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Planning
for Open Space
 In
2002, an exciting collaboration began between the NEMO Network
and the EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Division
of Development,
Community and the Environment, also known as the “Smart Growth” Office.
Through this Smart Growth through Open Space Planning partnership
14 NEMO programs in 13 states attended an August, 2002 Open Space
Boot Camp training session organized by the Hub. Attendees were
taught how to demystify open space planning for local leaders
through a
series of practical steps that outline the information gathering,
prioritization, public input and public outreach phases of planning.
Network programs are now in the process of developing educational
programs to assist communities as they plan for open space conservation.
Targeted regions, several located in some of the most rapidly
growing areas in the country, include: Knox County, Tennessee;
Nissequogue
River watershed, Long Island, New York; Town of Northport, Maine;
City of Lewes, Delaware; Scott County, Minnesota; Ogeechee River
watershed, Georgia; Beaufort County, South Carolina; Hendricks
County, Indiana; and City of Fairhope, Alabama.
Read more in our Project Profile #1
Adding
Open Space to the NEMO Educational Arsenal (pdf 138 KB)
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