General Links

Community and Environmental Defense Services — A national network of attorneys and land use professions who help communities defend themselves against sprawl, bad zoning decisions, and other flawed development projects.

Virginia Coalition for Open Government — A nonprofit association that promotes open government in Virginia. While it is focused on Virginia, it contains helpful links with FOIA information.

Piedmont Environmental Council — A nonprofit foundation that works to build better communities while stewarding the natural and cultural resources of the Piedmont.

American Bar Association: Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section — The ABA’s section focused on legal aspects of property use.

The ‘Lectric Law Library — Links to state and federal land use, zoning, preservation, and property laws.

Center for Land Use Education — A clearinghouse of links and data about land use issues.

Greenbelt Land Trust — A group that helps landowners in Western states to protect their land.

The Conservation Fund — A group that works to safeguard wildlife habitat, farms and forests, community open spaces, and historic sites.

Massachusetts Citizen Planner Training Collaborative — A University of Massachusetts project that aims to provide local planning and zoning officials with tools to make effective land use decisions.

Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) — A University of Connecticut program for educating people about land use.

The Center for Land Use Interpretation — CLUI is a research organization dedicated to studying the global impact of land use.

America the Beautiful Fund — A nonprofit organization that works to protect the natural and historic beauty of America.

American Land Conservancy — A national nonprofit land conservation organization.

The Environmental Law Institute — A nonpartisan research and education center working to strengthen environmental protection by improving law and governance worldwide.

Land Trust Alliance — A national group that encourages individual land owners to protect and conserve their land.

National Association of Conservation Districts Resource Page — A website containing resources for local conservation groups.

The Local Government Commission — A nonprofit organization working to build livable communities.

Land Policy Institute — A Michigan State University institute that works with local state governments to encourage environmentally sound land use policy.

Massachusetts Bureau of Land Use — The Massachusetts state government’s land use website.

Earth Share of Oregon — A lists of links to many Oregon-based land use groups.

Michigan Land Use Institute — A nonprofit research and education institute on land use issues in Michigan.

California Land Use Blog — A California-based law blog that tracks news about land use.

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council — A Pennsylvania group that protects and restores the natural and built environments through innovation, collaboration, education, and advocacy.

10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania — An alliance of organizations and individuals committed to promoting land use policies and actions that will enable Pennsylvania to strengthen its diverse urban, suburban, and rural communities and reduce sprawl.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Land Use Page — A land use guide from the Wisconsin DNR.

Purdue University Land Use Team — Comprehensive clearinghouse of information on Indiana land use issues.

University of Kentucky Land Use Page — Land use information for the state of Kentucky.

State of Maine Land Use Planning Page — Official land use planning page from the state of Maine.

Washington Research Council — Land use information for Washington.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources — State agency land use page that includes links to publications and case studies.

Michigan Higher Education Land Policy Consortium — A multi-university, interdisciplinary, public-private research partnership covering urban and metropolitan issues in Michigan.

Builder — The Home Building Industry maintains up-to-date, detailed information about the largest home builders in the nation.

The land use blog of Patricia E. Salkin, director of the Government Law Center of Albany Law School.

The land use blog of Paul Boudreaux, a law professor at Seton University College of Law.

The land use blog of California law firm Abbott and Kindermann.