Guiding Goals

Goals to conserve the areas' natural resources:

	To develop and promote creative approaches to use and manage land for agriculture, forestry, water, wildlife, recreation and community needs.
	To protect the quality of natural resources through education, training, technical and financial assistance.

Goals to enhance the areas' economies:

	To better utilize locally available resources.
	To expand natural resource based opportunities that contribute to economic   and social vitality.
	To improve and develop new technologies for agriculture and forestry.
	To achieve balanced development combining natural resource utilization, tourism, industry and commerce.

Goals to develop human and community resources:

	To increase citizen awareness, involvement and effectiveness as the foundation to natural, technical, financial and human resource development.
	To help communities find ways to provide needed facilities, resource recovery and recycling opportunities.

Goals to improve and expand the RC&D process:

	To improve Board and Committee operations.
	To promote use of RC&D process as a rural development vehicle for New Hampshire.