The benefits of nature protection -- Key program elements and best tools -- Austin, Texas: two for the price of one: protecting water quality and habitat through land acquisition -- Baltimore County, Maryland: using the entire toolkit for habitat protection -- Dane County, Wisconsin: stopping sprawl and promoting infill -- Eugene, Oregon: shining star of wetlands preservation -- Fort Collins and Larimer County, Colorado: a tale of two jurisdictions -- Pima County, Arizona: planning for and investing in habitat protection -- Placer County, California: leaving a legacy -- Sanibel, Florida: do enjoy, don't destroy -- Twin Cities region, Minnesota: toward regional habitat conservation -- Bath Township, Ohio: riparian overlay district -- Charlotte Harbor, Florida: ambitious regional critical area protection program -- Chicago wilderness: biodiversity recovery plan -- DeKalb County, Georgia: greenspace program -- Farmington Valley, Connecticut: a valley's biodiversity project -- King County, Washington: benchmark program -- Pittsford, New York: greenprint for a town's future -- Powell County, Wyoming: natural resource overlay district -- Traverse Bay area, Michigan: new designs for growth -- Loudoun County, Virginia: green infrastructure meets green money.
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