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University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Forestry, http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/forest/ Description: Information about the University of Connecticut's forestry outreach programs, including the Forest Stewardship Program. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut University of Connecticut Home and Garden Education Center, http://www.canr.uconn.edu/garden/ Description: The goal of the UConn Home & Garden Education Center is to be a highly respected and visible educational outreach program to the citizens of Connecticut. The Center is designed to meet the needs of an increasingly sophisticated audience by providing accurate, thorough and timely information on a wide variety of issues including: home horticulture, entomology, food safety, drinking water, septic system management, family financial management, soil testing, lead poisoning and indoor air quality. Topics: Water/Sewer, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Connecticut OTHER CONNECTICUT LINKS Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, http://www.ccm-ct.org/ Description: The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities is Connecticut's association of cities and towns. CCM provides member cities and towns with a wide array of other services, including management assistance, individualized inquiry service, assistance in municipal labor relations, technical assistance and training, policy development, research and analysis, publications, information programs, and service programs such as workers' compensation, liability-automobile-property, risk management, energy cost containment, and revenue collection assistance. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Government Towns and Cities of Connecticut, http://www.ct.gov/ctportal/cwp/view.asp?a=843&q=246468 Description: The following is a list of hyperlinks that direct you to general telephone and E-Mail directories for various local government contacts commonly used within the State of Connecticut. Topics: What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, http://www.cttrust.org/ Description: Established in 1975 as a non-profit organization by Special Act of the Connecticut General Assembly, the Connecticut Trust's mission is to preserve the character and ensure the vitality of Connecticut's historically significant places. Through education, advocacy, collaboration and support, the Trust assists residents and community organizations throughout the state to preserve, protect, and revitalize Connecticut's historically significant communities. Topics: Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut Green Valley Institute Green Valley Institute, http://thelastgreenvalley.org/gvi/ Description: The Green Valley Institute exists to help Heritage Corridor communities and citizens sustain their environment and quality of life while growing their economies. We are a non-regulatory organization dedicated to: improving the knowledge base from which land use and natural resource decisions are made and building local capacity to protect and manage natural resources as our region grows. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts MyWatershed.com MyWatershed.com, http://www.mywatershed.com/index.html Description: The mission of MyWatershed.com is that through active involvement, mailings & websites, educate residents about watersheds and nonpoint source pollution, offering new ways for residents to view and improve their surroundings, thereby improving water quality within watersheds. Topics: Water/Sewer, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island New England Regional Water Quality Program New England Regional Water Quality Program, http://www.usawaterquality.org/newengland/ Description: The CSREES New England Regional Water Quality Program works to improve water quality management through educational knowledge and extension programming that emerges from a research base. The program builds on the strengths of the Extension Water Quality Programs at the Land Grant Universities throughout New England. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Pomeraug River Watershed Coalition Pomeraug River Watershed Coalition, http://www.pomperaug.org/ Description: The Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition was formed by residents of Bethlehem, Woodbury, and Southbury, CT in 1999 to protect the quality and quantity of water in the Pomperaug Watershed--a 90 square mile area that provides both water and recreational opportunities for thousands of residents. The Pomperaug River Watershed Coalition is working to create a partnership between local governments, businesses, environmental organizations and private citizens and regional, state and federal agencies to insure the health and vibrancy of the Pomperaug Watershed. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Economic Benefits of Walkable Communities, http://www.lgc.org/freepub/PDF/Land_Use/focus/walk_to_money.pdf Description: Balance of pedestrian/vehicle traffic to balance communities. Topics: Planning-Zoning,Housing, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Connecticut ATTRA Protecting Cultural Landscapes, http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/briefs/brief36.htm Description: Preservation planning and strategy for cultural landscapes. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, What You Can Do, Transportation Jurisdiction: Connecticut Rhode Island, Massachussetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire AFT & CDF Landtrust Standards and Practices, http://lta.org/sp/land_trust_standards_and_practices.doc Description: The ethical and technical guidelines for the responsible operation of a land trust Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Connecticut
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