Planning

The Susquehanna Greenway will be the state's longest greenway, and this landscape-scale vision is composed of many smaller local Greenway projects. Have an idea for your river town? Get started with the planning resources found here.

	Parks		Trails
	Stormwater Practices/      Green Infrastructure		Walkable/Bikeable River Towns
	River Town         Redevelopment		Conserving Land

Parks

• DCNR - Creating Sustainable Community Parks - This is the premier resource for creating community parks in Pennsylvania.
  

Trails

• American Trails - Tons of trailbuilding resources!
  

• International Mountain Biking Association & USFS Building Mountain Bike Trails video  Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4  Part 5  Part 6  Part 7  Part 8  Part 9 - These videos demonstrate how to build a mountain biking trail.
  

• Rails to Trails Conservancy - Resources for trail building on former railroad tracks.

• Professional Trailbuilders Association - A list of publications for building and maintaining trails.

• Pennsylvania Water Trails Program - Everything about building and maintaining water trails.

• Water Trail Toolbox: How to Plan, Build, and Manage a Water Trail - From the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network.

Stormwater Practices/Green Infrastructure

• American Rivers - The Value of Green Infrastructure - This report provides a framework to help communities measure and value the air quality, energy use, and many other benefits that green infrastructure provides.

• Centers for Watershed Protection: Watershed Forestry Resource Guide - This is a guide for reducing stormwater runoff.
  

• Demonstration Projects - Dauphin County Conservation District - A stormwater best management practices tour.
  

• Green Guide for Property Management - This provides some suggestions and ideas for large property owners to reduce stormwater pollution from their properties.

• Community Based Restoration Project Manual - Ches. Bay Trust - All the information you will need to know about reducing rainwater runoff from your yard, including, how much a rain barrel costs, what you will need to build a rain garden, and how much runoff you will contain using a green roof. 

• Watershed Management (PA DEP) - The Bureau of Conservation and Restoration's mission is to restore and protect Pennsylvania's watersheds through: proper planning and management of water resources and their uses; reducing the impacts of nonpoint sources of pollution on water resources; regulating activities for soil conservation and waterway and wetlands protection;forming partnerships and building local capacity to restore and protect water resources, including drinking water sources; and educating Pennsylvania citizens about watersheds and watershed management.

• Green Infrastructure Library is maintained by EPA represents the latest and most significant publications developed by the scientific, regulatory, and development communities on green infrastructure. 

• The Green Infrastructure Permitting and Enforcement Series provides EPA and state permitting and enforcement professionals with a guide to integrating green infrastructure approaches into NPDES wet weather programs.

Walkable/Bikeable River Towns

• FREE Online Training - Assessing the Built Environment for Physical Activity - This is an introductory course to learn how to assess streetscapes, parks and trails for physical activity. The course is geared towards researchers, practitioners and anyone else with an interest in learning how to conduct audits of the built environment. Participants will learn about the main variables found in most physical activity-focused built environment audit tools, with a more in-depth look at a few specific tools. Also learn how to customize the tools and train others to conduct assessments.

• Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities - This guide provides information to transportation planners and professionals on how to accommodate bicycle travel and operations in most riding environments.

• New AASHTO Bike Guide: Helping Road Designers Meet the Needs of Bicyclists - This article links to the AASHTO's Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 4th Edition and an introductory video.

• Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center - Their mission is to improve the quality of life in communities through the increase of safe walking and bicycling as a viable means of transportation and physical activity.

• America Walks - America Walks is a national resource which fosters walkable communities by engaging, educating, and connecting walking advocates.

• Bikeable Communities - Bikeable Communities is a non-profit 501-3C established to promote bicycling safety and foster the ideal of a Bikeable Network of Communities.

• Bikeability Checklist - How bikeable is your community? Checklist and list of resources.

River Town Redevelopment

• Pennsylvania Downtown Center - From Brownfields to redeveloping Main Street, the resources are here.

• Welcome Back Downtown: A Guide to Revitalizing Pennsylvania’s Small Downtowns - This guide was prepared by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania.

• Brownfields Federal Programs Guide - This guide provides a useful tool for identifying and pursuing available federal government assistance with Brownfields projects.

Conserving Land

• Pennsylvania Land Trust Association - For conservation of land in the Commonwealth.
  

• Central Pennsylvania Conservancy - Central Pennsylvania Conservancy's mission is to conserve natural resources and open space for the benefit of current and future
  generations through the acquisition and protection of land in the
  Central Pennsylvania Region. Counties served in the Greenway include Cumberland, Perry, Juniata, Dauphin, and Snyder.

• Western Pennsylvania Conservancy - The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy protects and restores exceptional places to provide our region with clean waters and healthy forests, wildlife and natural areas for the benefit of present and future generations. Their region extends from the western border to the Susquehanna River and North Branch Susquehanna River.

• Northcentral PA Conservancy - NPC conserves working farms and forests by partnering with private landowners on conservation easements and land acquisitions.

• North Branch Land Trust - The North Branch Land Trust works in partnership with landowners and their communities to conserve the scenic, natural and working landscapes that sustain us. They serve Northeastern PA.

• ClearWater Conservancy - ClearWater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania, Inc. is a Centre County based land trust whose mission is to promote conservation and restoration of natural resources in central Pennsylvania through land conservation, water resource protection, and environmental outreach to the community.

• Centre County Farmland Trust - The Centre County Farmland Trust works with willing farm families to place a conservation easement on their farmlands, ensuring that the land is preserved for agricultural purposes forever, regardless of future ownership.

• The Trust for Public Land - The nation's leader in creating city parks and raising money for local conservation, The Trust for Public Land conserves land for everyone to
  enjoy as parks, gardens, and other natural places.

• USDA Conservation Stewardship Program - The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is a voluntary conservation program that encourages producers to address resource concerns in a comprehensive manner by improving, maintaining, and managing existing conservation activities and undertaking additional conservation activities.

• How Can I Conserve My Forest for the Future? - An article from the PA Forestry Association on estate planning and conservation easements.