Resource Links

For links to Columbia-Pacific RC&EDD Partners, click on the Partners page.

National Association of Development Organizations

http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/
Building partnerships that promote environmentally sound economic development in the Pacific Northwest. Healthy forests, healthy community partnerships. Linking forest restoration and rural economies in the Pacific Northwest.

http://www.ruralhome.org/pubs/guides/fedprograms/guide.pdf A guide to federal housing and community development programs for small towns and rural areas

http://www.rcac.org
Rural Commity Assistance Corporation.
Assists rural areas with community development projects, including housing and evironmental efforts.

http://www.nbia.org
National Business Incubation Association

http://www.snpo.org
Society for Nonprofit Organizations
Provides nonprofit organizations with resources that can help them accomplish their missions more effectively

Funding resources for rural areas

Landscape Management System

National Association of Resource and Development Councils

The Rural Information Center provides services for rural communities, local officials, organizations, businesses and rural citizens working to maintain the vitality of America's rural areas.

Satsop Forest Management Project

http://www.fs.fed.us/sustained/siteindex.html
US Forest Service web page on sustainable resource management. Links to topics of interest from A to Z.

http://www.repp.org
Renewable energy policy project covers hydroelectric energy, bioenergy, geothermal, wind power, solar and hydrogen sources of energy, plus energy efficiencies.

http://www.ktka.com/news/2008/apr/02/agritourism_could_be_next_cash_crop/ A news story about alternate enterprises and agritourism.

http://www.pacrimrcd.org
Pacific Rim Regional Association of Resource Conservation & Development Councils

http://www.erwow.org
Evergreen Rural Water of Washington