LAND & RESOURCE CONSERVATION:
Learn new strategies for habitat conservation, sustainable agriculture and more. Share ideas with land trusts, resource management agencies and others on how to better conserve our natural resources.

WATERSHED & STORMWATER MANAGEMENT:
Build up your resources of codes and ordinances, case studies and best management practices for how to protect your watershed and better manage your community’s stormwater. 
NEW! Guide to the Southeast Aquatic Habitat Plan

QUALITY GROWTH:
Discover how developing communities in the Southeast are increasing their economic base while preserving water quality and open space. Experience new strategies for low impact design, urban renewal and growth readiness that you can apply to your own community.
> New Report on Link Between Growth and Climate Change

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING:
Gain a better understanding about the connection between sustainable building and water quality. Search for new building products and techniques that make less of an impact on our environment and visit the Building Outside the Box program to see real life examples of how they’re being used.
> Bathroom Faucets Now Carry EPA WaterSense Label
> New! Sustainable Sites Initiative

COMMUNITY TRAINING & ORANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Develop your own skills and learn from other conservation professionals. Find tools and resources for bringing land and water quality education to your local officials and community leaders.
> Financial planning information to EPA Watershed Academy.

Enter the second year of the Lifecycle Building Challenge competition, to shape the future of green building and facilitate local building materials reuse. Submit your innovative project, design, or idea for reducing to conserve construction and demolition materials and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by designing buildings for adaptability and disassembly.

Through the generous assistance of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing, the Land Trust of Huntsville and North Alabama has added 40 acres to the Trust's Wade Mountain Preserve.  The new addition brings the total acreage of the Preserve to 861 acres. Along with the addition, Toyota has spearheaded a group of local companies to create the Toyota Community Pavilion for Environmental Education.  The new Pavilion will be a feature of the city of Huntsville's Wade Mountain Greenway Trail which connects to the natural trails of The Land Trust's Wade Mountain Preserve.To learn more about these exciting projects, visit The Land Trust website at  http://www.landtrust-hsv.org

Development, water availability, climate change and resource protection - how will our communities balance this with continued growth in the 21st century?  The Southeast Watershed Forum and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association have joined together to discuss this important issue at the first Southeast Regional Quality Growth Conference: Building Sustainable Communities in the 21st Century, August 12-14 at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Charleston, SC.  Visit www.sustainablecommunitiesconference.org for more information.