Green Community: Find Out More

Inspired by the communities in Green Community? The web resources below provide information about some of the ways you can green your own community. Like the communities highlighted in the exhibition, the links below offer multiple areas of expertise. And like the exhibition's communities, this is only a sampling of what is out there.

And be sure to check out curator Susan Piedmont-Palladino's blog, where she writes about Green Community, eco-issues… and just a few of her pet green peeves.

REMEDIATION, REPURPOSING, REINVIGORATING

With the right tools, you can make something great and green out of unusable land.

• American Planning Association
• Enterprise Community Partners
• National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Sustainable Management Approaches and Revitalization Tools-electronic (SMARTe)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

GETTING AROUND

You don't have to drive everywhere, even though it sometimes seems that way. Walking, biking, and mass transit are options across the country.

• American Public Transportation Association
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention--Healthy Places
• Urban Planet Institute and TransitFacts 
• Walk Score

LAND CONSERVATION

You can't have a green community without green space. A few of the (very, very many) organizations dedicated to preserving the natural environment are included here.

• Congress for the New Urbanism
• The Mayors' Institute on City Design 
• The Nature Conservancy
• Smart Growth Leadership Institute
• Urban Land Institute 
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• U.S. Green Building Council

RESOURCEFULNESS

Like so many things in life, managing our resources comes down to balance and moderation. Check out the links below for more information about the responsible use of our natural resources.

• Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• U.S. Department of Energy  

WASTE

Recycling, the proper disposal of waste, and composting all help create a greener world, but eliminating future waste--like unwanted catalogs--is even better.

• Catalog Choice
• Earth 911
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

CLOSE TO HOME

Green Community includes a section on the green things going on in the Museum's backyard. A few links from efforts mentioned in the exhibition and new examples are below.

• Arlington County Car Free Diet
• Casey Trees
• Cool Capital Challenge
• Solar Homes Tour 

Want to see what great green things are going on in your neck of the woods? Check out Green Map.