Conservation

Nature’s Conservancy (Arlington,VA)
Saving the Last Great Places on Earth, purchase land for future generations to use
www.nature.org

World Resources Institute (Washington, DC)
An environmental think tank emphasizing practical solutions to protect Earth
www.wri.org

Conservation International (Washington, DC)
Conserving Earth’s living natural heritage (global biodiversity) harmony w/nature
www.conservation.org

Amazon Conservation Team (Arlington, VA)
Work in partnership w/ indigenous people to conserve biodiversity, health & culture
www.ethnobotany.org

Sierra Club (San Francisco, CA, local & national)
America’s oldest, largest & most influential grassroots environmental organization
www.sierraclub.org

Faultline, California’s Environmental Magazine (SF, CA) Chris Clarke
www.faultline.org

Friends of the Earth International (Amsterdam, The Netherlands & worldwide)
Largest grassroots environmental network, uniting thousands of local activist groups
www.foei.org

WWF Conservation Action Network (Washington, DC & over 100 countries)
Works with World Wildlife Fund, protecting endangered species & their habitats
www.takeaction.worldwildlife.org

The Izaak Walton League of America (Gaithersburg, MD)
Defenders of soil, air, woods, waters & wildlife
www.iwla.org

Center for Plant Conservation (St. Louis, MO)
Conserving & restoring America’s native plants, office in Missouri Botanical Garden; good links, education, online databases, native plant societies
www.centerforplantconservation.org

Elisabeth C. Miller Library (Seattle, WA, UW Botanic Gardens)
Directory of horticulture, websites, extensive links, horticulture book collection
http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/

Department of Horticulture Oregon State University
Landscape plants (over 900), images, identification, information
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants

High Country News (For People Who Care About the American West) (Paonia, CO)
Nonprofit media organization preserving the natural resources of the west, archives
www.hcn.org

The Ecologist The world’s most respected environmental affairs magazine
www.theecologist.org

Canadian Boreal Initiative (Ottawa, Ontario)
Organization linking science, policy & conservation in Canada’s boreal region
www.borealcanada.ca

Cloud Forest Institute (Ukiah, CA)
Wiki site, organizing the protection of a wildlife corridor in Ecuador
www.cloudforest.org

Talking Leaves (Dexter, OR) A journal of our evolving ecological culture
www.talkingleaves.org

Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montreal, Quebec)
Organization of Canada, Mexico & the U.S. to address regional environmental concerns
www.cec.org

Biodiversity Project (Madison, WI) Awareness & communication for biodiversity
www.biodiverse.org

Society for Ecological Restoration International (Tucson, AZ)
Source for restoration science, practice & policy, networks, conferences, journal
www.ser.org

Malaysian Nature Society (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Environomental education, research, publications, animal & plant life conservation
www.mns.org.my

Zayante Sandhills Conservation Bank (Santa Cruz county, CA)
Preserving, enhancing & restoring sandhill habitat in Santa Cruz county
www.zayantesandhills.com

Department of the Environment & Heritage (Parkes, ACT, Australia)
Numerous environmental links, conservation of Australia’s natural environment
www.deh.gov.au