published Jan 2022
This guide was created for community leaders and other local entities to help them access resources to create jobs, train talent, expand educational opportunities and provide technical assistance.
published May 2023
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is landmark legislation that establishes the structure, programs, and funding for our nation’s public workforce system. It was adopted in 2014 with overwhelming
bipartisan support.
published Feb 2023
What is the Green Workforce?
published May 2023
The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC) recognized the need to create a resource for mountain bike (MTB) trail construction that would assist land and park managers seeking to build sustainable trails. The result of this effort is the Mountain Bike Trail Development Guidelines, a comprehensive “how to” that breaks down the process from start to finish beginning with assessing the project and ending with how to maintain the newly built trails.
published Oct 2021
An analysis of studies from around the world finds that green investments generally create more jobs per US$1 million than unsustainable investments.
published Jul 2023
Preparing a climate-ready workforce requires an all-hands-on-deck approach among public and private leaders across the country—including federal policymakers, state community college systems, and individual employers—but these capacity-related gaps often come to ground in U.S. cities and regions.
published Jan 2022
This Action Guide aims to provide practical and actionable guidance to International Development Organizations (IDOs) on how to better respond to the diverse needs of young people as their countries undergo complex transitions to a greener economy.
published Jun 2023
Wildfires in California, and across the western U.S., are increasing in frequency and severity, threatening both
ecosystems and communities. Restoration—a combination of ecological thinning and prescribed fire—is one
of the best tools to build forest resilience and prevent catastrophic wildfires, by reducing the buildup of fuels
resulting from a legacy of logging and fire suppression.
published Oct 2020
The Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (CSNDC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) partnered on this “green paper” to help guide the development of such a program. We started with a literature scan of green infrastructure that considered the benefits and challenges of green infrastructure workforce development programs for communities.
published Sep 2022
by
Outdoor Recreation Roundtable,
Oregon State University
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable partnered with Oregon State University’s Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy to look deeper into the career paths, workforce needs, and future opportunities across America’s outdoor recreation economy.
