The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Pennsylvania - Healthy Communities
links
Penn
State University
The
Sustainable Forestry Partnership,
http://sfp.cas.psu.edu/
Description: The Sustainable Forestry Partnership's mission is to document and promote innovation in sustainable forestry and integrate this innovation broadly into both policy and practice.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
10,000
Friends of Pennsylvania
10,000
Friends of Pennsylvania,
http://www.10000friends.org/
Description:
10,000 Friends is an alliance of organizations and individuals committed
to promoting land use policies and actions that will enable Pennsylvania
to strengthen its diverse urban, suburban, and rural communities and reduce
sprawl. 10,000 Friends seeks growth and development that will support
the economic and social viability of Pennsylvania's cities and towns,
conserve fiscal resources, and protect our state's exceptional natural
landscapes, environmental quality, and heritage resources.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Abington
Trails
Abington
Trails,
http://www.abingtontrails.org/
Description: The Citizens' Trails Advisory Committee is the non-profit membership organization comprised of area residents who share a common goal of seeing the Abington Trails project achieve its full potential. This is a community advocacy group, whose mission is to foster a system of trails for cyclists, runners, walkers and others that will enhance Abington neighborhoods.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Allegheny
Trail Alliance
Allegheny
Trail Alliance,
http://www.atatrail.org/ata-home.htm
Description: The Allegheny Trail Alliance is a coalition of seven trail-building organizations in southwestern Pennsylvania and western Maryland whose purpose is to assure the construction, maintenance and use of the multi-purpose trail between Pittsburgh, PA, and Cumberland, MD, where the trail will join the C&O Canal Towpath Trail, which continues on to Washington, DC.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
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
Brandywine
Conservancy
Brandywine
Conservancy's Environmental Management Center,
http://www.brandywineconservancy.org/
Description: The mission of the Brandywine Conservancy's Environmental Management Center is to conserve the natural and cultural resources of the Brandywine River watershed and other selected areas with a primary emphasis on conservation of water quantity and quality.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Code,
http://www.pacode.com/
Description: The Pennsylvania Code is an official publication of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It contains regulations and other documents filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau under the act of July 31, 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240) (45 P. S. §§ 1102, 1201-1208 and 1602) and 45 Pa.C.S. Chapters 5, 7 and 9, known as the Commonwealth Documents Law (CDL). It consists of 55 titles. The Pennsylvania Code is arranged by subjects. Each title brings together administrative regulations, court rules or other documents on related subjects.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Cumberland
Valley Rails-to-Trails Council
Cumberland
Valley Rails-to-Trails Council,
http://www.cvrtc.org/
Description: CVRTC is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, charitable corporation dedicated to conservation, historic preservation, recreation and alternative transportation in the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania through the development of multi-use trails along former railroad corridors and other areas.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Community and Economic Development
Invent
PA : Building Places,
http://www.inventpa.com/default.aspx?id=161
Description:Building
Places affects our homes, our businesses and the personal feelings we
have for particular areas across Pennsylvania. The Department of Community
and Economic Development works for the betterment and growth of these
places.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Community and Economic Development
Invent
PA : Community Resources,
http://www.inventpa.com/default.aspx?id=192
Description:Links
to and information about the state's economic and community development
financial assistance programs.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Community and Economic Development
Invent
PA : Legacy Lasting Projects,
http://www.inventpa.com/default.aspx?id=197
Description:Breathing
new life into communities, Pennsylvania's Legacy Lasting Projects are
multiple-funded projects that include funding and/or technical support
from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
(DCED), along with other state, federal, and local agencies, and private
entities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Community
Conservation Partnerships Program,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/grants/
Description: Whether it's rehabilitating a community athletic field, building a safer playground, preparing a watershed or greenways plan, developing an abandoned rail corridor, protecting a critical natural or open space area or constructing a snowmobile or ATV Trail, the Bureau of Recreation & Conservation's Community Conservation Partnerships Program can provide communities and nonprofit organizations with the technical assistance or grant funding to undertake these and other types of recreation and conservation projects.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Greenways,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/greenways/
Description: Pennsylvania and its many partners will develop an outstanding network of greenways across the Commonwealth, creating an asset highly valued by Pennsylvanians and enhancing the quality of life for all. This network of greenways will connect Pennsylvania's open space, natural landscape features, scenic, cultural, historic and recreational sites, and urban and rural communities. Greenways will become one of the Commonwealth's most powerful tools to achieve sustainable growth and livable communities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Rails
to Trails,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/rails/index.html
Description: The Pennsylvania Rails-to-Trails Database was created in response to the Pennsylvania Rails-to-Trails Act. This act was established to facilitate the conversion of abandoned railroads into public recreational trails. The act requires the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to maintain an inventory of the railroad abandonments in Pennsylvania and make the inventory available to the public.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Recreational
Trails Program,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/grants/rectrails.aspx
Description: The Pennsylvania Recreational Trails Program (PRTP) provides funds to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail related facilities for motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail use. Federal funding for the program is through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21).
