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University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute, http://www.ci.uri.edu/projects/pnb Description: The mission of the Coastal Institute is to promote communication and integration among planning efforts for Narragansett Bay and coastal Rhode Island; protect, restore, and improve Narragansett Bay and coastal Rhode Island ecosystems; foster informed, science-based decision-making; and pursue sustainable economic development of Narragansett Bay and coastal Rhode Island. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Massachusetts, Rhode Island American Farmland Trust American Farmland Trust Northeastern Regional Office: Rhode Island, http://www.farmland.org/northeast/rhodeisland.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: Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council Coastal Resources Management Council, http://www.crmc.ri.gov/ Description: The Coastal Resources Management Council is a management agency with regulatory functions. Its primary responsibility is for the preservation, protection, development and where possible the restoration of the coastal areas of the state via the issuance of permits for work with the coastal zone of the state. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Rhode Island 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 Return to top of page Department of Environmental Management Division of Agriculture, http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bnatres/agricult/index.htm Description: The responsibilities of the Division of Agriculture include a broad range of agriculture-related functions and others traditionally associated with agricultural agencies nationally, such as mosquito abatement. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities , Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Forest Environment Program, http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bnatres/forest/index.htm Description: The Forest Environment Program manages 40,000 acres of state-owned rural forestland. It coordinates a statewide forest fire protection plan, provides forest fire protection on state lands, assists rural volunteer fire departments, and develops forest and wildlife management plans for private landowners who choose to manage their property in ways that will protect these resources on their land. The Program promotes public understanding of environmental conservation, enforces Department rules and regulations on DEM lands, and assists the federal government in providing landowner assistance programs. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities , Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Office of Sustainable Watersheds, http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bpoladm/suswshed/index.htm Description: The Office of Sustainable Watersheds coordinates activities in the Northern and South county watersheds, assisting to prepare and implement Watershed Action Plans; assists communities to plan for sustainable development that minimizes negative impacts to the environment and preserves community character and meaningful open space; and assits communities to identify and protect their natural, cultural and recreational resources. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Rhode Island Economic Research Service - USDA Rhode Island State Fact Sheet from USDA/ERS, http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/RI.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: Rhode Island Return to top of page Farm Service Agency - USDA Farm Service Agency, http://www.fsa.usda.gov/ri 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: Rhode Island Grow Smart Rhode Island Grow Smart Rhode Island, http://www.growsmartri.com/ Description: Grow Smart Rhode Island is a statewide 501 (c)(3) public interest group representing a broad coalition of partners fighting sprawl by promoting innovative policies and programs to revitalize city and town centers, preserve cultural and natural resources and expand economic opportunities throughout Rhode Island. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Rhode Island 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 Return to top of page Natural Resource Conservation Service - USDA Rhode Island NRCS, http://www.ri.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: Rhode Island 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 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 Return to top of page 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 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 Office of the Secretary of State Rules and Regulations Searchable Interface, http://www.rules.state.ri.us/rules/searchme.php Description: Searchable database of filed state agency regulations. Additionally, users may provide their email addresses and receive updates via email when regulations matching their criteria (per agency or per keyword) are promulgated. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Rhode Island Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization, http://www.rifco.org/ Description: Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization (RIFCO) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and wise use of Rhode Island's woodland resources. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities Jurisdiction: Rhode Island Return to top of page Rhode Island Judiciary Published Court Opinions, http://www.courts.state.ri.us/supreme/opinions.htm Description: A listing of published court opinions dating back to 1999. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Rhode Island Sierra Club Rhode Island Chapter Homepage, http://www.sierraclubri.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, Housing, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Rhode Island Soil and Water Conservation Society Soil and Water Conservation Society: Southern New England, http://users.chronomedia.com/snec-swcs/ Description: The Soil and Water Conservation Society fosters the science and the art of soil, water and related natural resource management to achieve sustainability. We promote and practice an ethic recognizing the interdependence of people and the environment. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program Land Use Section, http://www.planning.ri.gov/landuse/default.htm Description: Statewide Planning's Land Use Section is responsible for a wide range of land use and natural resource planning activities, including oversight of 16 State Guide Plan elements. The major ongoing project for the Land Use Section is the writing of the State Land Use Plan, the third in twenty-five years. Other focal areas for the section are water supply planning, outdoor recreation and open space planning, and rivers and forest resources conservation planning, often in partnership with other State departments and nonprofit entities. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Rhode Island Return to top of page Statewide Planning Program Rhode Island Geographic Information System, http://www.planning.ri.gov/gis/gishome.htm Description: The Rhode Island Geographic Information System (RIGIS) is a consortium of government and private organizations employing computer and communications technology to manage and use a collective data base of comprehensive geographically related information. The mission of RIGIS is to monitor, coordinate, and provide leadership for activities related to the use of geographic information system technology in Rhode Island, and to support initiatives to implement or use this technology. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Rhode Island 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 Rural Development in Southern New England Rural Development in Southern New England, http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ma/ Description: USDA Rural Development in the Southern New England Jurisdiction offers a wealth of services and programs to rural communities. It is our mission to ensure that rural citizens participate fully in the global economy as well as to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Water Resources Board Water Resources Board, http://www.wrb.ri.gov/index.html Description: The RI Water Resources Board supports the proper development, protection, conservation and use of the state's water resources while providing for economic development and protection for the environment. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Rhode Island Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, http://www.woonasquatucket.org/ Description: Watershed residents, organized as the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, continue their efforts to revitalize the river and the six communities in the watershed - Gloucester, North Smithfield, Johnston, North Providence and Providence. The Council works closely with local partners businesses, nonprofit organizations, and state and federal agencies to advance local goals. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Rhode Island Return to top of page Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Urban vacan lot redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Challenges and progress... Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, healthy communities Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Massachussetts Univ of Rhode Island Stated preferences & Length of Residency in Rural Commuities:, agecon.lib.umn.edu Description: Systematic examination for residential development or conservation tradeoffs based on length of residency in rural community.. Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
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