The EPA Office of Environmental Education is advancing and supporting education efforts to develop an environmentally conscious and responsible public and inspiring personal responsibility in caring for the environment.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/

"The Environmental Literacy Council is a non-profit organization established to bring together scientists, economists, educators, and other experts to inform environmental studies...[which] believe[s] that a true environmental education should provide a solid basis in the scientific and economic aspects of environmental issues."
The URL is: http://www.enviroliteracy.org/

IEE is the "world's alternative to the pervasive agency- and industry-sponsored supplemental environmental education." A non-profit, volunteer organization made up of an international network of individuals and member organizations.
The URL is: http://www.eartheducation.org/default.asp

ASCD "is a unique international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of professional educators whose jobs cross all grade levels and subject areas. Founded in 1943, ASCD's mission is to forge covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners."
The URL is: http://www.ascd.org/aboutascd.html

NSTA is committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. Site offers grade-specific journal articles, news digests, and teacher-to-teacher discussion; a members-only library of journal articles; available awards, grants, career information, curriculum kits, science suppliers, and more.
The URL is: http://www.nsta.org/

"The Foundation's mission is to help America meet critical national challenges through environmental learning. NEETF also forges valuable partnerships with federal and state agencies, corporations and nonprofit organizations on voluntary initiatives that

supplement regulation with innovative compliance and cooperation."
The URL is: http://www.neetf.org/About/index.htm

The mission of the Sierra Club is to: "To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives."
The URL is: http://www.sierraclub.org/

"The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to the principles of free enterprise and limited government." The Center for Environmental Education Research (CEER) is a project of the Institute dedicated to improving the quality of teaching about the environment in America’s K-12th grade schools.
The URL is: http://www.cei.org/

"NWF focuses its efforts on five core issue areas (Endangered Habitat, Water Quality, Land Stewardship, Wetlands, and Sustainable

Communities), and pursues a range of educational projects, and activist, advocacy, and litigation initiatives, within these core areas."
The URL is: http://www.nwf.org/about/

"Founded in 1938 and one of the 115 affiliates of the National Urban League, the Greater Washington Urban League is a major civil rights and social services organization located in the District of Columbia."
The URL is: http://www.gwul.org/abougwul.html

"NEEAP's purpose is to support and promote the development and continuation of Comprehensive Environmental Education Programs at the state and local level through state Environmental Education Capacity Building." Funded primarily through the EPA through the Environmental Education and Training Partnership.
The URL is: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/neeap/AboutUs/index.htm

"The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity."
The URL is: http://www.audubon.org/nas/about.html

"Guidelines for the development of balanced, scientifically accurate, and comprehensive EE programs." Funded by the EPA's EE and Training Partnership(EETAP), NEETF, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Northern Illinois Univ., and World Wildlife Fund. Full text online.
The URL is: http://naaee.org/npeee/

NAAEE "is a network of professionals, students, and volunteers working in the field of environmental education throughout North America and in over 55 countries around the world. Since 1971, the Association has promoted environmental education and supported the work of environmental educators."
The URL is: http://www.naaee.org/aboutnaaee/index.php

The primary goal of PERC "is to provide market solutions to environmental problems. PERC pioneered the approach known as free market environmentalism."
The URL is: http://www.perc.org/

"The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute is a not-for-profit institute established to study public-policy issues affecting the state of Wisconsin. Their goal is to provide nonpartisan research on key issues affecting Wisconsinites, so that their elected representatives can make informed decisions to improve the quality of life and future of the state."
The URL is: http://www.wpri.org/

"The Roundtable is a cooperative program that helps state education agencies in their efforts to strengthen the role of environment-based educational approaches in K-12 curricula and systemic reform efforts. The Roundtable was established in 1995 with funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts, a national philanthropy with major interests in both environmental and school reform issues."
The URL is: http://www.seer.org/pages/Brochure.html

"Nature Study builds bridges between the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and grounds them in real-world experiences. ANSS helps its members to achieve teaching excellence." ANSS was founded in 1908.
The URL is: http://hometown.aol.com/anssonline/index.htm

"A nonprofit, membership organization, Three Circles Center consults with EE organizations, programs and communities on issues of multicultural communication, staff development and diversity, curriculum and program design and evaluation, and authentic multicultural community involvement in educational programs."
The URL is: mailto:circlecenter@igc.apc.org

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is a Federal agency that manages public lands in national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service is also the largest forestry research organization in the world, and provides technical and financial assistance to State and private forestry agencies." "Caring for the Land and Serving People," is the mission of the Forest Service.
The URL is: http://www.fs.fed.us/