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Addressing
Land Use
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Assessment of availability of adult education on land
use |
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March
6, 2002, South Central Region
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1:30 p.m.
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Very limited – not well
publicized, tends to be with municipal officials ordinances
only. Conservancy folks in Berks and other areas are
working on public meetings. Message to the public is
unclear and not well defined. |
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7:00 p.m.
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First
Group
Available – But not well-advertised and not much
community awareness.
Second group
Unavailable – Only addressed during a legal
clash between people against developers in courts
or town meetings. Education is not provided; only
argument.
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March
13, Southeast Region
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1:30
p.m
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First Group
Unavailable
Second group
Available – But not well known to the public.
Not reaching the interest of the general public.
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was
not addressed |
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March
19, Northeast Region |
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1:30 p.m.
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Neutral – Some limited
coverage in local newspaper. Monroe 2020 has done some
education and some coverage for local plans has been
done on TV. |
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was
not addressed |
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March
20, North Central Region |
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2:00 p.m.
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Available –
Information is available in the rural areas but citizens
have to look for it. Most do not know it exists. |
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was
not addressed |
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April
2, Southwest Region |
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1:30 p.m.
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First Group
Unavailable – Not available to the general public
but readily available to municipal and environmental
professionals.
Second group
Neutral – Available but not known.
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7:00 p.m
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Available –
Outreach focuses on environmental organizations and
their memberships not the general public. |
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April
3, Northwest Region |
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1:30 p.m.
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First Group
Available – But limited to specific audiences.
Second group
Available – Available to limited audiences such
as townships or farmers.
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7:00 p.m
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Land Use was not addressed |
| 2.
Identifying current land
use
education activities occurring in each community |
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March
6, 2002, South Central Region
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1:30 p.m.
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Activity: Berks Conservancy/
Bern Township
Goal: Public meetings on open space laws
Activity: College forums
at Lebanon Valley College and Penn State
Goal: Raise awareness on land use issues
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7:00 p.m.
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Activity:
Green Belt
Goal: Environmental restoration projects performed
by volunteers
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March
13, Southeast Region
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1:30
p.m
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Activity: Earth
Day, watershed activities, conservation easements, stream
clean-up, composting & native plantings
Goal: To reach the general public. |
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was not addressed |
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March
19, Northeast Region |
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1:30 p.m.
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Activity: River
sojourn and studies
Goal: Water quality/resources
Activity: Environmental
committees
Goal: Ecotourism, economic sustainability
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was not addressed |
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March
20, North Central Region |
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2:00
p.m
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Activity: Farmland
Preservation
Activity: State Parks Land
Use Curriculum
Goal: Train teachers to teach land use planning
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was not addressed |
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April
2, Southwest Region |
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1:30
p.m
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Activity: Sustainable
Pittsburgh Smart Growth
Goal: Speaker series and conferences marketed mainly
to municipal officials
Activity: Green Building
Alliance
Goal: Network neighborhood initiative outreach program
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7:00 p.m.
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Activity: Public
input forums by state agencies
Goal: Involvement in decision making in areas where
there is overuse of resourcesresources
Activity: Game lands mapping
Goal: Inventory of wildlife needs
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April
3, Northwest Region |
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1:30 p.m.
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Activity: Department
of Education teacher workshops
Goal: Sound education on land use issues – teachers
in turn educate students and in theory, they in turn,
educate their parents.
Activity: French Creek Project
local government workshops
Goal: Zoning and sound land use
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was not addressed |
| 3.
Identifying opportunities to build on existing land
use
education |
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March
6, 2002, South Central Region
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1:30 p.m.
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Idea: How to
create livable attractive communities
Goal: Refocus investments into existing communities
Possible Partners: Business and industry, municipalities
Idea: How to get involved
in your community – be proactive
Goal: How to prevent problems and where to go when
they arise.
Possible Partners: Municipalities
Idea: Economic and education
incentives for moving into urban areas.
Possible Partners: State and local government
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was not addressed
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March
13, Southeast Region
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1:30
p.m
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Idea: Media attention,
land use tours, tie land use to recreation, more local
township involvement
Goal: Tie to an emotional connection for the general
public
Possible Partners: State agencies
Idea: Bring developers and
communities together
Goal: Communities decide what they want land use to
be
Possible Partners: Higher education
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was not addressed |
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March
19, Northeast Region |
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1:30 p.m.
