Smart Solar Amherst Additional Information
Town of Amherst Solar Planning
- Climate Action Adaptation and Resilience Plan
- Amherst CAARP position on town-wide solar zoning bylaw
- BioMap2
- Mass Mapper - Detailed 2021 MA satellite imagery available
- Solar Market Insight Report for 2021 published on March 2022
- UMASS Clean Energy Extension Community Planning for Solar Toolkit
Smart Alternatives to Clear Cutting Forests for Solar
Wetlands Protection
- Massachusetts DEP wetlands and solar siting.pdf
- MassDOE questions and answers on Ground Mounted PV systems.pdf
- Mass DEP Wetland Protection Presentation (PowerPoint)
- Highlands Community Initiative - A Town’s Guide to Land Conservation
Deforestation
- Massachusetts Forest Watch
- Save Mass Forests
- Massachusetts Forestry Best Management Practices Manual
- What does “grubbing” look like
- The Old Man and the Tree - Ancient MA Forests
- Solar Development Problems
- Solar Array Leads to Environmental Damage in Williamsburg
- BlueWave Project Development Documentation Northfield Ma
- Appeal filed against board’s approval of large-scale solar project in Northfield
Shutesbury MA AMP and Wheelock