American Rivers Dedicated to protecting and restoring America's rivers.
Bureau of Land Management Agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior; administers 264 million
acres of America's public lands, located primarily in 12 Western states.
Care2 A virtual community for environmentally conscious consumers, claiming
over six million members and offering social networking, blog hosting, e-cards, e-mail, news, shopping, links.
Conservation International Works in 32 countries to protect the Earth's richest areas of biodiversity,
such as major tropical wildernesses and key marine ecosystems.
Conservation Online
News and articles on wildlife; information on and links to wildlife
conservation organizations. Based in the United Kingdom.
David Suzuki Foundation Present efforts of this Canadian nonprofit focus on confronting climate
change and developing a conservation plan for Pacific salmon forests.
Earth Island Institute Develops and supports projects that counteract environmental threats.
Earthwatch Institute Promotes conservation of natural resources and cultural heritage by creating partnerships between scientists, educators, the
public.
Dear Web Surfer:
There’s a great wilderness in America. It’s not in Alaska or in the national
parks of the West. Most people don’t know about it because it hasn’t
received a lot of press. It’s a wilderness many of us can get to in minutes, a
place where we can experience wildlife drama first-hand. Read
more about it.
Endangered Ecosystems
of the United States A preliminary assessment of loss and degradation presented by the
biological resources division of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Envirolink News, information, products, and resources for the environmental
community; provides free Internet services to 400 nonprofits.
Environmental Defense Advocacy group with four main goals: stabilizing climate, safeguarding
oceans, protecting human health, defending and restoring biodiversity.
Environmental Protection Agency Establishes and enforces environmental protection standards consistent
with national environmental goals.
EPA Climate Change Site Focuses on the science of climate change and on actions by governments, corporations, and individuals
to address global warming issues.
Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture agency overseeing multi-use management of
national forests; gateway to all Forest Service Web sites.
Friends of the Earth Fights environmental degradation; works to preserve biological, cultural, and ethnic diversity;
promotes citizen action.
Giant Panda and Birding
Ecotours in China
Includes photos of pandas living wild in the Qinling Mountains, and photos
of the region's birds. The mission of the site's creators is to protect
nature reserves, stimulate the local economy, and provide environmental
education through ecotourism. See the Ecotour section for itineraries.
Global Change A review of climate change and ozone depletion from the Pacific Institute.
Green Pages
Environmental portal run by Canadian students.
Green Party Platform Beliefs and policy positions of the National Green Party; Ralph Nader's
speech accepting nomination as the party's presidential candidate.
Greenpeace International Uses nonviolent, creative confrontation to expose environmental ills and
force solutions that ensure the Earth can nurture life in all its diversity.
IUCN
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources, which maintains a world list of threatened species.
Land Trust Alliance Promotes voluntary land conservation and works to strengthen the land
trust movement by providing leadership, information, skills, resources.
League of Conservation Voters Bipartisan political organization dedicated to educating citizens about
the environmental voting records of members of the U.S. Congress.
National Audubon Society Works to conserve and restore ecosystems for the benefit of humanity and
biodiversity, focusing on birds and other wildlife.
National Wildlife Federation Wildlife articles and photos from the nation's largest member-supported
conservation group.
Natural Resources Defense Council Uses law, science, and the support of 400,000 members nationwide to
protect wildlife and wild places and to ensure a healthy environment.
NatureServe
Conservation database on plants, animals, and ecosystems of the
United States, Canada, and Latin America, searchable by species and
ecological unit. Provides access to the Global Amphibian Assessment
and to assessments of the impact of invasive non-native plants. Data
drawn from local natural heritage programs and other sources, such
as the IUCN.
Orion Society Eight-thousand-member nonprofit that publishes Orion magazine, provides
environmental education, and supports grassroots movements.
Sierra Club America's largest (600,000 members) and oldest environmental group.
Protects and restores the wild; educates and advocates on its behalf.
Union of Concerned Scientists Environmental news, analysis, consumer guides, and essays from an
organization of 50,000 concerned citizens and scientists.
Wilderness Society Newsroom
Includes general environmental news, press releases and organizational
publications.
A message from Robert Winkler
Jeff Brush/Connecticut Post (used with permission)
If you enjoyed this essay, I know you'll enjoy my critically
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beautiful; their power of flight never ceases to amaze; and they're the most
conspicuous class of wild animal—even in the suburb, they're just about
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