Kosek-Sills, S. 2012. Ohio Balanced Growth Program. Watershed Science Bulletin. Center for Watershed Protection, Ellicott City, MD. Volume 3, Number 2. Pages 46-48

Implementation, Plan, restoration, watershed

This article discusses the Ohio Balanced Growth Program. The program, which uses watersheds as the key organizing feature for land use planning, follows a voluntary, incentive-based strategy to protect and restore Lake Erie, the Ohio River, and Ohio’s watersheds as a way to ensure long-term economic competitiveness, ecological health, and quality of life.