Current and Recent projects
Strategic Planning and scenario planning
Town of Essex, Vermont: Larissa is assisting CRO Planning & Design with a community planning effort, including scenario planning, for the Essex-Keystone Trail Connectivity Project. Ongoing.
Springside Landscape Restoration: Larissa led the 2024 strategic visioning effort for Springside National Historic Landmark, the former country estate of Matthew Vassar in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Warren County: Larissa partnered with SE Group to provide strategic planning and community engagement services to guide Warren County through its forward-thinking Outdoor Recreation Economy Strategic Plan.
Saratoga PLAN: Larissa and Strong Outcomes, LLC teamed to support a community engagement effort and management planning assistance for Saratoga PLAN’s newest property in Saratoga County, Snake Hill.
Walkway Over the Hudson: Larissa led 2024 strategic planning effort for Walkway Over the Hudson, including stakeholder engagement with NYS Bridge Authority and NYS Parks, Restoration & Historic Preservation.
Mohonk Preserve: Larissa facilitated the 2022/2023 strategic plan for Mohonk Preserve board and staff. The preserve protects more than 8,000 acres of diverse habitats and associated viewsheds and recreation sites in the Shawangunk Mountains. Larissa provides ongoing planning support to the Preserve.
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance: Larissa assisted Strong Outcomes, LLC, with a 2024 strategic plan update for Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (now Hudson Taconic Lands) as it merged with Rensselaer Land Trust.
Westchester Parks Foundation: Larissa facilitated the 2022/2023 strategic plan for Westchester Parks Foundation board and staff. The Foundation supports public engagement and programming for parks and trails on 18,000+ acres managed by the Westchester County Parks department.
Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park: Larissa facilitated the board of directors and staff of the Schoodic Institute through a strategic planning process in 2021 and 2022.
Water resources and climate resilience planning
Columbia Land Conservancy: Larissa provided facilitation and planning support to the Columbia Land Conservancy for their Taghkanic Headwaters Conservation Plan. Led by Strong Outcomes, LLC, this collaborative stakeholder process focused on conservation of forest and watershed health in Columbia County, New York, and protection of drinking water supply for the City of Hudson.
Hudson River Watershed Alliance: Larissa recently completed facilitating the strategic and scenario plan for the Hudson River Watershed Alliance board and staff.
Eagle Valley Climate Action Plan: Larissa served as a co-facilitator of the Eagle Valley Climate Action Plan from 2015 to 2017. Partners include the Walking Mountains Science Center (lead) and Eagle County government. This community-based plan includes greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, and projects to help achieve those goals. Watch Larissa's presentation to the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners here.
City of Aspen Conditional Water Storage Rights Project: In 2016, Larissa facilitated a process for a community dialogue about the City of Aspen's conditional water storage rights. The process included both stakeholder and public meetings in order to provide meaningful feedback to Aspen City Council. See this Aspen Times article about the project.
City of Aspen Climate Action Plan: Larissa facilitated the City of Aspen's Climate Action Plan in 2016 and 2017, and facilitated a stakeholder process in 2019 during an update to the plan. Led by the City of Aspen Climate Action Office, this community planning effort included a robust stakeholder process to guide mitigation of local greenhouse gas emissions. Larissa also facilitated the stakeholder process for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Toolkit process, sponsored by the City of Aspen and the Community Office for Resource Efficiency.
City of Boulder: Larissa worked with City of Boulder Climate Initiatives Division to advance scenario planning and other resilience tools in neighborhood and municipal planning efforts.