Outreach Highlights from UVLSRPC

Staff from each of the nine Regional Planning Commissions spent considerable time over the past few months engaging communities about what is important to them. Check out highlights from Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission.

Obesity Prevention in NH Communities

A new easy-to-read report from the Obesity Prevention Program (OPP) summarizes the findings of a study of New Hampshire city and town policies that support healthy eating and active living.

2013 Permaculture through the Seasons at D Acres

Community and regional planning involves guiding land use change over time. These types of changes ultimately redesign our ecosystems, and yet very few of us have a background in ecology or ecosystem design. Permaculture Design Courses have been developed to provide that very skillset by teaching a framework for decision making that considers the goals of the designer and the specific attributes of the community or development site.

Hazard Mitigation and Regional Planning

Hurricane Sandy marks the 11th major disaster declaration for New Hampshire in the past 5 years. That is an average of 2.2 major disasters per year.

New Hampshire Community Planning Grant Program

The New Hampshire Community Planning Grant Program provides competitive matching grants for cities and towns to create local regulations that foster sustainable community development.

Welcome!

Welcome to the Granite State Future Blog, My Granite State Future, which will highlight NH’s regional planning commissions’ progress as they develop their regional plans and share stories, ideas and research from our many partners. Who are regional planning commissions and what is a regional plan? Read the blog to find out...

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