The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Vermont - You and Your Community:
What You Can Do With Others links
University
of Vermont
Center
for Sustainable Agriculture,
http://www.uvm.edu/%7Esusagctr
Description:
The Center for Rural Studies (CRS) is a nonprofit, fee-for-service research
organization that addresses social, economic, and resource-based problems
of rural people and communities.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
University
of Vermont
Community
Planning Tools for Vermont,
http://crs.uvm.edu/rpcs
Description:
County and town data profiles and interactive maps.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
University
of Vermont
PLACE,
http://www.uvm.edu/place
Description:
The University of Vermont and Shelburne Farms are pleased to announce
an innovative new initiative in placed-based education for towns in Vermont.
The PLACE (Place-based Landscape Analysis and Community Education) Program
provides local residents with a forum for exploring and understanding
the natural and cultural history of their town landscape.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Natural Resources
Source
Water Protection Program,
http://www.vermontdrinkingwater.org/swapp.htm
Description:
Public water source protection began in Vermont in the late 1970's with
the use of hydrogeologic methods to site new public community water supplies.
A more formalized approach began in 1982 with the delineation of Wellhead
Protection Areas (then called Aquifer Protection Areas or APA) for most
municipal systems. Since 1985, the delineation of Public Water Source
Protection Areas (SPA) has been required for all proposed new sources
for public community water systems. Since 1992, a water system must have
an approved Source Protection Plan (SPP) in order to receive an Operating
Permit.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
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
Connecticut
River Joint Commissions
Connecticut
River Joint Commissions,
http://www.crjc.org/
Description:
The catalyst for cooperatively meeting the Valley's challenges is the
Connecticut River Joint Commissions, who seek a strong and vibrant economy
while capitalizing on the natural wealth of this place. Capitalizing without
corrupting means conserving. Helping Valley people achieve that balance
and finding the resources to ensure that quality of life is the role of
the Connecticut River Joint Commissions.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire, Vermont
Connecticut
River Watershed Council
Connecticut
River Watershed Council,
http://www.ctriver.org/
Description:
Founded in 1952, the Connecticut River Watershed Council (CRWC) is the
only broad-based citizen advocate for the environmental well-being of
the entire Connecticut River. Our primary mission is to promote improvement
of water quality and the restoration, conservation, wise development and
use of the natural resources of the Connecticut River watershed.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont
Deerfield
River Watershed Association
Deerfield
River Watershed Association,
http://www.umass.edu/tei/mwwp/drwa/index.htm
Description:
The Deerfield River Watershed Association is a non-profit organization
with the mission to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural resources
of the Deerfield River watershed in south-eastern Vermont and north-western
Massachusetts.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts, Vermont
Department
of Environmental Conservation
Water
Quality Division,
http://www.vtwaterquality.org/
Description:
The goal of the Water Quality Division is to maintain and enhance the
quality of Vermont's lakes, rivers and wetlands to support healthy ecosystems
and appropriate public uses.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Department
of Housing and Community Affairs
Municipal
Planning Grant Program,
http://www.dhca.state.vt.us/Planning/MPG.htm
Description:
The Municipal Planning Grant Program is a state-funded program designed
to support Vermont towns in their municipal planning efforts. The program
funds technical assistance for town planning, implementation of plans
and ordinances, encouragement of citizen participation and education,
and innovative demonstration planning projects. Planning grants have been
awarded for projects such as rewriting town plans, updating zoning bylaws,
and GIS updates.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Department
of Housing and Community Affairs
Vermont
Community Development Program,
http://www.dhca.state.vt.us/VCDP/index.htm
Description:
The Vermont Community Development Program (VCDP) assists communities by
providing financial and technical assistance to identify and address local
needs and priorities in the areas of housing, economic development, public
facilities and public services primarily for persons of low and moderate
income.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Lake
Champlain Basin Program
About
the Lake Champlain Basin Program,
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/champ/lcbpsumr.htm
Description:
The LCBP works in partnership with government agencies from New York,
Vermont, and Quebec, private organizations, local communities, and individuals
to coordinate and fund efforts which benefit the Lake Champlain Basin's
water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural
resources.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New York, Vermont
Lake
Champlain Bikeways
Lake
Champlain Bikeways,
http://www.champlainbikeways.org/
Description:
With growing national interest in bicycle tourism, Lake Champlain Bikeways,
a public/private partnership, is quickly expanding its bicycle route network
while serving as the information clearinghouse on bicycling opportunities
in the Champlain Valley.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New York, Vermont
New
England Grassroots Environment Fund
New
England Grassroots Environment Fund,
http://www.grassrootsfund.org/
Description:
The New England Grassroots Environment Fund (NEGEF) is a small grants
program designed to foster and give voice to grassroots environmental
initiatives in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont. It provides grants of up to $2,500 to fuel civic
engagement, local activism, and social change.
Topics: What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
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
Vermont
Center for Geographic Information
Vermont
Center for Geographic Information,
http://www.vcgi.org/about_vcgi
Description:
In 1994 Act 204 (10 VSA Chapter 8) established the Vermont Center for
Geographic Information, Inc (VCGI). VCGI is a nonprofit public corporation
charged with the development and implementation of a comprehensive Vermont
Geographic Information Strategy (VGIS). Further, VCGI is charged with
ensuring that all data gathered by state agencies that is relevant to
the VGIS shall be in a form that is compatible with, useful to, and shared
with that geographic information system.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Forum on Sprawl
Vermont
Forum on Sprawl,
http://www.vtsprawl.org/
Description:
The mission of the Vermont Forum on Sprawl is to preserve Vermont's unique
working landscape and quality of life while encouraging economic vitality
in community centers.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Forum on Sprawl and the Orton Foundation
Pathways
to Planning:
Online Assessment Tool, http://www.surveycafe.com/VtForum/entry.asp
Description:
This tool offers communities and citizens strategies, case studies, tutorials,
and examples of how to achieve smart growth and to arrest sprawl. The
tool will ask you questions on various related topics and generate resources
catered to your town's needs. With this tool you can find out: what other
towns are doing to improve their town centers, citizen involvement strategies,
ways to provide more housing choices and how to protect wildlife habitat
and important open spaces.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
NERCRD ©2004
The Toolbox is a joint effort of The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD)
and Penn State Cooperative Extension in Adams County.
This page was last updated on July 13, 2005.
For questions, suggestions or to report broken links, please contact NERCRD: nercrd@psu.edu.