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Rutgers
University
Center
for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution,
http://policy.rutgers.edu/CNCR/
Description: The Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (CNCR) is at the forefront of a movement that believes disputes can be settled by constructive negotiation and consensus-building and problem-solving approaches instead of by force or adversarial argument.
Topics: What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
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
Association
of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
Association
of New Jersey Environmental Commissions,
http://www.anjec.org/
Description: ANJEC is a statewide non-profit organization that assists the efforts of environmental commissions, local officials, interested citizens, private organizations and government agencies. We support protecting natural resources through smart growth and State Plan implementation, preserving open space, protecting water resources and caring for the urban environment.
Topics: Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Center
for Nonprofit Corporations
Center
for Nonprofit Corporations,
http://njnonprofits.org/
Description: Founded in 1982, the Center for Nonprofit Corporations is a charitable umbrella organization serving New Jersey's nonprofit organizations. Our mission is to build the power of New Jersey's nonprofit sector to improve the quality of life for the people of our state.
Topics: What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Clean
Water Action
Clean
Water Action: New Jersey,
http://www.cleanwateraction.org/njef/index.htm
Description: Clean Water Action is a national citizens' organization working for clean, safe and affordable water, prevention of health-threatening pollution, creation of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses, and empowerment of people to make democracy work.
Topics: Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Delaware
River Basin Commission
i-Map
Delaware River Basin,
http://bassriver.state.nj.us/imap_delbasin/
Description: I-Map Delaware River Basin is DRBC's first interactive mapping application. This application has been designed to serve maps from DRBC and by remote map services over the Web using ESRI's ArcIMS (Internet Map Server) Internet mapping technology. The application provides a map view frame, a popup window for tabular information related to map features, a toolbar for basic GIS analysis, several predefined queries, and the capability to produce a basic map layout that can be sent to the user's printer.
Topics: Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Delaware
Riverkeeper Network
Delaware
Riverkeeper Network,
http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/
Description: The Delaware Riverkeeper is the voice of the Delaware River and its streams, championing their rights as living members of our community, and is leader for the Delaware Riverkeeper Network. The Delaware Riverkeeper and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network stand as vigilant protectors and defenders of the River, its tributaries and its watershed committed to restoring the natural balance where it has been lost and ensuring its preservation where it still exists.
Topics: Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
Geographic
Information System,
http://www.nj.gov/dep/GIs/
Description: The mission of the Geographic Information System is to support and improve environmental management decisions throughout the DEP.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Environmental Protection
I-Map
New Jersey,
http://www.nj.gov/dep/GIs/imapnj/imapnj.htm
Description: I-Map NJ is an environmental mapping tool that can provide you with information about your neighborhood, county, or state (NJ). With this unique application, homeowners can find out what's in their backyard; and environmental organizations, planners, and builders can identify open space, various regulatory boundaries, sensitive lands, watersheds, and much, much more.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Environmental Protection
Source
Water Assessment Program,
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/swap/
Description: The Purpose of the Source Water Assessment Program is to Provide for the Protection and Benefit of Public Water Systems and to Increase Public Awareness and Involvement in Protecting the Sources of Public Drinking Water.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Department
of Transportation
Division
of Local Aid and Economic Development,
http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/business/localaid/
Description: The Division of Local Aid and Economic Development staff members work with county and municipal government officials to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the state's transportation system. The Transportation Trust Fund and Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) legislation has provided the opportunity for funding assistance to local governments for road, bridge and other transportation projects.
Topics: Transportation, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Division
of Taxation
Starting
a Nonprofit Organization,
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/pubs/exemptfaq.pdf
Description: Information about starting a nonprofit organization in the state of New Jersey.
Topics: What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Federation
of Gloucester County Watersheds
Federation
of Gloucester County Watersheds,
http://www.sjwatersheds.org
Description:
The watershed associations in Gloucester County have joined together as
part of a countywide federation of watershed associations. Your local
Watershed Association is made up of people like you who want to ensure
that our natural resources are well managed and protected. Together we
can focus public attention on the value of our watersheds, promote greater
understanding of their fragility and be alerted to threats to their environmental
health.
Topics: Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Housing
and Community Development Network of New Jersey
Housing
and Community Development Network of New Jersey,
http://www.hcdnnj.org/
Description: The Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey (formerly the Affordable Housing Network of New Jersey) is a statewide association of over 250 nonprofit affordable housing and community development corporations, individuals, and other organizations that support the creation of housing and economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income community residents.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic
Environmental Law Center
Mid-Atlantic
Environmental Law Center,
http://www.maelc.org/index.html
Description:
The Mid-Atlantic Environmental Law Center is a not-for-profit environmental
law firm that provides legal services to public interest organizations
in environmental matters. The Center counsels clients, educates the public,
submits comments to agencies, and litigates cases when necessary.
Topics: Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
New
Jersey Geographic Information Network
New
Jersey Geographic Information Network,
https://njgin.state.nj.us/NJ_NJGINExplorer/index.jsp
Description: The New Jersey Geographic Information Network - NJGIN - is your new and improved gateway to geospatial information in New Jersey. The NJ Office of GIs has redesigned the NJ Spatial Data Clearinghouse to provide enhanced access to geodata through the NJGIN Explorer.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
Jersey State League of Municipalities
New
Jersey League of Municipalities,
http://www.njslom.org/
Description: The New Jersey State League of Municipalities is a voluntary association created to help communities do a better job of self-government through pooling information resources and brain power. All 566 municipalities are members of the League.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
New
York - New Jersey Trails Association
NYNJTC
- New York/New Jersey Trail Conference,
http://www.nynjtc.org/
Description:
The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference is a federation of more than
85 hiking clubs and environmental organizations and 10,000 individuals
dedicated to building and maintaining marked hiking trails and protecting
related open space in the bi-state region. Our constituent clubs have
a combined membership of over 100,000.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Jersey, New York
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
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The Toolbox is a joint effort of The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD)
and Penn State Cooperative Extension in Adams County.
This page was last updated on July 13, 2005.
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