ONLA's Landscape Laws That Work

The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association (ONLA) is proud to sponsor the educational program "Landscape Laws That Work."
ONLA, with the assistance of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, developed "Landscape Laws That Work" to assist Ohio communities in planning and managing their urban and suburban landscapes to accommodate multiple societal needs and uses: economic, aesthetic, ecological, cultural, and recreational.

"Landscape Laws That Work" is geared for community leaders, and addresses the benefits that a landscape ordinance can bring to a community:

• enhanced quality of life
• increased property values
• promotion of community identity
• preservation of vegetation and wildlife
• maintenance of air and water quality
• control of drainage
• prevention of erosion

"Landscape Laws That Work" will indicate that:

• economic development & natural resource preservation need not be incompatible objectives
• quality of life is enhanced by understanding different forms of landscape activity and using long-term planning to direct those activities
• healthy natural systems support healthy economies and vibrant communities

For more information about "Landscape Laws That Work," contact the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association at the location indicated below.