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Links to National, State and Local Land Trusts
- American Farmland Trust
- American Land Conservancy
- Equestrian Land Conservation Resource
- Friends of Hickory Hill Park
- Friends of the Iowa River Scenic Trail [no known Web site]
- Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
- Iowa Nature Conservancy
- Iowa Prairie Network
- Johnson County Heritage Trust
- Land Trust Alliance
- Middle Iowa River Watershed Project [no known Web site]
- The Nature Conservancy
- Sportsmens Land Trust
- The Trust for Public Land
- Wildlife Land Trust (Humane Society)
Links to Conservation Organizations
- 1000 Friends of Iowa
- Abundance Ecovillage
- Abundant Iowa City
- Backyard Abundance
- Citizens for Our Land, Water and Future
- Citizens for Sensible Development (Local branch of 1000 Friends of Iowa)
- Environment Iowa
- Environmental Advocates of Johnson County
- Iowa City Food Not Lawns
- Iowa City Landfill & Recycling Center
- Iowa Environmental Council
- Iowa Global Warming Campaign
- Iowa Interfaith Power & Light
- Iowa Recycling Association
- National Catholic Rural Life Conference/Web of Life — Stewardship of Creation (water; land; environment)
- National Parks Conservation Association
- Open Space Institute
- OSI Conservation Finance ProgramPrairieLand Watershed Alliance
- Project GREEN
- Sierra Club (of Iowa)
- Sustainable Ecological Economic Development (S.E.E.D)
- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
- Trees Forever
Links to Government Agencies
- United States Department of AgricultureU.S.D.A. Natural Resources and Environment
- U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service
- United States Department of the InteriorNational Parks Service
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Iowa Soil Conservation Committee
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Johnson County Conservation Board
- Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Coralville Parks and Recreation
- Iowa City Parks and Recreation Commission
Links to Outdoor Recreation Associations
- Audubon SocietyAudubon Society Iowa ChaptersBicyclists of Iowa City
- Iowa Birds & Birding
- Iowa City Bike Library
- Iowa City Bird Club
- Iowa City Coalition of Off Road Riders
- Iowa City Disc Golf Association
- Iowa City Golf Association
- Iowa Equestrian Center
- Iowa Geocachers Organization
- Iowa Park and Recreation Association
- Iowa Trails Council
- Naturally Louisa County (camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, water trails, wildlife)
- Paddling Iowa
Links to Hunting and Fishing Organizations
- Ducks UnlimitedWetlands for Tomorrow
- Hawkeye Bass Club
- Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association
- Iowa State Rifle and Pistol Association
- Linn County Trails Association
- Pheasants Forever
- Union Sportsmen’s Alliance
Links to Iowa Agricultural Organizations
- Community Supported AgricultureIowa City Community Supported Agriculture Farms
- East Central Iowa Beekeepers [no known Web site]
- Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
- Iowa Corn Growers Association
- Iowa Farm Bureau
- Iowa Soybean Association
Links to Policy and Political Organizations
Links to University Departments and Organizations
- Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (University of Iowa)
- Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (University of Iowa)
- Creative Writing and Environment (Iowa State University)
- Engineers for a Sustainable World (University of Iowa)
- Environmental Coalition (University of Iowa)
- Environmental Law Society (University of Iowa)
- Future Physicians for the Environment (University of Iowa)
- Go Green Iowa (University of Iowa)
- Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management (University of Northern Iowa)
- Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research (IIHR; University of Iowa; including the Lucille A. Carver Mississippi Riverside Environmental Research Station)
- Iowa Lakes Valuation Project (Iowa State University)
- Lakes in East-Central Iowa
- Iowa Master Conservationist Program (Iowa State University)
- Iowa Native Plant Society (Iowa State University)
- Urban and Regional Planning (University of Iowa)
Links to “Smart Growth” Organizations
- Congress for the New Urbanism
- Natural Resources Defense Council: Smart Growth
- Sierra Club: Stopping Sprawl
- Smart Growth America
- Smart Growth Network
- Sustainable Communities Network
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Smart Growth
Links to General Information Regarding Greenbelts
- British Columbia, Canada, Greenbelt Act
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online, “Greenbelt”
- Wikipedia
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Greenbelt
- City of Norman, Oklahoma, Greenbelt Commission
- The Greater Worcester [Massachusetts] Land Trust, Citizens’ Greenways Guide
- Greenbelt Land Trust
- Map of England’s Greenbelts
- Campaign to Protect Rural England
- San Francisco Bay Area Greenbelt Alliance
- Greenbelt Land Trust Standards
- Ontario Government Greenbelt Plan
- Ontario Greenbelt Alliance