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Winter of 2010
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Links of Associates and Interest
LandCare is rich with support from many local, regional and global supporters. Information flows richly and freely with benefit for all. Please take a minute to visit some of our friends and associates among the links below.
A non-profit working in southwest VA and northeast TN since 1995 to connect farmers, forest landowners, and those who make food and forest products with markets and other resources in our region.
A non-profit that works with local landowners and organizations to protect the New River's banks, watershed, scenery and wildlife.
A nonprofit organization that supports farmers and rural communities in the mountains of Western North Carolina and the Southern Appalachians by providing education, mentoring, promotion, web resources, and community and policy development.
Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service, summed up the mission of the Forest Service— "to provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run."
The Private Landowner network is a project of the Resources First Foundation to develop an Internet based resource to facilitate and encourage private landowner conservation endeavors.
Landcare is a national network of thousands of locally-based community groups who care for our country. Australia is proud to boast more than 4000 community landcare groups and many thousands of landcare volunteers in most towns across the country.
Promoting the management of natural resources within the capability for the enhancement of the quality of life and environment in the New River-Highlands Resource Conservation and Development Area.
The New River Land Trust conserves farmland, forests, open spaces and historic places in Virginia’s New River region.
Promoting better water quality through fair, open dialogue and effective partnerships.
Sister LandCare Group in Tasmania.
Protecting and developing healthy, sustainable forest resources.
The College of Natural Resources can provide the education necessary for professional careers in conserving, using, and sustaining renewable resources.
Educating undergraduate and graduate students, professional foresters, and the general public and the generation and application of new knowledge concerning the management of forest resources.
A research center within the College of natural Resources at Virginia Tech.
Extensive web based resources and information on land use valuation & taxation.
Interest in non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is increasing rapidly. At present there are numerous efforts to increase awareness of these products, their management and market potential.
Month by Month list of all the newsworthy items at VA Tech CO-OP
Beginning in 1872 with 132 students and two programs of study, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, has evolved into a comprehensive university of national and international prominence. University tradition is firmly rooted in our motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) and in our land-grant missions of instruction, research, and solving the problems of society through public service and outreach activities. |
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"With appreciation of our past and awareness of our present, we can create a safe, sane future."
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