Environmental Organizations

	African Wildlife Foundation - has been working with the people of Africa, since 1961, to protect their natural resources. Most of AWF''s staff is in Africa working at the grass roots level with park managers and communities to safeguard wildlife and wilderness areas.
Write them at:	African Wildlife Foundation 1400 16th Street, NW Suite 120 Washington, D.C. 20036
Call them at:	(202) 939-3333 (202) 939-3332 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.awf.org
Email them at:	africanwildlife@awf.org

	Alliance to Save Energy - a nonprofit coalition of prominent business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to benefit the environment, the economy, and national security. They offer free information on how to increase energy efficiency.
Write them at:	Alliance to Save Energy 1850 M Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036
Call them at:	(202) 857-0666 (202) 331-9588 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.ase.org
Email them at:	info@ase.org

	American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) - Dedicated to advancing energy efficiency. Provides a complete list of energy information for youth.
Write them at:	American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy 529 14th Street N.W., Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20045-1000
Call them at:	(202) 507-4000
Visit their web site at:	www.aceee.org
Email them at:	info@aceee.org

	Animal Concerns - is the online community for people concerned about the welfare and rights of animals. As a project of the EnviroLink Network, it is maintained by EnviroLink volunteers around the world.
Write them at:	Animal Concerns c/o EnvironLink P.O. Box 8102 Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Visit their web site at:	www.animalconcerns.org
Email them at:	support@animalconcerns.org

	Black Rhino Foundation - promotes and encourages conservation of the highly endangered black rhino. They are a development arm for a number of organizations that protect and preserve the rhino species through building and maintaining of secured preserves, sanctuaries and national parks. They focus their efforts on creating awareness and generating funds through membership drives, special events, educational programs and merchandising.
Write them at:	Black Rhino Foundation 1250 Cherry Street Winnetka, IL 60093
Call them at:	(773) 339-2040 (888) 838-8925 toll free (847) 295-9670 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.black-rhino.com
Email them at:	maggie@black-rhino.com

	Bowling for Rhinos - AAZK (American Association of Zoo Keepers) realized that the zoo keepers of the world were extremely conservation oriented and wanted to help save Rhinos and their habitats, yet did not have the financial resources themselves to make any significant impact. They then started a National bowl-a-thon called Bowling For Rhinos. 100% of all donations are sent directly to 3 Rhino Conservation Areas!
Write them at:	Bowling for Rhinos American Association of Zoo Keepers, Inc. Administrative Offices 3601 SW 29th St., Suite 133 Topeka, KS 66614
Call them at:	(785) 273-1980
Visit their web site at:	www.aazkbfr.org
Email them at:	ppear3 at pear3.org

	Conservation International - works to protect rainforests and other biologically diverse ecosystems using science, economics and community development. Provides information on global wildlife and tips on how to conserve natural resources.
Write them at:	Conservation International 2011 Crystal Drive Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22202
Call them at:	(800) 429-5660 (703) 341-2400
Visit their web site at:	www.conservation.org

	Defenders of Wildlife - is dedicated to the protection of all indigenous wild animals and plants in their natural communities. Offers free information on biodiversity and threatened and endangered animals. They also hold regular contests.
Write them at:	Defenders of Wildlife 1130 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036
Call them at:	(800) 385-9712
Visit their web site at:	www.defenders.org
Email them at:	defenders@mail.defenders.org

	Earth Island Institute currently has about 30 activists projects going on including many to save several marine mammal species.
Write them at:	Earth Island Institute 300 Broadway, Suite #28 San Francisco, CA 94133-3312
Call them at:	(415) 788-3666 (415) 788-7324 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.earthisland.org
Email them at:	earthisland@earthisland.org

	Environmental Defense Fund - is people: scientists, economists, attorneys and others who work in teams to find solutions to environmental problems. From water to wildlife, from toxic chemicals to tropical rainforests, EDF chooses the important areas where people can make a difference in defending the environment.
Write them at:	Environmental Defense Fund 257 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10010
Call them at:	(800) 684-3322
Visit their web site at:	www.edf.org
Email them at:	talk_to_us@edf.org

