The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Connecticut - Land Preservation
links
University
of Connecticut
Connecticut
Farmland Preservation Project,
http://www.are.uconn.edu/Farmland.html
Description: The objectives of the Farmland Preservation Project include: analyzing the demand for farmland preservation in the state and New England, analyzing current farmland preservation programs and policy alternatives within Connecticut and New England, and analyzing the status and long-term trends of agricultural land use in New England.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jursidiction: Connecticut
University
of Connecticut
Connecticut
GIS User to User Network,
http://ctgis.uconn.edu/
Description: The Connecticut GIs User to User Network is a voluntary association of individuals and organizations that use GIs-based technologies and data in their day-to-day operations. The Network's purpose is to connect users through workshops, meetings and the Internet to share ideas, to learn about GIs activities, to explore collaborative opportunities and to discover information resources - all of which will promote a dynamic and innovative community of Connecticut GIs users.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jursidiction: Connecticut
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
Jursidiction: Connecticut
University
of Connecticut
GeoSpatial
Technology Program,
http://clear.uconn.edu/geospatial/default.htm
Description: The GeoSpatial Technology Program provides technical education and training outside the traditional academic environment. The program's goal is to help municipal land use officials, staff and commission members understand and apply geospatial information technologies to help solve local land use problems and to develop environmentally sensitive land use plans.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jursidiction: Connecticut
University
of Connecticut
MAGIC:
Map and Geographic Information Center,
http://mapserver.lib.uconn.edu/magic
Description: MAGIC is an on-line library of digital geo-spatial data. MAGIC is the University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library's Map And Geographic Information Center.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jursidiction: 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
Jursidiction: Connecticut
University
of Connecticut
Wildlife
Conservation Research
Center,
http://www.canr.uconn.edu/nrme/programs/wildlife/wcrc/
Description: Established in 1996, the Wildlife Conservation Research Center is privately funded within the University system. The purpose of the center is to provide wildlife conservation research on behalf of the people of Connecticut and elsewhere. The center blends research mission with education and outreach goals, drawing upon facilities and resources of the land grant university with the flexibility of private support.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jursidiction: 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
CERC
CERC,
http://www.cerc.com/
Description:
A group of agricultural businesspeople, representing Connecticut's major
agricultural commodities, working to raise the awareness, productivity
and competitiveness of the state's agricultural businesses.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
Agricultural Businesses Cluster
Connecticut
Agricultural Businesses Cluster,
http://www.ctagcluster.com/
Description:
A group of agricultural businesspeople, representing Connecticut's major
agricultural commodities, working to raise the awareness, productivity
and competitiveness of the state's agricultural businesses.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
Brownfields Redevelopment Authority
Brownfields
Redevelopment Authority,
http://www.ctbrownfields.com/
Description:
Connecticut Brownfields Redevelopment Authority offers redevelopment grants,
assessment grants, financing and the one-stop center for programs that
encourage and stimulate the development of Connecticut's brownfield sites.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
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
Council on Environmental Quality
Connecticut
Council on Environmental Quality,
http://www.ct.gov/ceq/site/default.asp
Description:
The Council on Environmental Quality is the state agency that monitors
environmental trends in Connecticut and makes recommendations for improving
state environmental policies.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
Farm Bureau
Connecticut
Farm Bureau,
http://www.cfba.org/index.php
Description: Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, voluntary organization of farm families united to find solutions for concerns facing production agriculture in our counties, state and nation. Connecticut Farm Bureau provides farmers with a strong clear voice in state and national issues. Volunteer leaders and staff work closely with state and federal regulatory agencies and elected officials on issues ranging from economic viability, property rights, taxation, land use planning to labor laws and farmland preservation.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Connecticut
