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• Pollution Prevention and Education
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  • Ordinances
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • NJ Laws and Regulations
  • Affordable Housing
  • Brownfields Redevelopment
• Land & Wildlife Preservation and Management
  • State and regional organizations
  • National-level organizations
• Special Protection Areas in NJ
  • Crossroads of the American Revolution
  • Delaware Bayshore
  • Delaware and Raritan Canal
  • Pinelands Protection Area
  • Hackensack Meadowlands
  • Coastal Zone
  • The Highlands
  • NJ Laws and Regulations
• Open Space Preservation
• Water Resources Management
  • Watershed Protection Groups in NJ
  • Watershed Planning
  • Water Quality and Stormwater
  • Wetland Protection and Education
  • NJ Water Resource Laws and Regulations
• NJ Laws and Regulations
  • Water Resources
  • Land Use
  • Special Protections Areas
• Environmental Policy Advocates
• Parks and Recreation
• Sustainable Communities and Green Building
• Additional Online Resources

National and Statewide Organizations

• American Littoral Society
• Association of NJ Environmental Commissions
• Coalition for Affordable Housing and the Environment
• Clean Ocean Action
• Environment New Jersey
• GreenFaith
• Highlands Coalition
• NJ Audubon Society
• NJ Conservation Foundation
• NJ Environmental Federation
• NJ Environmental Lobby
• NJ Future
• NJ Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG)
• NJ Work Environment Council
• Sierra Club NJ Chapter
• The Nature Conservancy, NJ Field Office
• Regional Plan Association
• PlanSmart NJ
• Tri-State Transportation Campaign
• Trust for Public Land

Pollution Prevention & Education

• Environmental Protection Agency
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
• Northeastern IPM Center
• Right-To-Know Program-Valuable information about hazardous substances.
• SCORECARD Pollution locator- Toxic releases from Manufacturing Facilities
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• Community & Environmental Defense Services Publications for environmental protection.
• NJ Coalition Against Aircraft Noise
• Noise Pollution Clearinghouse

Land Use

Affordable Housing

• Coalition for Affordable Housing and the Environment
• Housing and Community Development Network
• Institute for Community Studies at Montclair State University
• National Affordable Housing Network

Brownfields Redevelopment

• Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force
• Brownfields Site Mart
• National Center for Neighborhood & Brownfields Redevelopment
• NJ Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA) Brownfields
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Community Relations
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Site Remediation Program

Planning Organizations

• New Jersey Office of Smart Growth
• American Planning Association
• NJ Future
• NJ Planning Officials
• Planning Commissioners' Journal
• PlanSmart NJ
• Smart Growth America
• Smart Growth Online

Ordinances

• General Code NJ Muncipal Ordinances -Access to fully updated selected NJ municipal codes
• Ordinance.com- Access to fully updated land use ordinances, zone maps, applications and checklists for New Jersey, New York City, and Philadelphia.*Membership required
• EPA Office of Water- Model ordinances to protect local resources; contains many useful links.
• Local Government Environmental Assistance Network- Provides valuable information and resources for municipal officials.
• Municipal Research & Services Center Library
• Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Tree Ordinances
• Smart Communities Network, US Department of Energy- Land use codes/ordinances

Geographic Information Systems

• CRRSA Rutgers GIS Center
• Garden State Greenways
• NJDEP Landscape Project
• I-MapNJDEP
• MAC-URISA
• NJ Geographic Information Network
• NJDEP Geographic Information System
• StonyBrook-Millstone GIS Center

Land Use Laws and Regulations

• Fast Track Act
• Ninety Day Construction Permit Rules
• State Planning Rules

Land & Wildlife Preservation/Management

State and Regional Organizations

• NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife
• NJDEP Green Acres Program
• Camden County Environmental Commission
• Camden County Soil Conservation District
• Crosswicks Creek/Doctors Creek Regional Greenway Planning Group
• Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
• Morris Land Conservancy
• New Jersey Audubon Society
• New Jersey Conservation Foundation
• New Jersey Forestry Association
• Preservation New Jersey
• Rutgers Cooperative Soil Testing Laboratory
• Sierra Club NJ Chapter

National-level Organizations

• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• American Farmland Trust
• Environmental Defense
• Land Trust Alliance
• National Audubon Society
• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Sierra Club
• Teaming with Wildlife
• The Nature Conservancy
• Trust for Public Land
• World Wildlife Fund

Special Protection Areas in NJ

Crossroads of the American Revolution

• Crossroads of the American Revolution
• National Park Service

Delaware Bayshore

• Citizens United
• Bayshore Discovery Project

Delaware & Raritan Canal

• Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Office
• Delaware River Basin Commission
• Delaware and Raritan Greenway, Inc

Pinelands

• New Jersey Pinelands Commission
• Pinelands Preservation Alliance

Hackensack Meadowlands

• New Jersey Meadowlands Commission
• Meadowlands Conservation Trust
• Hackensack Riverkeeper

The Coastal Zone

• Alliance for a Living Ocean
• American Littoral Society
• Clean Ocean Action
• Barnegat Bay Estuary Program
• NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program

The Highlands

• Highlands Coalition
• Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act
• NJDEP Guidance for Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act
• NJ Highlands Council
• US Forest Service

