Goal: 

By 2021, Cooperative Extension will have provided leadership, information and guidance on the stewardship of land including urban, suburban, rural and coastal landscapes to achieve ecosystem resilience, water resource protection, and economic and agricultural viability.

Sub-goals: 

1. Modeled and demonstrated agricultural techniques to increase agricultural productivity through implementation of best management practices
2. Increased capacity of public and private landowners and conservation organizations to apply best stewardship practices to achieve ecosystem resilience and increase the use of effective, green infrastructure
3. Ensured ready access to essential information (spatial, economic, and social) to decision makers and landowners to support resource management decisions
4. Increased public awareness of the connections between economic viability, quality of life, environmental health, and food security resulting from land-use decision making, and
5. Assisted in urban farm, park, and open space development to include measures that address climate change and native wildlife enhancement.