Meeting Description
Planning for Nature in Your Community will introduce approaches for conserving natural areas and water resources, from the town-wide scale to the site level. Drawing on Hudson Valley examples, presentations will cover:
• Natural resource inventories and conservation planning;
• Using natural resource information in local project reviews; and
• Municipal policies such as conservation overlay zones and critical environmental areas.
The training is especially designed for members of planning and zoning boards, conservation advisory councils, elected officials, and others involved in open space and nature conservation at the local level. Those who are new to local government or conservation are encouraged to attend. Certificates for two hours of municipal training credit will be available.
The workshop is free of charge.