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University
of Vermont
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
Description:
Resources for landowners, loggers and foresters about Vermont forestry. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
University
of Vermont
Description:
Welcome to the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Program. We are one of the newest
partners in the National Sea Grant College Program Network that was established
in 1966 by the US Congress to promote wise use, conservation, and sustainable
development of marine, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: New York, Vermont
University
of Vermont
Description:
Land Link Vermont is a farm transfer program that connects beginning and
relocating farmers with farmland owners and farming opportunities. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
University
of Vermont
Description:
The Natural Areas Center at the University of Vermont was established
to promote and integrate activities and programs at the University related
to natural areas and land conservation. The mission of the Center is to
provide educational opportunities, research support, professional development,
and outreach services to individuals and groups both within and beyond
the University concerning the protection and management of natural areas
and other conservation lands. Topics: Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
University
of Vermont
Description:
The overarching vision of the Vermont Biodiversity Project is to maintain
ecological integrity in a manner that insures the long-term viability
of all native species and natural community types in Vermont within their
natural ranges. Topics: Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
Description:
The Current Use Program offers landowners use value property taxation
based on the productive value of land rather than based on the traditional
"highest and best" use of the land. The Current Use Program
includes a Land Use Change Tax as a disincentive to develop land. The
tax is 20 percent of the fair market value of a property, or, in the case
of the sale of part of a property, a pro rata share of the fair market
value of the entire property. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Natural Resources
Description:
The mission of the Forestry Division is to assure that the forest resources
of Vermont serve the long-term needs of society by promoting a balanced
and diverse approach to management, use and protection of the state's
woodlands. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Natural Resources
Description:
The State of Vermont has a long history of acquiring properties for conservation
and recreation purposes. Since the first official state forest (L.R. Jones
State Forest) was acquired in 1909, the State has acquired over 325,000
acres of land in more than 200 towns across the state. In addition, the
Agency has recently acquired conservation easements on over 44,000 acres
of privately-owned forest land.These diverse holdings are managed by the
Agency of Natural Resources and include state parks, state forests, wildlife
management areas, and fishing and boating access areas. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Natural Resources
Description:
Information about multiple outdoor recreation grant programs in Vermont,
including the Trails Grant Program and the Land and Water Conservation
Fund. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Natural Resources
Description:
The Vermont Forest Legacy Program provides funding to further conservation
of environmentally important forest areas that are threatened with conversion
to no-forest uses. Typically, funding is used by the Department to acquire
conservation easements on forestland properties. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
American
Farmland Trust 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: Vermont
Appalachian
Mountain Club
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
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
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
Conservation
Law Foundation
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
Conservation
Law Foundation Ventures
Description:
CLF Ventures is redefining environmental advocacy. Through innovative
partnerships with private and public sector clients, we combine CLF's
longstanding reputation for environmental protection with our financial
and business transaction skills. As a result, we are able to provide our
clients with innovative solutions to complex environmental problems. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Deerfield
River Watershed Association
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
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
Description:
The Planning Division assists in guiding land use policy and development
decisions to meet statutory goals (Act 200 goals). First among those is
"to plan development so as to maintain the historic settlement pattern
of compact village and urban centers separated by rural countryside." Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation Jurisdiction: Vermont
Environmental
Board
Description:
The mission of the Environmental Board is to provide a public, quasi-judicial
process for reviewing and managing the environmental, social and fiscal
consequences of major subdivisions and developments in Vermont. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Vermont
Environmental
Protection Agency
Description:
EPA's Brownfields Program provides funds and technical assistance to states,
communities, and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work
together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields.
