Greening Youth Foundation
Park Planning Fellow
Greening Youth Foundation, Omaha, Nebraska, us, 68197
NPS UNIT: Midwest Regional OfficeLOCATION: Omaha, NE
The Park Planning Fellow will be one fellow in a newly established cohort of interns in four regions that supports the National Park Planning and Special Studies (PPSS) Program and regional park planning programs. This outstanding opportunity affords the Park Planning Fellow in-depth exposure and involvement in the National Park Service's work to design and plan the future of national park units. In addition to being in a cohort with peers, the fellow will be supporting and collaborating with a professional community of NPS planners. The Park Planning Fellow will learn and contribute to how the NPS is addressing important issues facing the NPS and take a deep dive into the newly established guidance on general management planning. General management planning is informed by the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 and further articulated in NPS Management Policies 2.2 which states this type of planning sets the long-term goals for the park.
The National PPSS Program, based in Washington DC, and regional park planning programs provide national and regional guidance and assistance to all park units throughout the national park system in addressing their planning needs. The programs provide: 1) leadership, oversight, and guidance to the NPS's park planning community, 2) leadership, oversight, and technical assistance in the preparation of planning documents which articulate desired futures for the protection of park resources and the needed visitor services and facilities; and 3) support special resource studies for areas being considered for potential inclusion into the national park system.
The Park Planning Fellow position provides an opportunity to be involved in the administration of national or regional planning programs. The Park Planning Fellow will support park planning projects that will improve national park infrastructure, expand visitor access and opportunities, evaluate potential new park sites as authorized by Congress, and engage local communities and organizations in planning processes. This position will help NPS staff and partners cultivate strong relationships through park planning
he Park Planning Fellow would be working on the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore General Management Plan memo. The planning portfolio manager and lead support for the fellow will have a draft in place. The fellow will support and host the conversations with park staff about inadequacies of their planning portfolio and strategies to address the gaps.
The fellow's would support the Pullman National Monument General Management Plan. The Latino Heritage Intern from 2022 also supported this effort around project kickoff. This park was recently established and is located in Chicago, Illinois. The area immediately surrounding this park unit has been historically excluded. As noted in the Trust for Public Land Park Serve. This effort will set the long-term goals for this park and is in keeping with work other interns within this cohort will be doing. This project is complex and involves stakeholders from historically excluded populations. Specifically, nearby communities that are Spanish speaking and/or African American. Critical to the success of this project is community engagement at the beginning, throughout, and upon completion. The project will be integrating recommendations from listening sessions hosted by the Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution group through the Department of the Interior. The primary task will be to taking the recommendations from the neutral facilitators and integrating justice, equity, and diversity concepts into the planning effort and other efforts the fellow would support.
Learning Goals:Background reading and research in order to better understand each unit's unique history, characteristics, and planning needs; Preparation for, and participation in planning team meetings; Participating in and helping the planning team prepare for public meetings; contributing to discussions on how to enhance public outreach/civic engagement, particularly in underrepresented and tribal communities; Helping to prepare public communications materials; Joining regional discussions to debrief on projects, including determining where additional support may be needed or identify any areas of concern; General project support such as notetaking, moderating, writing up outcomes of discussions and summaries of public input. Fellows should feel empowered to ask
The Park Planning Fellow will be one fellow in a newly established cohort of interns in four regions that supports the National Park Planning and Special Studies (PPSS) Program and regional park planning programs. This outstanding opportunity affords the Park Planning Fellow in-depth exposure and involvement in the National Park Service's work to design and plan the future of national park units. In addition to being in a cohort with peers, the fellow will be supporting and collaborating with a professional community of NPS planners. The Park Planning Fellow will learn and contribute to how the NPS is addressing important issues facing the NPS and take a deep dive into the newly established guidance on general management planning. General management planning is informed by the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 and further articulated in NPS Management Policies 2.2 which states this type of planning sets the long-term goals for the park.
The National PPSS Program, based in Washington DC, and regional park planning programs provide national and regional guidance and assistance to all park units throughout the national park system in addressing their planning needs. The programs provide: 1) leadership, oversight, and guidance to the NPS's park planning community, 2) leadership, oversight, and technical assistance in the preparation of planning documents which articulate desired futures for the protection of park resources and the needed visitor services and facilities; and 3) support special resource studies for areas being considered for potential inclusion into the national park system.
The Park Planning Fellow position provides an opportunity to be involved in the administration of national or regional planning programs. The Park Planning Fellow will support park planning projects that will improve national park infrastructure, expand visitor access and opportunities, evaluate potential new park sites as authorized by Congress, and engage local communities and organizations in planning processes. This position will help NPS staff and partners cultivate strong relationships through park planning
he Park Planning Fellow would be working on the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore General Management Plan memo. The planning portfolio manager and lead support for the fellow will have a draft in place. The fellow will support and host the conversations with park staff about inadequacies of their planning portfolio and strategies to address the gaps.
The fellow's would support the Pullman National Monument General Management Plan. The Latino Heritage Intern from 2022 also supported this effort around project kickoff. This park was recently established and is located in Chicago, Illinois. The area immediately surrounding this park unit has been historically excluded. As noted in the Trust for Public Land Park Serve. This effort will set the long-term goals for this park and is in keeping with work other interns within this cohort will be doing. This project is complex and involves stakeholders from historically excluded populations. Specifically, nearby communities that are Spanish speaking and/or African American. Critical to the success of this project is community engagement at the beginning, throughout, and upon completion. The project will be integrating recommendations from listening sessions hosted by the Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution group through the Department of the Interior. The primary task will be to taking the recommendations from the neutral facilitators and integrating justice, equity, and diversity concepts into the planning effort and other efforts the fellow would support.
Learning Goals:Background reading and research in order to better understand each unit's unique history, characteristics, and planning needs; Preparation for, and participation in planning team meetings; Participating in and helping the planning team prepare for public meetings; contributing to discussions on how to enhance public outreach/civic engagement, particularly in underrepresented and tribal communities; Helping to prepare public communications materials; Joining regional discussions to debrief on projects, including determining where additional support may be needed or identify any areas of concern; General project support such as notetaking, moderating, writing up outcomes of discussions and summaries of public input. Fellows should feel empowered to ask