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Idea: Create
partnerships of interested groups
Goal: Regional conference for township officials and
the general public
Possible Partners: Watershed associations, township
officials, preservation and historical groups
Idea: General land use education
Goal: Include land use topics
as part of monthly watershed association meetings
Idea: More funding for adult
education activities by state agencies
Goal: State agency take adult education on as a primary
mission
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7:00
p.m. |
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March
20, North Central Region |
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2:00
p.m
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Land Use was not addressed |
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was not addressed |
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April
2, Southwest Region |
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1:30
p.m
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Idea: Municipal
environmental advisory councils made up of concerned
citizens
Goal: Community forums to educate and grant programs
Possible Partners: Local community groups, local government,
state agencies
Idea: Sustainable conferences
marketed to not only municipal officials but to public
organizations
Goal: Market volunteer organizations who are interested
Possible Partners: Watershed organizations
Idea: Tie to revitalization
of the city itself with environmental resources
Goal: Encourage people to reuse existing resources
or renew them in some way
Possible Partners: Business and industry, endowment
foundations
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7:00 p.m.
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Idea: Utilize
school district programs to attract adults. Plan media
fairs, and joint child and adult activities
Possible Partners: State agencies |
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April
3, Northwest Region |
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1:30 p.m.
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Idea: Teachers
bring parents to workshops, activities exist.
Idea: Community events to entice public or target
audience (e.g. farm city day for BMP demonstrations,
also river sojourns, fishing festivals, discover nature
day, etc… Target families and teach them together.
Idea: Focus on people who actually own the land –
publicize conservation easement and tax incentive
programs.
Goal: Promote “clean & green”, and farmland
conservation programs.
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7:00 p.m.
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Land Use was not addressed |
| 4.
What products, tools and/or services are needed to improve
land
use
education for adults? |
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March
6, 2002, South Central Region
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1:30
p.m.
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Need:
Understanding sustainability
Goal: Re-defining the American dream
Possible Partners: Media
Need: Get policy issues
on the ballot and get information on them to the public
before the ballot.
Goal: Increasing awareness of land use and all environmental
issues
Possible Partners: Legislators, lobbyists, local officialsNeed:
Changing values
Goal: Making PA more accountable
Possible Partners: Higher education
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7:00
p.m.
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Need: Take
the messages to homes in everyday ways – such
as milk cartons
Goal: Reach the average citizen in quick and easy
bites of information
Possible Partners: Business and industry
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March
13, Southeast Region
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1:30
p.m
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Need:
Strengthen land use coalitions
Goal: Getting information out and legislation changed
Need: Community watchdog
for local areas
Goal: Educate public on zoning and development because
most people don’t have the time or desire to
attend township meetings.
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7:00
p.m.
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Land Use was not addressed |
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March
19, Northeast Region |
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1:30
p.m.
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Need: Produce
simple non-biased educational materials
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7:00
p.m.
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Need: Website
Goal: Address regional environmental issues in PA
and who deals with them
Potential Partner: Statewide organization
Need: Maps
of PA regions
Goal: Driving maps that include icons that identify
birding opportunities and other environmental activities
such as natural tours.
Need: An environmental
fair and mall demos on environmental issues
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March
20, North Central Region |
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2:00
p.m
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Need:
People get involved only when the issue directly affects
them.
Goal: Connect people to the problem – make it personal. |
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7:00
p.m.
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Land Use was not addressed |
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April
2, Southwest Region |
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1:30
p.m
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First
Group
Need: Marketing campaign
Goal: Demonstration sites, utilize a mascot
Need: Guide of land use
terms
Goal: Idiots guide to Environmental terms
Possible Partners: Publishers of the Idiots guides
Need: Do an evaluation of
the long term costs
Goal: Promote this information and what the land is
being used for.
Second group
Need: Take the information to the public, don’t
expect them to attend workshops and conferences
Goal: Use volunteer organizations – e.g. watershed
associations, to attend conferences and then take
information to the community
Possible Partners: Environmental education organizations
Need: Show people the economic value of decisionsGoal:
Empower people to save land rather than sell to developers
Possible Partners: State agencies
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7:00
p.m.
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Need:
Adult programming through schools
Possible Partners: School districts
Partner Contribution: Experts and meeting places
Need: Media campaign
Goal: Develop public interest
Possible Partners: Media
Partner Contribution: Donation of airtime
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April
3, Northwest Region |
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1:30 p.m.
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Need: Target
adult groups
Goal: Private foresters, farmers, young adults - Need
to promote image of community living
Possible Partners: Developers, realtors
Partner Contribution: Need to revise American dream
of living in isolation and contributing to sprawl.
Need: Conservation easements/tax
incentives
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7:00
p.m.
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Need:
Increase awareness of conservation programs |
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