Land Conservation Links & Resources - Sprawl & Smart Growth

Canada
Stopping Sprawl in Your Community www.davidsuzuki.org/Climate_Change/Sprawl.asp
Canadian Urban Institute www.canurb.com
Ontario Smart Growth Network www.smartgrowth.on.ca | e-mail list
Ontario Nature www.ontarionature.org/enviroandcons/smart_growth/
OEN Land Use Caucus www.oen.ca/caucuses/land_use.shtml
STORM Coalition (Save The Oak Ridges Morraine) www.stormcoalition.org

USA & Worldwide
Smart Growth Network www.smartgrowth.org
Stop Sprawl www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/community/
Sprawl Watch www.sprawlwatch.org
Vermont Forum on Sprawl www.vtsprawl.org/index3.htm

More Growth & Sprawl Organization & Links | Urban & Regional Planning
Wikipedia on Urban Sprawl | related articles

Preservation of Agricultural Land

Living With The Land www.context.org/ICLIB/IC08/TOC08.htm
Preservation of Agricultural Lands Society members.becon.org/~pals/
Ontario Farmland Conservation Forum www.uoguelph.ca/~claws/OFCF.html (participants)
National Farmers Union www.nfu.ca
Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario www.efao.ca
Organic/Sustainable Agriculture www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html
Community Supported Agriculture www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html#csa
Erosion, Technology & Concentration www.etcgroup.org
Ontario Farmland Trust www.farmland.uoguelph.ca
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Conservation & Stewardship

Federation of Ontario Naturalists www.ontarionature.org/enviroandcons/
Conservation Ontario www.conservation-ontario.on.ca (network of Conservation Authorities)
Stewardship Councils (across Ontario) www.ontariostewardship.org
Seeds of Diversity www.seeds.ca directory.google.com/Top/Science/Environment/Biodiversity/Agricultural/
Soil Stewardship directory.google.com/Top/Science/Agriculture/Soils/
Erosion, Technology & Concentration www.etcgroup.org www.rafi.org
Ontario Environment Network www.oen.ca www.oen.ca/dir/
Conservation Council of Ontario www.greenontario.org/cco/
Conservation links: directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Conservation_and_Endangered_Species/
Stewardship links: www.google.com/search?q=stewardship
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Land Trusts

Ontario Land Trust Alliance www.ontariolandtrustalliance.org (a.k.a. Ontario Nature Trust Alliance)
Ontario Farmland Trust www.farmland.uoguelph.ca
Canadian Land Trust Directory www.uoguelph.ca/~claws/conference/trustlinks2.html
Oak Ridges Morraine Land Trust, near Toronto www.oakridgesmoraine.org
Community Land Trusts www.iceclt.org/clt/ , google search "community land trusts"
Land Trust Alliance www.lta.org (Washington DC)
Wikipedia article on Land Trusts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_trust
More: www.carolinian.org/land_trusts.htm
http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Environment/Organizations/Land_Trusts/
http://dmoz.org/Science/Environment/Organizations/Land_Trusts/
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Sustainable Community Planning & Design

Livable Communities www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/community/
Walkable Communities www.walkable.org www.carfreeday.ca/links.php
Sustainable Communities www.sustainable.org
Healthy Communities Coalition www.healthycommunities.on.ca
Planners Network www.plannersnetwork.org
Planning Action www.planningaction.org
Conservation Development qroefarm.com | google search "conservation development"
Alternative Communities incl. Cohousing & Ecovillages www.planetfriendly.net/community.html
Global Ecovillage Network gen.ecovillage.org | www.ecovillage.org

Sustainable Food & Agriculture

Organic & Sustainable Food & Agriculture Directory www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html
Organic Advocates www.organicadvocates.org
Canadian Organic Growers www.cog.ca
Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario www.efao.ca
Community Supported Agriculture www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html#csa
Seeds of Diversity www.seeds.ca
Permaculture www.permacultureactivist.net
Soil http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Agriculture/Soils/
More: directory.google.com/Top/Science/Agriculture/Farming_Practices_and_Systems/Organic_Farming/
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