Metropolitan Sustainability

The Science of Strategic Conservation: Protecting More with Less
Billions have been spent on land conservation but too little attention had been paid to how cost-effective these investments...

Lake County Green Infrastructure Strategy
About halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee, on the shores of Lake Michigan, lies Lake County. Rich with prairies, wetlands,...

Green Infrastructure Vision for Cameron County, Texas
Up until now, Cameron County, Texas, has been a hidden gem of nature-based tourism located deep in the Rio...

Finding the Flint River
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is best known for a few things: its title as the world’s busiest airport, its...

Saginaw Bay Watershed Initative Network
The largest watershed in Michigan, Saginaw Bay is located between the thumb and forefinger of Michigan’s “mitten” on the...

Sustaining Urban Waters in the Southeast
Thanks to the generous support of the Pisces Foundation, we are pioneering a new approach to how two growing...

Green Infrastructure Plan for Nashville
Located in Davidson County, Tennessee, Nashville is a uniquely beautiful place, defined by the wide and winding Cumberland River...

Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative
As the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina continues to grow, development threatens to cover valuable land in the Upper...

Mt. Baldy, Los Angeles
If you’re in the Los Angeles area, look north to the San Gabriel Mountains and you’ll see Mt. Baldy,...

Atlanta Green Space Assessment
In 2005, the City of Atlanta was losing 500 acres of open space each week to development. Historically, the...
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Strategic Conservation for the Loxahatchee River Watershed
For decades, Florida has been experiencing tremendous growth. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Florida is likely to surpass...

Optimizing Environmental Stewardship: Maryland Route 301
The Maryland State Highway Administration turned to us to identify and evaluate conservation and restoration opportunities in the vicinity...

Ecosystem Services for Houston-Galveston
Greater Houston is America’s sixth-largest metroplex—and growing. By 2040, the Houston-Galveston area is expected to gain 3.5 million people,...

Green Infrastructure Plan for Cecil County, MD
Along Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Cecil County is primarily rural but also smack in the middle of a major metropolitan...

Greening the Crossroads: Central Indiana
Good green infrastructure planning can have a major impact on the quality of life for residents of a region. ...

Greenseams® Milwaukee
More than 1.5 million people live and work in the Milwaukee metro area. As the region grows, with more...

Strategic Conservation for Kona, Hawai'i
The Kona, Hawaii, Community Development Plan provides a strategic framework for guiding future land development and conservation decisions in...

Chicago Wilderness Vision
An ambitious agenda to create a vibrant green infrastructure of protected and restored lands and waters in the four-state...

An Emerald Necklace for Los Angeles
As one of the nation's largest metropolitan areas, the Los Angeles region should be a recognized leader in park...

Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition
The Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition supports the vision of multiple values in conserving a connected green infrastructure network in...