The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
West Virginia - Land Preservation
links
West
Virginia University
Forestry
and Wood Products,
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/forestry/forestry.htm
Description:
Information about forestry management and the production of wood products.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West
Virginia University
Gap
Analysis,
http://www.nrac.wvu.edu/gap/
Description:
The Gap Analysis program brings together the problem-solving capabilities
of federal, state, and private scientists to tackle the difficult issues
of land cover mapping, vertebrate habitat characterization, assessment,
and biodiversity conservation at the state, regional, and national levels.
The program seeks to facilitate cooperative development and use of information.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West
Virginia University
Land
Reclamation,
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/landrec/land.htm#RECLAMATION
Description:
The Land Reclamation Program is directed toward reclamation of disturbed
lands and improvement of water quality.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
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
Department
of Environmental Protection
Division
of Land Restoration,
http://www.dep.state.wv.us/item.cfm?ssid=289
Description:
Three offices now fall under the new Division of Land Restoration. The
offices include abandoned mine lands and reclamation; environmental remediation
and special reclamation. The OER administers multiple cleanup programs
including brownfields, leaking underground storage tanks, hazardous waste,
landfill closure and assistance, pollution prevention and open dump, and
voluntary remediation.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Department
of Environmental Protection
Division
of Water and Waste Management,
http://www.dep.state.wv.us/item.cfm?ssid=11
Description:
The Division of Water and Waste Management's mission is to preserve and
enhance West Virginia's watersheds for the benefit and safety of all.The
Division of Water and Waste Management strives to meet its mission through
implementation of programs controlling surface and groundwater pollution
caused by industrial and municipal discharges as well as oversight of
construction, operation and closure of hazardous and solid waste and underground
storage tank sites. In addition, the Division works to protect, restore,
and enhance West Virginia's watersheds through comprehensive watershed
assessments, groundwater monitoring, wetlands preservation, inspection
and enforcement of hazardous and solid waste disposal and proper operation
of underground storage tanks.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Division
of Forestry
Division
of Forestry,
http://www.wvforestry.com/
Description:
As stewards of West Virginia's forests and related resources, the Division
of Forests protects and promotes the values provided by trees and forests.
Our mission is accomplished through responsible management of the State's
forested resources; by providing forest resource information and education
to the public; and the protection of these resources for the continuing
benefit of the State's citizens, visitors, and forest industry.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Division
of Natural Resources
Division
of Natural Resources,
http://www.wvdnr.gov/
Description:
Information and links about protecting and improving the natural resources
found in West Virginia. Check out the Wildlife Diversity page.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
Environmental
Protection Agency
Mid-Atlantic
Brownfields Programs,
http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/index.htm
Description:
Information about EPA Region 3's brownfield programs.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Farm
Service Agency - USDA
West
Virginia Farm Service Agency,
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/wv
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: West Virginia
Land
Trust Alliance
WV
Land Trust Alliance National Directory of Land Conservation Trusts,
http://lta.org/findlandtrust/WV.htm
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: 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
North
Fork Watershed Project
North
Fork Watershed Project,
http://www.northforkwatershed.org/
Description:
The North Fork of the Blackwater River is impacted by Acid Mine Drainage
(AMD), and associated metal deposits caused by runoff from abandoned deep
and surface mines from the early 1900s. The North Fork Watershed Project,
established in the summer of 2002, is working to find creative community-based
solutions, taking into consideration the rich historic and cultural resources
of the North Fork watershed. Water treatment systems combined with historic
preservation and interpretation will restore and enhance the beauty and
recreational potential of the North Fork and adjacent land.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
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
Potomac
Riverkeeper Network
Potomac
Riverkeeper Home,
http://www.potomacriverkeeper.org/
Description:
The mission of the Potomac Riverkeeper is to protect and restore the Potomac
River, from its headwaters in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay, through
citizen action, advocacy and enforcement.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Potomac
Watershed Partnership
Potomac
Watershed Partnership,
http://www.potomacwatershed.net/index.html
Description:
The Potomac Watershed Partnership is a large-scale restoration and stewardship
project focused on the Potomac River watershed. Its mission is to create
a collaborative effort among federal, state, and local partners to restore
the health of the land and waters of the Potomac River Basin. This will
enhance the quality of life and overall health of the Chesapeake Bay,
the nation's largest estuary.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Sierra
Club
West
Virginia Chapter Homepage,
http://westvirginia.sierraclub.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, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
The
Nature Conservancy
West
Virginia Chapter Homepage,
http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/westvirginia/
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: 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 Cave Conservancy
West
Virginia Cave Conservancy,
http://www.wvcc.net/
Description:
The West Virginia Cave Conservancy (WVCC) is a non-profit corporation
dedicated to preserving the cave and karsts resources of West Virginia
for future generations.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West
Virginia Highlands Conservancy
West
Virginia Highlands Conservancy,
http://www.wvhighlands.org/
Description:
Formed in 1967 to preserve the natural beauty of the West Virginia Highlands,
the Conservancy is the state's oldest environmental advocacy organization.
The WVHC has been instrumental in creation of the Monongahela National
Forest Wilderness areas and in preventing the destruction of Canaan Valley.
The Conservancy is currently campaigning for additional National Forest
Wilderness in West Virginia and participating in the current and crucial
Mon Forest replanning.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West
Virginia Land Trust
West
Virginia Land Trust,
http://www.wvlandtrust.org/
Description:
The West Virginia Land Trust (WVLT) is a nonprofit tax-exempt organization,
West Virginia's only state-wide land trust. WVLT protects land with natural,
scenic, recreational, historic or productive value - permanently. It accepts
land donations, purchases land, or obtains conservation easements.
Topics: Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West
Virginia Rivers Coalition
West
Virginia Rivers Coalition,
http://www.wvrivers.org/
Description:
The mission of the West Virginia Rivers Coalition is to seek the conservation
and restoration of West Virginia's exceptional rivers and streams.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
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 Wilderness Coalition
West
Virginia Wilderness Coalition,
http://www.wvwild.org/
Description:
The West Virginia Wilderness Coalition is a grassroots endeavor coordinated
by the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the Sierra Club, West Virginia
Chapter and The Wilderness Society. The goal of the Coalition is to secure
permanent protection for West Virginia's wildest places on federal, public
lands through wilderness designation.
Topics: Land Preservation
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
Land judging for farms and home sites, www.wvu.edu
Description: Learn about soil to protect & conserve agricultural land, water & environment.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: West Virginia
West Virginia University Extension
Physical properties of Mine soil in WVA, www.wvu.edu
Description: Mine soil properties and their influence on water treatment.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change
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 Virginia University Extension
Overview: TMDL & Antidegradation Issues, www.wvu.edu
Description: Total Maximum Daily Load program incorporating watershed management.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change
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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