
Community Engagement and Education for Developing and Implementing Scio Township’s Environmental Sustainability & Climate Action Plan
The student team collaborated with Scio Township’s Environmental Sustainability Task Force to support the development of the township’s Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (ESCAP). The team developed and implemented a community engagement strategy, which included a public input survey and key interest group interviews to provide feedback regarding current Scio Township sustainability practices and goals. The key interest group interviews provided essential information from experts, while the survey provided useful input from everyday residents. By connecting with community members throughout the survey distribution process, the SEAS team developed an extensive list of contacts, including homeowner’s association leadership, co-housing representatives, and other key interest groups. This data was compiled into a report and distributed to the taskforce working groups to be used for future development of the ESCAP. The team also created the Ongoing Community Engagement Recommendations report which addresses lessons learned from the initial engagement strategies and outlines recommendations for future community engagement efforts as Scio Township works towards its climate and sustainability goals.
Alicia Kawamoto, MS (EJ) Kyle Dwyer, MS (EPP) Anna Ostermeier, MS (BEC) Zoey Scancarello, MS (EJ) Whitney White, MS (EPP, EJ)