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Economics of Protecting Rivers, Trails and Greenway Corridors (National Park Service) |
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How Greenways Work: A Handbook on Ecology (National Park Service and Quebec-Labrador Foundation's Atlantic Center for the Environment) |
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River and Watershed Conservation Directory (National Park Service and River Network) |
Bikes Belong Helps Those Seeking TEA-21 Funds: The Bikes Belong Coalition has posted a draft of its handbook helping communities and individuals seeking TEA-21 funding for trails and bicycle projects. Comprehensive and easy to understand, the handbook is an excellent guide through the often thorny and always political process of getting projects funded and built. In addition to the posted text, the Bikes Belong Coalition is working on illustrations and links to a wide variety of related sites that will be available later this summer. Visit www.bikesbelong.org
The Conservation Funds American Greenways Program has a Greenways Resource Library with variety of publications on developing greenways, such as Greenways Fact Sheets and information on ordering a variety of other greenways publications.
Land Use Planning Tools For Local Governments:
The Pennsylvania "Growing Smarter" initiative is a result of the combined efforts of the Governor's Center for Local Government Services along with other state agencies, thousands of local officials and other interested citizens, working together to plan for the future health and vitality of our communities.
To encourage sound land management practices, the Center offers a wide range of tools to support wise decisions about land use and encourage strong communities, economic development, a healthy environment and an improved quality of life.
Stream Restoration - Dam Removal
American Rivers, Friends of the Earth, and Trout Unlimited have collaborated on a publication -- Dam Removal Success Stories: Restoring Rivers Through Selective Removal of Dams that Don't Make Sense -- which documents more than 465 dams that have been removed across the country and includes 25 detailed case studies of dam removal success stories. It is the most comprehensive review to date of the history and benefits of dam removal in the United States. The report is available for download at www.amrivers.org , www.foe.org , or www.tu.org .
Trails and Greenways - Information Clearinghouse
Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and the Conservation Fund's American Greenways Program are pleased to announce a new information resource at www.trailsandgreenways.org. The Clearinghouse provides technical assistance, information resources and referrals to trail and greenway advocates and developers across the nation. Clearinghouse services are free and available to individuals, businesses, organizations, government agencies, and anyone else seeking to create or manage trails and greenways.
Trails - Design - Handicap Accessibility
The Federal Highway Administration has a new publication available Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access. The first part, Review of Existing Guidelines and Practices, provides examples of what states and localities are doing at the present time. Part 2, A Best Practices Guidebook (available early 2000), will recommend methods to enhance pedestrian access. To obtain a copy, send a fax to the FHWA R&T Report Center, fax number 301-577-1421, and request publication FHWA-HEP-99-006.
Water Quality - Model Ordinances
The US Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Water's Nonpoint Source Control Branch has developed a reference tool for local government officials to help them craft local ordinances to protect water quality. Check out the following site: http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/ordinance/ Please email Rod Frederick at frederick.rod@epa.gov or Robert Goo at goo.robert@epa.gov if you have any comments or suggestions on the site.
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