Results
Year: 2020
The Conservation through Community Leadership(CCL) program serves as a roadmap for communities tackling complex land use and natural resource management challenges. The program provides information, tools, and resources to help communities work with diverse stakeholders to:
- Identify issues of concern
- Assess current community conditions and resources
- Create a shared vision
- Develop an action plan and implementation strategies
The curriculum contains education materials and resources to support community planning for land use and invasive species management. The following curriculum chapters are available for download:
- Conservation through Community Leadership Introduction
- Planning Tools for Land Use and Natural Resource Management
- Natural Resource Management: Invasive Species Education and Management
- Developing an Effective Community Organization
- Implementing Best Practices for Meetings
To learn more about facilitated community action planning program offerings, please visit purdue.edu/fnr/extension/scep/ccl
To access this resource, visit Purdue University Extension’s Ed Store at https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=ID-514.
Year: 2020
Through the decision support system, Tipping Point Planner (tippingpointplanner.org), communities in Great Lakes states can plan for a sustainable future by directly linking data to the local decision-making process. With help from trained facilitators, Tipping Point Planner enables professional as well as citizen participation in the land use planning and management process, including maintaining projects using a HUC 12 watershed scale. The program provides information, tools, and resources to help communities work with diverse stakeholders to:
- Examine past and predicted land-use changes
- Identify environmental threats
- Define natural resource assets in need of protection or restoration
- Explore land-use strategies and policies that enhance local values
- Gain the framework to define a community’s priorities through interactive community visioning exercises
The curriculum contains education materials and resources to support community planning for land use and natural resource management. The following curriculum chapters are available for download:
- Tipping Point Planner Introduction
- Planning Tools for Land Use and Natural Resource Management
- Tipping Point Planner Modules
To learn more about facilitated community action planning program offerings, please visit www.purdue.edu/fnr/extension/scep/programs/tipping-point-planner
To download this resource visit the Purdue Extension EdStore at https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=ID-514-TPP.
Year: 2019
This publication discusses the benefits of several urban best management practices for protecting or improving water quality. These BMPs are used in the Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment model in the Tipping Point Planner decision support system.
This document is available through the Purdue Extension Education Store at https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-580-W.
Year: 2019
This publication discusses the benefits of several agricultural best management practices for protecting or improving water quality. These BMPs are used in the Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment model in the Tipping Point Planner decision support system.
It is available through the Purdue Extension Education Store at https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-581-W.
Year: 2019
Purdue Extension and the Indiana Land Resources Council collaboratively developed this guidance document to support plan commission members and local government officials and staff with resources and examples to integrate agriculture and natural resources as part of community land use planning efforts for developing or updating comprehensive plans. Each document in the series provides an overview of the topic, economic development considerations, community examples, and resources to make connections for local land use planning efforts.
This item is available through Purdue Extension Community Development at https://cdext.purdue.edu/guidebook/.
Year: 2019
In Indiana, community leaders make decisions about public spaces such as parks, trails, farmers markets, schools, and Main Streets every day that affect the health and wellness of the community. Using Purdue Extension’s Enhancing the Value of Public Spaces: Creating Healthy Communities program, facilitators coach communities through development of a high quality action plan for their public spaces. The plan can guide decisions and better position communities to take advantage of opportunities to promote healthy eating and active living. Our Indiana-based curriculum is designed for use by decision-makers and local leaders who have oversight and management of community public spaces, such as: Parks boards and planning commission members, Public officials and their staffs, Members of organizations whose missions relate to services, programs, or management of public spaces.
Purdue Extension Publication Number ID-513.
This resource is available through Purdue Extension Community Development at: https://cdext.purdue.edu/signature-programs/quality-places/evps-health/
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