Placemaking Toolkit
Placemaking is a collaborative engagement process that helps leaders from rural communities create quality places where people will want to live, work, visit and learn The toolkit is a dynamic, interactive, media-focused website that provides education, resources, activities and tools on rural placemaking.
Organization
USDA Rural Development
Location
National or Global
Topic
Health
Participation
Rural Communities
Activity
Bicycling
Birding/Wildlife viewing
Camping
Climbing
Equestrian
Fishing
Hiking/Running
Hunting
Motorized sports (boat, snowmobile, ATV, etc.)
Paddling
Winter sports (downhill, Nordic, tube, snowshoe, snowmobile)
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