The Massachusetts Healthy Soils Action Plan was developed through a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The purpose of the plan is to guide the Commonwealth in creating policies and programs that protect and enhance soil resources across all land cover types in the state. The plan recognizes that healthy soil has significant carbon drawdown and storage potential and considers the specific co-benefits of carbon storage, climate adaptation, and other ecosystem services while promoting economic viability of forest and agricultural resources. 

For this ambitious project, Linnean worked with a group of technical and policy experts to assess existing soil conditions throughout the state, and to develop a matrix of opportunities, challenges, and economic benefits to support action toward healthier soil across the Commonwealth.