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The Importance of Addressing Brownfield Sites in Key Areas 🌍 As of 2024, there are over 450,000 Brownfield sites across the United States. These sites, often remnants of industrial or commercial use, pose significant environmental and health risks due to potential contamination. Many Brownfields are located in crucial areas such as near beaches or in otherwise beautiful, habitable regions, making their cleanup and redevelopment even more vital. Why It Matters: Environmental Protection: Cleaning up Brownfields helps protect local ecosystems and prevents harmful contaminants from spreading. Public Health: Reducing exposure to hazardous substances improves health outcomes for communities. Economic Growth: Transforming blighted sites into valuable community assets boosts local economies and revitalizes neighborhoods. The EPA's Brownfields Program is dedicated to assessing, cleaning up, and sustainably reusing these contaminated properties. This initiative not only mitigates environmental and health hazards but also opens up opportunities for economic redevelopment and community revitalization. The program provides financial assistance and technical support to communities, states, tribes, and other stakeholders involved in Brownfield cleanup and redevelopment. Key Benefits of Brownfield Redevelopment: 🌿 Improved Local Ecosystems 🏡 Enhanced Public Health 📈 Boosted Economic Growth Addressing Brownfields in these key areas can significantly enhance the quality of life for residents and contribute to a sustainable future. For more detailed information about the location and redevelopment of Brownfields, visit the EPA's Brownfields page here. Let's work together to transform these sites into thriving, vibrant communities! 🌟 #EnvironmentalProtection #PublicHealth #EconomicGrowth #Brownfields #SustainableDevelopment #CommunityRevitalization

SOMERSET CATCHMENT MARKET ROUND 3 PREPARING TO LAUNCH EnTrade has been working with landholders to develop wetland, woodland and other nature-based projects to supply accredited phosphorus mitigation and biodiversity units for Somerset developers via the Somerset Catchment Market. Suppliers are ready for the next Market Round. If you are a developer seeking to commence development in 2024 and beyond and need to mitigate your impact on the Somerset Levels and Moors designated sites, or have a Biodiversity Net Gain requirement, complete this non-binding form to receive the information you need to bid for P-Credits or Biodiversity Units:  https://lnkd.in/evXTA6y4 The Somerset Catchment Market team will support you to establish your requirement and through the process to secure P-Credits and/or Biodiversity Units. #nutrientneutrality #RiverParrett #phosphates #naturebasedsolutions #homebuilders #housing #developer #wetland #somerset #somersetcatchmentmarket #strategicsolutions #Pcredits #BNG #biodiversitynetgain #kingsspeech #newlegislation #woodland #meadows #wildflowers #biodiversitysolutions #regenerativefarming #covercrops

Planting trees together not only benefits the environment but also strengthens communities! Learn how community-led reforestation projects build stronger bonds between people while restoring the planet's natural balance. https://lnkd.in/efEiSGKv #reforestation #heritagereforestationincreviews #togetherwegrow #enviromentalbenefits #community #greenliving #makeadifference

MEMBER NEWS: LGLC Receives $27,600 for Organizational Support The Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) has been awarded a grant of $27,600 from this year’s New York State Conservation Partnership Program (NYSCPP) to help further its mission to protect the land that protects Lake George. Grant funds will be used to strengthen the LGLC’s donor and land database systems, and provide additional technology, field equipment, and services to keep the organization working efficiently and effectively into the future. The need for robust management tools comes at a time when the LGLC is managing a record number of land conservation projects throughout the Lake George watershed, as well as continuing to provide safe recreational resources and quality educational and outreach programming to residents, landowners, and visitors, year-round. The NYSCPP grants, which were announced by Governor Hochul on May 7, are administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Land Trust Alliance, and are supported by the State’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). Funding supports projects that protect water quality, prevent farmland conversion, boost public access for outdoor recreation, and conserve open space.

