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- Environmental Investigation Agency USA USA branch of the EIA, an independent, international organization committed to investigating and exposing environmental crimes around the world.
- Save the Bog Turtle Foundation Dedicated to protection of the bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) in the southern Appalachian Mountains (USA).
- Land Trust Alliance Provides information to individuals interested in protecting their open space lands or open spaces in their communities as well as information to individuals working in the field of land conservation and protection.
- National Tree Trust Our mission is to act as a catalyst for local volunteer groups in the growing, planting, and maintenance of trees in rural communities, urban areas, and along our nation's highways.
- Sierra Club America's largest and oldest environmental organization.
- Save the Prairie Society Sponsors tours and activities as an educational service, land acquisition,volunteer land management to protect prairie.
- The Trust for Public Land A national, nonprofit organization that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, natural areas and open space.
- Public Interest Research Group: Save Our Wild Forests Campaign FAQ sheet on forest conservation, email links to the U.S. Forest Service, and forest protection links.
- National Forest Protection Alliance NFPA formed as a response to the desire for an immediate end to the corporate and commercial exploitation of public lands, and in particular, an end to all commercial logging.
- Endangered Specie Antithesis Antithesis to placing the NW Salmon on Endangered Specie List. Civil suit against the United States of America. Alleges that the proximate cause of the NW Salmon decline, requiring certain salmon species to be placed upon the Endangered Specie List, was criminal mismanagement by the National Marine Fisheries Service and others.
- Defenders of Wildlife Non-profit group dedicated to species conservation, habitat conservation and policy leadership
- Heritage Forests Campaign Send a free e-postcard to protect our last wild forests for future generations! Heritage Forests provide an environment for camping, hiking and recreation, habitat for wildlife, and clean drinking water.
- Sierra Club - Habitat Report - Trends in Species Loss A report on the status of our nation's endangered species, with examinations on the causes of decline, and the locations in which they are most occurring.
- A Backyard Wildlife Habitat This program helps to save a place for wildlife in the community.
- American Cave Conservation Association conserving America's caves and karstlands.
- Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund Protects people, wildlife and natural resources by providing free legal representation to citizen groups to enforce environmental laws in the USA.
- American Wildlands Mission is to promote, protect and restore biodiversity and advocate for sustainable management of the West's wildlands, watersheds, and wildlife.
- Restore the Great North Woods RESTORE has a unique mission to restore, preserve, and defend the native ecosystems of the North Woods, a region that stretches from Maine to Minnesota and Nova Scotia to Manitoba. We are raising the sights and hopes of people who refuse to accept a future of declining forests, vanishing wildlife, and failing rural economies.
- Stop Extinction Organization Congressional updates, action alerts, endangered species information and important news for preserving and strengthening the Endangered Species Act to preserve imperiled wildlife.
- Merck Family Fund Private family foundation that awards grants to non-profit organizations in the United States that work to protect the natural environment.
- Endangered Species Act May Burden Cities The looming June deadline for the National Marine Fisheries Services requirement to provide specific protections for salmon and steelhead, many local governments are actively working on plans to respond to the new rules.
- Forest Conservation Council Forest Conservation Council's mission is to protect and restore the native biological diversity of forests and woodlands throughout the United States.
- Eco-USA Lists conservation organizations state-by-state, offers book reviews, and identifies toxics as well as waste sites. Message board and news provided.
- Appalachian Voices Nonprofit, grassroots, environmental organization.
- National Wilderness Preservation System Home FAQ about wilderness system, search database of all 625 wilderness areas in the United States and lots more!
- Corners Of The World Information about endangered species.
- Earthtrust Campaigns in the USA for wildlife conservation projects.
- National Wildlife Federation News and programs of conservation group which unites individuals, organizations, businesses and government to protect wildlife, wild places, and the environment.
- The Wilderness Society dedicated to preserving America's wilderness through action and public education.
- Petrified Woody in Utah and Arizona "This million-plus acre area needs protection from uncontrolled development, but at what cost? ... Does anybody but me believe that some of the 'environmentalists' championing new wilderness areas may have ulterior motives?"
- American Conservation Education Dedicated to educating the public in the wise use and management of our wildlife resources.
- Nature's Eye Foundation Searching for a new vision in saving at risk high biodiverse lands by preserving these areas and educating those that inhabit them.
- New England Forestry Foundation A non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and management of New England's working forests.
- Extirpated Species Foundation A non-profit organization trying to facilitate efforts to repatriate locally extinct species of the indigenous animals and plants for the enjoyments of future generations. The goal is the rebuilding of total ecosystem through replacement of missing species to vacant niches in their native habitats.
- Americans for Our Heritage and Recreation AHR works to protect open spaces and the great outdoors through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).
- American Rivers American Rivers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of North America's rivers.
- Student Conservation Association Provides students of all ages in the USA the opportunity to serve and protect national parks, forests and urban communities.
- Izaak Walton League of America A diverse group of 50,000 dedicated to protecting our nation's soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife with interests in outdoor recreation and conservation activities, from angling and birding to stream monitoring, wildlife photography, and hunting.
- The Biodiversity Center A collection of reports and papers assembled by a US conservation group.
- Southern Plains Land Trust Dedicated to preserving and restoring the short grass prairie ecosystem including key species such as the black-tailed prairie dog, swift fox, and others.
- The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative An effort by over 100 organizations to reconnect wilderness corridors throughout the northern Rocky and Mackenzie mountains.
- The Wildlands Project Our Mission: to protect and restore the ecological integrity of North America through the establishment of a connected system of conservation reserves.
- National Parks and Conservation Association private, nonprofit, citizen organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, and enhancing the U.S. National Park System.
- Wetlands Action Network Protecting and restoring wetlands along the Pacific Migratory Pathway.
- The Nature Conservancy Protecting endangered species and ecosystems through land acquisition, science, and partnerships.
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Nonprofit preserving elk, other wildlife, and habitat in North America.
- Western Gamebird Alliance A national non-profit organization committed to protecting and restoring upland gamebird habitat throughout the West.
- Heartwood An association of groups, individuals, and businesses dedicated to the health and well being of the native forest of the Central Hardwood region [in the US], and its interdependent plant, animal, and human communities. Work towards the conservation of functioning ecosystems and the wealth of biological diversity they contain.
- The Conservation Fund Through real estate transactions, demonstration projects, education, and community-based activities, the Fund seeks innovative long-term measures to conserve land and water. We believe that economic and environmental returns can be compatible: The Conservation Fund is the first national conservation organization whose charter includes economic development and conservation as primary goals.
- Endangered Species Recovery Program A cooperative research program on biodiversity conservation in central California, administered by California State University.
- The Dogwood Alliance The only unified response in the U.S. to the rapid proliferation of remote, high capacity chip mills. Our Mission is to preserve and restore native forest ecosystems in the southeastern United States while sustaining the human communities that depend on these ecosystems.
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