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The Georgia Conservancy - The Georgia Conservancy works to protect the environment while balancing the demands of social and economic progress. They teach current and future leaders how natural resource protection and economic growth are linked. They work in a variety of arenas to protect Georgia's water, air and natural areas.
Department of Natural Resources
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper - Our mission is to advocate and secure the protection of the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed.
Georgia Forest Watch - The members of Georgia Forestwatch share as their vision the enduring restoration, protection, and appreciation of the unique mountain and Piedmont landscapes of north and central Georgia, and the biological communities and diversity located therein.
American Lands Alliance - American Lands Alliance is dedicated to the protection and recovery of North American native forest, grassland, and aquatic ecosystems; the preservation of biological diversity; the restoration of watershed integrity; and the promotion of environmental justice in connection with these goals.
Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests - The U.S. Forest Service is a federal agency managed under the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Creative Act of 1891 created the forest reserves from land that was public domain. Congress passed the Organic Act of 1897 to improve and protect forests or secure favorable water flows and to furnish a continuous supply of timber for citizens of the United States.
Dogwood Alliance - We are a nonprofit network of more than sixty grassroots environmental organizations and community groups, as well as individuals working together to defend the native forest ecosystems and communities of the Southeast United States. These forests, which are some of the most biologically diverse and beautiful in the world, are threatened by industrial scale clearcutting to feed chip mills.
The Echo Project - A non-profit focused on energy use, waste management, habitat restoration. They also have a music festival.
Fernbank Science Center - Communicating science and its relationships to other disciplines to all people and to serve as an interface between scientific research and the publics it serves.
Georgia Botanical Society - The Georgia Botanical Society, founded in 1925, is a group of folks who get together to... Promote the understanding and appreciation of plants and their relationship to the environment, as well as the study of botanical sciences. Undertake or support the setting apart of appropriate areas in Georgia for the preservation of native and cultivated flora for the enjoyment of the public. Encourage the protection of rare and endangered plant species and significant botanical habitats. Promote the conservation of botanical resources and encourage the practice of a conservation ethic.
The Georgia Museum of Natural History - Did you know that Georgia has one of the richest diversities of plants and animals in the country? Check out this incredible website to learn all about it!
Georgia Environmental Action Network - Join the growing force of Georgia residents advocating for sound environmental change.
Georgia River Network - Georgia River Network is solely dedicated to the conservation of Georgia's waters. We help people protect and restore their rivers and watersheds by providing programmatic, organizational, and technical assistance. We foster on-the-ground restoration, policy work, and education campaigns for the protection of rivers for the economic, recreational, biological, and spiritual values.
Georgia Wildlife Federation - GWF began as a sportsman's organization in 1936 and since then we've grown to become Georgia's oldest and largest conservation organization.
Heritage Forests Campaign - The Heritage Forests Campaign is an alliance of conservationists, wildlife advocates, clergy, educators, scientists, and other Americans working together to uphold protection of our National Forests.
National Forest Foundation - To build relationships that result in measurable improvements in the health, productivity, and diversity of our national forests and grasslands for present and future generations. U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Resources Defense Council - We use law, science, and the support of more than 1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
Pacific Rivers Council - The Pacific Rivers Council is one of the largest and most successful river conservation organizations in the United States. Our mission is to protect and restore rivers, their watersheds, and native aquatic species.
Patagonia - Gives 10 percent of annual profits or 1 percent of sales (whichever is greater) to grassroots environmental groups. Patagonia supports GFW's science goals and land protection mission.
Sierra Club, Georgia Chapter - Legendary naturalist and Sierra Club founder John Muir believed that when people experience the wildness they become allies in the fight to preserve and protect it. When he founded the Sierra Club in 1892, it was part outings group, part political force. Today, we're the largest grassroots environmental organization in the country - not to mention one of the most effective. And we're still an outings group, too.
Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition - SAFC accomplishes its work through five initiatives: Bridge-Building, Reforming Public Land Management, Building Our Constituency The Coalition, Investing in Our Strengths, Presenting a Conservation Agenda.
Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere - Fostering a harmonious relationship between people and the Southern Appalachian environment.
Southern Environmental Law Center - SELC is a nonprofit, regional organization dedicated to protecting the natural areas and resources of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Towerkill - An estimated two million to four million birds are killed in collisions with communication towers, particularly those higher than 200 feet, in eastern North America alone each year.
USDA Forest Service Roadless Initiative - Roadless areas have been a subject of public debate and concern for almost 30 years. Roadless areas are National Forest System lands that have remained generally unroaded for a variety of reasons.
USDA Forest Service Road Management Website - There are few more irreparable marks we can leave on the land than to build a road. Our overriding objective is to work with local people to provide a forest road system that best serves the management objectives and public uses of national forests and grasslands while protecting the health of our watersheds.
The Wilderness Society - The Wilderness Society works to protect America's wilderness and to develop a nationwide network of wild lands through public education, scientific analysis and advocacy.
Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads - Wildlands CPR works to protect and restore wildland ecosystems by preventing and removing roads and limiting motorized recreation. We are a national clearinghouse and network, providing citizens with tools and strategies to fight road construction, deter motorized recreation, and promote road removal and revegetation.
Lumpkin Sunshine - Shining the light on Lupkin County
Responsible businesses we support:
Cafe' Campesino - Georgia owned Cafe' Campesino is dedicated to satisfying the demand for environmentally responsible, specialty coffees without exploiting the disadvantaged farmer's need for fair trade and fair price. For the birds, & for your conscience, Order Cafe' Campesino
Medicine Bow - Medicine Bow is a wilderness school in the North Georgia Mountains that specializes in Native American survival skills (primitive skills) and nature classes.