	The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is spearheading international efforts to protect endangered species such as tigers, bears, rhinos, elephants, whales, dolphins, porpoises and wild birds.
EIA London:	EIA 62/63 Upper Street London N1 0NY Tel: 020 7354 7960 Fax: 020 7354 7961 ukinfo@eia-international.org
EIA USA:	EIA PO box 53343 Washington DC 20009 Tel: 202 483 6621 Fax: 202 986 8626 usinfo@eia-international.org
Visit their web site at:	eia-international.org

	The Fund for Animals – The Fund for Animals was founded in 1967 by prominent author and animal advocate Cleveland Amory. "We speak for those who can't." The Fund is one of the largest and most active organizations dedicated to the cause of animals throughout the world.
Write them at:	The Fund For Animals 200 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019
Call them at:	888-405-FUND (3863) (212) 246-2633 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.fundforanimals.org
Email them at:	info@fundforanimals.org

	Global Tiger Patrol - Founded in 1989, Global Tiger Patrol (GTP) is a conservation agency prioritising protection of the tiger in the field. If the wild tiger became extinct, most experts agree that it is extremely doubtful whether it could ever be reintroduced. The tiger, the pre-eminent symbol of the wild, would be gone forever, and with it, Asia's wilderness.
Write them at:	Global Tiger Patrol 87 Newland Street Witham Essex CM8 1AD, UK
Call them at:	Tel + 44 (0) 1376 520320 Fax + 44 (0) 1376 519763
Visit their web site at:	www.globaltigerpatrol.org
Email them at:	Click here to contact them

The Great Bear Foundation	The Great Bear Foundation - The Great Bear Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wild bear populations and the ecosystems they need to survive. The Great Bear Foundation was established in 1982 and since then all eight species of bears and a worldwide array of their ecosystems have received its attention.
Write them at:	The Great Bear Foundation PO Box 9383 802 East Front Street Missoula, MT 59807
Call them at:	(406) 829-9378 (406) 829-9379 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.greatbear.org
Email them at:	gbf@greatbear.org

	Greenpeace - an independent, campaigning organization which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future.
Greenpeace's goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity. Therefore Greenpeace seeks to: Protect biodiversity in all its forms. Prevent pollution and abuse of the earth's ocean, land, air and fresh water. End all nuclear threats. Promote peace, global disarmament and non-violence. Today Greenpeace adheres to the same principle that led 12 people to sail a small boat into the US atomic test zone off Amchitka in Alaska in 1971: determined individuals can alter the actions and purposes of even the most powerful by "bearing witness," that is, by drawing attention to an abuse of the environment through their unwavering presence at the scene, whatever the risk. Greenpeace embraces the principle of non-violence, rejecting attacks on either people or property.
Write them at:	Greenpeace (Washington D.C.) 702 H Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20001 Greenpeace (San Francisco) 75 Arkansas St. San Francisco, CA 94107
Call them at:	(800) 326-0959 (202) 462-1177 (D.C.) (415) 255-9221 (San Francisco)
Visit their web site at:	www.greenpeace.org
Email them at:	info@wdc.greenpeace.org

	International Rhino Foundation (IRF) - is dedicated to the conservation of Black, White, Sumatran, Javan and Indian rhinos; the five species of rhinoceros.
Write them at:	International Rhino Foundation 1400 International Road Cumberland, OH 43732
Visit their web site at:	www.rhinos-irf.org
Email them at:	IRhinoF@aol.com

	Keep America Beautiful focuses on reducing litter and turning everyone on to the joys of recycling.
Write them at:	Keep America Beautiful, Inc. 1010 Washington Boulevard Stamford, CT 06901
Call them at:	(203) 323-8987 (203) 325-9199 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.kab.org
Email them at:	info@kab.org

