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- Your Success Story
Chapter 38 - People and the Environment
For information about public and private efforts to restore habitats,
visit the following sites:
Non-Profit Organizations
- Restore America's Estuaries
- This is the site of a coalition of organizations that have
united to stop the loss of coastal wetlands and restore habitat
in those that have been damaged. Visit this site to learn about
the importance of estuaries, the threats they face, the ongoing
efforts to restore them, and if any organizations in your area
are participating.
- The Nature Conservancy
- Visit this site to learn about the organization's biodiversity
protection and habitat restoration projects in the United States
and around the world. You can search the site for references to "habitat restoration" or select "where we work" to find out about Nature Conservancy Preserves near you.
Governmenet Agencies
Texas Society
for Ecological Restoration
The society explains what ecological restoration is, describes
what's happening in Texas, and provides links to other restoration
sites.
Great Lakes EcoPage
This Environmental Protection Agency page provides information
about the ecology of the Great Lakes, habitat restoration that
is underway in the Great Lakes region, and the ways in which
the public can help.
The Chesapeake
Bay Program Home Page
Another EPA site--this one's devoted to the area around the
Chesapeake Bay.
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