Revised 1/7/2003 by David Fuss

Dragon Run SAMP Digital Resource Library

This digital resource library is designed to assist in the development of the Dragon Run Special Area Management Plan (SAMP). Follow the links below to find documents or web sites or review the annotated list of digital resources. You may also review the annotated list of the textual resources available at the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission. (**Note: the annotated lists require Adobe Acrobat Reader).

GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND POLICY

TRADITIONAL USES AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT

PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ACCESS

GRANT FUNDING SOURCES

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dragon Run Management Framework (2001) - GIS Data Report (**Note: requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
CAUTION: This is a large file (7 MB) that may take a long time to download.

Coastal Zone Management Act Of 1972 (CZMA)

• NOAA Coastal Zone Enhancement Program (Section 309)
• Special Area Management Plans (**Note: requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Virginia Coastal Program

Chesapeake 2000 Bay Agreement

Final CBLAD Regulations (effective March 1, 2002)

CBLAD Presentations - Better Site Design and The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Overview

Putting Together a Watershed Management Plan

Other Special Area Management Plans (SAMP's)

• Charleston Harbor Project SAMP
• Hackensack Meadowlands SAMP

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND POLICY

Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission

History of Dragon Run Steering Committee (coming soon)

Counties

• Essex
• Gloucester
• King and Queen
• Middlesex

Ordinances

• Middlesex County Zoning
• Gloucester County Zoning
• Purchase of Development Rights Program for James City County, Virginia
• The Stormwater Manager's Resource Center (click on Ordinance)

Center for Watershed Protection

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TRADITIONAL USES AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT

Virginia's Sustainable Forestry Initiative Program

SHARP Loggers Certification

Virginia's Riparian Buffer Tax Credit

Guidance Document on the Virginia Exceptional Waters Designation

Oregon Riparian Tax Incentive Program Fact Sheet

Oregon Riparian Tax Incentive Program Statute (ORS 308A.350 -- 308A.383)

Oregon Riparian Tax Incentive Program Brochure

Easements

• Conservation Easements
• Conserving Rural Land
• Taxes and Easements
• Virginia Natural Area Preserves

Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail

NEMO: Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials

Virginia Forest Landowner Short Course Series

Virginia Environmental Endowment

Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection

River Network: Watershed Assistance Grants

National Tree Trust: Community Tree Planting