Preservation
Publications
Saving America’s Countryside: A Guide to Rural Conservation (2nd Edition),
by Samuel N. Stokes, A. Elizabeth Watson, and Shelley S. Mastran,
The John Hopkins University Press, 1997
Historic: A Guide to Rural Conservation
This publication is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to protecting the natural, historic, scenic, and agricultural resources of a rural community. The authors show how to organize a conservation effort, inventory available resources, pass effective new laws, set up land trusts, take advantage of Federal programs, and change public attitudes.