Regional and State Links

Southeastern Massachusetts

SRPEDD (the planning agency for the Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District, which includes Attleboro)

• Regional Open Space Plan
  for Attleboro, Fall River, North Attleborough, Plainville
  Rehoboth, Seekonk, Swansea, Wrentham

The Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts

Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences

• Regional Conservation Planning Program (assists conservation efforts in southeastern Massachusetts)

Southeastern Massachusetts Environmental Collaborative

Institute for Regional Development at Bridgewater State College (provides support and training for non-profit organizations)

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Audubon Society

Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition

Trustees of Reservations - Large, Massachusetts-based trust. Oldest land trust in the U.S.

Environmental League of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program

Rhode Island

Nature Conservancy - Rhode Island Preserves

Watershed Awareness and Protection

Save the Bay

Taunton River Watershed Alliance

Vernal Pools

Massachusetts Vernal Pool Certification Guidelines

Rhode Island Vernal Pools - Excellent site with photos and descriptions of many vernal pool species.

U.S. Geological Survey Guide to North American Amphibians - Good photos of many species of toads, frogs, and salamanders.  Geographic range map for each species.

Vernal Pool Association - Lots of educational resources

Maps

Mass GIS (Geographical Information Systems)

• Color aerial photos of Attleboro with half-meter resolution (April, 2001)

Historic U.S. Geological Survey Maps of Attleboro

Grant Assistance

Massachusetts Environmental Trust

Conserving Open Space - a guide for grant-seeking for land conservation in southeastern Massachusetts, developed by the Manomet Center, 2003