This toolkit will help land trusts engage productively in the regulatory and legislative processes of siting new energy infrastructure in their areas.
View the interactive toolkit here.
The Land Trust Alliance has developed resources to help land trusts work with the relevant authorities to site transmission, wind turbines and solar arrays away from sensitive natural lands. These same resources are relevant to other rapidly emerging issues, such as where to locate energy-intensive data centers.
This toolkit is based on resources the Alliance commissioned from the Great Plains Institute. It also draws on the valuable perspectives of conservation organizations around the U.S. that have participated in the development of sustainable siting policies and practices.
Land trusts are already integrating climate resilience science into strategic planning, advancing natural climate solutions, and developing carbon offset projects. Renewable energy siting presents another opportunity for land trusts to engage communities in addressing climate change and safeguarding the land, water and air.