Links/Resources

Sam, a third grader in Cottonwood, CA, found a great article on the importance of water conservation, and suggested it be posted to the CTP website. Thanks Sam! Check it out: http://www.thewaterpage.com/important-water.htm

Topics:

Planning Town-Wide Greenways
Smart Growth
Water Quality and Quantity
Wetlands

Planning Town-Wide Greenways

Publications

• A Greener Path: Greenspace and Greenways for Rhode Island's Future (PDF)

Links

• Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island
• Rails to Trails Conservancy
• Rhode Island Department of Transportation
• Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program
• RIPTA's Rack and Ride Program
• Surface Transportation Policy Project

Smart Growth

Publications

• Americans Want Smarter Growth: Here's How to Get There (PDF)
• A RI Economic Strategy: 10 Ways to Succeed Without Losing Our Soul (PDF)
• Growth Centers: Recommendations for Encouraging Growth and Investment in Economically and Environmentally Sound Locations in Rhode Island (PDF)
• Creating Great Neighborhoods: Density in Your Community (PDF)
• Labor Leaders as Smart Growth Advocates (PDF)
• Measuring Sprawl and its Impacts (PDF)
• Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl (PDF)
  Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl - RI Factsheet (PDF)
• Sprawl and Smart Growth (PDF)
• Sprawl or Nothing (PDF)
• The Cost of Suburban Sprawl and Urban Decay in Rhode Island (PDF)
• The Environmental Impact of Suburbanization (PDF)

Links

• Environmental League of Massachusetts
• Grow Smart Rhode Island
• Healthy Building Network
• National Geographic
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Rhode Island Sierra Club
• Smart Growth America

Water Quality and Quantity

Publications

• Economic, Social, and Environmental Impacts of Water Use in RI (PDF)
• The Greenwich Bay Fish Kill 2003: Causes, Impacts, and Responses (PDF)

Links

• The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
• RI Department of Environmental Management - Office of Water Resources
• Rhode Island Department of Health - Office of Drinking Water Quality
• State of Rhode Island - Water Resources Board
• US Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Water
• United States Geological Survey - Water Resources of the U.S.

Wetlands

Publications

• An Introduction and User's Guide to Wetland Restoration, Creation, and Enhancement (PDF)
• Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the US (PDF)
• Greenwich Bay: An Ecological History (PDF)
• List of Selected Wetlands Publications - US Fish & Wildlife Service (PDF)
• Natural Wetlands & Urban Stormwater: Potential Impacts (PDF)
• Recognizing Wetlands (PDF)
• Wetlands Outreach: Getting the Message Out (PDF)
• What's the Scoop on Wetlands? FAQ's about RIDEM Wetlands Regs (PDF)
  Scoop Rules Changes - Jan. 2001 - Sept. 2001 (PDF)

Links

• Association of State Wetlands Managers, Inc.
• Coastal Resources Management Council
• The Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• RI Department of Environmental Management - Office of Water Resources
• University of Rhode Island - Cooperative Extension Center
• US Army Corps of Engineers - Environmental Laboratory - Wetlands
• USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• US Fish & Wildlife Service - National Wetlands Inventory

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