Open Space advisory board backs support for Wildlands’ climate-informed conservation plan application

The Carbon County Open Space Advisory Board on Oct. 1 agreed to support a grant application led by Wildlands to produce a climate‑informed conservation plan that would prioritize properties in the county for protection.

Anna, a member of the open‑space program staff, told the board the Open Space Institute has opened a Catalyst grant round under its Appalachian Landscapes Project, that applications are due Dec. 9 and that award notifications are expected by February. She said the grant would fund planning only — not land acquisition or implementation — and that the maximum request the board would consider is…