Conservation Related Resources

Conservation/Environmental/Outdoor Education:

• Appalachian Mountain Club:
• Outdoor Education
• Conservation
• New England Aquarium:
• Teacher Resource Center
• MontereyBay Aquarium:
• Teachers’ Place
• Kids’ Place

• North American Association for Environmental Education:
• For Teachers
• Endangered Species

• Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources:
• Environmental Education for Kids

• National Wildlife Federation:
• Outside in Nature
• Wildlife

• Sierra Club:
• Environmental Education

• The EnviroLink Network
• National Sea Grant Library
• Education Index – Conservation Online Resources
• Discovery Channel – planet earth – Conservation Resources

 

Conservation/Ecology/Environment Educational Activities:

• Wilderdom – Environmental Education Activities
• Earth 911 – Kids
• Indiana Dept of Environmental Mgt:
• Environmental Education Activities

• Scripps Institute – Earthguide
• Educational REALMS - Environmental Education                       
• The Science Spot – Ecology Lesson Plan Links                        
• Bugscope – Scanning Electron Microscope                               
• Ecological Society of America – Teaching & Learning               
• NationalScienceResourceCenter:
• Curriculum Resources
• Student/Parent Resources

• PBS:
• Science & Tech – Topics
• Nature

 

Conservation Commission Related:

• The Land Trust Alliance                                                               
• Maine Association of Conservation Commissions                      

 

County:

• University of Maine
• Cooperative Extension
• CountyOffices                                                           

• Maine Association of Conservation Districts
• Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation
• Androscoggin Valley Soil & Water Conservation

 

State of Maine Conservation Information:

• Department of Conservation
• Maine Forest Service
• Bureau of Parks & Lands                                                

• The Maine Conservation Corps

• Region 1 – EPA New England – Maine State Information
• Department of Environmental Protection
• Bureau of Land and Water Quality
• Maine’s Wetlands – their function and value

• Department of Inland Fisheries and Waterways                         
• Department of Marine Resources
• US Natural Resources Conservation Service – Maine
• US Fish & Wildlife Service
• Rachel Carson Natural Wildlife Refuge
• Beginning with Habitat
• Maine Natural Areas Program

 
New England:

• Soil Information for New England
• The Eastern Trail Alliance

 

Gulf of Maine:

• Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
• Gulf of Maine Research Institute
• Gulf of Maine Aquarium – Lobsters
• Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System
• US Fish & Wildlife Service – Gulf of Maine Coastal Program
• Gulf of Maine Institute
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
• National Marine Sanctuaries
• National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

 

US Departments:

• Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental Education
• Teaching Center
• Kids

• Department of the Interior
• Bureau of Land Management - BLM Learning Landscapes                    

• US Fish & Wildlife
• Conserving the Nature of America

• About.com – US/Canada Parks
• Environmental and Nature Organizations
• Nature Conservation

• US Geological Service
• Education
• Water Resources
• Biology

 

Environmental Groups:

• The Nature Conservancy
• National Wildlife Federation
• The Conservation Fund
• Environmental Defense
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
• Sierra Club
• The Trust for PublicLand
• Clean Water Action
• Ocean Conservancy
• Defenders of Wildlife                                                                   

 

Miscellaneous Links:

• Ecology-Environmental Links