Coalition
Members

Apolacon Twp..
Bridgewater Twp.
Choconut Twp.
Forest Lake Twp.
Franklin Twp.
Jessup Twp.
Liberty Twp.
Middletown Twp.
Rush Twp.
Silver Lake Twp
Friendsville
Little Meadows
Montrose

Northern Tier Study by Cornell University

• Chapter 1 A Rural Resource Inventory & Report
• Chapter 2 The Physio-Ecological Landscapes
  • Geology
  • Topography
  • Soils
  • Hydrology
  • Vegetation & forest
  • Wildlife & bio diversity
  • Summary
• Chapter 3 Cultural Landscapes
  • History, government & development
  • Settlement patterns
  • Census & demographics
  • Industry & economics
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry
  • Quarries
  • Other industries & retail land uses
  • Employment & tax base
  • Recreation, heritage and open space
  • Summary
• Chapter 4 The Municipalities
  • Apolacon Township & Little Meadows Borough
  • Choconut Township & Friendsville Borough
  • Franklin Township
  • Liberty Township
  • Silver Lake Township
  • Forest Lake Township
  • Middletown Township
  • Jessup Township
  • Rush Township
  • Bridgewater Township& Montrose Borough
• Chapter 5 Conservation Planning Targets and Threats
• Chapter 6 Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plans & Conservation Planning
  • Inter-Municipal structures and the planning process
  • Developing a Comprehensive Plan
  • Application to the Northern Tier Coalition
  • Implementing rural conservation strategies through local land use ordinances
  • Writing and adopting ordinances
  • Process for deriving conservation areas for land use protection
  • Agricultural. rural resource and conservation zoning
  • Traditional design ordinances
  • Historic districts and landscapes
  • Special purpose ordinances
  • Quarry oriented ordinances and tax programs
  • Forest management ordinances
  • Riparian protection ordinances
  • Shoreline protection ordinances
  • Monitoring and regulation of on-site wastewater treatment systems
  • Natural landscaping ordinances
  • Storm water management
  • Regulation of landfill siting
  • Rural roads ordinances
  • Summary
  • Conclusion & Acknowledgement
• Bibliography