Guidance for Contractors
on Implementing + Stewarding Healthy Soils Across Land Types
This site provides helpful resources, including implementation guides, data tools, and applied research, to support the Massachusetts Healthy Soils Action Plan (part of the Massachusetts Healthy Soils Initiative). It enables planners, designers, land managers, regulators, and practitioners to make soil-informed decisions that strengthen ecological function, climate resilience, and long-term land stewardship across Massachusetts.
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For the findings from HSAP to be implemented at an impactful scale, practitioners first need to be aware of healthy soil principles and understand how development affects soil health and climate change resiliency.
Soil Organic Carbon Project
Statewide land cover-adjusted soil organic carbon (SOC) maps to support carbon-informed land use decisions in Massachusetts.
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What is the Massachusetts Healthy Soils Action Plan (HSAP)?
Commissioned by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the HSAP promotes strategies to improve food security, environmental justice, and climate resilience. Developed with input from diverse stakeholders, the HSAP provides a roadmap for policymakers, land managers, and advocates to enhance soil carbon sequestration and ecosystem health across the Commonwealth.
