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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

Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
Preserving Massachusetts Water Resources, http://www.state.ma.us/envir/water/default.htm

Description: EOEA is committed to facilitating partnerships with state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, businesses, municipal officials, and individuals to protect and restore Massachusetts' natural resources and ecosystems for each of our 27 watersheds.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Water/Sewer

Jurisdiction: Massachusetts

Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, http://www.gulfofmaine.org/

Description: The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment is a U.S.-Canadian partnership of government and non-government organizations working to maintain and enhance environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine to allow for sustainable resource use by existing and future generations. We organize conferences and workshops; offer grants and recognition awards; conduct environmental monitoring; provide science translation to management; raise public awareness about the Gulf; and connect people, organizations, and information.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer

Jurisdiction: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire

Massachusetts Municipal Association
Massachusetts Municipal Association, http://www.mma.org/

Description: The Massachusetts Municipal Association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association that provides advocacy, training, publications, research and other services to Massachusetts cities and towns. The MMA is the only statewide organization that brings municipal officials together to establish unified policies, to advocate these policies, and to share information that increases the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of service delivery to community residents.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning

Jurisdiction: Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Rural Development Council
Massachusetts Rural Development Council, http://www.mrdc.org/index.html

Description: The Massachusetts Rural Development Council, Inc., (MRDC) a not for profit corporation, serves as a partnership between the national government, Massachusetts state government, municipalities, private for-profit and private not-for-profit sectors to provide development opportunities for rural Massachusetts residents. It is dedicated to improving the quality of life in rural Massachusetts while preserving the characteristics that give rural communities their unique sense of place.

Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Intergovernmental Cooperation

Jurisdiction: Massachusetts

National Park Service
Blackstone Valley Institute, http://www.nps.gov/blac/institute/index.html

Description: The Blackstone Valley Institute is a "virtual" organization created to help local communities plan for the future. Offering workshops, one-to-one consulting, local seminars, and technical assistance, the Institute promotes information sharing within the Corridor with a goal of preserving the unique history and character of the Blackstone Valley.

Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning

Jurisdiction: Massachusetts, Rhode Island

New England Transportation Consortium
New England Transportation Consortium, http://www.netc.uconn.edu/ti/Research/index.htm

Description: The NETC was formed as a regional approach to developing innovative solutions to common transportation problems among the New England states. Its purpose is to pool the financial, professional and academic resources of the region and to use them to research and develop improved methods of dealing with common problems in the planning, design, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction and operation of transportation systems in the participating states. The program is intended to supplement, not to replace, ongoing state and federal research activities and other national programs such as NCHRP.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Transportation

Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

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This page was last updated on July 13, 2005.

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