The Northeast Regional Center for Rural
Development Land Use Toolbox
Maryland - Planning/Zoning
links
University
of Maryland
Environmental
Finance Center,
http://www.efc.umd.edu/
Description:
The Environmental Finance Center works with communities to develop innovative
funding and financing strategies for environmental and community development
projects. The Center is supported through a partnership with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maryland
University
of Maryland
GIS
and Mapping Services,
http://www.gisms.umd.edu/
Description:
The Geographic Information Systems and Mapping Services (GIS-MS) is the
mapping and spatial analysis component for the Department of Anthropology
at the University of Maryland. Here we offer analytical and cartographic
services to clients inside and outside the university.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maryland
University
of Maryland
Institute
for Governmental Service,
http://www.vprgs.umd.edu/igs/
Description:
Founded in 1959 as a public service unit of the University of Maryland
College Park, the Institute for Governmental Service works with governments
and community organizations to enhance governance in the state.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maryland
University
of Maryland
Land
Use and Water Quality,
http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/MarineNotes/F-M-A95/index.html
Description:
That water quality depends on land use is not new news. A major aim of
the Chesapeake Bay Program, like aquatic restoration programs around the
nation, has been to stop soil erosion and slash nutrient loading in runoff
and groundwater. The newer news, however, is that researchers have begun
to detail just how different land uses affect soil erosion and nutrient
transport to estuaries like the Chesapeake.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
University
of Maryland
Maryland
Sea Grant,
http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/index.html
Description:
The Maryland Sea Grant College supports innovative marine research and
education, with a special focus on the Chesapeake Bay.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
University
of Maryland
Mid-Atlantic
RESAC,
http://www.geog.umd.edu/resac/
Description:
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Earth Science Applications Center (RESAC) is
one of 7 regional centers funded by NASA's Earth Science Applications
Program. The Mid-Atlantic RESAC leverages the UMD Geography Department's
expertise in satellite remote sensing and the work of a diverse consortium
of 36 partners in Government, Academia, Industry and NGOs to address applications
of regional significance.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
University
of Maryland
Water
and Watershed Project,
http://www.watersheds.umd.edu/
Description:
Conversion of land to human usage has degraded freshwater ecosystems throughout
the United States and worldwide. In this project, we are interested in
how three aspects of land conversion influence stream habitat and ecosystem
health: the timing of conversion, the rate of conversion, and the arrangement
of different types of land use within an area. Further, we wish to examine
how government policy and economic analysis can be used to guide future
growth patterns in a manner that minimizes ecological degradation.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Other
Maryland Links
1000
Friends of Maryland
1000
Friends of Maryland,
http://www.friendsofmd.org/friends2.html
Description: Formed in 1996, 1000 Friends of Maryland is a coalition of business and development companies, architectural and historical preservation organizations, community and environmental groups. Our mission is twofold: to preserve what is best about Maryland and to encourage sensible growth.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Maryland
American
Planning Association
Maryland
APA,
http://www.marylandapa.org/
Description: APA is a nonprofit public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning. APA and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, advance the art and science of planning to meet the needs of people and society.
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Baltimore
Regional Partnership
Baltimore
Regional Partnership,
http://www.balto-region-partners.org/
Description: The Baltimore Regional Partnership is an alliance of five civic and environmental groups -- Citizens Planning and Housing Association, Baltimore Urban League, 1000 Friends of Maryland, Environmental Defense, Chesapeake Bay Foundation -- that work on a common agenda to enhance the Baltimore area's quality of life through urban revitalization and environmental protection.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Calvert
County
Development,
Land Use & Planning,
http://www.co.cal.md.us/planning/default.htm
Description: Information about development, land use, and planning in Calvert County, Maryland.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Center
for Chesapeake Communities
Center
for Chesapeake Communities,
http://www.chesapeakecommunities.org/
Description: To assist local governments in their land management and watershed initiatives, the CCC provides communities with financial and technical support for their environmental protection and restoration efforts.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Chesapeake
Bay Foundation
Chesapeake
Bay Foundation,
http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cbf_homepage
Description:
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest conservation organization
dedicated solely to saving the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Our motto, Save
the Bay, defines the organization's mission and commitment to reducing
pollution, improving fisheries, and protecting and restoring natural resources
such as wetlands, forests, and underwater grasses.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Chesapeake
Bay Trust
Chesapeake
Bay Trust,
http://www.chesapeakebaytrust.org/
Description:
The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a private, nonprofit grantmaking organization
created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1985 to promote public awareness
and participation in the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake
Bay and its Maryland tributaries.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
City
of Gaithersburg
Smart
Growth Policy,
http://www.ci.gaithersburg.md.us/documents/smartgrowth.pdf
Description: The Smart Growth Policy document is general in nature but provides clear guidance for the community and gives incentives for development to be in a manner consistent with the policies that are set forth.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Coalition
for Smarter Growth
Coalition
for Smarter Growth,
http://www.smartergrowth.net/
Description: The Coalition for Smarter Growth is dedicated to preserving quality of life in the Washington Region for current and future generations. We believe that suburban sprawl is contributing to higher taxes in developing jurisdictions and to disinvestment and blight in older communities. We oppose public spending for an Outer Beltway which will contribute to sprawl without reducing traffic gridlock; destroy farmland, open space, and the environment; and subsidize the continued movement of jobs and residents from our Nation's Capital and older suburbs.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Washington, D.C.
