Natural Resource Planning Tools Project

Planning Tools for Small Communities Case Study.pdf

In 2014, funding was secured from the USFS Redesign Program to develop tools that supported decision makers and the public with information on how to best identify, prioritize, and protect important natural resources. Our goal was to take the Chatham Conservation Plan amd other available resources, tailor them to Pittsboro's local conservation needs, and by doing so, create a model process that could be replicated by other small communities facing development pressures.

Appendices

Appendix A BWHA.pdf

BWHA Summary

Appendix B Ecosystem Analysis .pdf

Land Cover Change Analysis Summary

Appendix C Strategies for GI.pdf

Green Infrastructure Strategies

Appendix D Tree Protection.pdf

Tree Protection Ordinance Summary

Appendix E MNRCO.pdf

NRCO District Summary

Appendix F Economic Analysis.pdf

Economic Co-Benefits Summary

Appendix G Funding Sources.pdf

Funding Opportunities

NC Guide to Developing Tree Protection Ordinance Final.pdf

NC Guide to Developing a Tree Protection Ordinance

The Guide was written by Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions to assist municipalities by guiding them through ordinance development. The Guide presents the types of clauses necessary for a successful and functioning ordinance to achieve tree canopy protection. This allows local governments to evaluate the language and approaches for protecting tree canopy, in order to decide what best suites their community’s needs.

NC Guide to Developing Tree Protection Ordinance Final.pdf


For additional urban forestry tools visit the

NC Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Website


A Model Natural Resources Conservation Ordinance for North Carolina Communities_v.7.14.14.pdf

N.C. Model Natural Resources Conservation Ordinance

Published by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the Duke University, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. The model ordinance acts as an overlay district and is meant to conserve only the most sensitive natural resource areas and the most rare types of upland wildlife habitats.

A Model Natural Resources Conservation Ordinance for North Carolina Communities_v.7.14.14.pdf


Model Natural Resources Conservation Ordinance Fact Sheet:

Model ordinance fact sheet 12 2014.pdf


For more information about this model visit the

NC Wildlife Resources Commission Green Growth Toolbox