Mount Holly Plantation Land Use Plan, Berkeley County, South Carolina: As principal land use and environmental planners, Sympoetica prepared a comprehensive land use and property management plan for this 6,500-acre estate in the low country near Charleston, SC. The property owner, Alumax of South Carolina, operates an aluminum manufacturing plant on 300 acres of the tract, while managing the remainder in natural open space, forestry and animal husbandry uses, recreation areas and other controlled uses. Sympoetica supported Economics Research Associates in preparing the resource management plan for the property.

New River Trail State Park Development and Management Plan and Environmental Assessment, Southwest Virginia: Sympoetica prepared a 20-year master development and management plan and environmental assessment for this 700-acre park. The entire viewshed for the park, comprising approximately 15,000 acres, was analyzed to develop land management and conservation strategies for protection of the park's natural and scenic values.

County-wide Stream Valley Open Space System, Fairfax County, Virginia: Phoebe Kilby conducted research and prepared plans, performance standards and Comprehensive Plan text supporting the implementation of the county's Environmental Quality Corridor (EQC) system. The EQC's protect water quality and provide a linear open space system. These standards consider floodplain, soils and steep slope conditions in the delineation of buffer areas along streams. The EQC standards and resultant stream valley park network have been recognized by the Virginia Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Local Assistance Department as a model for use by other local governments.

Nutrient Reduction Plan, Shenandoah County, Virginia: Phoebe Kilby prepared this set of strategies for the reduction of nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to the rivers and streams of the county. The plan addresses both point and non-point sources of nutrients and was developed to support the Virginia's Northern Shenandoah Region Potomac Tributary Strategy for clean up of the Chesapeake Bay. The plan received a small jurisdiction project award from the Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association in 1997.