Code
of Maryland Regulations
Code
of Maryland Regulations,
http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/
Description: Maryland State agency regulations are compiled in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR). COMAR contains 33 Titles, with each Title usually corresponding to a department or agency. Each regulation is assigned a unique four-part codification number.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of the Environment
Bureau
of Mines,
http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/WaterPrograms/MiningInMaryland/index.asp
Description: The Bureau of Mines regulatory program is concerned with the responsible development of Maryland's coal resources while protecting the environment and public safety. The Bureau evaluates applications, including mining and reclamation plans, and issues permits which ensure that environmental controls are established before mining operations begin. The active mines are monitored for compliance throughout their life to ensure compliance with regulatory performance standards.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of the Environment
Flood
Hazard Mitigation Program,
http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/WaterPrograms/Flood_Hazard_Mitigation/index.asp
Description: MDE's flood hazard mitigation program helps communities identify their flooding risks, and through variety of programs, assists them in becoming safer.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Housing and Community Development
Community
Revitalization Programs,
http://www.dhcd.state.md.us/nav_revit/index.asp
Description:
Information about programs for revitalizing communities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Coastal
Bays,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/coastalbays/index.html
Description: One of the eight goals that are part of DNR's mission is to support sustainable populations of living resources and healthy ecosystems such as those found in the coastal bays ecosystem.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Coastal
Program,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/czm/index.html
Description: Maryland's Coastal Program, established by executive order and approved in 1978, is a network of state laws and policies designed to protect coastal and marine resources. The program strives to achieve a balance between development and protection in the coastal zone. Maryland's coastal zone includes the Chesapeake Bay, coastal bays, and Atlantic Ocean, as well as, the towns, cities and counties that contain and help govern the coastline.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Critical
Areas Commission,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/criticalarea/index.html
Description: The Critical Area Act, passed in 1984, was significant and far-reaching, and marked the first time that the State and local governments jointly addressed the impacts of land development on habitat and aquatic resources. The law identified the "Critical Area" as all land within 1,000 feet of the Mean High Water Line of tidal waters or the landward edge of tidal wetlands and all waters of and lands under the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Green
Print Program,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/greenprint/
Description: In May 2001, the State of Maryland legislatively created a new program, GreenPrint, designed to protect lands critical to long-term ecological health. These lands, referred to as Maryland's green infrastructure, provide the natural foundation needed to support a diverse plant and animal population, and enables valuable natural processes like filtering water and cleaning the air, to take place.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
MERLIN
Online,
http://www.mdmerlin.net/
Description: MERLIN Online is an electronic atlas that allows a user to produce a custom "map" for any location in Maryland, including their choice of base map and theme data layers. It also allows the user to query the system to obtain information provided about specific locations.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Natural
Heritage Program,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/nhpintro.html
Description: How can we balance our need to grow with our responsibility to protect Maryland's remarkable array of ecosystems and species? The Natural Heritage Program plays an important role in this vital effort. By focusing energies on those plants, animals and natural areas which are most in danger of disappearing, the Program helps to ensure that these essential elements of Maryland's diverse biological heritage do not vanish from our landscape.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Nonpoint
Source Management Program,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/czm/nps/
Description: The Nonpoint Source Management Program helps provide financial, technical and outreach assistance to control nonpoint source pollution. To help build local capacity for watershed planning and implementation of nonpoint source pollution controls, the program provides grants to state and local governments, and institutions of higher learning to implement nonpoint source pollution control projects and programs.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Rivers
and Streams,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/streams/index.html
Description: Maryland DNR monitors streams in many ways and for many reasons. Find out what is going in your stream and how you can help improve stream water quality and protect and restore streams.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Rural
Legacy Program,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/rurallegacy/
Description: The Rural Legacy Program provides the focus and funding necessary to protect large, contiguous tracts of land and other strategic areas from sprawl development and to enhance natural resource, agricultural, forestry and environmental protection through cooperative efforts among state and local governments and land trusts. Protection is provided through the acquisition of easements and fee estates from willing landowners and the supporting activities of Rural Legacy Sponsors and local governments.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Natural Resources
