ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the relationship between environmental stewardship and civic engagement through data collected during follow-up interviews with a stratified random sample of the volunteer stewards. The educational attainment difference between the original survey sample and those who participated in the follow-up interviews is important and should be kept in mind as the findings in the chapter are portrayed and the key attributes that give rise to urban environmental stewardship, discussed. Some of the volunteer stewards organizational membership in churches and unions shaped their civic lives. The volunteer stewards made sense of their involvement in the MillionTreesNYC campaign and in environmental stewardship more broadly in a variety of ways. The authors asked respondents about their connection with a variety of civic groups that perform various functions, such as environmental groups, human rights organizations, and religious groups. Civic engagement refers to all civic activities and organizational affiliations combined.
