Scenic America
Encyclopedia
Scenic America is a nonprofit advocacy
organization and the only national group solely dedicated to removing visual blight and preserving and enhancing the scenic character of America
's communities and countryside.
blight in America, promote good community planning and design guidelines, keep America's highways and byway
s scenic, promote scenic easement
s for open space and scenic resource conservation, ensure mitigation of the visual impact of telecommunication towers, promote context sensitive highway solutions, promote tree conservation
and promote undergrounding
of overhead utility wires.
Scenic America has partnered with Project Public Spaces in securing the natural beauty and community character of many cities, towns, and public spaces.
Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an...
organization and the only national group solely dedicated to removing visual blight and preserving and enhancing the scenic character of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's communities and countryside.
Scenic America's mission
Scenic America works to reduce billboardBillboard (advertising)
A billboard is a large outdoor advertising structure , typically found in high traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertisements to passing pedestrians and drivers...
blight in America, promote good community planning and design guidelines, keep America's highways and byway
Byway (road)
A byway in the United Kingdom is a minor secondary or tertiary road. In 2000 the legal term 'restricted byway' was introduced to cover roads on which it is possible to travel by any mode but not using 'mechanically propelled vehicles'.-Byway Open to All Traffic :In England & Wales, a Byway Open to...
s scenic, promote scenic easement
Easement
An easement is a certain right to use the real property of another without possessing it.Easements are helpful for providing pathways across two or more pieces of property or allowing an individual to fish in a privately owned pond...
s for open space and scenic resource conservation, ensure mitigation of the visual impact of telecommunication towers, promote context sensitive highway solutions, promote tree conservation
Conservation ethic
Conservation is an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its, fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity. Secondary focus is on materials conservation and energy conservation, which are seen as important to...
and promote undergrounding
Undergrounding
Undergrounding refers to the replacement of overhead cables providing electrical power or telecommunications, with underground cables. This is typically performed for aesthetic purposes, and increases distribution cost.- Overview and Comparison :...
of overhead utility wires.
Scenic America has partnered with Project Public Spaces in securing the natural beauty and community character of many cities, towns, and public spaces.