Landcare Toolbox

Forest Landcare

Resources:

• Society of American Foresters - 2006

• The Virginia Forest Landowner Update - 2007

• Forest Land Owners & Industry case study - 2007

Links:

• Blue Ridge Forest Cooperative

• Forestry for the Bay

• Virginia Forest Service & Land Care

International Landcare

Resources:

• Introduction to International Landcare
  (D. Garrity)

• Landcare in Australia

Links:

• International Landcare

• Secretariat for International Landcare (SILC)

• Society for Conservation Biology

• International Landcare Conference 2006

• DAFF (Australia gov't)

• World Agroforestry Centre

Landcare Farming

Resources:

• Australian Landcare Farming- 2003

• Landcare: more than planting trees -2006 (AU)

Links:

• Landcare Farming - Landcare Australia

• EcoAgriculture Partners

• Food Routes

• Local Harvest

U.S. Landcare

Resources:

• Landcare in the US

• National Landcare Workshop Report - 2007

• VT Engagement Matters - Landcare at VT

• VT Engagement Matters - Landcare Incubator

Links:

• National Association of Regional Councils

• National Association of Conservation Districts

• National Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils

Residential Landcare

Resources:

• Organic Landcare

   

Links:

• Society for Organic Urban Landcare (SOUL)

• Organic Landcare (NE Organic Farming Assoc.)

• Professional Landcare Network (PLANET)

• Forestry for the Bay

Landcare Communities & Groups

Resources:

• Community Landcare report  (AU) - 2000

• Building a new movement: Conservation and community engagement (P. Forbes) - 2008

• Forming a landcare group  (AU)

• Functions and Roles Needed for Local Groups (US)

Links:

• Creating & managing groups resources (AU)

• Center for Whole Communities

Landcare for Ecosystem Services

Resources:

• Landcare AU - Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge

Links:

• ClimateCare - part of JPMorgan Envir. Markets

• Professional Landcare Network (PLANET)

• Landcare CarbonSmart (Australia)

Landcare Notes - general reference

• What is Landcare? (US LCN001)

• Working Together (AU)

• A Coming Home Story (US LCN002)

• Landcare for Land Trusts (US LCN003)

• Landcare in US 2009 Updates (US LCN004)

Regional Landcare

Resources:

• Landcare & Green Infrastructure

• Landcare & Smart Growth

• Landcare for Regional/ Rural Economic Development

• Green Infrastructure - Planning Commissioners Journal - 2000

• Our Land, Our Water: case studies in local success (NACD)

Links:

• Green Regions - Landcare & Green Infrastructure (NARC)

• Green Infrastructure - Conservation Fund

• EarthCraft Communities

• LEED Neighborhood Design

Urban Landcare

Resources:

Links:

• Society for Organic Urban Landcare (SOUL)

• Sustainable Urban Gardens

• SERCUL (Australia)

• Philadelphia Green - Community LandCare project

• American Community Gardening Association

Landcare Energy Networks

Resources:

• Ownership Matter: Biofuels to benefit rural America

• Locally-owned renewable energy production

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Coast/ River/ Streamcare

Resources:

• Catawba Creek Stream Erosion brochure (US streamcare)

   

Links:

• Coastcare (Australia)

• Rivercare (Australia)

• Catawba Landcare Streamcare

Landcare Tourism

Resources:

• Alternative Enterprises: For Higher Profits and Healthier Land

• Agritourism Workbook

• Entertainment farming & Agritourism Management Guide - ATTRA

Links:

• Agritourism World

• Agricultural Marketing Resource Center

• Virginia Tourism Corporation - Tourism Education & Development page