide a venue for events
Recreational enhancement
Student Projects: Dayton Connections
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We propose two thematic trails:
- Historical
- Recreational
Black – Existing trail
Red – Recreational trail
Green – Historical trail
Blue – Future development
Student Mapping
Project
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Identified landscapes
features and land use
values, and the threats
to them.
Combination of the
Green Infrastructure
hubs-links and the USFS
ROS approaches.
Lessons Learned
Challenges/Opportunities:
Distance, time, and travel (200 miles = 4 hrs. round trip)
Limited to simple technology
Time: constrained by academic schedule (undergraduates)
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Lessons Learned
Natural resource students had limited familiarity with agricultural
practices or communities.
Several planning processes underway at the same time.
Very limited mass media/communications.
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Lessons Learned
Implications for practitioners
Students seen as an outside, impartial source (welcomed
by the community).
Community & students were willing to suspend biases.
Students helped the community build a sense of place
(reflecting on what they value & want to perpetuate).
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Lessons Learned
Implications for practitioners
Community was open to the students, & the information was shared
with everyone.
Students worked best at developing innovative concepts.
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Lessons Learned
Implications for practitioners
Planning in WA is very formal, regulated, technical & structured –
and not well understood by the public.
We gave people a more welcoming way to provide input.
Students served as an avenue for 2-way communication.
Concept of working landscapes was well received by the
community.
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The community-student partnership:
Contributions and future opportunities
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Comprehensive plan update
Internships
Trails proposal to NPS-RTCA
Sustainability seminar series
Blue Mountain Station
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Blue Mountain Station: A destination eco-food
processing park
Blue Mountain Station, a
destination eco-food processing
park
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Dedicated to recruiting and marketing natural and organic artisan
foods.
Anchor a vertically integrated brand program from farmer to the
processor, the wholesaler, the retailer and ultimately to the
quality-minded, health-conscious consumer.
Blends sustainable, locally-produced agriculture with artisan food
processing and culinary tourism.
28 acres purchased in the Urban Growth Area adjacent to proposed
trails.
A million dollar grant/loan package from the WA Community
Economic Revitalization Board.
Thanks to:145 University of Idaho students and the