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation
Bicycle
and Pedestrian Information,
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Penndot/Bureaus/bikeped.nsf/frmBikeDirectory?OpenFrameSet&Frame
Description: Information about bicycling opportunities and services for the state of Pennsylvania.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation
Transportation
Enhancements Program,
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/internet/secinet.nsf/frmPage2GeneralInformation?OpenFrameSet&Frame=contents&Src...
Description: The Transportation Enhancements Program provides the opportunity to create or embellish facilities, uses and activities that enhance the quality of life across the Commonwealth. PENNDOT embraces Transportation Enhancements as a key part of its role in the community building process.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
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
Advisory Councils Network
EAC
Homepage,
http://www.greenworks.tv/eac/index.asp#
Description:
By promoting the establishment and support of EACs across the Commonwealth,
the EAC Network is helping local officials to make sound environmental
decisions within and across municipal boundaries. Environmental Advisory
Councils are appointed volunteers at work protecting the environment through
project implementation, site plan and ordinance review, community education
and much, much more.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Environmental
Fund for Pennsylvania
Environmental
Fund for Pennsylvania,
http://www.greenworks.tv/efp/index.asp
Description:
The Environmental Fund for Pennsylvania works to promote charitable giving
for environmental protection, conservation efforts and environmental education.
Through workplace giving campaigns, the Fund provides a stable source
of income to groups working to preserve and protect Pennsylvania's environment.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Environmental
Protection Agency
Center
for Sustainability,
http://www.epa.gov/r3chespk/center.htm
Description:
EPA Region III's Center for Sustainability is managed by the Chesapeake
Bay Program Office out of EPA Region III's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
office. The Center's mission is to link our environmental protection efforts
with larger economic and social goals.
Topics: Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Fish
and Boat Commission
Pennsylvania
Water Trails,
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/watertrails/trailindex.htm
Description:
Water trails are boat routes suitable for canoes, kayaks and small motorized
watercraft. Like conventional trails, water trails are recreational corridors
between specific locations. Water trails are comprised of access points,
boat launches, day use sites, and -- in some cases -- overnight camping
areas. Each water trail is unique, a reflection of Pennsylvania's diverse
geology, ecology and communities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Friends
of the Delaware Canal
Friends
of the Delaware Canal,http://www.fodc.org/
Description:
The Friends of the Delaware Canal is an independent, nonprofit organization
working to restore, preserve, and improve the Delaware Canal and its surroundings.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Friends
of Philadelphia Parks
Friends
of Philadelphia Parks,
http://www.philaparks.org/
Description:
The goal of FoPP in 1983 remains the same today: to promote the care,
appreciation, and development of parks throughout Philadelphia as an historic,
cultural, economic, and social resource. In order to combat the neglect
of our city's "urban forest," FoPP sees itself as a support
group that works in the parks' best interest by providing a strong public
voice. The group takes active positions in support of preservation of
open spaces and parkland.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Governor's
Green Government Council
Governor's
Green Government Council,
http://www.gggc.state.pa.us/default.htm
Description:
The governor established the Governor's Green Government Council by executive
order in 1998 to help state government embed environmental sustainability
throughout its policymaking and operational processes. The council works
in partnership with agencies throughout the Commonwealth and by extension
with their constituencies, as a catalyst to stimulate the development
and continuous improvement of
environmentally sustainable practices in planning, policymaking and regulatory
operations. It operates
opportunistically, nurturing champions where it finds them in targeted
areas.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Highlands
Coalition
Highlands
Coalition,
http://www.highlandscoalition.org/
Description:
The Highlands Coalition, established in 1988, seeks to protect and enhance
the sustainability of natural and human communities in the Highlands region
of PA, NJ, NY and CT.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Keystone
Trails Association
The
Keystone Trails Association Home Page,
http://www.kta-hike.org/
Description:
The Keystone Trails Association - usually referred to as the KTA, is an
alliance of organizations and individuals who share a common interest
in hiking opportunities in Pennsylvania and neighboring states. KTA plays
a lead role in coordinating the activities of hiking clubs and other sympathetic
outdoor groups in and around Pennsylvania. It keeps a watchful eye on
actions of government - at all levels - that can have an impact on hiking
or hiking trails.