Farmland Trust
Connecticut
Farmland Trust,
http://www.ctfarmland.org/
Description: The Connecticut Farmland Trust (CFT) was formed to: protect Connecticut's remaining farmland for agricultural use by current and future farmers; enhance agricultural diversity, economic development, environmental quality, and rural character; and assist landowners, local land trusts, towns, and state agencies in protecting agricultural land. To further this mission, the Connecticut Farmland Trust purchases and accepts donations of farmland and agricultural conservation easements.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
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
River Watershed Council
Connecticut
River Watershed Council,
http://www.ctriver.org/
Description:
Founded in 1952, the Connecticut River Watershed Council (CRWC) is the
only broad-based citizen advocate for the environmental well-being of
the entire Connecticut River. Our primary mission is to promote improvement
of water quality and the restoration, conservation, wise development and
use of the natural resources of the Connecticut River watershed.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont
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
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
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
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
Conservation
Law Foundation Ventures
Conservation
Law Foundation Ventures,
http://www.clfventures.org/
Description:
CLF Ventures is redefining environmental advocacy. Through innovative
partnerships with private and public sector clients, we combine CLF's
longstanding reputation for environmental protection with our financial
and business transaction skills. As a result, we are able to provide our
clients with innovative solutions to complex environmental problems.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jursidiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Department
of Agriculture
Act
490, http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=1366&q=259834
Description:
Public Act 490 is Connecticut's law (Connecticut General Statutes Sections
12-107a through 107-f) that allows your farm, forest, or open space land
to be assessed at its use value rather than its fair market or highest
and best use value for purposes of local property taxation. Without use
value assessment, most landowners would have to sell the land because
they would not be able to afford the property taxes on farm, forest, or
open space land.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Department
of Agriculture
Farmland
Preservation Program,
http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=1368&q=259136
Description:
The Department of Agriculture preserves farmland by acquiring development
rights to agricultural properties. The farms remain in private ownership
and continue to pay local property taxes. A permanent restriction on nonagricultural
uses is placed on these properties. Nationally, farmland preservation
has been recognized in the federal Farm Bill and Connecticut's Farmland
Preservation has qualified for participation in the federal Farmland Protection
Program.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Department
of Environmental Protection
Bureau
of Natural Resources Programs,
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2690&q=322440&depNav_GID=1641&depNav=|
Description:
A listing of the programs of the Bureau of Natural Resources of the DEP.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Department
of Environmental Protection
Division
of Forestry,
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2697&q=322792&depNav_GID=1631&depNav=|
Description:
In Connecticut, the Division of Forestry is responsible for the management
of nearly 150,000 acres of state-owned forestland, located within the
32 State Forests. The Division is also responsible for the certification
of the various forest practitioners in the state, for approving the status
of land that is taxed as forestland, for overseeing the health of the
state's forestlands, for assessing the potential for wildland fires, for
initiating urban forestry programs and for outreach to the owners of private
forestlands.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Department
of Environmental Protection
Geographic Information Systems,
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2698&q=323342&depNav_GID=1707
Description:
Geographic Information Systems at DEP plays an important role in the DEP's
mission of protecting and preserving the environment for present and future
generations. DEP develops and maintains a statewide automated geographic
storage and retrieval system which can rapidly integrate and analyze large
amounts of spatial map and file data over any selected geographic area.