Surf
Your Watershed Project,
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/watersheds/surf/index.html
Description: The Surf Your Watershed project is a cooperative effort involving the Maryland Departments of the Environment and Natural Resources to "catalog" important environmental, socioeconomic, and programmatic information on a watershed basis. The project provides a database in which natural resources and biological information (including hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality); bibliographic references; contacts, programs and activity descriptions; and other data can coexist and be easily obtained for watershed management, planning, and natural resource conservation programs and projects.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Planning
Department
of Planning,
http://www.mdp.state.md.us/#
Description:
MDP coordinates the plans and programs of government agencies, private
enterprises, and the citizens of Maryland to support State Planning Policy;
works to ensure livable communities that retain their value over time;
serves as the lead agency for land preservation and recreation planning;
and maintains and develops resources necessary for the State's planning
needs.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Department
of Transportation
Office
of Real Estate,
http://www.mdot-realestate.org/
Description:
The MDOT Office of Real Estate has evolved to an oversight and transaction
oriented section with specific responsibilities to: dispose of excess
real estate owned by the Maryland Department of Transportation, promote
development around our transit stations, promote port related development,
and develop special projects that are core to the needs of MDOT or that
foster Maryland's economic development.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Eastern
Shore Land Conservancy
Eastern
Shore Land Conservancy,
http://www.eslc.org/
Description:
The mission of the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy is to conserve those
lands which will best preserve the Eastern Shore's farms, forests, fisheries,
and rich rural heritage for the benefit of future generations.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Friends
of the Potomac
Friends
of the Potomac,
http://www.potomacfriends.org/
Description:
Friends of the Potomac is a 501(c)3 membership organization that helps
communities, businesses, governments, and individuals protect and restore
natural resources while fostering sustainable economic development.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Maryland
Association of Counties
MACo-Maryland
Association of Counties,
http://www.mdcounties.org/
Description:
The Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) is a nonprofit organization
representing Maryland's 23 counties & Baltimore City. MACo advocates
county issues at the state government level, promoting communication between
levels of government and the public, while providing special services
to county elected officials.
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Maryland
Judiciary
Maryland
Appellate Court Opinions,
http://www.courts.state.md.us/opinions.html
Description: Only reported opinions are available here. Reported opinions appearing on this website may not be the final, official version of the text of Appellate Court opinions/orders. Only the bound volumes of the Maryland Reports and Maryland Appellate Reports contain the final, official texts of the reported opinions of the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Maryland
Municipal League
Maryland
Municipal League,
http://www.mdmunicipal.org/mmlhome/index.cfm
Description: A voluntary, nonprofit, nonpartisan association controlled and maintained by city and town governments, MML works to strengthen the role and capacity of municipal government through research, legislation, technical assistance, training and the dissemination of information for its members.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
Maryland
NRCS,
http://www.md.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: Maryland
Northeast-Midwest
Institute
Northeast-Midwest
Institute,
http://www.nemw.org
Description:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, non-profit,
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
Office
of Smart Growth
Office
of Smart Growth,
http://www.smartgrowth.state.md.us/
Description:
The Office of Smart Growth will continue and build upon its mission to
coordinate the Priority Places efforts of state agencies, work with developers
and local officials to help them bring smart growth projects to fruition,
and educate and informe the public.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Potomac
River Association
Potomac
River Association, Inc.,
http://www.p-r-a.org/
Description:
PRA, incorporated in the State of Maryland, is a tax-exempt nonprofit
environmental, educational, civic, and charitable group. PRA advocates
the responsible stewardship, or land ethics, of our planet by enlarging
the boundaries of concerns beyond soils, water, plants, animals, air,
and functional coexistence without unnecessary harm.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Potomac
Riverkeeper Network
Potomac
Riverkeeper Home,
http://www.potomacriverkeeper.org/
Description:
The mission of the Potomac Riverkeeper is to protect and restore the Potomac
River, from its headwaters in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay, through
citizen action, advocacy and enforcement.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Smart
Growth Network
Maryland
Smart Growth Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=MD&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: Maryland
Sustainable
Development Institute
Community
Planning - St. Mary's County,
http://www.susdev.org/Community_Planning/community_planning.html
Description:
Our goal is to engage local citizens and leaders in a broad effort to
define core values and aspirations connected to place, and build community
