Smart Growth and the Community Preservation Act

 

A poster from 2006.

“Smart Growth and Open Space Protection:  The Community Preservation Act in Massachusetts.” ISSRM 2006, a Symposium in the Series of International Symposia on Society and Resource Management, Vancouver, Canada, June 2006.

For the latest info on the Community Preservation ACT see this page CPA.  And a map here.

ALPINE Webinar: Faculty Collaboration in Land Conservation Initiatives

 Listened to this presentation last week sponsored by Academics for Land Protection in New England (ALPINE).  It is good to the see the efforts of academics partnering with NGOs supporting research efforts in the region.

ALPINE posted the video on YouTube if interested.

West Springfield, MA Open Space and Recreation Plan

Gonna' be looking this over this spring.  Need to learn a bit more about my neighbor town and the Open Space and Recreation Plan is usually a good place to start.