Science-Based Planning

Whether focused on a parcel of land, a watershed, a region, or a state, the best planning documents are informed by sound science and rigorous analysis. Downstream Strategies catalogs current conditions, links policy and management options with scientific data, performs economic benefits analyses, and writes detailed plans to arm our clients with the technical expertise needed to improve and protect vital resources.

Rivers and watersheds

Downstream Strategies provides wide-ranging water resources planning assistance for watershed groups, river management organizations, government entities, and nonprofits.

  • Alternative energy futures and scenario development
  • Analyses of energy-related permits
  • Energy development and market trends analyses

Habitat and conservation plans

We conduct assessments and plans for specific species, habitats, and ecosystems. We also assess and prepare management plans for parcels related to real estate acquisitions.
  • Habitat assessments
  • Conservation plans
  • Tract management plans

Climate adaptation planning

Downstream Strategies offers complete planning services for climate mitigation and greenhouse gas reduction for municipalities and other government entities.
  • Climate adaptation plans
  • Greenhouse gas inventories
  • Climate mitigation and greenhouse gas reduction planning
  • Cost-benefit analyses of alternative reduction and mitigation strategies
  • Analyses and support for purchasing or selling carbon offsets and renewable energy credits

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Economic Effects of Special Protection Stream Designations

This story map complements the study, “Economic Effects of Special Protection Stream Designations in the Pocono Mountains Region,” which quantifies the economic benefits of Exceptional Value and High Quality stream designations in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania.

Charging West Virginians: How Utility and Public Service Commission Actions Continue to Increase Electricity Bills

West Virginia’s residential electricity rates more than doubled between 2005 and 2022, outpacing the increases in every other state. This report explains why: (1) regulators and utilities doubling down on aging coal-fired power plants, (2) record-high cost recovery cases filed by utilities, (3) non-competitive resource procurement practices employed by utilities, and (4) a lack of energy efficiency programs available for consumers.

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