The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Pennsylvania - Land Preservation
links
Penn
State University
Forest
Stewardship Volunteer Initiative Project,
http://vip.cas.psu.edu/
Description: The purpose of the Forest Stewardship VIP-COVERTS, a Volunteer Initiative Project, is to train volunteer woodland owners in the principles of forest stewardship so that they will not only better manage their own forestlands, but also motivate other woodland owners to become actively involved in the future of Pennsylvania's forest resources. Through this program, you will learn how stewardship practices and your involvement can ensure healthy and productive forests for years to come.
Topics: Land Preservation, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Forestry
Explorer,
http://www.forestryexplorer.psu.edu/index.html
Description: Welcome to the Penn State University Forestry Explorer. This site features forests and watersheds of Pennsylvania through virtual walking tours, online geographic information systems, and forest stewardship demonstration areas.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
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
21st
Century Environment Commission
21st
Century,
http://www.21stcentury.state.pa.us/
Description: The 21st Century Environment Commission was formed July 1, 1997, after being challenged through an Executive Order by Governor Thomas Ridge. Governor Ridge tasked the Commission with a very important assignment: to define the environmental priorities for the Commonwealth as we enter the next century. The Commission must also recommend methods to achieve the selected priorities or goals and determine appropriate indicators of our progress toward those goals. Most importantly, the Commission is to include the public in its work.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Alliance
for the Chesapeake Bay
Alliance
for the Chesapeake Bay,
http://www.acb-online.org/
Description: The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is a regional nonprofit organization that builds and fosters partnerships to protect and to restore the Bay and its rivers. The Alliance does not lobby or litigate. Instead, we do the slow, hard work of bridging dialogue between groups that don't see eye-to-eye, forming strategies for joint solutions, and building the capacity of communities for local-level action.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
American
Farmland Trust
American
Farmland Trust Mid-Atlantic regional office: Pennsylvania,
http://www.farmland.org/mid_atlantic/pennsylvania.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: 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
Audubon
PA
Audubon
PA,
http://www.audubon.org/chapter/pa/pa/
Description: The Audubon PA's mission is to conserve and restore Pennsylvania's natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife and their habitats for the benefit and enjoyment of Pennsylvanians now and in the future.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Berks
County Conservancy
Berks
Conservancy: Home Page,
http://www.berks-conservancy.org/#
Description: The Berks County Conservancy was established as a non-profit membership organization in 1974, with a mission to preserve Berks County's unique cultural and environmental heritage for the benefit of future generations. To fulfill that mission, we have focused our efforts on preserving agricultural land and open space; protecting the quality of our streams and ground water; preserving historic landmarks and scenic landscapes; and by promoting those values which contribute to a sustainable future for our community.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
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
Chesapeake
Bay Commission
Chesapeake
Bay Commission,
http://www.chesbay.state.va.us/home.htm
Description:
The Chesapeake Bay Commission is a tri-state legislative commission which
advises the General Assemblies of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania
in cooperatively managing the Chesapeake Bay. Since 1980, the Commission
has been a catalyst for a number of important advances in the Chesapeake
Bay Program and the states by developing and pursuing initiatives related
to fisheries management, toxics reduction, land use, agricultural nutrient
management, natural resource protection and nutrient-load reduction, among
others.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Chesapeake
Bay Program
Chesapeake
Bay Program,
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/
Description:
The Chesapeake Bay Program is a unique regional partnership that has led
and directed the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, 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
Department
of Agriculture
Farmland
Preservation: Welcome to the Bureau of Farmland Preservation,
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/farmland/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=122454&agricultureNav=|4451|
Description: The Bureau of Farmland Preservation oversees the Commonwealth's program to purchase agricultural easements and administers legislative programs designed to preserve farmland through the State Agricultural Preservation Board.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Bureau
of Forestry,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/
Description: The mission of the Bureau of Forestry is to ensure the long-term health, viability and productivity of the Commonwealth's forests and to conserve native wild plants.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
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
Heritage
Parks,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/heritageparks/
Description: State Heritage Parks are large geographic regions or corridors of the Commonwealth that span two or more counties. These areas contain a multitude of cultural, historic, recreational, natural, and scenic resources of state and national significance that collectively exemplify the industrial heritage of Pennsylvania. Through regional partnerships and public grassroots planning strategies, these resources are identified, protected enhanced, and promoted to strengthen regional economies through increased tourism, creation of new jobs and stimulation of public and private partnerships for new investment opportunities.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Wild
Resource Conservation Fund,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/wrcf/
Description: The Wild Resource Conservation Fund (WRCF) directs resources toward endangered and threatened species-both plants and animals-and educates both children and adults on how to help recognize and preserve some of Pennsylvania's most sensitive flora and fauna.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
Bureau
of Mining and Reclamation Homepage,
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/BMR/BMRhome.htm
Description: The Bureau of Mining and Reclamation administers an environmental regulatory program for all mining activities, mine subsidence regulation, mine subsidence insurance, and coal refuse disposal; conducts a program to ensure safe underground bituminous mining and protect certain structures from subsidence; administers a mining license and permit program; administers a regulatory program for the use, storage, and handling of explosives; provides for training, examination, and certification of applicants for blaster's licenses; and administers a loan program for bonding of anthracite underground mines and for mine subsidence.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
Growing
Greener Program,
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/growgreen/defaultdep.htm
