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Center for Plant Conservation editor's pick popular
http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/
(6 votes)
dedicated to conserving and restoring the rare native plants of the United States, to save them from extinction
Added: Feb. 15, 2001 | Rate It
Endangered Species Program editor's pick popular
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/
information on threatened and endangered species in the United States from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Added: Feb. 01, 2004 | Rate It
Forests - Greenpeace U.S.A. editor's pick popular
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/forests/
(3 votes)
the forests campaign of the independent campaign organization that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems
Added: Jan. 26, 2001 | Rate It
National Invasive Species Information Center editor's pick popular
http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/
(5 votes)
United States government's reference gateway to information, programs, organizations, and services about invasive species
Added: Jan. 03, 2001 | Rate It
The State of the Nation's Ecosystems editor's pick popular
http://www.heinzcenter.org/ecosystems/index.shtml
a report from the Heinz Center on the condition of US lands, waters, and living resources
Added: Oct. 15, 2002 | Rate It
California Oak Mortality Task Force editor's pick
http://nature.berkeley.edu/comtf/
focuses on the plant pathogen "Phytophthora ramorum", which can have devastating effects on oak trees in the wildlands it inhabits and has had substantial impacts on the nursery industry internationally
Added: Jul. 20, 2007 | Rate It
Don't Log the Forests for the Fuel editor's pick
http://pressroomda.greenmediatoolshed.org/sites/default/files/Forest4Fuel08.pdf
examines the potential environmental
and economic impacts of the cellulosic
ethanol industry in the Southern United States (pdf)
Added: Oct. 28, 2008 | Rate It
Native Forest Council editor's pick
(7 votes)
seeks to fully protect and preserve every acre of publicly owned land in the U.S., providing visionary leadership and ensuring the integrity of public land and ecosystems, without compromising people or forests
Added: Jan. 20, 2001 | Rate It
Wildlands Network editor's pick
protects and restores the natural heritage of North America through the establishment of a connected system of wildlands
Added: Jan. 12, 2001 | Rate It
Alaska Conservation Foundation - Rainforests popular
http://akcf.org/_pages/programs_amp_initiatives/alaska_rainforest_campaign.php
(8 votes)
works to protect the remaining wildlands of the Tongass and Chugach National Forests from clearcutting and other harmful development
Added: Jan. 12, 2001 | Rate It
American Forests popular
http://www.americanforests.org/
(9 votes)
helps people improve the environment with trees and forests
Added: Jan. 17, 2001 | Rate It
Children's Nature Institute popular
http://www.childrensnatureinstitute.org/
(4 votes)
educating children, parents and teachers in the natural sciences; seeking to improve the quality and scope of education for young children and to inspire a sense of respect and responsibility for the environment
Added: May. 28, 2001 | Rate It
Endangered Ecosystems of the United States popular
http://biology.usgs.gov/pubs/ecosys.htm
(4 votes)
report provides estimates of declines of natural ecosystems in the US and provides a rationale for ecosystem-level conservation
Added: Feb. 04, 2001 | Rate It
700 Mountains
campaign to stop destructive "mountain top removal" coal mining
Added: Oct. 13, 2007 | Rate It
Alaska Conservation Foundation
http://alaskaconservation.org/
(2 votes)
community foundation for the environment that receives and awards grants throughout the state
Added: Jan. 12, 2001 | Rate It
Alaska Wilderness League
(3 votes)
supports initiatives to protect Alaska's lands and waters through grassroots activism and promoting recognition of Alaska's spectacular environment
Added: Jan. 31, 2001 | Rate It
Allegheny Defense Project
http://www.alleghenydefense.org/
(2 votes)
dedicated to restoring the ecological integrity and building sustainable economies for forest communities of the Allegheny National Forest
Added: Jan. 20, 2001 | Rate It
America's WETLAND
http://www.americaswetland.com/
(2 votes)
campaign to raise awareness of the impact of Louisiana’s wetland loss and increase support for efforts to conserve and save coastal Louisiana
Added: Jun. 18, 2003 | Rate It
American Bird Conservancy
http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/birdguide.html
a report, jointly produced by American Bird Conservancy and National Wildlife Federation, gives an in-depth analysis of how global climate change may affect populations of some bird species, including access to individual state reports
Added: Feb. 11, 2009 | Rate It
American Birding Association
(2 votes)
providing leadership to field birders by increasing their knowledge, skills, and enjoyment of birding, and by contributing to bird conservation
Added: Feb. 04, 2001 | Rate It
American Farmland Trust
works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practicies that lead to a healthy environment
Added: Jan. 03, 2001 | Rate It
An Assesment of Forest Ecosystem Health in the Southwest -- USFS
http://www.rmrs.nau.edu/publications/rm_gtr_295/
documents an ecological assessment of forest ecosystem health in the Southwest United States
Added: Feb. 01, 2001 | Rate It
AppalFor - Appalachian Sustainable Forestry
http://www.uky.edu/OtherOrgs/AppalFor/high.html
collects, develops, discusses, and disseminates information on sustainable forestry online
Added: Jan. 17, 2001 | Rate It
Bark
(6 votes)
dedicated to gathering facts about and challenging timber sales that are contrary to the public interest and the local ecosystem, particularly in the Pacific Northwest of the US
Added: Oct. 12, 2001 | Rate It
Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
seeks to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields
Added: May. 12, 2002 | Rate It
