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GroundworkUSA @GroundworkUSA

A network of people-centered environmental justice orgs. working to undo the legacy of injustice and build healthy, green, resilient spaces for all 🌱

Joined May 2010
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Groundwork USA is taking a Tweet break! Don’t worry; we're still around! You can catch us on all our other channels: 👉Instagram: bit.ly/3908OTG 👉Facebook: bit.ly/3Q4qPS0 👉LinkedIn: bit.ly/3xb9Pke 👉Youtube: bit.ly/3xbtxw7 See you there!
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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
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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

Yonkers residents to see climate friendly landscaping, addressing heat and flooding

Four municipal housing locations in Yonkers will get landscaping by late summer or early fall to combat the effects of climate change.

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🔥 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
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Happy #BiodiversityDay! ¡Feliz Día de la Biodiversidad! At Groundwork USA, we are Building a Shared Future for All Life! 💚 Learn more: groundworkusa.org/focus-area… @UNBiodiversity #changingplaces #internationalbiodiversityday
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💚 @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
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👏 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
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🟢 @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
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@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
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📣 @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
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🟢 @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
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🥳 @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 Groundwork Trusts Awarded Climate Preparedness and Land Restoration Grants To Advance...

Climate Preparedness and Land Restoration Initiative (CPLR) provides eight Groundwork Trusts with a combined $3.1 million to advance innovative land restoration projects that will restore urban...

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

Beating the heat: Milwaukee to join cities across the nation in measuring heat island effect

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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
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Residents in Northern California are experiencing a historic #drought that will require concrete, tangible, and long-term solutions than just reducing water consumption. @GroundworkSanDiego is addressing #waterconservation in Chollas Creek! Find out how: bit.ly/3MUv003
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