Sandhills Programs

AWARENESS & EDUCATION
  • bringing information about sustainability and sustainable practices to the region

 

ECO-TOURISM
  • supporting local agriculture and creating cultural connections

 

GREEN BUSINESS
  • gaining commitment from local businesses to take steps to become more sustainable

 

GREEN DESIGN
  • promoting sustainable construction and building operations

 

LAND PLANNING
  • creating resources and tools and improving communication across the region

 

RECYCLING
  • ecouraging not only the recycling of waste but also the use of recycled materials
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PROJECTS

 

Sustainable Land Use Decision Support Tool

Sustainable Sandhills received a STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Program grant from the US EPA's Collaborative Network for Sustainability in 2005.  The resulting three-year project has engaged the region's planning, development and conservation communities in the design of a GIS-based land use decision support tool.  The Tool is intended to enhance each local community’s ability to assess the implications of their land use priorities and decisions. Click here to read more!

 

Randall Arendt Workshop & Public Forum

Sustainable Sandhills, SALT and the Southern Pines Neighborhood Association hosted the internationally renowned land planner, site designer, lecturer and advocate of conservation planning, Randall Arendt, February 22, 2007 in Southern Pines. Arendt presented The Economics and Benefits of Conservation-based Development, a workshop for professionals, in the afternoon which was attended by 50 landscape architects, city and county planners, attorneys, architects and land designers. Later in the day, over 70 community members attended an evening forum, "Conservation Planning, Saving the Special Things".

 

Regional Bicycle/Pedestrian Workshops

Regional Bicycle/Pedestrian Workshops – Through a partnership with the National Bicycle and Walking Center, Sustainable Sandhills hosted bicycle and pedestrian workshops in 2005. 

 

RESOURCES

 

Brownfield Redevelopment

 

Greenways and Open Space:

 

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Pedestrian Friendly Streetscapes:

 

Regional Planning Agencies:

 

Tree Planting

 

Other Resources

 

Articles/Pubs/Other Relevant Links

 

Environmental Education, Research, & Training Organizations & Programs

 

Government Environmental Agencies, Organizations, & Programs

 

Nonprofit Environmental Organizations

Professional Organizations er Society for Engineering Education (Ae

 

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