Spatial data analysis supports department planning, management and regulatory
needs by developing program applications and providing technical support
to the agency.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Department
of Environmental Protection
Grants and Financial Assistance,
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2687&q=322332&depNav_GID=1511
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
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Department
of Environmental Protection
Green
Circle Award Program,
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2708&q=323940&depNav_GID=1511
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
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Department
of Environmental Protection
Greenways,
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2707&q=323858&depNav_GID=1704
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
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Department
of Environmental Protection
Office
of Long Island Sound Programs,
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2719&q=325570&depNav_GID=1654
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
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Environmental
Protection Agency
Brownfields
in Connecticut ,
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2715&q=324930&depNav_GID=1626
Description:
EPA's Brownfields Program provides funds and technical assistance to states,
communities, and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work
together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jursidiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Environmental
Protection Agency
Smart
Growth Strategies in New England,
http://www.epa.gov/region1/ra/sprawl/index.html
Description:
EPA New England launched a Smart Growth Program in 1999 at our Smart Growth
Strategies for New England conference. The conference's success demonstrated
widespread interest in the twin problems of sprawl and urban decay. Smart
growth is an alternative to sprawl and urban decay, and is an innovative
approach to addressing EPA's environmental mandates. Our Smart Growth
Action Plan involves working with diverse partners to shape land use and
growth so that it has minimum impact on environmental, economic, and community
health.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jursidiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Green
Valley Institute
Green
Valley Institute,
http://www.greenvalleyinstitute.org/index.htm
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
Jursidiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts
Harvard
University
Harvard
Forest,
http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/index.html
Description:
Since 1907 research and education have been the mission of the Harvard
Forest, one of the oldest and most intensively studied forests in North
America. From a center comprised of 3000 acres of land, research facilities,
and the Fisher Museum the scientists, students, and collaborators at the
Forest explore topics ranging from conservation and environmental change
to land-use history and the ways in which physical, biological and human
systems interact to change our earth.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jursidiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
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
Jursidiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Land
Trust Alliance
CT
Land Trust Alliance National Directory of Land Conservation Trusts,
http://www.lta.org/findlandtrust/CT.htm
Description:
LTA is the only organization dedicated to the effectiveness and sustainability
of the nation's land trusts and their use of conservation easements.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Land Preservation
Jursidiction: Connecticut
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
Jursidiction: Connecticut
New
England Small Farm Institute
New
England Small Farm Institute,
http://www.smallfarm.org/
Description:
A private non-profit organization supporting beginning farmers and sustainable
small scale agriculture throughout New England.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
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
Jursidiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Norwalk
River Watershed Initiative
Norwalk
River Watershed Initiative,
http://www.norwalkriverwatershed.org/
Description:
The Norwalk River Watershed Initiative (NRWI or Initiative) is a partnership
among federal and state agencies, watershed towns, local groups, and residents
to address local water quality and resource protection problems and opportunities
in the Norwalk River Watershed.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jursidiction: Connecticut, New York
Quinebaug-Shetucket
Heritage Corridor
Quinebaug-Shetucket
Heritage Corridor,
http://www.thelastgreenvalley.org/
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
Jursidiction: 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
Rivers
Alliance of Connecticut
Rivers
Alliance of Connecticut,
http://www.riversalliance.org/
Description:
Rivers Alliance seeks to protect Connecticut's rivers, streams, and watersheds
by: coordinating the efforts of the state's many river and watershed groups;
supporting and providing resources to local river conservation organizations
and activists; encouraging supportive state laws, regulations, and programs
regarding water allocation, watershed planning, and river protection;
and providing speakers, holding conferences, and creating informational
materials on the importance of river preservation and restoration.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Save
the Sound
Save
the Sound,
http://www.savethesound.org/
Description: Save the Sound is a bi-state, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the restoration, protection, and appreciation of Long Island Sound and its watershed through advocacy, education and research.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jursidiction: Connecticut, New York
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
Jursidiction: Connecticut
Soil
and Water Conservation Society
Soil
and Water Conservation Society:
Southern New England,
http://users.chronomedia.com/snec-swcs/
Description:
The Soil and Water Conservation Society fosters the science and the art
of soil, water and related natural resource management to achieve sustainability.
We promote and practice an ethic recognizing the interdependence of people
and the environment.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jursidiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
State
Office of Policy and Management
Environmental
Policy Act Overview,
http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=293812
Description:
The purpose of the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) is to identify
and evaluate the impacts of proposed state actions which may significantly
affect the environment. This evaluation provides the decision maker with
information necessary for deciding whether or not to proceed with the
project. The process also provides opportunity for public review and comment.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jursidiction: Connecticut
The
Nature Conservancy
Connecticut
Chapter Homepage,
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/connecticut
Description: The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Topics: Land Preservation