	National Audubon Society is involved in the "Adopt -A-Species" project with the California Department of Education and the California Department of Fish and Game. This project provides students with the chance to: study an endangered species, its habitat and the threats facing its survival use their knowledge to educate their local community about the species and its habitat conduct a cooperative action project to help preserve or restore the species' habitat
Write them at:	National Audubon Society 225 Varick Street 7th floor NY, NY 10014
Call them at:	(212) 979-3000 (212) 979-3188 Fax
Visit their web sites at:	www.audubon.org (national) www.audubon.org/chapter/ (regional chapters)
Email them at:	Contact

	National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project - The NEED project is the country's foremost energy education network. They integrate energy education activities into the curricular and co-curricular lives of member schools and their communities. They help students of all ages understand the many ways energy is used and produced.
Write them at:	NEED Project Headquarters 8408 Kao Circle Manassas, VA 20110
Call them at:	(703) 257-1117 (703) 257-0037 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.need.org
Email them at:	info@need.org

	National Wildlife Federation - is working to strengthen the endangered species act in the face of increasing opposition by developers who want to weak or eliminate it. Also work on wetlands protection, public lands use, and water pollution.
Write them at:	National Wildlife Federation 11100 Wildlife Center Drive Reston, VA 20190-5362
Call them at:	(800) 822-9919 (in the U.S.)
Visit their web site at:	www.nwf.org
Email them at:	info@nwf.org or their Contact page

Note: this is their national address. The Nature Conservancy has offices throughout the U.S.

	The Nature Conservancy - it's mission is to preserve plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and water they need to survive.
Write them at:	The Nature Conservancy 4245 North FairFax Drive, Suite 100 Arlington, VA 22203-1606
Call them at:	(703) 841-5300
Visit their web site at:	www.nature.org

	Oceana provides information on how you can protect the ocean habitat.
Write them at:	Oceana 1350 Connecticut Ave., NW 5th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036
Call them at:	1-877-7-OCEANA (toll free) (202) 833-3900 (202) 833-2070 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.oceana.org
Email them at:	info@oceana.org

	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - (PETA), with more than half a million members, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.
Write them at:	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 501 Front Street Norfolk, VA 23510
Call them at:	(757) 622-PETA (7382) (757) 622-0457 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.peta.org
Email them at:	Contact PETA

	Polar Bears International - a nonprofit organization dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear and its habitat through research and education. We provide scientific resources and information on polar bears and their habitat to all interested parties.
Write them at:	Polar Bears International 105 Morris Street, Suite 188 Sebastopol, CA 95472
Visit their web site at:	polarbearsinternational.org
Email them at:	Contact

	Rainforest Action Network (RAN) - is a grassroots organization dedicated to protecting the world's rain forests and the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
Write them at:	Rainforest Action Network 221 Pine Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94104
Call them at:	(415) 398-4404
Visit their web site at:	www.ran.org
Email them at:	rainforest@ran.org

	Rainforest Alliance- is a grassroots organization dedicated to protecting the world's rain forests and the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
Write them at:	Rainforest Alliance 665 Broadway Street, Suite 500 New York, NY 10012
Call them at:	1-888-MY-EARTH 1-888-693-2784 (212) 677-1900 (212) 677-2187 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.ra.org
Email them at:	info@ra.org

	Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP) and CREST (Center for Rewable Energy and Sustainable Technology) – REPP's goal is to accelerate the use of renewable energy by providing credible information. Lots of online resources, discussion groups, questions and answers.
Write them at:	REPP 1612 K Street, NW Suite 202 Washington, DC 20006
Call them at:	(202) 293-2898 (202) 293-5857 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.repp.org
Email them at:	Contact REPP