"The Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) reservoir will be located south of Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in Florida, and conservationists have dubbed the project "the crown jewel" of the Everglades' restoration. "It is the single most important project to store, clean and send water from Lake Okeechobee to nourish the Everglades and supply clean drinking water to millions in South Florida," Meenakshi Chabba tells BBC Future Planet. Chabba is an ecosystem scientist at the Everglades Foundation, one of the non-profit organisations that advocated for the project." https://lnkd.in/gaUkjvkv #agrunoff #algalblooms #aquifer #biscayneaquifer #climate #climatechange #drinkingwater #ecosystem #everglades #evergladesagriculturalarea #evergladesrestorationplan #fertilizers #florida #groundwater #lakeokeechobee #mismanaged #nitrates #populationgrowth #rainfall #redtide #restoration #saltwater #saltwaterintrusion #stormwater #stormwatertreatment #water #waterquality #watersupply

#LakeChamplain Press Release: Lake Champlain Basin Program Offers Grants to Engage Communities with Disadvantages in Clean Water Work.   Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for programs that will engage communities with disadvantages in water quality, habitat, recreation, or access concerns in the Lake Champlain watershed. The Program anticipates awarding up to $400,000 to support direct engagement by liaisons to build relationships with these communities over multiple years.   Individual funding requests up to $150,000 will be considered. The funded programs will identify and elevate the needs and concerns of communities that face barriers to accessing or participating in water quality improvement programs and processes. Potential outcomes of the programs include:   meaningful opportunities to provide input on environmental program decisions. improved representation of community voices. more water quality and ecosystem health projects that serve the needs of communities with disadvantages. improved water quality or watershed health in communities with disadvantages. improved understanding of water quality and watershed health within these communities. Follow the link to view our Press Release for more information:

Not an expert but this article is insightful for beginners!!! Link: https://lnkd.in/gddkvMnj From the read: 🌱 For a tree-planting program to succeed, we need good ecological understanding, long-term planning, and follow-ups. 🤼 Focus on community engagement, addressing the underlying cause of deforestation and preventing unintended harms. 🤲 Transparency is a key factor -Encouraging transparency creates a safe space to share experiences, and learning from failure can help influence a culture where sharing data about both successes and failures is encouraged and valued. #forbeginners #treeplanting #reforestation #learningprocess

❌MYTH: Conservation and Industry don't mix ✅TRUTH: In Texas, Conservation + Industry = Prosperity At TxN, we exist to advance conservation. We partner deeply with conservation groups and business– acting as an accelerator for conservation groups, and a strategic partner for business. Because Texans don’t wait for opportunities, we create them. There are visionary business leaders across the state who are building a sustainable future now! Here are just a few projects we’re accelerating by uniting business and conservation: 💧Cargill’s #GlobalWaterChallenge supports water conservation in the Texas Panhandle through playa restoration with TxPCI 🥕The NRG Energy Dewey Prairie Garden a coal mine turned service garden provides thousands of Texans free, fresh produce in the food-insecure Jewett, TX area 🌳H-E-B plants native trees with non-profits, municipalities, and schools across Texas! 🌱A 2-year study funded by EOG Resources found that native vegetation restoration along oil and gas rights of way is good for the planet and for business! In Texas, conservation is good business🤝

Water Restoration Fund 9th April, the UK Government published guidance on the purpose of the Water Restoration Fund and applicant eligibility. The fund aims to finance local projects to restore and enhance the water environment in specified regions. As part of the fund, projects focused on improving water bodies, protected sites, habitats, and species, and preventing further deterioration are eligible for funding. Eligible applicants include environmental organisations, local authorities, landowners, and catchment partnerships. • Projects with biodiversity targets, environmental improvement plans, and enhanced resilience to environmental hazards are prioritised. • The fund supports various solutions, including habitat restoration, pollution reduction, invasive species management, and sustainable water use. • Innovative technological approaches are encouraged.

Massachusetts colleagues! Please consider signing this letter, written by the Massachusetts Pollinator Network, in support of a Municipal Reforestation Bill. If this bill is adopted it will encourage the expansion of the urban tree canopy across Massachusetts will enable us to:   - Plant trees and provide jobs for youth in all MA cities and towns, prioritizing Environmental Justice communities - improve public health and climate adaptation and mitigation - increase urban biodiversity and habitat.  The letter also includes a proposal to grow native trees from seed in Massachusetts to make more of them available for municipal planting. This would create new jobs, provide trees that are already acclimated to local conditions, and increase climate resilience and biodiversity.  https://lnkd.in/eaFHZYw9