Page 4 - Executive Summary of Arlington's DPR Strategic Plan
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Goal Two We are good
stewards
Steward natural and historical resources
Objective 1
Conserve, enhance and acquire natural areas and historical resources
Strategies
• Protect and expand high-value natural lands through acquisition, restoration and/or
conservation
• Conduct regular inventories and census of natural resources to understand trends and
needs for conservation
• Integrate historical inventories with natural resource inventories through documentation
and education
• Utilize feedback from natural resource and historic staff in park planning, development,
and maintenance
Objective 2
Preserve and improve tree canopy
Strategies
• Build tree canopy maintenance resources into park development projects and upgrades
• Expand tree canopy in existing locations and along riparian buffers, using urban tree
canopy assessment and on-the-ground plot data, in collaboration with other landowners
• Strengthen and expand policies to preserve tree canopy
• Integrate countywide tree maintenance goals and processes
• Develop collaborations and educational outreach to expand tree canopy on private land
Objective 3
Advance historical and natural resources education and interpretation
Strategies
• Position nature centers as great places to visit, learn and team-build through programs,
pricing and messaging
• Ensure nature and historical center management and facility maintenance complement
department-wide processes and benchmarks
• Provide varied resources so the interpretive units can expand their environmental and
historical missions
• Utilize naturalists and historians to ensure their messages are regularly presented in
nontraditional venues to expand audience
Objective 4
Develop & maintain internal and external partnerships to improve natural resource management
Strategies
• Develop a process to promote community stewardship of parks and natural areas
• Formalize public/private partnerships to advance sustainable and creative park and
recreation resources
Objective 5
Integrate environmentally sound, sustainable practices into park management activities
Strategies
• Evaluate daily and annual park management tasks to find opportunities to conserve
resources and promote sustainability
• Explore alternative methods for natural resource management
• Educate the public and staff about County sustainable practices
stewards
Steward natural and historical resources
Objective 1
Conserve, enhance and acquire natural areas and historical resources
Strategies
• Protect and expand high-value natural lands through acquisition, restoration and/or
conservation
• Conduct regular inventories and census of natural resources to understand trends and
needs for conservation
• Integrate historical inventories with natural resource inventories through documentation
and education
• Utilize feedback from natural resource and historic staff in park planning, development,
and maintenance
Objective 2
Preserve and improve tree canopy
Strategies
• Build tree canopy maintenance resources into park development projects and upgrades
• Expand tree canopy in existing locations and along riparian buffers, using urban tree
canopy assessment and on-the-ground plot data, in collaboration with other landowners
• Strengthen and expand policies to preserve tree canopy
• Integrate countywide tree maintenance goals and processes
• Develop collaborations and educational outreach to expand tree canopy on private land
Objective 3
Advance historical and natural resources education and interpretation
Strategies
• Position nature centers as great places to visit, learn and team-build through programs,
pricing and messaging
• Ensure nature and historical center management and facility maintenance complement
department-wide processes and benchmarks
• Provide varied resources so the interpretive units can expand their environmental and
historical missions
• Utilize naturalists and historians to ensure their messages are regularly presented in
nontraditional venues to expand audience
Objective 4
Develop & maintain internal and external partnerships to improve natural resource management
Strategies
• Develop a process to promote community stewardship of parks and natural areas
• Formalize public/private partnerships to advance sustainable and creative park and
recreation resources
Objective 5
Integrate environmentally sound, sustainable practices into park management activities
Strategies
• Evaluate daily and annual park management tasks to find opportunities to conserve
resources and promote sustainability
• Explore alternative methods for natural resource management
• Educate the public and staff about County sustainable practices
