Resources for open space

• American Farmland Trust, Ohio office, 200 North High St., #522, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 469-9877.
• Center for Farmland Preservation in Northeast Ohio, 2179 Everett Rd., Peninsula, OH 44264, (330) 657-2355.
• Chicago Wilderness
• The Conservation Fund
• Countryside Program, PO Box 24825, Lyndhurst, OH 44124, (216) 295-0511.
• Cuyahoga Countryside Conservancy, 458 W. Hines Hill Rd., Boston Heights, OH 44236, (330) 528-1344.
• Cuyahoga County Planning Commission, 323 Lakeside Ave., Suite 400, Cleveland, OH 44113, (216) 443-3700.
• EcoCity Cleveland, 2841 Scarborough Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, (216) 932-3007.
• ICMA's Land use controls Web site
• Green Infrastructure Working Group.
• Land Trust Alliance.
• National Center for Recreation & Conservation
• The Nature Conservancy, Northeast Ohio Program Office, 137 Main St., Chardon, OH 44024, (440) 285-8622.
• Northeast Ohio Land Trust Coalition, c/o Roger Gettig, Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094, (440) 946-4400.
• Northeast Ohio Regional Parks Consortium, c/o Steve Madewell of Lake Metroparks, 440-639-7275, or Steve Coles of Cleveland Metroparks, 216-351-6300.
• Ohio Canal Corridor, PO Box 609420, Cleveland, OH 44109, (216) 348-1825.
• Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor Coalition, 520 S. Main St., Akron, OH 44311, (330) 434-5657.
• Ohio State University Extension
• Small Farm Research and Education Center, PO Box 51, Hiram, OH 44234, (330) 569-3487.
• Smart Growth America
• Smart Growth Education Foundation, Home Builders Association of Greater Cleveland, 6140 W. Creek Rd., Independence, OH 44131, (216) 447-8700.
• Smart Growth Network.
• Trust for Public Land, Ohio office, 1422 Euclid Ave., Suite 446, Cleveland, OH 44115, (216) 928-7518.
• Western Reserve Resource Conservation and Development Council, c/o Lake Soil and Water Conservation District, 125 E. Erie St., Painesville, OH 44077, (440) 350-2034.
• Voices for the Land, Minneapolis Star-Tribune's beautiful, Web-based project showcasing essays and photos of individuals exploring the natural heritage of their family land.

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