# Contributor & Development Discussion

**URL:** https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/c/contributor-development-discussion/15.md

[Latest](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/tags.md)

---

## [About the Contributor & Development Discussion category](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/about-the-contributor-development-discussion-category/6467)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dave](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/dave)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/about-the-contributor-development-discussion-category/6467 "2026-07-08T15:39:09Z")

</div>

A place to discuss contributions and development for InVEST, Plugins, or related software. Contributions can relate to code development, documentation, or scientific advances. Use this category to, Contribute ideas Sh…

---

## [Advanced Python Environment Options for InVEST Plugin Developers](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/advanced-python-environment-options-for-invest-plugin-developers/6490)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dave](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/dave)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/advanced-python-environment-options-for-invest-plugin-developers/6490 "2026-08-17T13:50:08Z")

</div>

The InVEST 3.20.1 release includes some enhancements to the Workbench that plugin developers may find useful. Find these new advanced features in the Manage Plugins window. An option to configure which Python package …

---

## [Semantics (Keywords) for InVEST models and data](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/semantics-keywords-for-invest-models-and-data/6474)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dave](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/dave)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/semantics-keywords-for-invest-models-and-data/6474 "2026-07-16T15:31:52Z")

</div>

Context and Background We have an effort underway to integrate the InVEST Workbench with the NatCap DataHub. The goal is to make it easy to browse and select InVEST model input files from datasets available on the DataHu…

---

## [NatCap Symposium 2026 - Thank You!](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/natcap-symposium-2026-thank-you/6473)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dcdenu4](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/dcdenu4)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/natcap-symposium-2026-thank-you/6473 "2026-07-14T15:08:57Z")

</div>

Dear Community, A few World Cup matches ago we were attending the Natural Capital Symposium alongside many of you. We are grateful for everyone who was able to attend, participate, and connect with us. It was truly an e…

---

## [InVEST Plugins blog (and vlog!)](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/invest-plugins-blog-and-vlog/6093)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dcdenu4](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/dcdenu4)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/invest-plugins-blog-and-vlog/6093 "2025-07-09T16:56:58Z")

</div>

We introduced the Plugins feature in InVEST 3.16.0 and are excited to share a blog post that expands on the motivation for the feature and what we hope it will enable for the community. A snippet of the blog post is belo…