Local and Regional Plans, Surveys, and Studies that support open space and farmland conservation

• Bethlehem’s Comprehensive Plan (2005)
• Open Space Protection Programs – Funding and Tools Report (2006)
• Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Framework: An Approach for Conserving Biodiversity in the Hudson River Estuary Corridor. (2006) – Prepared by Penhollow, et al. New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Cornell University and NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program. 
• Normans Kill Riparian Corridor Study – Prepared for Audubon New York by the Albany County Department of Economic Development, Conservation and Planning (2007)
• The Onesquethaw-Coeymans Watershed Study – Prepared by the Onesquethaw-Coeymans Watershed Council and the Capital District Regional Planning Commission (2008)
• The Active River Area: A Conservation Framework for Protection of Rivers and Streams. (2008) –The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA. 
• Town of Bethlehem Recommendations on Open Space Needs and Opportunities (2009)
• Town of Bethlehem Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan (2009)
• Town of Bethlehem Open Space Program Resolution (2014)
• Vlomankill Biological Stream Assessment. (2015) – Written by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Stream Biomonitoring Unit. 
• Bethlehem Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan (2015)
• Protecting the Pathways: A Climate Change Adaptation Framework for Hudson River Estuary Tidal Wetlands. (2016) – Written by Scenic Hudson Land Trust. 
• New York State Open Space Plan (2016)
• “Natural Areas and Wildlife in Your Community: A Habitat Summary Prepared for the Town of Bethlehem” (2017) - Written by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program – NYS DEC HREP.
• Town of Bethlehem Open Space Plan: Conservation Criteria Implementation (2017)
• Town Board Resolution 2017-050, Open Space Plan: Conservation Criteria Implementation (2017)
• Town of Bethlehem “Open Space and Farmland Conservation Opinion Survey” (2018) 
• Farmland for Farmers – National Young Farmers Coalition (2018)
• Albany County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan Update (2018)
• Securing Fresh, Local Food for New York City and the Hudson Valley: A Foodshed Conservation Plan for the Region – Scenic Hudson (2019)
• Town Board’s Resolution to establish the Farms and Forests Fund (2019)
• The Climate-Resilient Agriculture Initiative: Cultivating Climate Solutions in the Hudson Valley – Scenic Hudson (2019)
• Bethlehem Street Tree Inventory Analysis and Management Plan (2020)
• Hudson River Estuary Program Coordinator’s Report, 2015-2020 (2020)
• Scenic Resource Protection Guide for the Hudson River Valley – Hudson River Estuary Program (2021)
• Bethlehem Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan (LWRP) (2021)
• Bethlehem’s Comprehensive Plan Update – “Bethlehem Forward: Your town, your voice” (ongoing process through Fall, 2021)
• Farms Under Threat: the State of the States - American Farmland Trust (2020)
• Non-operator Landowner Survey, New York – American Farmland Trust
• Agricultural Business Economic Development Focus Group (2021)