![]() The findings point to three broad policy directions: recommitting to land conservation, promoting sustainable forestry in the Commonwealth, and redoubling land-use planning and smart-growth efforts. ![]() The two-year study is unique in its forward-looking approach and its use of sophisticated computer models to conduct a detailed acre-by-acre analysis of the entire forested landscape of Massachusetts over 50 years. The scenarios reflect contrasting patterns and intensities of land development, wood harvesting, conservation, and agriculture. The scenarios were developed by a group of forestry professionals, land-use planning and water policy experts, and conservation groups. We researched and analyzed four plausible scenarios for what Massachusetts could look like in the future. We found that, if left unchecked, recent trends in the loss of forests to development will undermine significant conservation gains in Massachusetts, jeopardize water quality, and limit the natural landscape's ability to protect against climate change. It was covered by 60 different print, radio, and TV outlets including an editorial in the Boston Globe. On December 11, 2013, we released the report Changes to the Land: Four Scenarios for the Future of the Massachusetts Landscape (link will download report) to an overwhelmingly positive response.
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