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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 NEMO: Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials, http://nemo.uconn.edu/ Description: An educational program for local land use officials that addresses the relationship of land use to natural resource protection. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut OTHER CONNECTICUT LINKS Appalachian Mountain Club Appalachian Mountain Club, http://www.outdoors.org/ Description: The enhancement program reflects a growing recognition that transportation programs, while vital for national mobility and international competitiveness, must also be environmentally sound. The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) encourages local communities to be directly involved in enhancement projects. Enhancement activities are a means to more creatively and sensitively integrate transportation facilities into the surrounding communities. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont 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 Return to top of page Connecticut Forest and Park Association Connecticut Forest and Park Association, http://www.ctwoodlands.org/index.html Description: Over the past century, CFPA has been instrumental in the acquisition of more than 100 state parks and forest for public use and enjoyment. Today, CFPA continues to champion the needs of these public recreational facilities to assure that agencies responsible for their stewardship receive the funding, personnel and equipment necessary to maintain these natural treasures. CFPA's leadership over the years set a national example for successful forest conservation and reversed the damage to Connecticut's natural resources. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Main Street Center Connecticut Main Street Center, http://www.ctmainstreet.org/index.html Description: Connecticut Main Street Center is a non-profit organization devoted to the revitalization of Connecticut's downtown districts. We believe that by spurring economic development within the context of historic preservation, we can help Connecticut's Main Streets once more become thriving centers of commercial and social activity. Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association, http://www.crpa.com/ Description: The Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion, development, and improvement of all recreation and parks services within the State of Connecticut. CRPA endeavors to fulfill its mission in a variety of ways - government relations, educational seminars (many offering CEU's), legislative advocacy, quarterly membership meetings and an annual state conference, to name just a few. Topics: Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Rural Development Council Connecticut Rural Development Council, http://www.ruralct.org/ Description: The mission of the Rural Development Council is to develop strategies to help improve employment opportunities, incomes and the well-being of rural communities in Connecticut. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page Connecticut State Judicial Branch Court Opinions, http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/aro.htm#Supreme Description: The Connecticut Judicial Branch website provides public access to Supreme Court and Appellate Court opinions prior to their publication in the Connecticut Law Journal. The "officially released" date that appears near the beginning of each opinion is the date the opinion will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it was released as a slip opinion. A searchable archive of court opinions is also available. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut State Library General Statutes of Connecticut, http://www.cslib.org/psaindex.htm Description: The Legislative Commissioners' Office is responsible for compiling the General Statutes of Connecticut and publishing a printed edition every other year. The browseable version of the General Statutes of Connecticut is the electronic version of the printed volumes and is also prepared under our direction. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut Connecticut Urban Forest Council Connecticut Urban Forest Council, http://www.cturbanforestcouncil.org/ Description: The Council seeks to: increase the number and quality of urban and community forestry programs in Connecticut towns and cities; inform community decisions makers, legislators, and the public about the essential benefits derived from urban and community forestry; provide continuing education and make educational resources available to arborists, tree wardens, foresters, community tree volunteers, public work employees and others practicing urban and community forestry in Connecticut; and develop policies designed to promote progressive and appropriate urban and community forestry programs and practices throughout the state. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut Conservation Law Foundation Conservation Law Foundation, http://www.clf.org/ Description: The Conservation Law Foundation is the oldest and largest regional environmental advocacy organization in the United States. We're based in New England, where our attorneys, scientists, economists, and policy experts work on the most significant threats to the natural environment of the region and its residents. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Return to top of page Department of Economic and Community Development Department of Economic and Community Development, http://www.ct.gov/ecd/site/default.asp Description: The Department of Economic and Community Development is the state's lead agency for the development and implementation of policies, strategies and programs all of which are designed to enhance Connecticut's communities and business and housing environments. The Department of Economic and Community Development develops and implements strategies to attract and retain businesses and jobs, revitalize neighborhoods and communities, ensure quality housing and foster appropriate development in Connecticut's towns and cities. Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing Jurisdiction: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources Programs, http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/prgactiv.htm Description: A listing of the programs of the Bureau of Natural Resources of the DEP. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Grant Award Programs, http://www.dep.state.ct.us/business/grantprograms.htm Description: A List of various DEP grants and the contacts for those grants. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Green Circle Award Program, http://www.dep.state.ct.us/pao/grncrc/greencircle.htm Description: The DEP established the GreenCircle Award program to recognize businesses, institutions, individuals and civic organizations who have undertaken pollution prevention, waste reduction or other projects promoting natural resource conservation and environmental awareness. To date, more than 600 awards have been granted to businesses, institutions, individuals and civic organizations for their involvement in over 850 projects. