News – Climate Resilience and Land Use

Public Input Needed for the Update to the Franklin County Regional Transportation Plan

FRCOG updates the Franklin County Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) every four years. The RTP is a comprehensive accounting of transportation needs, issues, facilities, and potential funding needed for the regional…

Watershed Scale Zoning Grant

FRCOG received a Nonpoint Source Pollution grant through the MA Department of Environmental Protection to develop watershed-scale zoning to reduce nonpoint source pollution and protect healthy watersheds. The goal of…

Dirt Roads Toolkit

FRCOG received a Nonpoint Source Pollution grant through the MA Department of Environmental Protection to develop a Dirt Roads Stormwater Management Toolkit. The toolkit will enable local communities to assess…

Expanded Regional Pollinator Habitat Corridor Action Plan for Franklin County

FRCOG Planning Staff are excited to share we received funding from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) to expand our pollinator project to include five additional communities…

Registration is open for agricultural business training courses

This winter, the MA Dept. of Agricultural Resources will offer two courses: “Exploring the Small Farm Dream ” 5-session course using curriculum and workbook developed by the New England Small…

Public Review of the Draft Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership Recreation Map and Inventory

Through a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation for the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership area, the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) and the Franklin Region Council of Governments (FRCOG)…

Northfield and Warwick MVP / HMP Listening Session & Public Comment Period

Listening Session, May 27, 2021 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. The towns of Northfield and Warwick, with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, is hosting a public listening session to review…

Northfield Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Survey and Materials

Northfield Seeks Public Input for MVP Action Items The Town of Northfield, in collaboration with the Town of Warwick and with assistance from the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, is…

Warwick Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Survey Link and Materials

Warwick Seeking Public Input for MVP Action Items The Town of Warwick, in collaboration with the Town of Northfield and with assistance from the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, is…

Fluvial Geomorphology in Action! Connecting Point episode highlights the habitat restoration and flood resiliency project on the North River in Colrain.

The FRCOG’s 2014 Fluvial Geomorphic and Habitat Assessment of the North River in Colrain, funded by a grant from the MassDEP’s 604b Program, has led to the construction of a…

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