Topics: Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lackawanna
Heritage Valley Authority
Lackawanna
Heritage Valley Authority,
http://www.lhva.org/
Description:
The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA) is a partnership of government,
business, civic organizations, and individuals dedicated to the development
of the region's historic, cultural, natural and economic resources through
preservation, education and promotion of our heritage.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
Pennsylvania
NRCS,
http://www.pa.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: Pennsylvania
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 Governor Ed Rendell
Growing
Greener 2,
http://www.growinggreener2.com/
Description: Growing Greener means creating new jobs while revitalizing communities and reclaiming our most treasured natural resources for a better quality of life.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
PennFuture
Welcome
to PennFuture,
http://www.pennfuture.org/
Description: PennFuture works to create a just future where nature, communities and the economy thrive. We enforce environmental laws and advocate for the transformation of public policy, public opinion and the marketplace to restore and protect the environment and safeguard public health. PennFuture advances effective solutions for the problems of pollution, sprawl and global warming; mobilizes citizens; crafts compelling communications; and provides excellent legal services and policy analysis.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental Policy
Sustainable
Pennsylvania Program,
http://www.paconsortium.state.pa.us/programs/SustainablePennsylvania.htm
Description: The Sustainable Pennsylvania Program reviews the State of Pennsylvania's sustainablity programs and look at barriers to and opportunities for moving Pennsylvania toward a sustainable future.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Downtown Center
PA
Downtown Center,
http://www.padowntown.org/
Description: The mission of the Pennsylvania Downtown Center is to promote and support the vitality of Pennsylvania's downtown's and traditional neighborhood business districts.
Topics: Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Environmental Council
Funding
Municipal Open Space,
http://www.fundingopenspace.org/
Description: This website highlights some of the helpful strategies that municipalities can use to create a comprehensive open space financing plan.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Environmental Council
Pennsylvania
Environmental Council: Leading the State in Environmental Education and
Advocacy,
http://www.pecpa.org/
Description: The Pennsylvania Environmental Council improves quality of life for all Pennsylvanians by enhancing the Commonwealth's natural and built environments by integrating advocacy, education and implementation of community and regional action projects. The Council values reasoned and long-term approaches that include the interests of all stakeholders to accomplish its goals.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Greenways Clearinghouse
Pennsylvania
Greenways Clearinghouse,
http://www.pagreenways.org/
Description:
PA Greenways Clearinghouse Web site is an initiative of Pennsylvania's
Greenways Program, a partnership of government, the Pennsylvania Greenways
Partnership Commission, and organizations and citizens from around the
state. The purpose of this Web site is to: establish a greenways resource
center specific to Pennsylvania, create a place for people to communicate
with partners and others involved in the Commonwealth's greenway movement,
and expand Pennsylvania's greenway network of people and places.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Recreation and Parks Society
PRPS
- Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society,
http://www.prps.org/
Description: The Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society (PRPS), founded in 1935, is the principal organization promoting quality recreation and park opportunities for all citizens of the Commonwealth through education, training, technical assistance and other support to local, county, state and federal recreation and park providers.
Topics: Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Urban and Community Forestry Council
PA
Community Forestry,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/pucfc/index.html
Description: The Pennsylvania Urban and Community Forestry Council is a nonprofit organization made up of all kinds of people who want to improve our community forests and green spaces. The Council guides a statewide program that provides technical and financial assistance for communities and volunteer groups.