Description: Growing Greener is the largest single investment of state funds in Pennsylvania's history to address Pennsylvania's critical environmental concerns of the 21st century. DEP's portion of Growing Greener has more than doubled to $547.7 million over the newly extended life of the program, from $241.5 million in the original program five-year program. DEP is authorized to allocate these funds in grants for:watershed restoration and protection, abandoned mine reclamation and abandoned oil and gas well plugging projects.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
Land
Recycling Homepage (Pennsylvania's Brownfields Program),
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/landrecy/default.htm
Description: The Land Recycling Program encourages private cleanups of contaminated properties and the return of those sites to productive use.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
PA
SiteFinder - Recycling Real Estate into Investment Opportunities,
http://www.pasitefinder.state.pa.us/
Description: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Land Recycling Program created PA SiteFinder as a "one-stop-shop" for brownfield buyers and sellers. PA SiteFinder compiles the necessary information and resources so you can recycle real estate into a sound investment.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
Reclaim
PA Home Page,
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/reclaimpa/reclaimpahome.htm
Description: Reclaim PA is DEP's new initiative designed to maximize reclamation of the state's quarter million acres of abandoned mineral extraction lands. This 200-year legacy of abandoned mineral extraction operations pollutes the Commonwealth's land, water and air. These scars are the result of fueling the Industrial Revolution and the World Wars.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
Stream
Releaf,
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/WC/Subjects/StreamReLeaf/default.htm
Description: A multi-agency initiative to restore and conserve streamside forest buffers in Pennsylvania.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
Wetlands,
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/Wc/Subjects/WWEC/GENERAL/WETLANDS/wetlands.htm
Description: Information about the monitoring, protection and restoration of waterways, wetlands and erosion.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
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
Mid-Atlantic
Brownfields Programs,
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm
Description:
Information about EPA Region 3's brownfield programs.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Farm
Service Agency - USDA
Farm
Service Agency,
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pa
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: 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
Heritage
Conservancy
Welcome
to Heritage Conservancy,
http://heritageconservancy.org/
Description: Heritage Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our natural and historic heritage. Founded in 1958, it was concern for the rapid loss of open space in Bucks County which led to the formation of the Bucks County Park Foundation, known today as Heritage Conservancy.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, 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
Lancaster
Farmland Trust
Lancaster
Farmland Trust,
http://www.savelancasterfarms.org/
Description:
The mission of the Lancaster Farmland Trust is to save Lancaster County's
farms.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Land
Trust Alliance
PA
Land Trust Alliance National Directory of Land Conservation Trusts,
http://lta.org/findlandtrust/PA.htm
Description:
LTA is the only organization dedicated to the effectiveness and sustainability
of the nation's land trusts and their use of conservation easements.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lebanon
County Conservation District
Lebanon
County Conservation District,
http://www.lccd.org/
Description:
The Lebanon County Conservation District was organized at the request
of county citizens to provide conservation of the soil, water, woodland
and wildlife resources; to assist in watershed protection and flood prevention;
to preserve the tax base; and to protect and promote the health and general
welfare of the people of the county.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
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
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
Farmland Preservation Association
Pennsylvania
Farmland Preservation Association,
http://www.pafarmland.org/
Description: The Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan statewide incorporated association of conservation easement professionals, dedicated to promoting and enhancing the interests of agricultural land preservation in Pennsylvania.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Forestry Association
Pennsylvania
Forestry Association,
http://pfa.cas.psu.edu
Description: The Pennsylvania Forestry Association is a broad-based citizens group providing sound forest management advice to its members and promoting wise stewardship of all forest resources for the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Game Commission
Pennsylvania
Game Commission,
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/
Description: For more than 100 years, the Game Commission has managed the Commonwealth's wildlife resources for all Pennsylvanians.
Topics: Land Preservation
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
Land Trust Association
Pennsylvania
Land Trust Association,
http://www.conserveland.org/
Description: The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association promotes voluntary land conservation by supporting the missions of land trusts and building a positive climate for conservation in Pennsylvania.
Topics: Land Preservation, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Legislature
Environmental
Stewardship and Watershed Protection Act,
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/wu01/li/bi/bt/1999/0/hb0868p2773.htm
Description: There is established a special fund in the State Treasury, to be known as the Environmental Stewardship Fund.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Parks and Forests Foundation
Pennsylvania
Parks & Forests Foundation,
http://www.paparksandforests.org/
Description:
Believing that each generation is responsible for leaving behind a better
legacy of good conservation, the Pennsylvania Parks & Forests Foundation
(PPFF) was created in 1999 to give supporters and users of Pennsylvania's
parks and forests a positive way to contribute to the conservation of
our publicly-owned properties.
Topics: Land Preservation
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
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
Riverkeeper Network
Potomac
Riverkeeper Home,
http://www.potomacriverkeeper.org/
Description:
The mission of the Potomac Riverkeeper is to protect and restore the Potomac
River, from its headwaters in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay, through
citizen action, advocacy and enforcement.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Potomac
Watershed Partnership
Potomac
Watershed Partnership,
http://www.potomacwatershed.net/index.html
Description:
The Potomac Watershed Partnership is a large-scale restoration and stewardship
project focused on the Potomac River watershed. Its mission is to create
a collaborative effort among federal, state, and local partners to restore
the health of the land and waters of the Potomac River Basin. This will
enhance the quality of life and overall health of the Chesapeake Bay,
the nation's largest estuary.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
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