Conservation Groups

Find out about conservation efforts in your neighborhood, city, state, nation and world.

International Groups

• Conservation International:   "Conservation of Earth's natural heritage, biodiversity, and promotion of sustainable living." News, actions.
• Forest Conservation Portal:  "Working to end deforestation, preserve primary and old-growth forests." News, actions.
• Greenpeace:  "Goal is to ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity." News, actions.
• International Primate Protection League:  Conservation of primates. News, alerts, actions.
• The Ocean Conservancy:  "The mission of The Ocean Conservancy is to protect ocean ecosystems and conserve the global abundance and diversity of marine wildlife."
• The Nature Conservancy:  "Preservation of plants, animals and natural communities." News, actions, state/local chapters, online field guide.
• Union of Concerned Scientists:  "Scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world."
• WiLDCOAST:  "an international conservation team, dedicated to the preservation of endangered species and threatened coastal wildlands of the Californias. Through community outreach, activism and media campaigns, we eliminate threats to imperiled beaches, bays, lagoons, and islands and develop reserves to protect them into the future."
• World Wildlife Fund:  "Stopping the degradation of the planet's natural environment and building a future in which humans live in harmony with nature." News, actions.

National Groups (US)

• American Rivers:  "Dedicated to protecting and restoring rivers nationwide. News, campaigns, alerts, links for regional/state groups."
• Blue Ocean Institute:  "Motivated by our love for the sea and its wildlife, we are helping shift attention toward an ethic that more highly values the living seas. This is the foundation of our agenda for conservation and our hope for an abundant living ocean - and a better future."
• Bush Greenwatch:  "Updates on the Bush Administration's environmental misdeeds."
• Center for Biological Diversity :  "Protecting endangered species and wild places through science, policy, education, and environmental law." News, actions, environmental legislation.
• Center for Restoration Ecology:   "Home to the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary research team assembled to advance the science and technology of ecosystem restoration."
• Earth Conservation Corps:   "Mission is to reclaim two of the country's most threatened resources: the environment and our disadvantaged young people."
• Great Old Broads For Wilderness :  "Dedicated to the preservation and protection of roadless public lands in America." News, alerts, chapters.
• National Audubon Society:  "Conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity." News, actions, state/local chapters.
• Natural Resources Defense Council:  News, actions, environmental legislation, english & espanol.
• Sierra Club :  News, actions, state/local chapters.

South East (US)

• Conservation Council of North Carolina:   "The Conservation Council of NC (CCNC) is a statewide lobbying organization dedicated to advocating on behalf of North Carolina's environment."
• Dogwood Alliance:  "Defending southern forests and communities." News, campaigns, links for regional/state groups.
• Erwin Area Neighborhood Group:  "A non-partisan community action group of persons from more than 30 neighborhoods...working to educate, publicize, and procure pledges on behalf of the Duke Tract in efforts to complete the New Hope Creek Corridor."
• North Carolina Coastal Federation:  "Citizens Working Together for a Healthy Coast"
• North Carolina Conservation Network:  "Statewide network of over 150 environmental, community and environmental justice organizations focused on protecting North Carolina’s environment and public health."
• North Carolina Wildlife Federation:  "The mission of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation is to be the leading advocate for all North Carolina wildlife and its habitat."
• South Carolina Coastal Consevation League:   "Successful initiatives to protect the threatened resources of the South Carolina coastal plain."
• South Carolina Native Plant Society:   "Committed to the preservation and protection of native plant communities in South Carolina."
• Triangle Land Conservancy:  "Preservation of open spaces and natural areas in NC."

Botanical Gardens

• Atlanta Botanical Garden :  Atlanta GA
• Historic Bartram Gardens:  Phila PA
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden:  Brooklyn NY
• Denver Botanical Gardens :  Denver CO
• Desert Botanical Garden:  Phoenix AZ
• Missouri Botanical Garden:  St. Louis MS
• New York Botanical Garden:  Bronx NY
• North Carolina Botanical Garden:  Chapel Hill NC
• Quail Botanical Gardens:  Encinitas CA
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia :  Athens GA
• Tucson Botanical Gardens:  Tucson AZ