State Resources

MA Executive Office of Environmental Affairs

RI Department of Environmental Management

The Nature Conservancy

MA Chapter
RI Chapter

Trust for Public Land: New England Region

Audubon Society

MA Chapter
RI Chapter

National Resources

The Land Trust Alliance
A comprehensive resource for land conservationists.

"New Conservation Options for Heirs"
Published by the Land Trust Alliance, this 3-page document summarizes the federal tax credit available to estates for land conservation donations.

US EPA Green Communities Assistance Kit

Growing Greener
This 1997 publication subtitled “Putting Conservation into Local Codes,” includes excellent illustrations of subdivision design alternatives, featuring different densities, configurations, and amenities. This site is part of the Natural Lands Trust, a regional conservation non-profit in Pennsylvania.

[ top, right photograph by R.Christopher Noonan, Preservation Services, Inc.]