Researchers at the USDA Forest Service developed a methodology to answer the question “how do we understand the social, spatial and temporal interactions among actors working on stewardship” or in other words…who takes care of our city or region?” Over the past decade, the stewardship mapping and assessment project, or STEW-MAP has been adapted and applied in over 13 locations around the world.
In this session, we will briefly introduce the STEW-MAP approach and share some of the ways that natural resource specialists have worked to assess, map, and organize with civic actors in their communities. Presenters will reflect on their direct experience using STEW-MAP and related social network and civic mapping tools.