Resource Library:
Small conservation organizations face many of the same challenges, and run into many of the same questions. From volunteer management to board development, half the battle can simply be finding the right information. With this in mind, the Conservation Stewardship Collaborative and the Land and Water Partnership have collaborated to create this resource library of materials and links for conservation organizations in Rhode Island.
Items marked with a are particularly recommended as the most useful sites or documents within a given category, usually because they provide thorough but general coverage of the topic.
The library includes documents in Microsoft Word format, so they are easily adaptable for your use, and in Adobe Acrobat format, in case you cannot open Word documents. There are also some documents in Microsoft Excel format and many links to websites with useful resource materials. To access the documents for a particular topic, click on the plus sign next to the heading, and then click on the Word, Excel, or PDF link to open the document in each format, or click on the "website" link to go to the website. Once you have opened a Word or Excel document, make sure to save it to your own computer if you want to edit it. Changes you make will be lost if you do not save a copy of the document to your own computer.
If you have suggestions or have documents you would like to contribute, please contact us!
Source: University of Rhode Island
Source: University of Rhode Island
Sources: Land Trust Alliance, Rhode Island Land Trust Council
Sources: Land Trust Alliance, Rhode Island Land Trust Council
Source: Cause & Effect; Inc.
Sources: Barrington Land Conservation Trust, Cause & Effect; Inc.
Sources: Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council, Cause & Effect; Inc.
Sources: Rhode Island Conservation Stewardship Collaborative, Rhode Island Land Trust Council
Source: Aquidneck Land Trust
Source: Aquidneck Land Trust
Source: Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Source: Aquidneck Land Trust
Source: Ten Towns Committee (New Jersey)
Source: Aquidneck Land Trust
Source: Aquidneck Land Trust
Source: US Forest Service
Source: US Forest Service
Source: US Forest Service
Source: Cornell Cooperative Extension
Source: US Forest Service
Source: American Canoe Association
Source: National Park Service
Sources: Rhode Island Land Trust Council, Land Trust Alliance
Source: Cause & Effect; Inc.
Source: Land Trust Alliance
Source: ConserveOnline
Source: The Private Landowner Network
Source: URI Environmental Data Center
Source: Friends of Canonchet Farm
Source: Common Pasture
Source: Connecticut NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials)
Sources: North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, Pollinator Partnership
Source: Environmental Defense Fund
Source: KidsHealth
Source: Glocester Land Trust
Source: Glocester Land Trust
Source: New England Wild Flower Society
Source: Rutgers University
Sources: URI Cooperative Extension, Coastal Resources Management Council
Source: Massachusetts Butterfly Club
Source: US Forest Service
Source: American Trails
Source: Federal Highway Administration
Source: National Park Service
Source: National Park Service
Source: National Park Service
Source: Northern Bonneville Shoreline Trail
Source: National Park Service
Source: National Park Service
Source: National Park Service
Source: National Park Service
Source: Rhode Island Blueways Alliance
Source: Aquidneck Land Trust
Source: American Rivers
Source: Rhode Island Blueways Alliance
Source: American Canoe Association
Source: Volunteer Center of Rhode Island
Source: Energize Inc
Source: Points of Light Foundation
Source: Seniors Helping Others
Source: Blackstone River Coalition
Source: Salt Ponds Coalition
Resources made available at this website have been provided in the spirit of networking among our nonprofit organizations in an effort to inform each other of new developments, best practices and to generally spare each other from 'reinventing the wheel.' In some cases, links are provided to copyrighted websites. Please contact that website's organization for any use protected by copyright law. For original materials included on this website, we ask that you respect all copyrights. While you are welcome to share and adapt this material for noncommercial purposes, you must give credit to the author and any referenced sources. We welcome you to likewise share any materials that you develop with our partnership.