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bulletEquestrian Damage in the Shawnee National Forest
Learn through words and photographs about the extensive damage occurring to Southern Illinois natural areas by some irresponsible equestrians.
bulletRACE (Regional Association of Concerned Environmentalists)
RACE is an all-volunteer, grassroots, environmental organization based in Southern Illinois and in Western Kentucky.  RACE was originally organized in 1988 to give local residents a stronger, more organized voice in the planning process for the Shawnee National Forest.
bulletIllinois EcoWatch Network 
Help keep an eye on the environment... become a Citizen Scientist with the Illinois EcoWatch Network. Through programs such as RiverWatch, ForestWatch, PrairieWatch, WetlandWatch, and UrbanWatch, adult volunteers, high school science teachers, and students monitor rivers, forests, prairies and more.

Important Environmental Organizations

bulletEarth Island Institute
This site provides in-depth information and resources from our project network, award-winning journalism from the Earth Island Journal, and tools to address the environmental challenges we face.
bulletEarth Share 
Earth Share, a federation of America's leading non-profit environmental and conservation organizations, works to promote environmental education and charitable giving through workplace giving campaigns. Earth Share is an opportunity, a system, and an answer for environmentally conscious employees and workplaces to support dozens of environmental groups at once through a charitable giving drive.
bulletHeartwood  
An association of groups, individuals, and businesses dedicated to the health and well being of the native forest of the Central Hardwood region, and its interdependent plant, animal, and human communities.
bulletIzaak Walton League of America
Working to conserve, maintain, protect and restore the soil, forest, water and other natural resources of the United States and other lands; to promote means and opportunities for the education of the public with respect to such resources and their enjoyment and wholesome utilization.
bulletLeague of Conservation Voters
The League of Conservation Voters, the only national environmental organization devoted full-time to holding members of Congress accountable for their environmental votes, is dedicated to protecting the environment through political action by educating voters and winning elections. For over 30 years, the League has been one of the nation's premier environmental organizations, employing sophisticated techniques to educate voters about the environmental records of Congressional candidates, and to help elect a pro-environment majority to Congress. LCV annually publishes a scorecard, which rates federal legislators on their environmental votes.
bulletPrairie Rivers Network
Prairie Rivers Network works to protect the rivers and streams of Illinois and to promote the lasting health and beauty of the Prairie State’s flowing waters. Much of their work focuses on how policies such as the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act are used in Illinois — laws intended to protect our rivers, our environment, and, ultimately, our health. This focus involves keeping a statewide perspective on issues.  But it also includes bringing information, sound science and hands-on assistance to local people, working on local problems, where policies are ultimately put into practice."
bulletNational Audubon Society 
The National Audubon Society is a US-based non-profit organization, with chapters throughout and beyond the Unites States of America. The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. 
bulletNational Council for Science and the Environment 
The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) works to improve the scientific basis for environmental decision making. Guided by the needs of stakeholders, NCSE educates society about the importance of comprehensive scientific programs that integrate cross-cutting research with knowledge assessments, education, information dissemination, and training.
bulletNational Geographic 
The National Geographic Society is the world’s largest nonprofit, scientific and educational organization.
bulletPlanetSave.com
"A one-stop online source and portal for community, information, and news related to the environment, health & wellness, philanthropy and other topics of common interest to “cultural creatives.” Alongside its select links and original news items it provides the alternative features, insider humor, and provocative commentary that are the hallmarks of the publication."
bulletThe Wilderness Society
Since 1935, The Wilderness Society has been in the forefront of the fight to protect and preserve public lands.
bulletWorld Wildlife Fund 
The largest privately supported international conservation organization in the world, WWF has more than 1 million members in the U.S. alone. Since its inception in 1961, WWF has invested in over 13,100 projects in 157 countries. WWF directs its conservation efforts toward three global goals: protecting endangered spaces, saving endangered species, and addressing global threats.

 

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