Announcements and Notes:
Plan NH workshop March 14: Nature & Economy- Recognizing and leveraging natural assets for economic vibrancy
Through case studies and interactive activities, learn about connections between the environment and the economy. Attendees will sketch out their own community’s natural assets and see how they can be utilized to advance community and economic development goals. All will leave with action ideas and potential next steps - for their communities and/or their organizations. Presented by Dr. Shannon Rogers, UNH Cooperative Extension.
Go HERE for more info and to register.AICP credits pending.
Check out Steve Whitman's TEDx Talk "Shifting the World From Grey to Green"
“ForEveryoneHome: City Solutions for Housing Equity” is an 18-month program that will help a select group of cities chart a path to inclusive growth through lasting affordability. This initiative targets mixed-market cities where changing conditions threaten to displace low-income communities of color. Our goal is to “get ahead of the curve” in these communities, catalyzing action to protect affordability and diversity in changing neighborhoods before displacement pressures become too great.
Thanks to substantial underwriting from the Ford Foundation, ForEveryoneHome provides a 2-to-1 match of local funds committed to this effort. This is a real opportunity for communities to stretch their limited policy-making dollars for maximum impact.
For more details on the initiative and how to apply, please see the ForEveryoneHome webpage, or contact State and Local Policy Senior Specialist Matt Weber at mweber@groundedsolutions.org. Applications are due by February 28, 2019.
Jeff Taylor Bean Pots to Bell Towers Fund 
Colleagues and friends of the late Jeff Taylor are creating a memorial fund to provide continuing support for the kinds of projects that benefited from his amazing creativity, energy and ability to bring diverse interests together.
For more information about the fund and how you can contribute, see http://jhtstories.tumblr.com/
NHDES' Potable Water Guide
The 2016 Potable Water Guide provides guidance to municipalities that wish to incorporate a refined definition of “potable water” into their building codes. For more information, contact Pierce Rigrod at NHDES (603) 271-0688