Links, links and more links!

Sierra Club

• The club's national site
• Illinois Chapter (with links to individual Illinois groups)
• Canada chapters
• Sierra Club founder John Muir’s life and times
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Government

• U.S. Dept of the Interior
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• National Park Service
• U.S. Forest Service
• List of National Forests
• National Resources Conservation Service
• U.S. EPA
• EPA Superfund for this region
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Illinois Pollution Control Board
• Illinois Natural Resources Geospacial Data Clearinghouse: A gateway to GIS data and imagery for Illinois. Available data sets and documentation (metadata) include: geology, water resources, nature preserves, wildlife areas, environment, land use, base data, Public Land Survey, political boundaries, roads, census information, and much more.
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources Volunteer Network: State program has volunteers monitoring rivers, forests, prairies, wetlands and more.
• Illinois Waste Management and Research Center.
• Kane County State's Attorney's Office: Prosecutes environmental violations in Kane County.
• Kane-DuPage Soil & Water Conservation District.
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Politics

• President Barack Obama
• Gov. Pat Quinn
• Sen. Richard J. Durbin
• Sen. Roland Burris
• U.S. Rep. Bill Foster
• U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson
• Find all of your elected officials: Project Vote Smart. Tip: Type your ZIP Code in this format--xxxxx-xxxx--in the search box at the top left to see who represents you.  Click on the person's name to see their biographical information, the positions on various issues and contact information 
• League of Conservation Voters,  which includes Congressional scorecard to show how legislators voted on conservation issues.
• VoteEnvironment.org, a new site run by the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. The site's mission is to help people use the political process to improve the environment.
• Public Citizen Congress Watch
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Environmental groups

• American Rivers
• Green Batavia: This site provides information about local resources for sustainable living and promotes local green events. It highlights some green works around town and explains where Batavia gets its electricity and the environmental impact.
• Environmental Defense Fund: A wonderful page on this site allows you to do such things as type in your ZIP code and find out the level of pollution in your area.
• Earthwatch Radio: Broadcasts about the environment by staff and students at the Sea Grant Institute and the Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Environmental Law and Policy Center: A non-profit environmental advocacy organization based in Chicago.
• Environmental Research Foundation 
• Greenpeace
• Illinois Audubon Society
• Illinois Recycling Association
• National Wildlife Federation Backyard Habitat Program
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• The Nature Conservancy
• National Forest Foundation
• The National Rivers Website
• Prairie Rivers Network, with reports on the Fox and other rivers in Illinois.
• Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
• The River Network
• River Alliance of Wisconsin
• SOLID (Save Open Land In DuPage)
• West Chicago Prairie Stewardship Group
• World Wildlife Fund
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Fox River information

• Fox River Ecosystem Partnership
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Ideas for day trips

• DuPage County Forest Preserve District
• Fox River Bike Trail
• Kane County Forest Preserve District
• Illinois Prairie Path (biking and hiking)
• Illinois State Parks
• Prairie Restoration at Fermilab in Batavia--Fermilab is one of six  National Environmental Research Parks across the nation. It's also home to a bison herd as well as a prairie restoration project.
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Ideas for teachers

• DNR’s Division of Education
• Environmental Education on the Internet
• EPA’s teachers page
• John Muir Day Study Guide--lesson plans for teachers from kindergarten through 12th grade using the the life of the Sierra Club founder and naturalist. 
• The Orion Society--an award-winning publisher, an environmental education organization, and a communications and support network for grassroots environmental and community organizations.
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Ideas for kids

• Saving Money & the Environment: A Kid's Guide to Recycling
• Illinois’ animals, plants, places to visit and contests
• EPA’s kids page
• The Miracle of Fall
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Miscellaneous

• The Wild Ones-Natural Landscapers, Ltd.: A non-profit organization with a mission to educate and share information with members and community at the "plant-roots" level and to promote biodiversity and environmentally sound practices. 
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Just plain fun stuff

• Find your home (or other world landmarks!) from space

• Google Earth

• Microsoft Terraserver
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Activist Network

• Valley of the Fox Water Sentinels: The VOF Water Sentinels monitor tributaries to the Fox River in Kane and Kendall Counties.
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