Research Guides: ENSP 400: Capstone in Environmental Science and Policy: Obstacles to Community Participation in Reporting Pest Related Tree Damage

To conduct an analysis of obstacles to increased community engagement and participation in reporting pests, and of ways to increase county residents’ engagement around the topic of urban tree pest infestation. Specific pest species of interest are: Asian Longhorn Beetle, Spotted Lanternfly, Oak Wilt and Thousand Canker Disease in Montgomery County Parks.

A short list of websites and books are included below as the best places to start researching this topic. For possible search terms see the Search Strategies under Library Overview.

Invasive Forest Pests in the United States COMMUNITY IMPACTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TREE-SMART TRADE
"A team of scientists completed the most comprehensive synthesis to date of the ecological and economic impacts
of imported forest insects and pathogens. They concluded that preventing future invasions is crucial for stemming
this costly and ecologically damaging problem. Based on that research, the Cary Institute and the Science Policy
Exchange developed this summary and are proposing five Tree-SMART Trade actions that will help safeguard trees
and alleviate the economic burden on local governments and communities.
Hungry Pests: What you should know about the spread of invasive species in Maryland
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Learn to spot it and report it.
Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: Mapping and Reporting (USDA - Forest Service)
"Explore Forest Insect and Disease Conditions in the United States using Forest Health Protection Mapping and Reporting Tools"
Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases
Center for Invasive Species Prevention
Suggestions for ways to combat invasions.
Urban and Community Forestry (MD Dept of Natural Resources)
"The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service is the state agency responsible for the management and protection of the state's urban forestry resources. The group within the Forest Service with direct oversight of these resources is called the Urban and Community Forestry Program (U&CF). "
Forest Pest Management (MD Dept of Agriculture)
"Our Mission is to serve the citizens of Maryland by protecting the rural and urban forest tree resources from adverse effects of insects, diseases and other pests through environmentally sound pest management."
A New Front in the Fight for Maryland's Forests
Chesapeake Bay Trust, 2016
"Deep in the woods of Maryland, a hidden war is being waged. On one side, the native trees that have provided food, shelter, clean water and beauty to the region for thousands of years. On the other, foreign invaders that have upset the natural balance of the state’s ecosystems and are threatening to make the forest less diverse and a less enjoyable place to visit. The winner will help determine if and how our natural systems will continue to deliver these benefits to both animals and people in the face of future threats such as climate change and development."
Article: Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options
Lovett, G. M., Weiss, M., Liebhold, A. M., Holmes, T. P., Leung, B., Lambert, K. F., ... Weldy, T. (2016). Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options. Ecological Applications, 26(5), 1437-1455.
Article: Part of the solution? Stakeholder awareness, information and engagement in tree health issues
Marzano, M., Dandy, N., Bayliss, H. R., Porth, E., & Potter, C. (2015). Part of the solution? stakeholder awareness, information and engagement in tree health issues. Biological Invasions, 17(7), 1961-1977.
MSU outreach program targets Invasive pests threatening Michigan trees
Michigan State University Extension
"Thousand Cankers Disease, Asian Longhorned Beetle and Hemlock Wooly Adelgid targets of new outreach project that seeks to get residents involved by providing a network for tracking and reporting possible new invasive species."
The Asian Longhorned Beetle: An invasive pest of Trees
USDA
Includes short intro on Public Outreach and Education

Kitchen Table Sustainability by Wendy Sarkissian; Steph Vajda; Nancy Hofer; Yollana Shore; Cathy Wilkinson; Peter Newman (Foreword by); A. Barrie Pittock
Call Number: McK STKS HN49.C6 S27 2009
Kitchen Table Sustainability offers a unique view of sustainability through the lens of community engagement. It takes sustainability out of the ivory towers of universities, government departments and planners to the kitchen tables of the world.This practical guide distils decades of wisdom from community planning, engagement and sustainability practice internationally into a user-friendly and engaging book that is both inspirational and packed with hands-on tools. The core of the book is a bottom-up approach to participatory community engagement and development, referred to as EATING, that consists of six components: Education, Action, Trust, Inclusion, Nourishment and Governance.
Transforming Cities and Minds Through the Scholarship of Engagement by Lorlene Hoyt
Call Number: eBook
Written by engaged scholars and practitioners, Transforming Minds and Cities is an "instrument-for-action" on the problems faced by U.S. cities that have suffered from decades of disinvestment. The book advocates the concept of reciprocal knowledge: real learning on both sides, campus and city, through a complex network of human relationships.Across the country from Camden to Oakland, the contributors engaged with community partners--hospitals, churches, community development corporations, community foundations, and other rooted institutions--to help restore old cities to life.
Transformative Sustainable Development by Kei Otsuki
Call Number: eBook
Recent debates about sustainable development have shifted their focus from fixing environmental problems in a technocratic and economic way to more fundamental changes in social-political processes and relations. In this context, participation is a genuinely transformative approach to sustainable development, yet the process by which participation leads to transformation is not sufficiently understood. This book considers how the act of participating in sustainable development projects can bring about social transformation that is considered to be fair and just by the participants and non-participants in a broader societal context. Drawing on ideas from social theory and applied anthropology, the book proposes a reflexivity-based framework to analyse participation as a type of social action underpinned by primary experience.