CHC News
October 2009
City of Chattahoochee Hills To Initiate Development of Comprehensive Land Use Plan
November 2009
New landscaping taking form at Chattahoochee Hills' City Hall and Library.
February 2010
The Conservancy will sponsor the third annual Arbor Day.
Education
Online Conservation Resources
Saving America’s Country - A Guide to Rural Conservation by Samuel N. Stokes, A. Elizabeth Watson, and Shelley S. Mastran. Available in book stores and through Amazon.com. ISBN 0-8018-5548-9.
Land Preservation Tools, published by the University of Georgia, is a slide presentation discussing conservation easements, conservation subdivisions, and transferable development rights. http://www.growthtools.uga.edu/growth/slides_land_pres/show.htm
Landowner’s Guide to Conservation Options, published by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and others, is available in printed copies at 770/ 918-6411 or is Internet accessible at: http://www.dnr.state.ga.us/dnr/wild/natural.html
Conservation Easements for Natural Resource Protection, published by the Georgia Environmental Policy Institute and Sautee-Nacoochee Community Association, is Internet accessible at: http://www.dnr.state.ga.us/dnr/wild/heritage/consease/
Conservation Subdivision Ordinances, published by the UGA Institute of Ecology Office of Public Service and Outreach for the Atlanta Regional Commission, is Internet accessible at: http://outreach.ecology.uga.edu/tools/cons_subdivisions.html
Introduction to Transferable Development Rights, published by the UGA Institute of Ecology Office of Public Service and Outreach, is Internet accessible at http://outreach.ecology.uga.edu/etowah/documents/tdr.pdf
Various excellent books at http://www.landtrustalliance.org/resources/publications