Directory of Science and Environment Resources

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• Audubon Naturalist Society

  http://www.audubonnaturalist.org/
  Independent conservation organization serving the Washington D.C. metropolitan region. Find programs, classes, current issues, news, and information about sanctuaries in Maryland and Virginia.

• Audubon Society of the District of Columbia

  http://audubondc.org/
  Field trips, events, birding around D.C., Logan Meadow sanctuary and newsletter articles.

• Biodiversity Database of the Washington, D.C., Area

  http://biodiversity.georgetown.edu/
  Searchable database of information and images. Includes organisms and regional nature and preservation areas in the D.C. area.

• Bushmeat Crisis Task Force

  http://www.bushmeat.org/
  Headquarters for consortium of conservation organizations and scientists dedicated to the conservation of wildlife populations threatened by commercial hunting of wildlife for sale as meat.

• Casey Trees

  http://caseytrees.org/
  A nonprofit with a mission to restore, enhance and protect the tree canopy of the nation's capital.

• D.C. Science Writers Association

  http://www.dcswa.org/
  An organization of science writers and editors from nearly all the major news outlets in the Washington area that meets monthly for tours, symposia, and professional development.

• DC Department of Health - Environmental Health Administration

  http://doh.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,3,q,573184,dohNav_GID,1802,dohNav,|33200|33215|.asp
  Works to prevent and control environmentally related diseases while protecting and preserving the ecological system in the district. Features a guide to the bureaus and divisions that make up the Administration.

• DC Nature

  http://www.dcnature.com/
  Photo galleries of DC area wildlife created by a local group of nature photographers.

• District Department of the Environment

  http://ddoe.dc.gov/
  Promotes energy efficiency through conservation, education, and fuel assistance programs and by regulatory intervention. Includes consumer information, a description of agency programs, a guide to resources in its library, an events calendar, and links to related sites.

• Flora of the Washington-Baltimore Area

  http://persoon.si.edu/DCFlora/dcherbarium.htm
  Offers information about flora native to the area. Includes a specimen database, projects, spring flowering records and a gallery.

• Friends of the Earth DC Environmental Network

  http://www.foe.org/dc-environmental-network
  A consortium of conservation organizations that meets regularly to focus on environmental problems specific to the region, exchange information, and coordinate strategies. Includes background documents [PDF].

• HowStuffWorks: Exploding Manholes

  http://www.howstuffworks.com/exploding-manhole.htm
  Information on the frequent mishaps under the streets of the city.

• Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission

  http://www.mncppc.org/
  Acquires, develops, maintains and administers a regional system of parks in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland.

• National Capital Area Skeptics

  http://www.ncas.org/
  Group promoting critical thinking and scientific understanding. Includes information about events, newsletters, and a document library.

• Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, DC

  http://www.pcswdc.org/
  Promotes interest in Pre-Columbian cultures through annual symposia, monthly meetings, and a newsletter. Includes newsletter index.

• Sierra Club: Washington, DC Chapter

  http://www.dc.sierraclub.org/
  News and issue information from the local chapter of the environmental organization.

• The Nature Conservancy - Maryland/District of Columbia

  http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/maryland_dc/index.htm
  Works to protect critical natural lands. Features places protected, events, news and volunteer opportunities.

• Urban Land Institute

  http://washington.uli.org/
  Non-profit research and education organization focusing on the use of land to enhance the environment.

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