The following is a repost from my earlier post (September 4, 2009): I like Randall Arendt’s approach to conservation subdivisions: “Do It Backward”. First, set aside land for conservation. This eliminates the left-over conservation areas that are traditionally created. Last, divide up the land into parcels. This allows the developer to penpoint the prime developable area, [...]
LandChoices is working to come up with an alternate name for “conservation subdivisions” and you can help. Why a New Name? While we will continue to use the term “conservation subdivisions”, it will be helpful to have an alternate name more conducive for use in informal conversation and a 30 second elevator pitch/speech. In one-on-one [...]
LandChoices interviews Tom Bailey, executive director of Little Traverse Conservancy. A conservation easement, a legal tool used to permanently protect land, is explained in this first in a series of videos on conservation easements. Stay tuned for more short videos in this series explaining how conservation easements preserve water quality and nature from LandChoices TV [...]
We asked LandChoices’ advisory group member and conservation developer Ed Noonan, “What advice do you have for planning departments?” Watch the video to hear his answer. Planners can use innovative conservation design for subdivisions to preserve water quality, natural areas, working farmland and wildlife. But they have to understand it first. Then they need to [...]
Residents of Orange and Spotsylvania Counties joined with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Friends of Wilderness Battlefield today in filing a legal challenge against a proposed big-box development on the Wilderness Battlefield. The huge 240,000-square foot commercial development would harm the historic battlefield and encroach upon the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. [...]
URGENT! Protect the Saugatuck Dunes! Support Local Zoning Laws! YOU Can Make A Difference By Signing This Petition NOW! On Wednesday, October 28, 2009 the Saugatuck Township Board of Supervisors and Planning Commissioners will consider a new zoning ordinance proposed by the Singapore Dunes LLC, owners of the former Denison property. The ordinance, known as a Zoning [...]
LandChoices interviews noted planner Randall Arendt about conservation subdivisions. Developers can use this innovative method to preserve land. The interview takes place at Tryon Farm, a conservation development in Indiana that preserves three quarters of the land. Nature and our environment can be preserved while allowing growth. Learn more about conservation development at and see [...]
It’s happening again. Two more Boy Scout camps will be sold and developed. According to the article “Scouts to sell off two outdoor camps“, the Boy Scouts of America has decided to sell the camps to pay off debts. “National (Boy Scouts of America) has really pushed us the last five years to get rid [...]
This is LandChoices first video from our official LandChoices TV YouTube Channel. It’s short and the audio needs improvement, but it’s a start for our grassroots, all volunteer, non-profit organization. Noted land conservation planner Randall Arendt, the nation’s expert on conservation subdivisions, discusses subdivision design. Randall is talking with architect Ed Noonan, creator of Tryon [...]
The Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance is working to protect the beautiful Saugatuck Dunes coastal region, beginning with the former Denison property. This property is at risk! You can help. According to Marcia Perry, Vice President of the Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance, the recent announcement of a potential transaction for the south portion of the property at the [...]