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page Department of Environmental Protection Greenways, http://www.dep.state.ct.us/earthday/edgreenways.htm Description: Greenways are linear open spaces which can: provide corridors for the migration of birds and wildlife; become trails for non-motorized transportation or recreation, such as hiking, biking, horseback riding or roller blading; buffer rivers, streams, ridgelines, and other natural features; protect scenic vistas or preserve cultural and historic resources; and connect existing areas of open land or recreational trails from town to town or state to state. There are many greenways in Connecticut. Each year, the DEP awards small grants of up to $5000 to municipalities, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit groups for greenway projects. Eligible activities will include planning and design work, placement of signs, informational and educational materials, and other non-construction activities. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Office of Long Island Sound Programs, http://www.dep.state.ct.us/olisp/index.htm Description: The Office of Long Island Sound Programs administers and coordinates programs within the Department of Environmental Protection which have an impact on Long Island Sound and related coastal lands and waters. The Office undertakes long-range planning for Long Island Sound and is directly responsible for the implementation, oversight and enforcement of the state's coastal management and coastal permit authorities and provides technical and financial assistance to state and local government agencies. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Remediation Programs, http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wtr/remediation/index.htm Description: Information about various remediation programs available in the state of Connecticut. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut Department of Health Drinking Water Division, http://www.dph.state.ct.us/BRS/Water/DWD.htm Description: The engineers, planners, environmental analysts, administrative and office support staff of the Drinking Water Division are dedicated to assuring the quality and adequacy of our State's public drinking water. This is accomplished by providing technical assistance, education and regulatory enforcement relative to both state laws and provisions of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The DWD regulates over 4000 entities, which provide drinking water to almost every citizen of Connecticut. The DWD maintains a continued commitment to drinking water treatment and monitoring, protection of sources of drinking water, and consumer education, assuring the high standard of drinking water Connecticut's citizens have come to expect and enjoy. Topics: Healthy Communities, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Information, http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1380&Q=259658&dotPNavCtr=\| Description: Links to bicycle and pedestrian resources in the state of Connecticut. Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation Jurisdiction: Connecticut East Coast Greenway East Coast Greenway, http://www.greenway.org/ Description: The East Coast Greenway will be the nation's first long-distance, city-to-city, multi-modal transportation corridor for cyclists, hikers, and other non-motorized users. Our goal is to connect existing and planned trails that are locally owned and managed to form a continuous, safe, green route -- easily identified by the public through signage, maps, users guides, and common services. Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Environmental Protection Agency Healthy Communities Grant Program, http://www.epa.gov/ne/grants/healthycommunities.html Description: The Healthy Communities Grant Program integrates nine EPA New England programs – Assistance & Pollution Prevention: Schools Sector, Asthma, Children’s Environmental Health, Community Air Toxics, Pesticides, Smart Growth, Tools for Schools, Toxics, and the Urban Environmental Program working in partnership to best identify competitive projects that will achieve measurable environmental and human health improvements in communities across New England. The Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England’s main grant program to work directly with communities to reduce environmental risks to protect and improve human health and the quality of life. Topics: Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Environmental Protection Agency UEP Community Grants Program, http://www.epa.gov/NE/eco/uep/grants.html Description: The UEP Community Grants Program started in 1995 to fund eligible applicants to complete urban environmental and public health related projects in the urban neighborhoods of New England. Projects that address the following issues are of priority for the UEP Community Grants Program: Lead Poisoning Prevention; Indoor Air Quality; Ambient Air Quality; Urban Rivers/Wetlands; Urban Vacant Lots; and Open/Green Space. Topics: Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Return to top of page 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 Highlands Coalition Highlands Coalition, http://www.highlandscoalition.org/ Description: The Highlands Coalition, established in 1988, seeks to protect and enhance the sustainability of natural and human communities in the Highlands region of PA, NJ, NY and CT. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania Natural Resource Conservation Service - USDA Connecticut NRCS, http://www.ct.nrcs.usda.gov/ Description: NRCS soil conservationists, soil scientists, agronomists, ecologists, engineers, planners, and other specialists promote land stewardship by providing technical assistance through teams to address surface and groundwater quality; wetlands, riparian areas, and biodiversity; aquatic and terrestrial habitat; and impacts of landuse changes. NRCS teams work on all of a state's landscapes: agricultural, wetlands and riparian areas, suburban, rural, urban centers, and forested. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut New England Mountain Bike Association New England Mountain Bike Association, http://www.nemba.org/ Description: NEMBA is a recreational trails advocacy organization. Our mission, which we've chosen to take, is to ride on the best trails that the world has to offer. Luckily, most all of them are in New England, so we don't have to travel far.. Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Return to top of page Northeast-Midwest Institute Northeast-Midwest Institute, http://www.nemw.org Description: The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, nonprofit, and non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality, environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont Norwalk River Watershed Association Norwalk River Watershed Association, http://www.norwalkriver.org/ Description: Working and partnering to improve the water quality and quality of life in the Norwalk, Silvermine, and Comstock watersheds. Topics:Healthy Communities, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New York Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, http://thelastgreenvalley.org/QSHC_Welcome_page.html Description: In 1994, because many civic groups, businesses, volunteers and local and state governments banded together with technical assistance from the National Park Service, Congress recognized the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor and designated the region as a unique national resource. And in 1999, because of the same kind of grassroots efforts, Congress enlarged the National Heritage Corridor to include towns in the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley in both Massachusetts and Connecticut. