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Rutgers Law School Opinions of the New Jersey Courts, http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/search.shtml Description: This is a full-text archive of the Opinions of the New Jersey Courts, including the Supreme Court, from March, 1994 to date, the Superior Court Appellate Division and the Tax Court from September, 1995 to date. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Jersey Rutgers University New Jersey Landscape Change Research, http://crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/lc/ Description: Land use and land cover are two approaches for describing land. Land use is a description of the way that humans are utilizing any particular piece of land for one or many purposes. Land cover is the physical material on the surface of any piece of land. For example land that is used for recreation can be labeled as a 'park' land use. The land cover may be 'forest' or may be 'grass' or some other combination depending on the nature of the park. Together land use and land cover information provide a good indication of the landscape condition and processes that are occurring at a particular place. Topics: Ag & Rural Change Jurisdiction: New Jersey American Farmland Trust American Farmland Trust Mid-Atlantic regional office: New Jersey, http://www.farmland.org/mid_atlantic/newjersey.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 Jersey Department of Agriculture Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources, http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/rural/divintro.htm Description: The Division of Rural Resources is responsible for services and programs that maintain and enhance the viability of New Jersey agriculture and related agribusinesses. The division administers a variety of programs aimed at reducing production costs on the farm and creating business development incentives for New Jersey's farmers and agriculture business community. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Jersey Return to top of page Department of Agriculture State Agriculture Development Committee, http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/sadc/sadc.htm Description: The State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) leads in the preservation of New Jersey's farmland and promotes innovative approaches to maintaining the viability of agriculture. The SADC administers the Farmland Preservation Program, providing grants to counties, municipalities and nonprofit groups to fund the purchase of development easements on farmland; directly purchasing farms and development easements from landowners; and offering grants to landowners in the program to fund up to 50 percent of the cost of soil and water conservation projects. It also administers the Right to Farm Program, oversees the Transfer of Development Rights Bank, and operates the Farm Link Program, which matches farm owners and people seeking farmland and farming opportunities. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Private Lands Management Program, http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/forest/njfs_private_lands_mgt.html Description: The Private Lands Management Program fosters and ensures wise stewardship and management on 1.54 million acres of forest lands owned by 88,700 private landowners and the retention of these lands in contiguous and productive forests. This program administers the stewardship, rural forestry assistance, woodland assessment, wetlands and consultant forester projects of the Forest Service. The stewardship and rural forestry assistance projects are designed to provide professional forestry assistance to private landowners utilizing a minimum of public resources by forming partnerships with private consulting foresters. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: New Jersey Economic Research Service - USDA New Jersey State Fact Sheet from USDA/ERS, http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/NJ.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 Jersey Farm Service Agency - USDA New Jersey Farm Service Agency, http://www.fsa.usda.gov/nj/ 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 Jurisdiction: New Jersey Return to top of page Garden State Preservation Trust Garden State Preservation Trust, http://www.state.nj.us/gspt/index.html Description: Established in 1999, the GSPT is responsible for guiding the State, over a 10 year period, toward preservation of an additional one million acres of open space and farmland, as well as preservation of our State's historic sites. Funds for this program were constitutionally dedicated by the voters to help accomplish this worthy goal. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: New Jersey 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 Natural Resource Conservation Service - USDA New Jersey NRCS, http://www.nj.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: New Jersey New Jersey Agricultural Society New Jersey Agricultural Society, http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/agsociety/ Description: The mission of the New Jersey Agricultural Society is to preserve and enhance the agricultural industry through educational and promotional programs. The Society accomplishes this goal through a number of dynamic and exciting programs. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: New Jersey Return to top of page New Jersey Farm Bureau New Jersey Farm Bureau, http://www.njfb.org/ Description: The mission of the New Jersey Farm Bureau is to represent the agricultural producers and enterprises of New Jersey at all levels of government - local, county, state, federal and international. This representation includes the influence on regulations and laws, the creation of positive public relations, and the seeking out of initiatives, activities and ventures to help the profitability of the producer members. Topics: Ag & Rural Change Jurisdiction: New Jersey New Jersey Future New Jersey Future, http://www.njfuture.org/ Description: New Jersey Future is the state's largest smart-growth advocacy group. Our nonprofit organization is leading the fight for better-managed growth under the State Plan, and for sustainable development: a strong economy, a healthy natural environment and a just society for ourselves and future generations. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: New Jersey 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 Tree Farm System New Jersey Tree Farm Program, http://www.njtreefarm.org/ Description: The mission of the New Jersey Tree Farm System is to promote the growing of renewable forest resources on private lands, while protecting environmental benefits and increasing public understanding of all benefits of productive forestry. Topics: Ag & Rural Change Jurisdiction: New Jersey Return to top of page North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council, http://www.northjerseyrcd.org/ Description: North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council's main mission is to facilitate the wise use and protection of the region's human and natural resources. This is accomplished by working with communities and regional partnerships to: address issues related to water quality and water resource protection, sustainable farming and farm communities, building local community capacity and managing natural hazards that impact community planning are among some of our council's focus areas. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Jersey 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-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 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 Return to top of page Office of Administrative Law New Jersey Administrative Code, http://www.state.nj.us/oal/rules.html Description: The Division of Administrative Rules reviews all State executive branch rulemaking notices for compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., and the Rules for Agency Rulemaking, N.J.A.C. 1:30. These notices are then processed by the Division for publication in the New Jersey Register, published twice a month. Following publication of adopted rules in the New Jersey Register, the rules are incorporated into the New Jersey Administrative Code. The Code is not currently available online. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Jersey 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 United States Department of Agriculture - USDA Small Farm Success Project, http://www.smallfarmsuccess.info/index.cfm Description: The Small Farm Success Project is a coalition of land grant universities, USDA, and nonprofit organizations in the Mid-Atlantic region, dedicated to helping small and emerging farmers improve their financial success. The Small Farm Success Project was developed to help farmers:effectively use consumer research and direct marketing techniques, develop sustainable and profitable crop rotation strategies, adopt financial strategies that enable farmers to remain viable. Topics: Ag & Rural Change Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia 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 Return to top of page 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 Rural Development NJ Rural Development, http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/NJ/ Description: USDA Rural Development's goal is to help all rural New Jersey residents improve their quality of life. We do this by offering a variety of programs to assist rural leaders, business owners and citizens address important issues their community is facing. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New Jersey Return to top of page National Governors Assn Brownfields Projects to improve public health, www.nga.org Description: Benefits in health as well as improved active living. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachussetts 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 HUD Assessment of state brownfield initiatives, www.huduser.org Description: Study: gain a better understanding of current regulatory and economic development initiatives that can help promote economic revitalization.. Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: New Jersey DVRPC Horizons 2025 Implementation: Municipal tools and techniques, www.dvrpc.org Description: Overview of tools and techinques available for local govts for implemetation of long range plans. Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #1: TOD, www.dvrpc.org Description: Transit oriented development: recognize the importance of rail and bus to community,and plan to better shape development to serve these needs. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, historic preservation, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #3: Multi-municipal planning, www.dvrpc.org Description: Neighboring communites developing shared vision and coordinating planning in many areas. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, healthy communities, transportation, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #4: Residential Infill Development, www.dvrpc.org Description: IV is the recycling of vacant or underutilized lands within cities and suburbs. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #8: Transfer of Development Rights, www.dvrpc.org Description: A tool that can be adopted to conserve land: agricultural, environmentally sensitive and necessary open space.. Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania DVRPC Stream Corridor Protection Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org Description: Riparian corridor conservation overlay- definition and use. Topics: land preservation, historic preservation, planning&zoning, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania US EPA Review of Statewide Watershed Mgmt Approaches, www.epa.gov Description: Identify and describe different models of watershed mgmt; looking at different states; make recommendations. Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Massachussetts, New Jersey
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