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Urban Ecosystems and USDA
Dr. Ann M Bartuska
United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
Arbor Day Foundation’s Partners in Community Forestry ConferenceNovember 16, 2015
Urban Opportunities at USDA
Urban Activities at USDAFOREST
INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER AND WATERSHEDS
URBAN LONG-TERM RESEARCH
Green Space Social Space
STEW-MAP: How do we understand the social and spatial interactions among actors working on urban stewardship?
Baltimore LTER
Stewardship Networks
Urban Science at USDAFOREST
INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER AND WATERSHEDS
URBAN LONG-TERM RESEARCH
URBAN AGRICULTURE
Urban Ag Toolkit • Created through the USDA Urban
Agriculture Working Group (UAWG)• Agencies and offices from across the
Department including the Forest Service, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Includes information on funding opportunities, technical assistance, and informational resources from federal, state, and local partners
Summary of Key Resources
• Business Planning
• Land Access
• Soil Quality
• Water Access/Use
• Capital and Financing
• Infrastructure
• Market Development
USDA Urban Agriculture Toolkit
Best Practices through Urban Research
Nutrition Interventions Crop production
Social science research on human interaction with natural resources
Vertical farming technology
Census of Agriculture – What is urban production?