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.

Water

Downstream Strategies provides water resources planning assistance for government entities, watershed associations, and other nonprofits.
  • Watershed-based plans
  • Watershed protection plans
  • Source water protection plans
  • Clean Water Act permitting and compliance
  • Impacts on water resources from existing or proposed projects

Energy

We gather and analyze data, write reports, and provide testimony with an understanding of the Appalachian region’s, the country’s, and the world’s changing energy landscape.
  • Alternative energy futures and scenario development
  • Energy-related permits
  • Market trends related to renewables, coal, natural gas, and electricity

Climate

Downstream Strategies offers planning services for climate mitigation and greenhouse gas reduction for government entities, nonprofits, and businesses.
  • Greenhouse gas inventories
  • Climate mitigation and greenhouse gas reductions
  • Cost-benefit analyses of alternative reduction and mitigation strategies

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Benchmarking Primer and Roadmap for Local Government

Benchmarking is the process of measuring and then comparing a building’s energy performance against itself, modeled buildings, or comparable buildings, thereby allowing building owners to identify savings. In this report, we introduce local governments to benchmarking concepts, tools, and approaches to manage expenses while detailing the local economic benefits and job creation potential of energy efficiency programs.

Economic Effects of Special Protection Stream Designations

Downstream Strategies created a story map to complement 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.

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