The goal of every NEMO workshop is to give local decision makers some tangible action items toward protecting their municipality’s resources. These actions span a wide range, from revisions to overall town policies to very specific changes to regulations or development practices.

Traveling to Town Hall

NEMO goes to its target audience. NEMO staff work with community contacts to ensure that the format and audience of the workshop help to maximize the chances for positive follow up. The ideal audience is a group that has representation from all of the local land use boards, as well as municipal departments (planning, engineering, public works) and any interested organizations (land trusts, chamber of commerce).

Get the troops out!

Get as many land use commissions, departments and other "players" as possible together to hear the NEMO presentaton at the same time. Have your chief elected official provide the motivation.

Hold a series of workshops

We recommend you begin with our basic workshop, "Linking Land Use to Water Quality" and then "Roles and Responsibilities of Land Use Commissions". Continue your NEMO education with any of our other workshops on various preservation and development issues in the order that best works for you.

The workshops are free of charge, and take about 1 hour, however additional time for discussion is strongly recommended. Depending on the presentation given, we also provide educational publications, maps, web-based information and individual consultation. If you don't see a workshop specific to your needs, contact us, we are happy to consider adding new topics!