The Stewardship Mapping & Assessment Project (STEW-MAP) is part of a USDA Forest Service international research program that seeks to inventory, characterize, and geographically map the activities and relationships of environmental stewardship organizations in given areas. This project has the goal to improve both the scholarship and practice surrounding environmental stewardship and governance of urban natural resources. This project defines environmental stewardship as: the act of conserving, managing, monitoring, transforming, advocating for and/or educating the public about their local environments.
CURes researchers have completed full STEW-MAP projects in Los Angeles County and the LA River Watershed, as well as conducting inventory-only projects of stewardship organizations in Riverside and climate resilience organizations in San Bernardino. They have applied the methodology to complete a network assessment of watershed resilience in the Ventura River Watershed.
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The Center for Urban Resilience’s STEW-MAP efforts include:
- Los Angeles River STEW-MAP
- LA County STEW-MAP
- Ventura Watershed Network Assessment
- Riverside Stewardship Inventory
- San Bernardino Climate Resilience Inventory
These projects are embedded in a network of STEW-MAP locations in the United States, including Baltimore, Chicago, New York City, O'ahu, Philadelphia, San Juan and Seattle. STEW-MAPs have also been implemented internationally in Columbia, France, China, and the Philippines. For a map with all STEW-MAP locations or more overall information about the USDA Forest Service research program, visit the national STEW-MAP site.
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