John C Shepard, AICP @JohnCShepard
I'm a planner. Also VC-Communications @APA_SmallTown jcshepard.com Nebraska, USA Joined January 2009-
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John C Shepard, AICP retweeted
🌱 Imagine a field that grows crops & produces energy! That’s agrivoltaics—pairing solar panels w/agriculture so land can do double duty. Join @MontgomeryParks July 9 to see how it can support farmers & expand renewable energy: bit.ly/4fRKyno @NatLabRockies @UMD_AGNR
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John C Shepard, AICP retweeted
The 250-year history of U.S. energy consumption bit.ly/4xZ5bEB. #TodayInEnergy #4thofJuly
John C Shepard, AICP retweeted
Record-high #beef #prices will continue to wallop U.S. consumers this summer as drought conditions and the resurgence of an invasive pest are the latest obstacles to increasing cattle herds. wsj.com/economy/consum…
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Not long ago, much of the Chattahoochee River was inaccessible or too polluted to safely enjoy. As an outdoor destination featured by @TravelLeisure, the Chattahoochee RiverLands is reconnecting people to the Hooch through new parks, trails & campsites. t4pl.org/44aVOEb
John C Shepard, AICP retweeted
According to the American Farm Bureau annual marketbasket survey, an Independence Day cookout will cost $73.82 for 10 guests this year, but the receipt looks different depending on your region of the country: ✅ Northeast: $71.35 ✅ Midwest: $71.45 ✅ South: $72.08 ✅ West: $80.00 Check out the full breakdown of this year's survey. 👉 bit.ly/3QylCXK
Knowing what to protect is only half the job. The harder question — and the one most plans struggle with — is how. This July, we’re spending four weeks on that. jcshepard.com/2026/07/natura… #LandUse #NaturalResources #Environment
Natural Resources in Your Comprehensive Plan: What’s Coming in July Most land use plans have a natural resources or environment chapter. Most of them say roughly the same things: protect prime farmland, preserve water quality, support conservation.
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Utah's legal bid to kill Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument lives on; BLM looks to open #Utah land to motorheads; and Hoback water woes -- Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/01/uta…
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How do you talk about resilience and hazard mitigation when trust is low and conversations around risk become challenging? Ryan Slattery, AICP, shares practical insights on communicating through those barriers and keeping important planning conversations moving forward. Listen to more from Ryan in the full episode of the People Behind the Plans podcast. planning.org/podcast/ryan-s…
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Wind Turbines are broken into classes for extreme wind per IEC 61400-1 (Classes I, II, III) based on a 50-year return period wind speed. The highest (I) at 50 m/s (112mph). My analysis of a Greenfield EF4 wind turbine was 116mph. Observations of the MCS exceeded both thresholds.
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Oracle is suing Wisconsin's Public Service Commission over financial guarantee requirements for its Port Washington AI data center project. bit.ly/4xVb2dX
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Who uses NASS data? Farmers, ranchers, policymakers, researchers, and other federal and state government agencies use aggregated, confidential data from farmers and ranchers for planning, market assessment, decision making, research, and more.🌽
John C Shepard, AICP retweeted
Unbelievable damage to a wind farm near Highmore, South Dakota after this morning’s storm. #sdwx
Regenerative Conservation and Community Renewal jcshepard.com/2026/06/regene… #SmallTowns #Rural #Planning
Regenerative conservation is about more than “saving nature” — it’s about working with the land so rural communities are stronger, safer, and more alive. New post on how wetlands, prairies, and working lands can protect farms, manage floods, and renew small towns #Conservation
This bonus article builds on last summer’s Conservation and the Great Outdoors series and last month's focus on Public Health, Parks & Recreation, and the Great Outdoors. jcshepard.com/2026/06/small-… #smalltowns #rural #GreatOutdoors
The real opportunity is to treat the Great Outdoors—your parks, trails, fairgrounds, school fields, working lands, and open space—as core infrastructure for health and prosperity, then use planning tools to grow an outdoor economy without losing what makes your place home.
Small Towns Can Build a Strong Outdoor Economy Without Selling Out Small towns do not have to choose between becoming a theme park or watching their Main Street wither away.
The most controllable rural energy story isn’t about solar farms— it’s about the courthouse that’s been losing heat through the ceiling for 30 years. Final week of CUE series: energy efficiency, brownfield solar, and rural EV charging in 2026.
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