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts Regional Plan Association Regional Plan Association, http://www.rpa.org/ Description: Regional Plan Association (RPA) is an independent, not-for-profit regional planning organization that improves the quality of life and the economic competitiveness of the 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region through research, planning, and advocacy. For more than 80 years, RPA has been shaping transportation systems, protecting open spaces, and promoting better community design for the region's continued growth. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York Return to top of page Sierra Club Connecticut Chapter Homepage, http://connecticut.sierraclub.org/ Description: The mission statement of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth; practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; and educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut Smart Growth Network Connecticut Smart Growth News Articles, http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=CT&res=800 Description: Listing of news articles relating to smart growth issues in a specific state. Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut State Office of Policy and Management Neighborhood Revitalization Zone Program, http://www.opm.state.ct.us/igp/services/nrz.HTM Description: Public Act 95-340, as amended by Public Act 99-35, established a process for the development of Neighborhood Revitalization Zones (NRZs). The objective of the NRZ process is to revitalize neighborhoods through the collaborative involvement of residents, businesses and government to determine the vision and priorities of the individual neighborhoods. The NRZ process provides a mechanism for local stakeholders, along with local municipal officials, to develop a strategic plan to revitalize their neighborhood. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban & Community Forestry, http://www.umass.edu/urbantree/index.shtml Description: The Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry is a cooperative partnership among the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, and the seven states of New England and New York. The Center responds to Urban and Community Forestry needs, facilitates and supports new and existing research, and coordinates the exchange of information among the states in the region in order to contribute to healthy and sustainable communities. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, http://www.na.fs.fed.us/ Description: The mission of the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area is to lead and help support sustainable forest management and use across the landscape to provide benefits for the people of the 20 Northeastern and Midwestern States and the District of Columbia. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia USDA Rural Development in Southern New England Rural Development in Southern New England, http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ma/ Description: USDA Rural Development in the Southern New England Jurisdiction offers a wealth of services and programs to rural communities. It is our mission to ensure that rural citizens participate fully in the global economy as well as to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Return to top of page CT Dept. of Environmental Protection Environmental Land Use Restrictions, http://www.dep.state.ct.us/pao/perdfact/elr.htm Description: Guidelines for environmental land use. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Fiscal Impact, Water/Sewer. Housing, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut American Farmland Trust Conservation Options for Connecticut Farmland, http://www.farmland.org/northeast/Connecticut_Landowner_Guide.pdf Description: A guide for landowners, land trusts and municipalities. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Fiscal Impact, Water/Sewer, Housing, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut National Park Service River Dynamics and Erosion, http://www.crjc.org/pdffiles/rivdynero.pdf Description: Stabilization of your stream -or not. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Water/Sewer, Historic Preservation, Fiscal Impact, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut National Park Service Streambank stabilization for Connecticut river watershed , http://www.crjc.org/pdffiles/streamstab.pdf Description: How to stabilize streambeds in the Conn River Watershed Topics: Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Water/Sewer, Historic Preservation, Fiscal Impact, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut National Park Service Prioritizing Erosion Sites for Restoration, http://www.crjc.org/pdffiles/Erosion%201-8.pdf Description: Why control erosion along the Conn River? Topics: Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Water/Sewer, Historic Preservation, Fiscal Impact, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut MD Department of Planning Big Box Rural Development, http://www.mdp.state.md.us/mgs/bigbox/bigbox_v3.pdf Description: Impact, regulation, and implications of big-box store development Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Water/Sewer, Fiscal Impact, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut Trust for Public Land Protecting Land to Safeguard Connecticut Water, http://www.tpl.org/content_documents/ct_water_toolbook.pdf Description: All about water and protecting it, a tool box for Connecticut Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Water/Sewer, Housing>, Transportation, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut Trust for Public Land Connecticut, a Legacy of Land, http://www.tpl.org/content_documents/ct_legacy_land.pdf Description: Annual report on protection of open space Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Water/Sewer, Housing, Transportation, Healthy Communities, Fiscal Impact Jurisdiction: Connecticut Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Local property tax reform: Prospects and Politics, http://www.lincolnist.edu/pubs/pub-detail,asp?id=511 Description: Basic prospects for property tax reform. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning-Zoning, Fiscal Impact, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Schools and Housing Markets, http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/dl/559_clapp_ross.pdf Description: This paper examines the relationship between house price levels, school preformance, and the racial and ethnic composition of Connecticut Topics: Land Preservation, Housing, Fiscal Impact, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut
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