Latest Updates

Regional Centers of Excellence in Green Infrastructure and Landcare
The National Association of Regional Councils, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, recognized the Houston-Galveston Area Council in Houston, TX and the Land-of-Sky Regional Council in Asheville, NC, as Regional Centers of Excellence for their green infrastructure programs of land conservation and natural resource protection. Please click HERE for more information.

Solar America Communities Outreach Partnership
NARC, as a part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar America Communities Outreach Partnership, is working to increase the use and integration of solar energy technologies in regions and communities across the country. Click HERE to access NARC's Solar Energy website.

Climate Change Adaptation Information
NARC, through funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is working to investigate the readiness and needs of local government and regional land use planners and decision-makers to enhance their ability to plan for and respond to climate change. Click HERE to access NARC's Climate Adaptation website.

Share Your Regional Council's Best Practice Experiences:
We invite you to share your experiences with others interested or working with environmental projects. Click HERE to submit your best practices to NARC through our brief online survey.

What is Green Regions?

Green Regions is a public awareness campaign and website created to support regional councils (RCs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in their role of environmental stewards and managers. The Campaign builds the leadership of regions in applying innovative and cost-effective solutions and in harnessing the benefits of the green economy. Through this website, webinars, research, best practices, leadership training and policy development, Green Regions is an efficient way to reach the 500-plus RCs and MPOs that encompass all of the counties, cities and local governments in the country to affect change and to secure the healthy future of American communities.

The website is divided into action items and learning tools. They include:
       Learn: Brief description on issue areas and how the issue relates to your region
       Explore: Tools and Research; Other organizations; extra/additional information
       Share: Best Practices
       Act: Tips and First Steps to get started in issue area
       News: Articles and press as applicable