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University of New Hampshire Center for Integrative Regional Problem Solving, http://www.unh.edu/cirps/ Description: The Center for Integrative Regional Problem Solving facilitates ecologically-based, innovative approaches for securing quality of life and addressing land use challenges in Northern New England through integrated research, outreach, education, and multi-disciplinary partnerships. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Community Development Programs, http://www.ceinfo.unh.edu/CommDev/CommDev.htm Description: UNH Cooperative Extension's Communities program provides education, training, and assistance to New Hampshire communities to enhance their ability to improve their economic, environmental, social, and physical well-being. The Communities program offers capacity-building assistance in a variety of forms, including workshops, trainings, informational materials, public facilitations, and technical assistance. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Forestry Resources, http://www.ceinfo.unh.edu/Forestry/Forestry.htm Description: Information about forestry in New Hampshire. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New Hampshire University of New Hampshire Office of Sustainability Programs, http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/ Description: The Office of Sustainability Programs (OSP) was established in 1997 to develop University-wide education program that links the principles of sustainability to community life. OSP initiatives integrate sustainability practices into all facets of our land grant mission including teaching, research, operations, campus culture and public service. All initiatives involve collaboration with faculty, staff and students as well as local, regional and international partners. Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Return to top of page 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 Bear-Paw Regional Greenways Bear-Paw Regional Greenways, http://www.bear-paw.org/ Description: Bear-Paw Regional Greenways is a land trust established by resident volunteers concerned with protecting open space lands. Bear-Paw has proposed a greenway that connects private or public lands with large areas of conservation land in a seven-town region including: Candia, Deerfield, Epsom, Northwood, Nottingham, Raymond, and Strafford. This network of voluntarily protected lands will provide important wildlife habitat and protect rivers, wetlands and recreational opportunities. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Connecticut River Joint Commissions Connecticut River Joint Commissions, http://www.crjc.org/ Description: The catalyst for cooperatively meeting the Valley's challenges is the Connecticut River Joint Commissions, who seek a strong and vibrant economy while capitalizing on the natural wealth of this place. Capitalizing without corrupting means conserving. Helping Valley people achieve that balance and finding the resources to ensure that quality of life is the role of the Connecticut River Joint Commissions. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New Hampshire, Vermont Conservation Law Foundation Conservation Law Foundation, http://www.clf.org/ Description: The Conservation Law Foundation is the oldest and largest regional environmental advocacy organization in the United States. We're based in New England, where our attorneys, scientists, economists, and policy experts work on the most significant threats to the natural environment of the region and its residents. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Return to top of page Department of Environmental Services Waste Management Division, http://www.des.state.nh.us/waste_intro.htm Description: DES's Waste Management Division, in cooperation with the Air Resources and Water Divisions, provides a coordinated approach to addressing pollution sources and remediating contaminated sites. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is a truism that is part of the Waste Management Division's daily fare. Des's basic strategy is to prevent occurrences of events and practices that may lead to contamination, minimize the impacts of materials that become contaminants when misused or spilled, and efficiently and effectively utilize the Department's personnel and financial resources in environmental restoration. Topics: Healthy Communities, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development Bureau of Trails, http://www.nhtrails.org/ Description: The NH Division of Parks and Recreation's Bureau of Trails administers multiple-use trails on state, federal, and private lands. The Bureau of Trails assists organizations, municipalities, and trail clubs with the development of trails on both public and private lands. Included in the Bureau's management are 250 miles of wheeled off-highway recreational vehicle trails, over 300 miles of state-owned rail-trails, and 6,830 miles of snowmobile trails. Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development Division of Forests and Lands, http://www.nhdfl.org/ Description: As stewards of New Hampshire's forests and related resources, the Division of Forests and Lands protects and promotes the values provided by trees and forests. Our mission is accomplished through responsible management of the State's forested resources; by providing forest resource information and education to the public; and the protection of these resources for the continuing benefit of the State's citizens, visitors, and forest industry. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development Office of Recreation Services, http://www.nhparks.state.nh.us/ParksPages/RecServices/RecSrvHome.html Description: The Office of Recreation Services provides technical assistance to city, town, school, and organized recreation groups on a limited basis. The assistance includes site planning and review, development, management and maintenance, facility layout and accessibility considerations. The Office of Recreation Services also administers the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a federal grant-in-aid program. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Return to top of page Department of Transportation DOT Public Interest Center, http://www.nh.gov/dot/public/index.htm Description: Documents, reports, schedules and other Department of Transportation information of interest to the general public, including links to other related websites can be found here. Topics: Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, Transportation Jurisdiction: New Hampshire East Coast Greenway East Coast Greenway, http://www.greenway.org/ Description: The East Coast Greenway will be the nation's first long-distance, city-to-city, multi-modal transportation corridor for cyclists, hikers, and other non-motorized users. Our goal is to connect existing and planned trails that are locally owned and managed to form a continuous, safe, green route -- easily identified by the public through signage, maps, users guides, and common services. Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Environmental Protection Agency Healthy Communities Grant Program, http://www.epa.gov/ne/grants/healthycommunities.html Description: The Healthy Communities Grant Program integrates nine EPA New England programs – Assistance & Pollution Prevention: Schools Sector, Asthma, Children’s Environmental Health, Community Air Toxics, Pesticides, Smart Growth, Tools for Schools, Toxics, and the Urban Environmental Program working in partnership to best identify competitive projects that will achieve measurable environmental and human health improvements in communities across New England. The Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England’s main grant program to work directly with communities to reduce environmental risks to protect and improve human health and the quality of life. Topics: Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Environmental Protection Agency UEP Community Grants Program, http://www.epa.gov/NE/eco/uep/grants.html Description: The UEP Community Grants Program started in 1995 to fund eligible applicants to complete urban environmental and public health related projects in the urban neighborhoods of New England. Projects that address the following issues are of priority for the UEP Community Grants Program: Lead Poisoning Prevention; Indoor Air Quality; Ambient Air Quality; Urban Rivers/Wetlands; Urban Vacant Lots; and Open/Green Space. Topics: Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont Return to top of page Manchester Neighborhood Housing Services Manchester Neighborhood Housing Services, http://www.mnhs.net/ Description: Manchester Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (MNHS) is a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to rebuilding Manchester's neighborhoods. We're a partnership of local residents, businesses, and the city--working together to help families improve the quality of life in their communities. Since 1993, we've helped hundreds of families work towards their dream of owning a home. We've helped grow neighborhoods, repair and renovate old buildings, and rebuild the community. We've helped bring over $14 million in public and private investment to the Center City area of Manchester. In short, we've helped change Manchester for the better. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Natural Resource Conservation Service - USDA New Hampshire NRCS, http://www.nh.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, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: New Hampshire New England Mountain Bike Association New England Mountain Bike Association, http://www.nemba.org/ Description: NEMBA is a recreational trails advocacy organization. Our mission, which we've chosen to take, is to ride on the best trails that the world has to offer. Luckily, most all of them are in New England, so we don't have to travel far.. Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions New Hampshire Association of Conservation Commissions, http://www.nhacc.org/nhacc.htm Description: A municipal conservation commission may be established by a New Hampshire municipality "for the proper utilization and protection of the natural resources and for the protection of watershed resources of said city or town." A commission is the only local board specifically charged to protect the natural resources of the municipality. Without a conservation commission, planning for this protection must be done by other boards, all of which have other primary responsibilities. A conservation commission provides a focal point within municipal government for environmental concerns. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Return to top of page New Hampshire Judicial Branch Supreme Court Opinions, http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/index.htm Description: These opinions are subject to motions for rehearing under Rule 22 as well as formal revision before publication in the New Hampshire Reports. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Hampshire New Hampshire Lakes Association New Hampshire Lakes Association, http://www.nhlakes.org/# Description: The NHLA is a statewide, nonprofit, member-supported organization dedicated to protecting New Hampshire's lakes, which are integral to the quality of life and economic health of the State. We serve as a source of information about lakes and lake issues through our educational materials and programs, and through our work with state legislators. We advocate on issues of water quality, boater education and boating safety, invasive species prevention, appropriate public access and a balance of lake uses. Topics: Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Hampshire New Hampshire Mainstreet New Hampshire Mainstreet, http://www.nhcdfa.org/mainstreet.html Description: While commercial district revitalization can be addressed in many ways, the underlying premise of the Main Street approach is summed up in the program goals - to encourage economic development, within the context of historic preservation, that is appropriate to today's market place. This approach advocates a return to community self-reliance, empowerment, and the rebuilding of commercial districts based on its traditional assets: unique architecture, personal service, local ownership, and a sense of community. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New Hampshire 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 Return to top of page Office of Legislative Services New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules, http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/listagencies.html Description: All adopted administrative rules subject to RSA 541-A, the Administrative Procedure Act, must be filed by state executive branch agencies to make the adopted rules effective and therefore have the force of law. Together the effective agency rules comprise the New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Office of State Planning Achieving Smart Growth in New Hampshire, http://www.nh.gov/osp/SmartGrowth/index.htm Description: The NH Office of Energy and Planning (OEP) welcomes you to Achieving Smart Growth in New Hampshire. This project documents how New Hampshire is changing and highlights some positive examples of development and conservation throughout the state. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Office of State Planning Outdoor Recreation Planning Program, http://www.nh.gov/osp/recreation/ Description: This agency has created New Hampshire's Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). A major focus of the revised SCORP has been to update outdoor recreation issues of statewide importance. The SCORP provides a series of recommendations to address these outdoor recreation issues of statewide importance, and serves as a centralized data source for outdoor recreation supply and demand information. Topics: Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Pathways for Keene Pathways for Keene, http://www.tlaorg.org/pathways/index.html?tlaCounter=8259 Description: Pathways for Keene, Inc. is a nonprofit (501C3 tax exempt) group of volunteers who promote the development and use of community supported alternative transportation routes in the City of Keene. Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Return to top of page Rails-Trails of New Hampshire Rails-Trails of New Hampshire, http://members.fortunecity.com/railtrails/NH/index.htm Description: A listing of existing and proposed rails-trails in New Hampshire. Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation Jurisdiction: New Hampshire Smart Growth Network New Hampshire Smart Growth News Articles, http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=NH&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: New Hampshire USDA Forest Service Northeast Center for Urban & Community Forestry, http://www.umass.edu/urbantree/index.shtml Description: The Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry is a cooperative partnership among the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, and the seven states of New England and New York. The Center responds to Urban and Community Forestry needs, facilitates and supports new and existing research, and coordinates the exchange of information among the states in the region in order to contribute to healthy and sustainable communities. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, http://www.na.fs.fed.us/ Description: The mission of the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area is to lead and help support sustainable forest management and use across the landscape to provide benefits for the people of the 20 Northeastern and Midwestern States and the District of Columbia. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia Return to top of page Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Property tax reform and smart growth: connecting some of the dots, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Tax policy tools for smart growth. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New Hampshire EPA State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program:Region 1, www.epa.gov Description: Region 1: CT; ME; MA; NH; RI; VT. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachussetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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