consensus and policy around them. Our methodology's organizing principle
is whole systems thinking, as defined and practiced in recent years by
the late Donella Meadows and others, and applying this methodology to
critical issues in a rapidly evolving community.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Valleys
Planning Council
Valleys
Planning Council,
http://www.thevpc.org/
Description:
The mission of the Valleys Planning Council is to conserve open space;
protect Baltimore County's agricultural, natural, historic and scenic
resources; and work with stakeholders to promote a balanced and rational
use of the land for the benefit of present and future generations.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Maryland
Wilmington
Area Planning Council
Wilmington
Area Planning Council,
http://www.wilmapco.org/
Description:
WILMAPCO is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO) for New Castle County, Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland. Our
mission is to educate and involve the public and local officials in the
transportation decision making process.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland
American Farmland Trust
Agricultural conservation easements, www.farmlandinfo.org
Description: what is a land easement.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Woodland management: Glossary of Forestry terms, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Glossary of commonly used forestry terminology.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
How to determine property boundaries, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Accurately marking and managing property boundaries.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Agricultural/demographic changes in Mid Atlantic region, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Report detailing implications for ethinic/specialty produce.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Sources of Info and guidance for Forest Stewards, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Resources for Forestland management.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Developing a Forest Stewardship Plan, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: The key to forest and woodland management.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Measuring your Forests, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Fact Sheet w/guidelines for measuring/calculating forest boundaries.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Maryland's Forest: Past,Present, Future, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Fact sheet for woodland owners understanding of forest as a renewable resource.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities, water
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Riparian buffer management, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Fact Sheet: Basics of riparian buffer mgmt.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Riparian forest buffer: design, establish, maintain , www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Fact Sheet: basics of design, establish and maintain-riparian buffer.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Landowner costs & benefits of riparian buffer, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Fact Sheet w/advantages of riparian buffers .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Intro to Riparian Forest Buffer, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Fact Sheet: Introduction to Forest Riparian Buffer.
Topics: land preservation: planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, historic preservation
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Integrated pond management - MD, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Fact Sheet w/broad overview of pond management.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Drinking water standards, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: EPA water standards with facts; effects of contaminated water.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Guidelines for application of digested sewage sludge, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Fact Sheet w/guidelines for sewage sludge.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Introduction to wildlife managememt, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Fact sheet w/guidelines of basic wildlife management.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Farmland preservation- an estate planning tool, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Agricultural land preservation can help tax burden etc.
Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland
UM Extension
Guidelines for selecting farmland, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Considerations in making the decision, creating a business plan.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change,
Jurisdiction: Maryland
National Governors Assn
Attacking sprawl by revitalizing older communities, www.nga.org
Description: Benefits of Brownfield redevelopment of older communitites.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Massachussetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
National Governors Assn
Fixing It First: Improving present infrasturcture, www.nga.org
Description: Build/maintain present assets before creating new ones.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, Massachussetts, Delaware, Maryland
Smart Growth - governors office -MD
Smart Growth Best Practices - Parking, www.smartgrowth.state.md.us
Description: Smart growth study of parking strategies that meet BP mgmt.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland
AFT & CBF
Conserving Washington-Baltimore Green network, www.farmland.org
Description: Mapping a coordinated green network in the region.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Washington DC
Trust for Public Land
Preserving land in the chesapeake watershed, www.tpl.org
Description: Progress of bay state and how can rededicate to the commitment.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, healthy communities,