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Browsing by Author "Reichard, Ashley"

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    Indicators of Volunteer Retention in Environmental Stewardship Programs
    (2020-08) Reichard, Ashley
    Volunteers have been an integral part of urban greenspace management in Minnesota since the inception of the first formal training program in 1977. Since then, many specialized training programs have developed in order to address specific aspects of vegetation management in urban spaces. The framework of environmental literacy illustrates seven elements of environmental education that can be utilized to better understand the success of a program’s curriculum as well as understanding the individual volunteer. This research aimed to understand how volunteers are currently engaging in programs and if predictors of increased frequency and duration of volunteerism can be uncovered. To do this, a survey was developed to address six elements of environmental literacy and was distributed to six Minnesota environmental stewardship programs. The results found that age, employment status, education level, value motivation, and personality characteristics of extraversion and openness were predictors of increased retention in programs. The results found that volunteers living in the 11-County Metro area of Minnesota and those with the personality characteristic of extraversion were likely to volunteer more frequently.
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    Public Engagement in Planning a Future Whitewater Park
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Reichard, Ashley; Troedson, Erin; Wustmann, Jennifer
    This project was completed as part of a year-long partnership between Carver County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). The Carver County Water Management Organization is investigating the feasibility of removing or restructuring a dam on the Crow River near downtown Watertown. The purpose of the removal/redesign is to improve the fishery in the river, reduce bank erosion, and potentially create an engineered whitewater recreation attraction to boost tourism in the area. The goal of this project was to develop a public participation plan to engage residents in conversations about designing, planning, and restructuring the dam. In collaboration with Carver County project lead Paul Moline and Watertown City Administrator Shane Fineran, a team of students in PA 5145: Civic Participation in Public Affairs, developed a public engagement plan focused on visioning and design. A final report and poster from the project are available.