Conserving Our Common Wealth: A Vision for the Massachusetts Landscape
Massachusetts, The Trustees of Reservations, 1999.
Outlines the strategic vision of The Trustees of Reservations, a nonprofit Massachusetts conservation organization.

Community Choices: Thinking Through Land Conservation, Development, and Property Taxes in Massachusetts
San Francisco, CA: The Trust for Public Land, 1999.
A study looking at the relationship between land conservation and property taxes.

The Franklin County Rural Historic Landscape Preservation Plan: Report
Rockwell, Joan S. Franklin County Commission, 1992.

Franklin Regional Council of Governments Regional Open Space Project
Greenfield, MA, November 2000.
A final report presenting open space GIS maps, identifying potential greenbelts, and outlining strategies for land protection.

Franklin Regional Council of Governments Regional Open Space Project, Draft
Greenfield, MA, September 2000.
A draft report presenting open space GIS maps, identifying potential greenbelts, and outlining strategies for land protection.

Greenprint Gallery
San Francisco, CA: The Trust for Public Land, 2000.
A booklet profiling seven model land conservation efforts.

Land Conservation Options: A Guide for Massachusetts Landowners
Essex County Greenbelt Association, Inc. & The Trustees of Reservations, on behalf of The Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition, October 2001.
A booklet describing the land conservation tools and techniques available to private landowners in Massachusetts.

Losing Ground: An Analysis of Recent Rates and Patterns of Development and Their Effects on Open Space in Massachusetts
Steel, Jennifer. Massachusetts Audubon Society, 1999.

Open Space Conservation: Investing in Your Community's Economic Health
Tibbetts, John. Cambridge, MA: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1998.
A guide for citizens and policymakers describing methods for estimating the economic value of open space and analyzing the effectiveness of various means of financing open space acquisitions.