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American Rivers
A
national non-profit conservation organization dedicated to
protecting and restoring healthy natural rivers and the
variety of life they sustain for people, fish, and wildlife.
In addition to protecting nationally significant rivers,
American Rivers' programs focus on dam removal and reform
(including a campaign to remove four federal dams on the
lower Snake River); river channel engineering (including
campaigns to reform Army Corps of Engineers and protect floodplains); allocation of water resources; and threats to
watersheds (including wild rivers, those affected by
agricultural practices, and community riverfronts).
Cascadia Times
An excellent publication
providing the Pacific Northwest with in-depth coverage of environmental
and natural resource issues.
Columbia RiverVision
RiverVision is a coalition of
citizens of the Lower Columbia River and coastal communities
of northern Oregon and Southern Washington concerned about
the proposals to build liquified natural gas plants in the
Columbia River System.
Common Dreams
A national non-profit
citizens' organization working to bring progressive
Americans together to promote progressive visions for
America's future.
Ecology Center of the Siskiyous
(ECOS) S.Oregon University
The Ecology Center of the Siskiyous (ECOS) is a student-run
conservation organization at Southern Oregon University.
ECOS works on various projects related to sustainability,
forest defense and building student awareness.
Forest
Conservation Links
Forest Conservation Links is a reviewed forest conservation
search space of 983 of the best scientific & advocacy
resources on the internet. It is a tremendous
resource.
KS Wild
KS Wild defends the outstanding biological diversity of
the Klamath and south Cascadian provinces of northern
California and southern Oregon. They monitor over three
million acres of public land to ensure that logging, road
building, grazing, ski developments, ORV use, lethal
predator control, and other industrial activities comply
with environmental laws.
Northwest Coalition for
Alternatives to Pesticides
NCAP is dedicated to keeping you informed about
pesticide hazards and alternatives.
Northwest Environmental
Defense Center
The Northwest Environmental Defense Center ("NEDC") was
established by a group of professors, law students and
attorney alumni at Lewis and Clark Law School in 1969. NEDC
is an independent, non-profit organization working to
protect the environment and natural resources of the Pacific
Northwest. We provide legal support to individuals and
grassroots organizations with environmental concerns, and
engage in litigation independently or in conjunction with
other environmental groups. NEDC also provides valuable
hands-on experience for students seeking to enhance their
education in environmental law.
Oregon Natural Desert Association
Working to
protect, defend and restore forever the health of Oregon's
native deserts.
Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition
Coast
Watch Mile By Mile
is a program of the OSCC. CoastWatchers,
now more than
890 strong, together keep watch over Oregon’s entire
362-mile coast. Any number of people can adopt a mile, and
more watchers are always needed. A
Coast Watcher monitors everything from immediate
threats, such as oil on the beach or violations of
habitat protection areas, to long-range land use or
park management issues affecting the shoreline.
To apply
contact by phone, surface mail or
e-mail:
Phillip Johnson, Coast Watch Coordinator
605 S.E. 37th Ave., Portland, OR 97214
(503) 238-4450.
Rogue Group Sierra Club
The purpose of the Sierra Club and the Rogue
Group Sierra Club, is to restore the quality of the natural
environment, maintain the integrity of ecosystems, and to
study, explore and enjoy the wildlands.
The Siskiyou
Regional Education Project
Siskiyou Project works to protect the ecological integrity
and biodiversity the Siskiyou Mountains through protection
of wild places, education and collaborative strategies.
Umpqua Watersheds
Umpqua Watersheds, Inc., is a non-profit organization
dedicated to the protection and restoration of the
watersheds in the Umpqua River basin in southern Oregon.
Water Watch
WaterWatch is a river conservation group devoted to
restoring and protecting natural flows in Oregon's rivers.
They work in the courts, state and federal agencies, and the
legislature to ensure enough water is left in our rivers and
streams to sustain the fish, wildlife, and people who depend
on them.
Water
Conserve
This is an excellent Water
Conservation Portal and Internet Search Tool that provides
access to reviewed water conservation news and information.
Western Environmental Law Center
Western Environmental Law Center is a public interest law
firm dedicated to defending the West. They represent
Indian tribes, local governments, citizens groups who seek
to protect and restore the forests, rivers, grasslands,
wildlife and human communities of the West.
Western
Watersheds Project
WWP
is working to protect and restore Western watersheds by
educational outreach, public policy initiatives, litigation,
and by ending incompatible uses of public lands.
Wild
Wilderness
Wild Wilderness believes that America's public recreation
lands are a national treasure that must be financially
supported by the American people and held in public
ownership as a legacy for future generations.
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