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Conservation studies, plans, surveys
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)
Historic Heath Farm Project
Proposition 2 on the back of the Nov 8, 2022 ballot
Conservation Easement Exemption and F&F Funds
Role of the Conservation Easement Review Board
Open Space Plan: Conservation Criteria
Bethlehem Forward: Your town, your voice!
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Conservation studies, plans, surveys
Bethlehem and the Hudson River
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