Eleven land trusts in the state will share $2.7 million from the FHA’s National Scenic Byways Program. It seems the earth has forgotten how to regenerate vegetation and must now rely on the puny arm of government. It had been depending on the state for funding, but 85% of that assistance was terminated this year.
While on the subject of our crippled nature:
The National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation gave its 2011 Innovation Award to the Land-of-Sky initiative, which helps communities plan for growth and development while protecting healthy natural systems. The Land-of-Sky Regional Council worked with more than 40 local and regional partners on the project, which identified natural and cultural resources in the region and ways to link them in a region “green infrastructure” network.
