1. Applied. Whole systems. Design.www.csld.edu

2. Providing sustainable solutions forresilient communities. www.csld.edu A Vision for a Vibrant Northeast Har1ord Walk Winthrop: A plan for a walkable community Franklin County Farmland + Foodshed Study Westover Air Base Management Plan FRANKLIN COUNTYFARMLAND & FOODSHED STUDYPrepared for theFranklin Regional Council of GovernmentsFRANKLIN COUNTYFARMLAND & FOODSHED STUDYPrepared for theFranklin Regional Council of GovernmentsLaura Elizares | Evelyn Lane The Conway School Winter 2012 3. 1. Support local food producHon. 2. Combat resource-wasHng and contaminaHng pracHces. 3. Protect, enhance biodiversity. 4. AnHcipate climate change, greater storm acHvity 5. Engage diverse communiHes. Five important actions that move ustoward greater sustainability: 4. Does Franklin County, Massachusetts, have the land resources needed to achieveresidents of the county and of the larger region? These are the questions theFranklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG), working with a consortiumaddress.1. How much farmland would Franklin County require to meet its residentsnutritional needs?2. How much farmland is there currently in Franklin County, and where is itlocated?3.4. Where is there potential for additional farmland in Franklin County?5.The Conway School is the only institution of its kind in North America. Its focus is sustainablelandscape planning and design. Each year, through its accredited, ten-month graduate programjust eighteen to nineteen students from diverse backgrounds are immersed in a range of appliedprofessional roles in various aspects of landscape planning and design.FRANKLIN COUNTYFARMLAND & FOODSHED STUDYPrepared for theFranklin Regional Council of GovernmentsFRANKLIN COUNTYFARMLAND & FOODSHED STUDYPrepared for theFranklin Regional Council of GovernmentsLaura Elizares | Evelyn Lane The Conway School Winter 2012Five important actions that move ustoward greater sustainability:Small farm management plan City-wide food security plan Regional farmland assessment 1. Support local food producHon 5. Five important actions that move ustoward greater sustainability:Condominium master plan Air base restoraHon plan Green burial alternaHves 2. Combat resource-wasHng and contaminaHng pracHces. 6. Five important actions that move ustoward greater sustainability:Connect remaining green corridors in a highly grazed landscape Protect fragile places within an ecotourism desHnaHon Guide access to a unique botanical sanctuary 3. Protect and enhance biodiversity 7. Five important actions that move ustoward greater sustainability:rain garden porous pavement Guidelines for regional stormwater management Inltrate storm runo and reduce heat island eect 4. AnHcipate climate change, more frequent and severe storms 8. Five important actions that move ustoward greater sustainability:FacilitaHng public involvement in Ajo, AZ; Northampton & Worcester, MA; Adirondack State Park communiHes; Northeast Har1ord, CT 5. Engage diverse communiHes 9. Real world. Real results. Ten months.www.csld.edu 10. Mollie Babize, Associate DirectorP.O.Box 179, Conway, MA 01341413-369-4044 babize@csld.eduInformation SessionSaturday, May 4th10:00 am 1:00 pm