The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Vermont - You and Your Community:
What You Can Do 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
Agency
of Natural Resources
Backyard
Forest Stewardship Program,
http://www.state.vt.us/anr/fpr/forestry/backyard/index.htm
Description:
The Vermont Backyard Forest Stewardship Program offers free stewardship
assistance to private landowners in Chittenden County and Rutland County
and surrounding areas with 25 acres or less.
Topics: Healthy Communities, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: 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 Housing and Community Affairs
Housing
Needs Assessment Guide,
http://www.housingdata.org/assessment/index.php
Description:
Policy makers, leaders, and citizens continually analyze present and future
trends when determining the levels and types of housing needed at the
state, regional, or local levels. Whether projecting the capacity for
sewer and water infrastructure, building roads, or planning for schools,
housing needs assessments are an integral element in community and regional
planning.
Topics: Housing, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: 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
People
Can Plan
People
Can Plan,
http://www.peoplecanplan.org/
Description:
The People Can Plan website is an interactive resource for local land
use and environmental activists who want to learn more about how the planning
process works.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Association of Conservation Districts
Vermont
Association of Conservation Districts,
http://www.vacd.org/
Description:
The Association is a nonprofit organization of Vermont's 14 Conservation
Districts whose mission is to help the Districts carry out natural resource
oriented programs at the local level.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
League of Cities and Towns
Vermont
League of Cities and Towns,
http://www.vlct.org/
Description:
VLCT is a voluntary organization which is supported, in part, by dues
voted on each year by municipalities at their annual Town Meetings. The
balance of the League's $2.4 million annual budget comes from premiums
paid into our health, property and casualty, workers' compensation and
unemployment insurance trust programs. The league provides educational,
legislative, and insurance trust services to all political subdivisions
of the State of Vermont.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do
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.