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NeighborSpace describes urban conservation process, 21 sites and stewardship model
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NeighborSpace executive director Phyllis Juris explained how the urban land trust identifies, acquires or eases sites, restores them with green infrastructure and partners with residents for long-term stewardship; the group now conserves 21 sites totaling just under 100 acres.
Phyllis Juris, executive director of NeighborSpace, described how the urban land trust identifies potential sites, secures them either by conservation easement or fee simple ownership, restores them with community input and maintains them with a stewardship program.
"We are the only one that works in urban Baltimore County," Juris said, and described NeighborSpace's service area as the county's urban portion. She said the organization conserves 21 sites across the county, 19 of which are open to the public, totaling just under 100 acres; the sites provide a 10-minute-walk green space for roughly 42,000 residents, she said.
Juris reviewed NeighborSpace's process:…
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