Getting Involved & Making a Difference in Your Community

Adults hiking at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in autumn

These programs focus on helping interested citizens understand how to make a difference in how land is developed and protected, and how to become involved and work to make a difference.

  • Did you know? Low Impact Development (LID) and Green Infrastructure techniques can also help you make a difference in your community. See all LID presentations >

Regional Planning

Quarterly Meeting of the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission 

March 14, 2013

Heidi Ricci, Senior Policy Analyst, Mass Audubon

Ricci - Shaping a Sustainable Future: Development and Community Preservation Working Together 3.24 MB

Revitalizing Downtowns & Creative Redevelopment

Revitalizing Downtowns

June 12, Boxborough Town Hall

Danielle McKahn, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

McKahn - Does Your Zoning Prevent the Downtown Your Community Wants? 6.00 MB

Working for the Green

A conference about accelerating green growth throughout the Commonwealth, held on October 18, 2012, in Devens, MA.

Workshop 2: Case Studies in Creative Redevelopment

Wayne Feiden, FAICP,  Director of Planning and Development, City of Northampton

Wayne Feiden, Working for the Green 5.83 MB

Craig Blais, President and CEO, Worcester Business Development Corporation (WBDC)

Craig Blaise, Working for the Green 1.54 MB