Help shape Raleigh's environmental future

Raleigh is updating its Comprehensive Plan, which over the next 20 years will guide critical decisions about development, natural spaces, and transportation, among other things.

The city will give citizens an opportunity to share their ideas and opinions through a series of public workshops, the first set of which will be held across the city from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 13, 14 and 15. If you're interested in attending one of the workshops, register online here.

To help people prepare their comments, the N.C. Conservation Network will host two free phone briefings on Wednesday, Nov. 7 and Thursday, Nov. 8 to offer information on the Comprehensive Plan revision process and on a number of themes that local environmental groups hope to emphasize. Grady McCallie, the group's policy director, will conduct the briefing and answer callers' questions.

To RSVP for the Nov. 7 phone briefing from 6 to 7 p.m., click here. For the Nov. 8 briefing from 7 to 8 p.m., click here.