CONNECTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH GEAR LENDING LIBRARIES: THE GREATER MAYWOOD PADDLING PROGRAM Justin Mercer & Kristen Taylor
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CONNECTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH GEAR LENDING LIBRARIES:
THE GREATER MAYWOOD PADDLING PROGRAM Justin Mercer & Kristen Taylor
NEARLY70,000
ACRES
OVER 69,000ACRES CONSERVATION
OUTDOOR RECREATION
EDUCATION
NATURE & HEALTH
Healthy HotSpot: Making Healthy Living Easier
More tobacco/smoke-free
environments
More access to and demand for healthy food and beverage options
More opportunities to be physically
active
More access to and demand for
community based preventative
services
FUNDING
PROJECT LOCATION
MAYWOOD GROVE
Irving Park Road
Maywood Grove
Plank Road MeadowStony Ford
Des Plaines River Canoe Launches/Landings
ALIGNMENT
PROJECT GOALS
• COMMUNITY PARTNERS
• PADDLING GEAR
• PROGRAM MANUAL
• LEADER TRAINING
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY PARNTERS
PADDLING GEAR
PROGRAM MANUAL
LEADER TRAININGS
LEADER TRAININGS
PROGRAM PROCESS
PROGRAM PROCESS
PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
527 paddlers25% youth
17 partner led trips 15
public events
• NON-TRADITIONAL PARTNERS
• JOINT RESPONSIBILITY
• CAPACITY
• TRAINING MODIFICATIONS
• BETTER EVALUATION
LESSONS LEARNED
FUTURE
Justin MercerCentral Zone Program CoordinatorForest Preserves of Cook County
www.fpdcc.com
CONTACT INFORMATIONKristen TaylorCentral Zone Program SpecialistForest Preserves of Cook County
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