Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
Part 1 of 4 in our July series on Natural Resources and the Comprehensive Plan. Soils: The Ground Under Your Plan Most comprehensive plans nod politely at soils and then move on. A paragraph in the natural resources chapter, a phrase mentioning “environment” in the goals, a reference to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) […]
Most comprehensive plans have a natural resources or environment chapter. Most of them say roughly the same things: protect prime farmland, preserve water quality, support conservation. But knowing what to protect is only half the job. The harder question — and the one most plans struggle with — is how. This July, we’re spending four […]
Learn how conservation supports rural development and strengthens local economies. Explore strategies planners and policymakers can use to integrate the Great Outdoors into sustainable community planning.
