The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
West Virginia - Healthy Communities
links
West
Virginia University
Natural
Resources Analysis Center,
http://www.nrac.wvu.edu/
Description:
The wide range of research and teaching activities at the Natural Resource
Analysis Center include environmental planning, environmental and natural
resource economics, forest and wildlands recreation, wildlife management,
forest ecology, and land and water resource reclamation.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West
Virginia University
Community
Design Team,
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/crd/cdt.htm
Description:
Helping people make the most of their community is the goal of the Community
Design Team (cdt). This program brings volunteer professionals from a
variety of disciplines to your locale to assist community members in beginning
a process of laying a course for the future. Teams might include landscape
architects, planners, geographers, architects, engineers, historians,
and economic development experts. The mix will depend upon the needs of
the locality and other factors.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Beckley
Main Street
Beckley
Main Street,
http://www.beckleymainstreet.com/
Description:
Established in 1990, Beckley Main Street has led in the revitalization
of Uptown Beckley by following National Main Street Center's four-point
approach.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Division
of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease
Division
of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease,
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/hp/default.htm
Description:
Promoting a healthier West Virginia through lifestyle and community.
Topics: Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Environmental
Protection Agency
Center
for Sustainability,
http://www.epa.gov/r3chespk/center.htm
Description:
EPA Region III's Center for Sustainability is managed by the Chesapeake
Bay Program Office out of EPA Region III's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
office. The Center's mission is to link our environmental protection efforts
with larger economic and social goals.
Topics: Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Friends
of Deckers Creek
Friends
of Deckers Creek,
http://www.deckerscreek.org/
Description:
Friends of Deckers Creek works to revitalize the Deckers Creek watershed
and to restore the creek to a viable aquatic habitat. Through our successes,
residents are seeing the possibility of fishing and swimming in the creek
once more.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Main
Street Morgantown
Main
Street Morgantown,
http://www.downtownmorgantown.com/
Description:
Main Street Morgantown, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to
creating and maintaining our city s downtown as an attractive, clean,
safe center of commerce, government and education.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Mon
Valley Green Space Coalition
Mon
Valley Green Space Coalition,
http://www.greenspacecoalition.org/
Description:
Mon Valley Green Space Coalition, as an umbrella organization, is a network
of groups and individuals committed to restoring, preserving, and adding
green spaces in the Mon Valley.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Transportation
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
West
Virginia NRCS,
http://www.wv.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, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
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
USDA
Forest Service
MFO
- Mid-Atlantic Center for Urban & Community Forestry at Keystone College,
http://www.fs.fed.us/na/morgantown/macucf/macucf.html
Description: The Mid-Atlantic Center for Community and Urban Forestry addresses natural resource issues and opportunities and focuses its efforts to maximize the impacts of urban and community forestry programs in the Mid-Atlantic States.
Topics:
Healthy Communities
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 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
West
Virginia Development Office
Community
Development Division,
http://www.wvdo.org/community/index.html
Description:
The Community Development Division of the West Virginia Development Office
encourages strong civic engagement in the administration of programs designed
to improve the quality of life in communities throughout West Virginia.
State and federal funding sources and programs promote private-sector
investment, revitalize commercial and residential areas, provide public
services and facilities, and assist state and local governments in developing
solutions within our communities.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West
Virginia Rails-to-Trails Council
West
Virginia Rails-to-Trails Council,
http://www.wvrtc.org/index.html
Description:
The West Virginia Rails-to-Trails Council is a collection of individuals,
civic groups and organizations who have joined together to promote the
development and enjoyment of Rail-Trails in West Virginia.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West
Virginia Secretary of State
Code
of State Rules,
http://www.wvsos.com/csr/
Description:
The CSR Online is created from the electronic copies of final rules filed
by the various rule-making bodies which are formatted and checked by division
staff and returned to the agency for proofing. However, these electronic
rules should be viewed as unofficial. The official copy of a rule for
legal purposes is the paper copy filed with and stamped by the Secretary
of State and the Legislative Rule Making Review Committee (if applicable).
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Opinions
of the Supreme Court of Appeals,
http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/opinions.htm
Description:
When the Court grants a petition for appeal, the case is set for briefing
and oral argument, if necessary, and is then submitted to the Court for
decision. When the Court decides the case, it issues a printed document
called a slip opinion, which contains the decision of the Court, as well
as information about the case, the authorship of the opinion, and the
syllabus. The "slip opinions" appearing on this Web site are
not the final, official opinions of the Court. Readers are therefore advised,
that opinions of the Court remain subject to clerical correction until
officially published in the bound volumes of the West Virginia Reports
(West Publishing Co.).
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West
Virginia Trails Coalition
West
Virginia Trails Coalition,
http://www.wvtrails.org/_start.html
Description:
The West Virginia Trails Coalition(WVTC) fosters development and use of
a statewide trail system to preserve, enhance and utilize West Virginia's
natural, historical and cultural attributes; while providing economic,
recreational and health benefits to communities and individuals.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Transportation
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension
Real Property: Landowners Rights & Responsibilities, www.wvu.edu
Description: Rights & Responsibilities of Landowners.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, ag&rural change, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension
Problems/solutions for Multiple property ownership, www.wvu.edu
Description: How they arise; how to handle; tax implications.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, water, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension
Rural Landowner Liability & posting of land, www.wvu.edu
Description: Landowner's basic guide to liability of their land.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension
Best Mgmt practices-soil/water conservation, www.wvu.edu
Description: Measures to preserve soil and water quality.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension
Questions about forestry & forestland, www.wvu.edu
Description: How to manage your forest; what is its worth; where to go for information.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension
Treatment of Acid Mine drainage in watersheds, www.wvu.edu
Description: How Acid mine drainage is treated by vertical flow wetlands or SAPS.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension
Leasing land for hunting & recreational purposes, www.wvu.edu
Description: Key factors to consider before leasing land.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, water, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West VA Extension
Pasture Forage Quality in W.VA, www.wvu.edu
Description: Study: Concentration of minerals & nutrients in W. VA pastures.
Topics: land preservation, water, fiscal impact/taxations, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West VA Extension
Forage Management, www.wvu.edu
Description: Forage species adapted for the Northeast .
Topics: land preservation, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West VA Extension
Best Management Practices for Soil/Water Conservation, www.wvu.edu
Description: Best management practices to promote proper forestry practicesf.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
EPA
State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program:Region 3, www.epa.gov
Description: Region 3: DE; DC; MD; PA; VA; WVA.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities,
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
West VA Extension
Watershed approach to Acid Mine Drainage Abatement, www.wvu.edu
Description: Acid Mine Drainage has become a major problem ..
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
WV DEP
Water Resource Protection Act, www.wvdep.org
Description: Power Point: Survey of lge water users; registration; Final report.
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
WV DEP
State of the Environment - WVA , www.dep.state.wv.us
Description: Report describing environmental quality of Air, Water, Land .
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
WV DEP
Preserving our Wetlands, www.dep.state.wv.us
Description: Enviro-fact sheet: Small but vital part of our environment ...
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
WV DEP
Urban Runoff, www.dep.state.wv.us
Description: Enviro-fact sheet: What happens to rain/snow that falls ..
Topics: land preservation, water, planning&zoning, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
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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.
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