Topics: Healthy Communities, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's
Unified Judicial System
Court
Opinions Postings,
http://www.courts.state.pa.us/Index/Opinions/IndexOpinions.asp
Description: Postings of Pennsylvania Court Opinions.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Association of Community Development Corporations
Philadelphia
Association of Community Development Corporations,
http://www.pacdc.org/
Description: PACDC is dedicated to advocacy, policy development and technical assistance for CDCs and other organizations in their efforts to rebuild communities and revitalize neighborhoods.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Potomac
Conservancy
Potomac
Conservancy,
http://www.potomac.org/
Description:
The Potomac Conservancy conducts a comprehensive land protection program;
develops and implements a variety of land and water restoration projects;
provides counseling and other conservation support services for more than
70 other land trusts across four states and the District of Columbia;
provides meaningful, hands-on volunteer and education programs for adults
and young people to foster a stewardship ethic; and partners with other
land trusts, conservation organizations, and local, state, and federal
agencies to more efficiently and expeditiously achieve land protection
and restoration goals.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Potomac
Trail Council
Potomac
Trail Council,
http://www.potomactrail.org/
Description:
The Potomac Trail Council (PTC) is an alliance of community organizations
and local agencies committed to the development, protection, interpretation
and celebration of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (PHNST).
Our goal is to secure land and water routes in the PHNST corridor for
public use while protecting natural settings and historic landscapes.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill
Canal Association
Schuylkill
Canal Association,
http://www.schuylkillcanal.com/
Description: The mission of the Schuylkill Canal Association is to preserve, maintain and appropriately restore the Schuylkill Canal and its surrounding lands and manmade structures; to encourage wide public use of the area and an appreciation of its natural environment; to seek ways to further general education in the area's history; to provide facilities and enhanced settings for various kinds of passive recreation; to seek support of individuals and private organizations, and of local, regional, state and federal governments, to achieve these goals; and to solicit, receive and expend funds for such purposes.
Topics:
Healthy Communities, Historic
Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Schuylkill
River Heritage Area
Schuylkill
River Heritage Area,
http://www.schuylkillriver.org/home.asp
Description: With the 128-mile Schuylkill River as its spine, our Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area is alive with a remarkable diversity of historic, recreational and cultural attractions. Along "the Revolutionary River," visitors can shadow the birth of our nation from the cobblestone streets and fabled landmarks of old Philadelphia to the huts and hollows of Valley Forge. Upstream you'll find a wealth of historic places, quaint river towns, abundant parks and access points to the river and trails, and year-round festivals and activities.
Topics:
Healthy Communities, Historic
Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Sierra
Club
Pennsylvania
Chapter Homepage,
http://pennsylvania.sierraclub.org/
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, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Smart
Growth Network
Pennsylvania
Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=PA&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: Pennsylvania
Smart
Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County
Smart
Growth,
http://www.smartgrowthpa.org/
Description: The Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County is a community-based private nonprofit located at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. We believe that the land we use today is being borrowed from our children and our children's children. Therefore we are guided by the principle that communities need to make good long-term decisions about where, when and how they should grow. We seek to encourage growth that improves the quality of life for our current residents and businesses, but will also insure vibrant, high quality growth for future generations in Westmoreland County.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
South
Central Assembly for Effective Governance
South
Central Assembly,
http://www.southcentralassembly.org/
Description: The South Central Assembly for Effective Governance is an eight-county regional nonprofit organization working with local governments to foster planned growth.
Topics:
Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy
Communities, Housing, Land
Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
USDA
Forest Service
MFO
- Mid-Atlantic Center for Urban & Community Forestry at Keystone College,
http://www.fs.fed.us/na/morgantown/macucf/macucf.html
Description: The Mid-Atlantic Center for Community and Urban Forestry addresses natural resource issues and opportunities and focuses its efforts to maximize the impacts of urban and community forestry programs in the Mid-Atlantic States.
Topics:
Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 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
Western
Pennsylvania Conservancy
Western
Pennsylvania Conservancy,
http://www.paconserve.org/
Description: We connect communities - especially children - to nature by planting urban gardens. Through gardening with volunteers, we also foster engaged communities. We connect people to nature through ecological science and land conservation. Working through hundreds of local groups and organizations, we empower local decision makers to make good land-use choices.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania