Promote environmental stewardship and accessible education across different age, income, ethnicity, and language groups

OurCounty aims to educate and inspire residents so they may develop and share their knowledge base around environmental stewardship throughout the region. Empowering communities with accessible, localized climate and environmental data helps residents better understand the conditions in their neighborhoods.

Through increased awareness of environmental challenges and sustainability opportunities, all residents can participate effectively in environment-related government actions, protect themselves and their neighbors from climate-related risks, and make informed personal and civic decisions that positively influence the environment. Fostering this kind of transparency and shared knowledge can help build a culture of sustainability advocacy.

Numerous environmental stewardship efforts, ranging from cutting-edge technologies to centuries-old Traditional Ecological Knowledge, come from our region. The County will support maintenance and revival of these efforts.