 | Action Without Borders
Information about non-profit organizations, their services, volunteer
opportunities, internships, job openings, upcoming events, and any material
or publications they have produced.
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| The Chicago
Wilderness Calling Frog Survey Website
You can participate in this important project. The group is comprised of
ordinary citizens, citizen-scientists and scientists who share in
common a strong environmental ethic and a love for frogs.
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| E/The Environmental Magazine
A non-profit clearinghouse of news and resources on environmental issues
and resources.
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| Earth
Share
Earth Share is a nationwide network of the country's most respected
environmental and conservation organizations and offers a simple way to care
for our health, water, air, land and wildlife.
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| Grand Prairie
Friends
A non-profit working to preserve prairie in east central Illinois.
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| Greening
EPA Energy Conservation
EPA's Energy and Water Efficiency Program ensures that the Agency uses
natural resources efficiently when designing, constructing, and
maintaining its facilities. |
| Grist
Environmental News and Commentary
Do
you like your "gloom and doom" with a sense of humor? This
website is for you! I recommend their daily emails. |
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IDOT Bike
Maps |
| Illinois
Environmental Council
A coalition of individuals and organizations who are committed to resource
conservation and a healthful environment for Illinois.
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Illinois Natural History Survey
The mission of the Illinois Natural
History Survey (INHS) is to investigate and document the biological
resources of Illinois and other areas, and to acquire and provide
natural history information that can be used to promote the common
understanding, conservation, and management of these resources.
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| Illinois Renewable Energy
Association
The IREA provides hands-on opportunities for the Illinois public to
learn about the benefits, potentials, and uses of renewable energy and
energy-efficiency for our homes and businesses. |
| Land Conservancy of McHenry County
(formerly the Land Foundation of McHenry County)
Formed to
accept dedicated conservation easements on private property so as to
preserve open space and natural heritage values. Since 1991, TLC has accepted several easements which have preserved oak hickory woods,
wetlands, prairie restorations, and stream corridors into perpetuity while
still maintaining private ownership of these lands.
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| League of Conservation Voters
A bipartisan political voice for over nine million members of
environmental and conservation groups.
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The Lou Marchi Total
Recycling Institute Publishes the Green Guide
Recycling Directory, and provides programming that promotes reducing, reusing and recycling in an effort to reach the goal of zero waste. |
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McHenry
County Audubon Society
To
foster the education and appreciation of natural history in McHenry
County. |
| McHenry County Conservation District
Mission: To preserve and restore the natural areas and
open spaces for the educational, recreational, and environmental benefits of
present and future generations.
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| McHenry County
Farmland Preservation Alliance
To preserve the agricultural
heritage, landscape and economy of McHenry County through a viable
farmland protection program.
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| Mississippi River Basin Alliance
- a citizens' coalition that unites environmental justice organizations and
traditional conservation groups around issues impacting the Mississippi
River.
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| Northeastern Illinois Planning
Commission
...the official regional planning agency for the 6-county Chicago
metropolitan area.
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| Prairie Rivers Network
...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.
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| Prairie Woods Audubon Society
The mission of the Prairie Woods Audubon Society, as a chapter of the
National Audubon Society, is to conserve the environment, to preserve
wildlife and natural habitats, and to provide opportunities for education,
nature appreciation, and fellowship.
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| The
Safer Pest Control Project
The mission of the Safer Pest Control Project is to reduce pesticide use
throughout rural, urban and suburban Illinois and to stimulate and help
implement widespread adoption of safer alternatives to routine pesticide use
in Illinois.
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| Sierra Club Woods
& Wetlands Group... serving Northeast Illinois
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| Sprawl Resource
Guide
...designed to familiarize you with several of the key issues associated
with sprawl, and direct you to some of the wealth of information already
available on the Web. Other
Sprawl Resources
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Sustain: The Environmental Information
Group
Through public and private
partnerships, Sustain encourages sustainable economic development that
creates jobs and revitalizes communities in an environmentally sound
manner.
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Volo
Bog Natural Area The
only "quaking" bog in Illinois to have an open water
center. |
| The
Wildflower Preservation &
Propagation Committee
Promoting the use of native plants in the landscape through
preservation, propagation, and education |
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The Wild Ones
...people promoting biodiversity and using native species in developing
plant communities.
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Woodstock
Farmer's Market Buy fresh - Buy local! (yum!) |
Environmental
Defenders of McHenry County 
