Community Engagement

Marin County Parks welcomes public feedback, and promotes opportunities for community engagement.

Community Engagement

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VOLUNTEER

Take part in a volunteer workday.
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Parks staff discussing a project with members of the community

PROVIDE FEEDBACK

Attend a public meeting or community workshop. Check the events calendar.
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Roundtables

The Environmental Roundtable is a recurring monthly meeting facilitated by the Marin County Open Space District with Marin's environmental community to review, exchange ideas, and discuss potential projects and natural resource management concepts. In addition to presentations in the office, the Environmental Roundtable routinely convenes in the field to discuss projects and natural resource management concepts. Participants represent two members from each of the following environmental organizations:

Marin Conservation League
Marin Audubon Society
Sierra Club
California Native Plant Society
Environmental Forum of Marin
Friends of Corte Madera Creek

The Equity Roundtable is a long-term partnership between Marin County Parks and community-based organizations representing the social and economic diversity of Marin County. The Equity Roundtable strengthens relationships, influences government decision-making and policies, and takes shared action, so that parks and green spaces are welcoming and accessible to all. Marin County Parks and the Marin County Office of Equity have joined with these and other community organizations to advance park and greenspace equity:

Age Friendly Sausalito
Alcohol Justice
Bridging the Gap
Canal Alliance
Conservation Corps North Bay
Love Is The Answer
Marin Asian Advocacy Project
Marin Community Foundation
Multicultural Center of Marin
North Marin Community Services
West Marin Community Services
Wise Choices for Girls
Whistlestop/Vivalon
YMCA

Work Process Comments

Road and Trail Work: Parks staff collaborated with community leaders on a process map highlighting opportunities for public feedback. See the Road and Trail Community Engagement Process Map PDF. The public also participates in the annual process of identifying potential Road and Trail Management projects. Public proposals are formally reviewed once a year, using consistent evaluation criteria. Proposed projects ranked as the highest priority then compete in budget development process. For details about the public proposal process see the Road and Trail Management Plan, section 5. View the screened public proposals as of 09/30/2022.

Vegetation Management Work: Parks staff collaborated with community stakeholders on a multi-step process map highlighting opportunities for public feedback. See the Vegetation Management Community Engagement Process Map PDF.