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:: Our MissionTo assist communities in developing strategies for protecting and conserving their ecological and cultural assets through environmentally-sensitive decisions, lifestyles and planning. Green infrastructure is the interconnected natural systems and ecological processes that provide clean water, air quality and wildlife habitat. Green infrastructure sustains a community’s social, economic, and environmental health. :: Hire Us!The GIC is involved in a wide range of green infrastructure projects and activities, from tree canopy assesssments to training seminars which, in today's COVID environment, can all be conducted remotely. The GIC works with all levels of government and local community groups, from the Federal Government, to regional and state levels, to individual cities and counties. Previous projects include with New Jersey City; Ulster County, NY; Charleston, SC; Hot Springs, AK; Jacksonville, FL; Miami, FL; the Cherokee National Forest, TN; Virginia Dept Forestry - and many more! Our CEO has addressed conferences across the country on green Infrastructure and sustainability, including the National Arbor Day Foundation; the Association of Urban Community Forestry Coordinators; the Mayors’ Institute; the River Network; the Center for Watershed Protection National Conference; the Urban Land Institute; the National Association of State Foresters and the Kresge Foundation. To read more about some of our previous projects! Click here... :: The GIC provides services in the following areas:
Press Release:Resilient Coastal Forests, Virginia Report just published!South Carolina and Georgia Reports also now avaialble!To see the press release, click here. To download all the reports, visit our Resilient Coastal Forests page here. Also, visit our Resiliency page here.  :: New Tree Planning and Planting Campaign Guide now available!To read the Campaign Guide: Click Here.:: Urban Heat Studies now available!
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