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University of Connecticut CLEAR: Center for Land Use Education and Research, http://clear.uconn.edu/ Description: CLEAR provides information, education and assistance to land use decision makers on how better to protect natural resources while accommodating economic growth. To achieve this goal, CLEAR conducts remote sensing research, develops landscape analysis tools and training and delivers outreach education programs. Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: 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 Jurisdiction: Connecticut University of Connecticut Connecticut Sea Grant, http://www.seagrant.uconn.edu/ Description: Connecticut Sea Grant (CTSG) collaborates with maritime industries and coastal communities to identify needs, and fund research, outreach, and educational activities that have special relevance to Connecticut and Long Island Sound. Our mission is to foster wise use and conservation of our coastal and marine resources. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: 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 Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page 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 Jurisdiction: Connecticut University of Connecticut IDRISI, http://www.canr.uconn.edu/nrme/leris/projects/gismats.htm Description: IDRISI, developed by Clark Labs, is an innovative and functional geographic modeling technology that enables and supports environmental decision making for the real world. Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut University of Connecticut LERIS: Laboratory for Earth Resources Information Systems, http://www.resac.uconn.edu/leris/index.html Description: The Laboratory for Earth Resources Information Systems (LERIS) at The University of Connecticut is a NASA Center of Excellence in Applications of Remote Sensing to Regional and Global Integrated Environmental Assessments. Originally established in 1982, LERIS's capability for geoprocessing research, education & training, and outreach was greatly enhanced with the equipment award received from NASA in October 1997. Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: 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 Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page 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 American Planning Association Connecticut Chapter, http://www.ccapa.org/ Description: The need for planners to shape a community vision has never been greater. The American Planning Association brings together thousands of people - practicing planners, citizens, elected officials - committed to making great communities happen. Topics: Planning/Zoning 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 Return to top of page Connecticut General Assembly Regulation of Religious Land Uses, http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2000/rpt/olr/htm/2000-r-0926.htm Description: A summary of those sections of the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 concerning land use regulation and discussion as to how they could affect Connecticut. Topics: Planning/Zoning 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 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 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 Trust for Historic Preservation Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, http://www.cttrust.org/ Description: Established in 1975 as a nonprofit 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 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 Return to top of page 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 Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Department of Agriculture Right-to-Farm Law, http://www.ct.gov/doag/cwp/view.asp?a=1366&q=259086 Description: Notwithstanding any general statute or municipal ordinance or regulation pertaining to nuisances to the contrary, no agricultural or farming operation, place, establishment or facility, or any of its appurtenances, or the operation thereof, shall be deemed to constitute a nuisance, either public or private. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning 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 Return to top of page Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Water Management, http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wtr/index.htm Description: The mission of the Bureau of Water Management is to protect and restore the State's surface, ground waters, water related resources to protect public water supply, human health and safety, hazard mitigation, river restoration, preserve and enhance water based recreation, propagation of fish and aquatic life, and the natural character and economic well being of the State. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Environmental and Geographic Information Center, http://www.dep.state.ct.us/cgnhs/index.htm 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 Jurisdiction: Connecticut 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 Return to top of page Department of Transportation 2003 Master Transportation Plan, http://vvv.dotct.state.ct.us/2003%20mtp/doc%20map/2003%20mtp%20doc%20map.pdf Description: The Master Transportation Plan documents the DOT's plans for state-owned, operated and/or funded transportation services and facilities. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation Jurisdiction: Connecticut 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 Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont 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 Return to top of page Municipal Public Access Initiative Municipal Public Access Initiative, http://www.munic.state.ct.us/ Description: The Municipality Websites Page is intended to be a comprehensive listing of Municipally designated Official Websites as are available for the 169 towns and cities in Connecticut. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: 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 Jurisdiction: Connecticut 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 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 Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New York Return to top of page 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 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 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 Jurisdiction: Connecticut 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 Conservation and Development Policies Plan, http://www.opm.state.ct.us/pdpd3/physical/C&DPlan/C&Dintro.htm Description: The Conservation and Development Policies Plan for Connecticut 1998-2003 (the Plan) is a statement of the State's growth, resource management, and public investment policies. The Plan provides a policy and planning framework for the administrative and programmatic actions and capital and operational investment decisions of state government, which influence the future growth and development of the state. Simply stated, the objective of the Plan is to guide a balanced response to human, environmental, and economic needs in a manner which best suits the future of Connecticut. Topics: Planning/Zoning 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 Return to top of page State Office of Policy and Management Planning and Zoning Statutes, http://www.opm.state.ct.us/igp/pz/pzbook.htm Description: The Office of Policy and Management publishes a compendium of various laws dealing with municipal planning and zoning. The compendium includes sections of the Connecticut General Statutes that are germane to Connecticut's planning and zoning officials, town planners, zoning boards of appeals, and conservation and wetlands commissions. The most recent edition of this publication contains updated statutes through September of 2001. Topics: Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut State Office of Policy and Management Regional Planning Organizations (RPO), http://www.opm.state.ct.us/igp/rpos/rpo.htm Description: Under Section 16a-4a of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) is responsible for the designation and redesignation of logical planning regions within the state. Accordingly, OPM has designated fifteen such planning regions. Through local ordinance, the municipalities within each of these planning regions have voluntarily created one of the three types of Regional Planning Organization allowed under Connecticut statute (a Regional Council of Elected Officials, a Regional Council of Governments, or a Regional Planning Agency) to carry out a variety of regional planning and other activities on their behalf. Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut State Office of Policy and Management Transportation Strategy Board, http://www.opm.state.ct.us/igp/TSB/tsbinfo.htm Description: A semi-public agency which makes recommendations to the state about certain transportation investment areas. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation Jurisdiction: Connecticut Town of Fairfield Zoning Regulations of the Town of Fairfield, http://www.fairfieldct.org/zoning.htm Description: This version of the Zoning Regulations of the Town of Fairfield is presented as a service to the public, and is reproduced from documents updated and distributed by the Town Planning and Zoning Commission as of March 5, 2002. Topics: Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page Town of Somers Town of Somers Land Use, http://town.somers.ct.us/landuse/ Description: On these pages you will find listings and information for all boards and commissions dealing with land use and development in our Town. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer 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 Working Lands Alliance Working Lands Alliance, http://www.workinglandsalliance.org/ Description: The Working Lands Alliance (WLA) is a broad-based coalition, whose supporters include farmers, conservation organizations, food security groups, local government associations, and others. These groups (currently over 130) have joined together in an effort to halt the loss of Connecticut's remaining farmland. WLA is administered by the Hartford Food System, a private nonprofit organization that addresses food concerns of Connecticut residents. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut Return to top of page 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,