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Bravo to 5 GW Trusts awarded inaugural #LandUse Innovation Grants for impactful, sustainable, and #community-inclusive proposals! 👏👏 @groundworkBPT @groundworkHV @gndwklawrence Groundwork ORV @groundworkRI ... @RTCANPS @EPA - OBLR Read all about it👇 bit.ly/3wxyCzU

Not all #climate mitigation solutions need to come in big packages! To address climate change, @Groundwork_HV has identified three neighborhoods in Yonkers, NY that will benefit from #greeninfrastructure investments. Read more about their initiative here: bit.ly/3yNjT5x

🔥 HOT, WET, AND RACIST [...]Cate Mingoya shares lessons from her experience and ideas for how #planners can center #equity in their #climate resilience planning by pursuing simultaneous strategies that address climate and #housing. ➡️ Read the article: bit.ly/3MCrTKz

Happy #BiodiversityDay! ¡Feliz Día de la Biodiversidad! At Groundwork USA, we are Building a Shared Future for All Life! 💚 Learn more: groundworkusa.org/focus-areas/ @UNBiodiversity #changingplaces #internationalbiodiversityday

💚 @GroundworkSD awarded a #ClimatePreparedness and Land Restoration Grant to transform a parking lot near Chollas Creek into a public #greenspace with #bioswales and native landscaping in one of San Diego’s most park-poor neighborhoods. Read more: bit.ly/38kIBzv

👏 Groundwork Southcoast received a #ClimatePreparedness and Land Restoration Grant for their proposal to complete the Riverside Resilience Zone - an area that is disproportionately vulnerable to adverse #climate and public health impacts. Read more: bit.ly/38kIBzv

🟢 @GroundworkRI awarded a #ClimatePreparedness and Land Restoration Grant to mitigate the impacts of contaminated soil, extreme heat, and flooding in many former industrial cities across the state and create new jobs for communities. Read more: bit.ly/38kIBzv

@GroundworkORV received a #ClimatePreparedness and Land Restoration Grant to create an Ecodistrict in Lower Price Hill w/ Green Team youth and the Green Workforce to address climate challenges with #greeninfrastructure projects. Read more: bit.ly/38kIBzv

@GroundworkNOLA awarded a #Climate Preparedness and Land Restoration Grant to #reforest an area lacking adequate drainage infrastructure - Touro Street - with 36 mature trees and 36 bioswales, among other #greeninfrastructure initiatives. Read more: bit.ly/38kIBzv

📣 @GroundworkHV awarded a #ClimatePreparedness and Land Restoration Grant to retrofit ten subsidized housing developments in Yonkers with #greeninfrastructure carried out by the Green Team in collaboration w/ @mhacyonkers and @Westhab1981. Read more: bit.ly/38kIBzv

🟢 @Gwelizabeth, awarded a #ClimatePreparedness and Land Restoration grant to address climate risks in formerly redlined neighborhoods and #brownfield areas. They will survey four mini-forest sites to be cultivated using the #Miyawaki method. Read more: bit.ly/38kIBzv

🥳 @GroundworkBPT received a #ClimatePreparedness and Land Restoration grant for their project to restore access to Sliver by the River, complete with #greeninfrastructure designed to reduce #climatechange consequences in the area. Read all about it: bit.ly/38kIBzv

💥 Congratulations to the eight #GroundworkTrusts awarded a #ClimatePreparedness and Land Restoration grant, made possible with funding from the @bezosearthfund! We will be sharing each GW Trust and their resilience project starting today! Learn more: bit.ly/3PpvEF9

🌏 Eight #GroundworkTrusts were selected to restore urban environments and help alleviate the human impacts of the climate crisis as part of the #ClimatePreparedness and Land Restoration Initiative, made possible by the @BezosEarthFund! Tomorrow we announce them! Stay Tuned! 📣

Applications open until May 20TH to work with the @NatlParkService in @FtVancouverNPS ! All details can be found at: groundworkusa.org/groundwork-usa…

It's #mentalhealthawarenessmonth! Data shows that being in #nature has beneficial impacts on physical and #mentalhealth. However, not all people have equitable access to nature. @GroundworkMKE has joined forces to created the Healing Spaces Initiative: 🌿bit.ly/3scwfQo

Want to know solutions to mitigating urban heat? Check out the Innovation Station event happening now! bit.ly/3P4Cq33 #QuestionOfTheDay #waterconservation #peopleandplanet #climatesafefutures

As summer approaches, temperatures are anticipated to rise. To avoid heat-related fatalities, @GroundworkMKE will help gather heat-related data to identify where to plant more trees and green infrastructure, and access to cooling centers. 🟢Read more: bit.ly/3ssThCV

Equity Webinar tomorrow! Learn from experts on how to engage your community in #equitable #brownfield #redevelopment! Hear from: @ilanapreuss, @FactoryOS, SUDA, LLC, and More! Register today! bit.ly/3LVu5fO #environmentaljustice #equity #landplanning