Savannah, Georgia, USA

Savannah, Georgia, USA
Preservation as a tool to reduce poverty

According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau 2015 report, 14.8% of the national
population falls below the poverty line.
This percentage equals 46.7 million people.
In the City of Savannah, Georgia more than 25% of the population fall below the
poverty threshold.
I would like to establish a program that would respond to an array of community
concerns that directly contribute to the Citys dilemma.
Georgia PINE Initiative
Preservation as a tool for sustainability

Utilize preexisting and currently existing programs, developed by the City of
Savannah, the Federal Government, and the US Military to create a city-wide
network of various gardens to revitalize the citys urban core.
Generate Universal Access Models for Urban Energy Gardens, Community
Gardens, Memory Gardens, Civic Gardens, and Trustees Gardens.
In creating a successful city model, local efforts provide opportunity to advance
and develop similar programs in other struggling cities throughout the nation.
Strategically move forward in building a sustainable, prosperous future while
honoring and improving the ideas and successes of the past.
Trustees Garden
At the Northeast boundary of downtown Savannahs Historic District lies the Trustees Garden.
At this site was located the first public agricultural experimental garden in America.
Non Sibi, Sed Aliis

Not for self, but for others
City of Savannah Community Garden Initiative

Improving the quality of life for people in the garden Producing nutritious food Beautifying neighborhoods
Creating a space for neighborhoods to congregate and encouraging community development Utilizing undeveloped urban lots
Introducing residents, particularly children, to a variety of fruits and vegetables and encouraging healthy eating choices
Preserving green space Conserving natural resources Creating income opportunities and economic development
Providing opportunities for residents to be outside and active Reducing stormwater runoff and associated pollution
Creating opportunities for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education Reducing family food budgets
Reducing city heat (heat island effect) from streets and parking lots Reducing crime by converting empty lots
Providing opportunities for intergenerational and cross-cultural connections Encouraging self-reliance
Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933

Executive Order 6101 Starting The Civilian Conservation Corps
"An Act for the relief of unemployment through the performance of useful public work, and for other purposes
(1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of said Act Robert Fechner is hereby appointed Director of Emergency Conservation
Work
(2)The Secretary of War, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Labor each shall appoint a
representative, and said representatives shall constitute an Advisory Council to the Director of Emergency Conservation Work.
(3)There is hereby established in the Treasury a fund of $10,000,000 by the transfer of an equal amount from the unobligated balances
of the appropriation for emergency construction of public buildings
(4)Subject to direction by the President, supplies and materials of the several departments or establishments shall be furnished on the
requisition of the Director of Emergency Conservation Work
(5)Reimbursement, if any, to the departments or establishments for other services rendered shall be made in accordance with
instructions of the President.
Civilian Conservation Corps

Provided employment and vocational training for unemployed youths and, to a lesser extent, for war veterans and Indians,
through conservation and natural resources development work
Structural improvements: bridges, fire lookout towers, service buildings

Transportation: truck trails, minor roads, foot trails and airport landing fields
Erosion control: check dams, terracing and vegetable covering
Flood control: irrigation, drainage, dams, ditching, channel work, riprapping
Forest culture: planting trees and shrubs, timber stand improvement, seed collection, nursery work
Forest protection: fire prevention, fire pre-suppression, firefighting, insect and disease control
Landscape and recreation: public camp and picnic ground development, lake and pond site clearing and development
Range: stock driveways, elimination of predatory animals
Wildlife: stream improvement, fish stocking, food and cover planting
Miscellaneous: emergency work, surveys, mosquito control
US Navys Great Green Fleet

In 2009, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced aggressive energy goals to reduce the Department of
Navys consumption of energy, decrease its reliance on foreign sources of oil, and significantly increase its use of
alternative energy. The DoN is set to be 50% sustainably operational by 2016.
Combat Capability: The mobility of our platforms depends on our efficient use of energy. Anything we can do to make our
systems more efficient, afloat and ashore, enhances our ability to accomplish our mission.
Energy Security: Increasing our use of alternative energy will diversify our energy supply and protect us from the volatility
of energy prices and disruptions in supply.
Economy: Our Navy can help develop an alternative energy industry that is competitively priced as compared to traditional
energy sources, and which can help drive economic growth.
In 2015, the Navy implemented NEPTUNE (Naval Enterprise Partnership Teaming with Universities for National
Excellence) a two-year pilot program providing funding to four universities, the U.S. Naval Academy and the Naval
Postgraduate School. Its goals are to help the Navy and Marine Corps discover ways to improve energy conservation,
generate renewable energy and implement energy-efficient technologies-while giving active-duty military, military students
and veterans the chance to immerse themselves in university-level research.
DLA-Energy will act as the contracting agent on behalf of the DON to procure renewable energy
from new generation facilities.
Strategically placed renewable energy can create reliable access to energy for DON
installations and provide a myriad of benefits to the surrounding communities."
Cuyler-Brownsville Historic Conservation District

Starland Dairy/Thomas Square Streetcar District
Waters Avenue Revitalization Corridor
Historic Benjamin Van Clark Neighborhood
Beach Institute Neighborhood
No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources.
Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance.
Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
It is our duty as preservationists to not only highlight the successes of our past, it
is our duty to ensure an equal opportunity for success in future generations.

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Savannah, Georgia, USA

Preservation as a tool to reduce poverty

Georgia PINE Initiative

Preservation as a tool for sustainability

Non Sibi, Sed Aliis

City of Savannah Community Garden Initiative

Emergency Conservation Work Act of 1933

Civilian Conservation Corps

Structural improvements: bridges, fire lookout towers, service buildings

US Navys Great Green Fleet

Cuyler-Brownsville Historic Conservation District

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