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We are working on developing a comprehensive list of resources that are available to assist Minnesotans on a wide range of land use and planning issues. Do you have a suggestion for a publication, web site or other resource that we should consider? Please let us know by email or by phone at 651.312.1000.

In the meantime, here are links to a few of our most often requested resources:

Previous 1000 Friends of MN newsletters

2009 Spring Newsletter

2008 Summer Newsletter

2008 Winter Newsletter

2007 Fall Newsletter

2007 Spring Newsletter

2006 Winter Newsletter

Previous Hot Dish eNewsletters

March 2009: Happy Hour at 1000 Friends of Minnesota, Building Sensible Communities, Aerial View Legacy Letter, SLUC and BAELN events, Minnesota Waters Conference, and Asparagus Recipes http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs084/1101355009534/archive/1102517184101.html

February 2009: New Outreach Coordinators, Park Hockey Legacy Letter, BAELN and SLUC events, Land Stewardship Open House and Chicken Cacciatore with Orzo http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs084/1101355009534/archive/1102469617120.html

January 2009: Five Additional Communities Selected for Community Growth Options, BAELN Event, Sticky Pomegranate Chicken Wings http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs084/1101355009534/archive/1102424135740.html

Publications

NEW! Re:Focus: Making Choices for Future Generations ( 5 MB)

NEW! A Look at Community Capacity to Conserve Open Space in the Twin Cities Area (Full Report - 5 MB)

NEW! A Look at Community Capacity to Conserve Open Space in the Twin Cities Area (Executive Summary)

Balancing Minnesota's Growth: Capturing Benefits, Reducing Costs, and What's At Stake

A Citizen's Guide to Influencing Local Land Use Decisions

Voices for the Land

Conservation Easement Brochure

Managing Growth in Minnesota's Growth Corridor: An Assessment of Demographic Change, Land Use Planning, and Growth Management in 22 of the Fastest-Growing Counties in Minnesota

Getting to Smart Growth: 100 Policies for Implementation (Smart Growth America)

Choosing our Community's Future: A Citizen's Guide to Getting the Most Out of New Development (Smart Growth America)

Solving Sprawl (National Resources Defense Council)

Facts

1000 Friends of Minnesota Sprawl Primer

10 Principles of Smart Growth

What is Sprawl?

Links and Tools

Embrace Open Space: Resources

Smart Growth Online - A Service of the Smarth Growth Network

Smart Growth America

National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education

Smart Growth Reader (American Planning Association)

Green Values Stormwater Toolbox

 

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