Topics: Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Environmental
Protection Agency
Description:
EPA New England launched a Smart Growth Program in 1999 at our Smart Growth
Strategies for New England conference. The conference's success demonstrated
widespread interest in the twin problems of sprawl and urban decay. Smart
growth is an alternative to sprawl and urban decay, and is an innovative
approach to addressing EPA's environmental mandates. Our Smart Growth
Action Plan involves working with diverse partners to shape land use and
growth so that it has minimum impact on environmental, economic, and community
health. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Farm
Service Agency - USDA
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: Vermont
Forest
Watch
Description:
Forest Watch works to protect and restore forests-young and old, small
and large, private and public. Our goals are to restore wilderness, protect
imperiled wildlife, improve public land management, and promote ecological
forestry. We are a nonprofit, 501 (c) 3, conservation organization that
uses research, education, advocacy, negotiation, and sometimes litigation. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
Harvard
University
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
Housing
and Conservation Board
Description:
VHCB makes loans and grants to nonprofit organizations, municipalities
and state agencies for the acquisition of land and for the purchase of
conservation easements. All conservation projects are protected in perpetuity
by legal instruments (conservation easements) recorded in the land records
which travel with the land upon resale. The conservation easements are
co-held by the applicant organization or a sponsoring organization, VHCB,
and, in the case of farmland conservation projects, by the Vermont Department
of Agriculture, Food & Markets. Topics: Historic Preservation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
Lake
Champlain Basin Program
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
Land
Trust Alliance
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: Vermont
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
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, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Vermont
Neighborworks
Home Ownership Center Description: The Burlington Community Land Trust (BCLT) and the NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Center of Vermont are closely allied nonprofit organizations. With supporting missions to make owning a home a real possibility, BCLT offers those who have completed the Center's educational programs the opportunity to buy very affordable, quality housing in Chittenden County. Topics: Housing, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
New
England Small Farm Institute
Description:
A private nonprofit 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-Midwest
Institute
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
Open
Space Institute
Description:
The Northern Forest Protection Fund is a grant and loan making program
established by the Open Space Conservancy, an affiliate of the Open Space
Institute, Inc., in 2000 to support the purchase of critical forestlands
in the Northern Forest region. The Fund's goal is to support the permanent
protection of significant Northern Forest landscapes in order to promote
sustainable forestry, protect ecosystems, and secure opportunities for
public recreation. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont
Sierra
Club 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, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation Jurisdiction: Vermont
Smart
Growth Network 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: Vermont
The
Nature Conservancy Description: The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Topics: Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
USDA
Forest Service
Description:
The Northeast Center for Urban and Community Forestry is a cooperative
partnership among the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and
Private Forestry, the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, and the seven
states of New England and New York. The Center responds to Urban and Community
Forestry needs, facilitates and supports new and existing research, and
coordinates the exchange of information among the states in the region
in order to contribute to healthy and sustainable communities. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
USDA
Forest Service
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
Vermont
Department of Libraries
Description:
An index of Vermont's Environmental Court Opinions. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Department of Libraries
Description:
A searchable index of Vermont Supreme Court opinions. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Forum on Sprawl and the Orton Foundation
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
Vermont
Land Trust
Description:
The mission of VLT is to conserve land for the future of Vermont. VLT
does this by providing technical and legal assistance to individuals,
communities, and local land trusts helping them achieve local conservation
objectives. VLT's Conservation Stewardship office is responsible for the
long-term monitoring of easements to ensure that the conservation goals
are upheld in perpetuity. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Legislature
Description:
The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes
Annotated, provided as a convenience. It has NOT been edited for publication. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Monitoring Cooperative
Description:
The Vermont Monitoring Cooperative (VMC) is a collaborative organization
in which scientists collect and pool information and data for the purpose
of improving our understanding, protection, and management of Vermont's
forested ecosystems. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Natural Resources Council
Description:
For over forty years, VNRC has been Vermont's leader in protecting and
restoring our natural resources. By building coalitions, working together,
and offering common sense solutions, VNRC has set the standard for an
approach to environmental protection that endures. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Scenery Preservation Council
Description:
The Vermont Scenery Preservation Council shall preserve and enhance Vermont's
scenic resources through planning, education and collaboration with public
and private organizations. Topics: Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Transportation Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Use Value Appraisal Coalition
Description:
Vermont's working landscape is our heritage and our future. And it could
be lost forever. That's why the Vermont Use Value Appraisal Coalition
advocates a long-term system of equitable taxation for agricultural and
forest lands today. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation Jurisdiction: Vermont
Water
Resources Board
Description:
The Water Resources Board mission is to ensure that rules which guide
the management of Vermont's water resources and wetlands are adopted and
(on appeal) are interpreted, by a citizen board which is independent of
the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR). The Board provides meaningful citizen
involvement and oversight in the adoption and implementation of Vermont's
water resources management and wetland protection policies and provides
for an administrative appeal from related regulatory decisions of the
ANR. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Vermont
Waterwheel
Foundation
Description:
Thus far WaterWheel has given away $1,054,700 to 29 organizations working
on issues affecting Lake Champlain. Grants have been made for a variety
of purposes, including land conservation, environmental advocacy, grassroots
activism, education, and capital projects such as equipment purchases.
Below is a summary of the grants, as well as profiles of some of the larger
organizations. Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont 10 Reasons why Vermont's homegrown economy matters, www.ptvermont.org Description: 50 Proven ways to restore and revive it. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org Description: Front Page . Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org Description: Authors Notes to publication. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org Description: Design principles; rules, laws, process affecting highway projects. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Vermont
Preservation Trust of Vermont State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org Description: Laws, reports and opinions. Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change Jurisdiction: Vermont | ||||