The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
New Hampshire - Ag & Rural Change
links
University
of New Hampshire
Agricultural
Resources,
http://www.ceinfo.unh.edu/Agric/Agric.htm
Description: Information about agriculture in New Hampshire.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
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
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
New
Hampshire GRANIT,
http://www.granit.sr.unh.edu/
Description: The New Hampshire Geographically Referenced Analysis and Information Transfer System (NH GRANIT) is a cooperative project to create, maintain, and make available a statewide geographic data base serving the information needs of state, regional, and local decision-makers. In addition to database development and maintenance, the GRANIT staff offers a range of application development, training, and related technical services to GIS users in the state and the region.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
American
Farmland Trust
American
Farmland Trust Northeastern Regional Office: New Hampshire,
http://www.farmland.org/northeast/newhampshire.htm
Description: Since their founding in 1980, American Farmland Trust has helped win permanent protection for over a million acres of American farmland. They have three strategies for saving America's farmland: protect the best land through publicly funded agricultural conservation easement programs; plan for growth with agriculture in mind through effective community planning and growth management; and keep the land healthy for farmland through encouraging stewardship and conservation practices.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, 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
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
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
Department
of Agriculture, Markets and Food
Department
of Agriculture Programs,
http://agriculture.nh.gov/programs/index.htm
Description: The divisions and bureaus within the Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food are involved with the implementation and management of many different programs for agriculture and related industries. The Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food also administers several grant funding programs to qualified applicants.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Department
of Agriculture, Markets and Food
Department
of Agriculture Publications,
http://agriculture.nh.gov/publications/index.htm
Description: List and links to publications available from the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
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
Economic
Research Service - USDA
New
Hampshire State Fact Sheet from USDA/ERS,
http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/NH.htm
Description: State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for each state in the United States.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Farm
Service Agency - USDA
Farm
Service Agency,
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/nh
Description:
Stabilizing farm income, helping farmers conserve land and water resources,
providing credit to new or disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and helping
farm operations recover from the effects of disaster are the missions
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA).
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Growing
New Farmers Initiative
Growing
New Farmers Initiative,
http://gnf.bigmindcatalyst.com/cgi/bmc2.pl?page=pubpg1.html&node=1010
Description:
The Growing New Farmers (GNF) Project is a regional initiative to provide
future generations of Northeast farmers with the support and expertise
they need to succeed. GNF brings together service providers from across
the Northeast who are committed to working with and advocating for new
and beginning farmers.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
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
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
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 Regional Water Quality Program
New
England Regional Water Quality Program,
http://www.usawaterquality.org/newengland/
Description:
The CSREES New England Regional Water Quality Program works to improve
water quality management through educational knowledge and extension programming
that emerges from a research base. The program builds on the strengths
of the Extension Water Quality Programs at the Land Grant Universities
throughout New England.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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
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
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 Preservation Alliance
New
Hampshire Preservation Alliance,
http://www.nhpreservation.org/html/home.htm
Description:
Founded in 1985, the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance is a group of
people dedicated to preserving the parts of New Hampshire that make it
so wonderful to live here. Consider us to be advocates for the best parts
of New Hampshire's incredible past. In so doing, we preserve a legacy
someone saved for us so we may offer it to our children tomorrow. Our
primary goal is to instill the preservationist in everyone by holding
workshops, offering information and demonstrating the value of preserving
and protecting our spectacular landscapes and the historic structures
and communities shaped by our heritage.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Historic Preservation, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
New
Hampshire Rural Development Council
New
Hampshire Rural Development Council,
http://www.ruralnh.org/pages/849942/index.htm
Description:
The Council provides leadership in identifying critical rural issues and
developing a statewide rural agenda that supports the creation of partnerships,
fosters collaboration and enhances communication between all people who
care about rural New Hampshire.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
New
Hampshire Timberland Owners Association
New
Hampshire Timberland Owners Association,
http://www.nhtoa.org/
Description:
The New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association is a nonprofit organization
of forest owners and users working together to promote better forest management
and a healthy wood products industry. Founded in 1911, the NHTOA began
as a small group of landowners concerned with forest fire detection and
prevention. Today we are a state-wide coalition of over 1,500 landowners,
foresters, loggers, truckers, and forest industries, working together
to ensure that the working forest remains part of New Hampshire's future.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Northeast
Center for Risk Management Education
Northeast
Center for Risk Management Education,
http://www.necrme.org/
Description:
The goal of the Northeast Center for Risk Management Education is to assist
and educate agricultural producers and their families from the Northeast
region. As a regional resource, the Center provides risk management education
leadership and coordination, establishing priorities for RME programs
and conducting a competitive grants program to respond to these priorities.
The Center also works to enhance collaboration and partnering within the
region, and disseminates information regarding risk management activities
occurring throughout the Northeast.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Northeast
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
Northeast
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group,
http://www.smallfarm.org/nesawg/index.php
Description:
The Purpose of the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG)
is to build a sustainable food and agriculture system... one that is environmentally
sound, economically viable, socially just and produces safe, nutritious
food.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
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
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
Open
Space Institute
Northern
Forest Protection Fund,
http://www.osiny.org/northernforest/
Description:
The Northern Forest Protection Fund is a grant and loan making program
established by the Open Space Conservancy, an affiliate of the Open Space
Institute, Inc., in 2000 to support the purchase of critical forestlands
in the Northern Forest region. The Fund's goal is to support the permanent
protection of significant Northern Forest landscapes in order to promote
sustainable forestry, protect ecosystems, and secure opportunities for
public recreation.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont
Sierra
Club
New
Hampshire Chapter Homepage,
http://www.nhsierraclub.org/jahia/Jahia
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, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Society
for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Society
for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests,
http://www.spnhf.org/
Description: Founded by a handful of concerned citizens in 1901, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) has today grown into one of the country's most effective statewide land conservation groups. Our Accomplishments include: helping to protect over one million acres in the state, effectively promoting good land stewardship, through education and by example, and advocating for public policies that encourage the wise conservation of natural resources.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
S.P.A.C.E.
S.P.A.C.E.,
http://www.nhspace.org/
Description: The Statewide Program of Action to Conserve our Environment (S.P.A.C.E.) is a private, not-for-profit (501(c)4) coalition of natural resource conservation organizations, agricultural groups, recreational user groups, and concerned landowners and individuals. S.P.A.C.E. Is New Hampshire's Current Use Coalition.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education Program
Northeast
Region SARE,
http://www.uvm.edu/~nesare/index.html
Description:
SARE supports research and education that helps build the future economic
viability of agriculture in the United States.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
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
USDA
- Vermont Rural Development
Rural
Business - Cooperative Programs,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/vt/vtbuscoop.htm
Description:
The Rural Business - Cooperative programs offer numerous opportunities
to build competitive rural businesses and cooperatives that can prosper
in the global marketplace. These programs provide financial and technical
assistance to businesses, cooperatives, and communities.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: Vermont, New Hampshire
USDA
- Vermont Rural Development
Rural
Housing,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/VT/vthousing.htm
Description:Links
to a wide range of housing programs offered by Rural Development.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing
Jurisdiction: Vermont, New Hampshire
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
The Boston Globe
Voters face choice: land or houses?, www.boston.com
Description: Article: Town choosing to purchase the last piece of wildernessÂ…..
Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
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