Resources
Below, please find a sortable list of books, reports, websites, & organizations that may advance your conservation work. This list is updated frequently as we come across items that may be of interest to our stewardship partners and friends.
| Resource Name | Resource Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Water Baltimore | Organization | Nonprofit dedicated to restoring the quality of Baltimore's rivers, streams and Harbor to foster a healthy environment, a strong economy and thriving communities through a holistic set of programs, including arts and education, stormwater management projects, and advocacy |
| Forest Patch Resources | Website/Webpage | Various resources by Baltimore Green Space for caring for urban forest patches |
| Nuts for Natives | Website/Webpage | Advicing on using native plants in gardens in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed |
| Options for Building Organizational Capacity & Improving Relevance | Report | Internal report funded by Land Trust Alliance on options for using conservation to address social challenges inside the URDL in Baltimore County |
| Sustainable Landscape Maintenance Manual for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed | Book/Manual | Sustainable landscape management planning & techniques for the Chesapeake Region. Written for landscape professional audience by the CBLP Training Program. |
| The Economic Benefits of Seattle’s Park and Recreation System | Report | An analysis of the economic value of the Seattle Park System |
| The Neighborhood Design Center | Organization | Nonprofit that facilitates the developmentof healthy equitable neighborhoods through community-engaged design and planning services |
| Trails Toolkit: Helping Communities Invest Wisely | Website/Webpage | Research outlining the costs and benefits of trail projects |
| Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition | Organization | Mission is to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors of Central Maryland. Can partner to provide assistance with project management, roll out biodiversity toolkit to local communities, assist as a partner in writing grants. |
| Evaluating Landscape Performance: A Guidebook for Metrics and Methods Selection | Book/Manual | A key step in evaluating the performance of any landscape project is determining what to measure and how. Our new guidebook outlines this process and presents over 100 metrics in 33 benefit categories as potential ways to gauge environmental, social, and economic impacts. |
| Checklist: LEED v4 for Neighborhood Development | Book/Manual | Project teams can use this LEED v4 checklists to track their project goals and progress. |
| Building for Birds Online Tool | Website/webpage | An online tool that provides decision-makers with a way to evaluate different development scenarios and how they affect habitat for different species of forest birds that can use fragment areas. This tool is designed for situations where the development footprint is relatively small and/or occurs in already fragmented landscapes. |
| Baltimore County Green Alliance | Organization | Mission is to support collaboration in conserving, protecting, and restoring the land, air, and waters in Baltimore County through advocacy, communication, education, and volunteer action. |
| Headwaters Economics | Organization | Our free, easy-to-use analysis tools help users better understand socioeconomic data and trends for their communities, counties, states, or regions. Tools designed specifically for federal land management agencies help staff understand and serve the communities surrounding federal land. |
| Backyard Basecamp | Organization | Inspiring Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color (BIPOC) across Baltimore City to find nature where they are and empowering them to explore further. |
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