Special Protection Areas Laws and Regulations

• Coastal Area Facilities Review Act
• Coastal Area Facilities Review Regulations
• Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act
• Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan

Water Resources Management

• The Groundwater Foundation
• NJDEP Division of Water Quality
• NJDEP Geological Survey
• NJDEP Stormwater and Nonpoint Source Pollution
• NJDEP Watershed Management
• NJDEP Water Supply Administration
• NJ Environmental Federation
• USEPA Water
• USGS Water Quality Data Warehouse
  

Watershed Protection Groups in NJ

• Bergen Save The Watershed Network
• Delaware River Basin Commission
• Delaware Riverkeeper Network
• Federation of Gloucester County Watersheds
• Great Swamp Watershed Association
• Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River
• Hackensack Riverkeeper
• Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership
• Musconetcong Watershed Association
• NJ Watershed Institute
• NY/NJ Baykeeper
• Passaic River Coalition
• Skylands CLEAN
• South Branch Watershed Association
• Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
• Upper Raritan Watershed Association
• Watershed Partnership for NJ

Watershed Planning

• The Center for Watershed Protection
• NJDEP Watershed Management
• Raritan Basin Watershed Alliance
• Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)
• The Watershed Institute
• Watershed Management Area 5

Water Quality and Stormwater

• ANJEC Municipal Options for Stormwater Management
• Center for Watershed Protection
• National Small Flows Clearinghouse
• NJDEP NJ Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual
• NJDEP Onsite Wastewater Treatment
• NJDEP Stormwater and NonPoint Source Pollution
• NJDEP Watershed Regulations
• NJDEP Land Use Rules
• Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)
• USEPA Polluted Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution)
• USEPA Stormwater Phase II Regulations
• USGS Water Quality Assessment

Wetland Protection and Education 

• National Wetlands Inventory Center
• ANJEC Tools for Municipal Action
• Society of Wetland Scientists
• Wetlands Regulation Center
• NJDEP Land Use Regulation Program
• NJDEP Vernal Pools Brochure
• Waterwatch International
• Center for Wetlands
• Duke University Wetland Center
• USEPA Wetlands

NJ Water Resource Laws and Regulations

• Coastal Area Facilities Review Act
• Coastal Area Facilities Review Regulations
• Flood Hazard Area Act
• Flood Hazard Area Regulations
• Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act
• Ninety Day Construction Permit Rules
• Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan
• Stormwater Management Regulations
• Surface Water Quality Standards
• Water Pollution Control Act
• Water Quality Management Regulations
• Waterfront Development Act
• Waterfront Development Regulations, see Coastal Permit Rules
• Wastewater Management Regulations, see Chapter 5
• 1970 Wetlands Act

Open Space Preservation

• Conservation Resources Inc.
• Garden State Greenways
• Garden State Preservation Trust
• NJDEP Green Acres
• Morris Land Conservancy
• NJ Audubon Society
• NJ Conservation Foundation
• NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust
• Outdoor Recreation Alliance
• The Nature Conservancy
• Trust for Public Land
• Upper Raritan Watershed Association

Environmental Policy Advocates

• Highlands Coalition
• Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions
• NJ Environmental Federation
• NJ Conservation Foundation
• Sierra Club NJ Chapter

NJ Laws and Regulations

Water Resources

• Coastal Area Facilities Review Act
• Coastal Area Facilities Review Regulations
• Flood Hazard Area Act
• Flood Hazard Area Regulations
• Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act
• Ninety Day Construction Permit Rules
• Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan
• Stormwater Management Regulations
• Surface Water Quality Standards
• Water Pollution Control Act
• Water Quality Management Regulations
• Waterfront Development Act
• Waterfront Development Regulations, see Coastal Permit Rules
• Wastewater Management Regulations, see Chapter 5
• 1970 Wetlands Act

Land Use Planning

• Fast Track Act
• Ninety Day Construction Permit Rules
• State Planning Rules

Special Protection Areas

• Coastal Area Facilities Review Act
• Coastal Area Facilities Review Regulations
• Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act
• NJDEP Guidance for Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act
• Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan

Parks and Recreation

• Appalachian Mountain Club
• National Park Service
• National Parks Conservation Association
• NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry
• New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
  
  

Sustainable Communities and Green Building

Federal Government

• Smart Communities Network, US Department of Energy
• Climate Change, US Environmental Protection Agency
• Green Buildings, US Environmental Protection Agency

  State Government

• Alternate Fuel Vehicle Rebate Program
• NJ Clean Energy Program, Board of Public Utilities (BPU)
• Environmentally Sustainable Communities Initiative, NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
• Green Home Office, NJ Department of Community Affairs

  Local Government

• Sustainable Montclair Planning Guide

  Nonprofits

• Cool Cities (Sierra Club)
• Energy and Environmental Study Institute
• Environment New Jersey
• Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative
• GreenFaith
• Green Seal
• International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
• Northeast Sustainable Energy Association -Solar energy
• Sustainable Communities Network
• US Green Building Council

  Educational Organizations

• NJ Sustainable State Institute, Rutgers University
• Science, Technology and Environmental Policy, Princeton University

Additional Online Resources

• EnviroLink Network
• New Jersey Environmental Digital Library
  
• New Jersey State Legislature

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