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The Trail Champion's Introduction to NEPA
The RECLAIM Act of 2021 Section-by-Section Summary
Join the Monthly RuralRISE Action Session
3rd Thursday of each month
Resources
Here is a must read on how to better understand Public Policy Formation.
National Conference of State Legislatures.
Active Transportation Policy Hub
National Environmental Policy Act Review Process
Categorical Exclusion (CATEX)
Environmental Assessment/Finding of No Significant Impact
Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT (SMCRA) 1977
The Trail Champion's Introduction to NEPA
"This short guide will help you understand the important role NEPA {National Environmental Policy Act} serves in the trail project process, both for existing trail systems and new ones. It will also help you understand how being a NEPA Champion will help you be a more effective Trail Champion.?"
Putting your citizens front and center (July 2021)
DIALOGUE + DESIGN ASSOCIATES (Resources)
ABOUT THE U.S. EPA BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM
@ASTC_LLC Twitter:
Forum: Policy Thread.
Groups: Once you become a online Member, we can start your own Group to network.
Region
"I am a sociologist who studies the relationships between people and their environmental surroundings, with the politics of justice weaving a common thread across my work. I often work with communities to counter pollution and inequality."
American Planning Association (Jobs)
American Planning Association Calendar of Events
Appalachian Centers' Law Center
Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)
Sustainable Tourism Development & Strategic Destination Planning
Parks and Public Lands in Appalachia: What's what when it comes to our Public Lands
The Collective Resilience: We Rise Podcast
GIS & Conservation Planning Toolkit
Tracking mines in the Blackjewel Bankruptcy
What ownes the Land: the corporate organization of farmland investment.
Eastern KY
Community Action KY (serves 23 Community Action Agencies)
Kentucky Department for Local Government
Kentucky Heartwood (on menu bar, go to projects)
Kentucky Conservation District List
Whitley County Conservation District
Estill County Conservation District
Perry County Conservation District
Floyd County Conservation District
6 Ways to Help Your Eastern Kentucky Community Win Broadband Funding (Dec, 2021)
Western NC
Northeastern TN
Eastern Tennessee Development District
Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning
First Tennessee Development District
Virginia
Growing Smart on High Knob: 2022
A Sustainable Recreation Blueprint
for Virginia’s High Knob Region
Southern WV
West Virginia on Budget & Policy
The Hub. Learn How to Build Community (Virtual Tools)
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