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conservation tools comprehensive plan — aerial view of rural conservation easement landscape with farmland and natural areas
conservation tools comprehensive plan — aerial view of rural conservation easement landscape with farmland and natural areas
A digital tablet displaying a hazard risk assessment map with flood zones, wildfire risk areas, and emergency evacuation routes, used by planners for data-driven hazard mitigation decisions.
land trust comprehensive plan — conservation landscape with working farms and protected open space
Stack of books, reports, and a laptop open to rural innovation resources, inviting readers to explore more on small town innovation.
Elevated solar panels above rows of leafy vegetables on an agrivoltaic farm, with a farm worker harvesting below and sheep grazing between panel rows in the background—illustrating how agrivoltaics can support both energy production and active agriculture on the same land.
A large solar farm or wind turbines installed on a repurposed brownfield site. The panels shine under the sun, or the turbines spin against a clear rural sky, showcasing the transformation of contaminated land into a source of clean energy.