	Save the Manatee Club – ave the Manatee Club (SMC) was established in 1981 by U.S. Senator Bob Graham and singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett so the general public could participate in conservation efforts to save endangered manatees from extinction. The purpose of SMC is to promote public awareness and education; fund manatee research, rescue, and rehabilitation efforts; and lobby for the protection of manatees and their habitat. The Adopt-A-Manatee® program is the primary source of funding for SMC.
Write them at:	Save the Manatee Club 500 N. Maitland Ave. Maitland, FL 32751
Call them at:	(407) 539-0990 (407) 539-0871 Fax (800) 432-JOIN (5646)
Visit their web site at:	www.savethemanatee.org
Email them at:	education@savethemanatee.org

	Sierra Club – promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions--legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral. Some of their programs cover the air, forests, global warming, nuclear waste, population size, and much more.
Write them at:	Sierra Club 85 Second St., Second Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
Call them at:	(415) 977-5500 (415) 977-5799 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.sierraclub.org
Email them at:	information@sierraclub.org

	Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) - Student-run arm of the Sierra Club with 19,000 members who work on local, regional, national and international campaigns.
Write them at:	Sierra Student Coalition (SSC) 145 Waterman Street, 1st Floor Providence, RI 02906
Call them at:	(888) JOIN-SSC (415) 977-5799 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.ssc.org
Email them at:	info@ssc.org

	Student Conservation Association (SCA) - Just imagine: surveying endangered marine wildlife by sea kayak in the coastal waters of Alaska, leading hikers through the rain forests of Olympic National Park, or teaching environmental education to city kids who have never slept outdoors in a tent. That's changing lives through service to nature. That's what the Student Conservation Association (SCA) is all about. Since 1957, thousands of SCA volunteers have worked in our nation's public lands: restoring Yellowstone after the epic fires, aiding revitalization of the Everglades after Hurricane Andrew, saving endangered species in the Rio Grande Valley, and rolling up their sleeves and leading a citywide anti-graffiti campaign in Newark, N.J. Read a Solutions in Sight interview with SCA founder Liz Titus Putnam.
Write them at:	P.O. Box 550 689 River Road Charlestown, NH 03603
Call them at:	(603) 543-1700 (603) 543-1828 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.thesca.org
Email them at:	visit their Web site

	Student Environmental Action Coalition (S.E.A.C.) – A student run and student led national network of progressive organizations and individuals whose aim is to uproot environmental injustice through action and education. For S.E.A.C. the "environment" includes: physical, economic, political and cultural conditions. By challenging the power structure which threatens these environmental conditions, S.E.A.C. works to create positive change on a local and global level. They now have 10,000 members in over 600 chapters across the country. Each chapter is completely autonomous. That means they work on whatever issues they want to. S.E.A.C. is the only [national environmental] group in the country that is entirely run by students and youth. Visit S.E.A.C.'s links: www.seac.org/links.html Read a Solutions in Sight interview with S.E.A.C. member Chris Ford
Write them at:	Student Environmental Action Coalition 2206 Washington Street E Charleston WV 25311
Call them at:	(304) 414-0143
Visit their web site at:	www.seac.org
Email them at:	seac-office@seac.org

	Surfrider Foundation is an international environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the world's waves and beaches. They do this through conservation, research, public education and local activism.
Write them at:	Surfrider Foundation 122 South El Camino Real #67 San Clemente, CA 92672
Call them at:	(714) 492-8170 (714) 492-8142 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.surfrider.org
Email them at:	srfrider@cerf.net

	The Tiger Foundation - is dedicated to the protection of all indigenous wild animals and plants in their natural communities. Offers free information on biodiversity and threatened and endangered animals.
Write them at:	The Tiger Foundation Suite 709 - 700 West Pender St. Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1G8 Canada
Call them at:	Tel: 604-893-8718 Fax: 604-687-3797
Visit their web site at:	www.tigerfdn.com
Email them at:	info@tigerfdn.com

	Save the Tiger Fund is dedicated to providing information to help preserve the remaining five subspecies of tigers: Siberian, South China, Indochinese, Bengal and Sumatran. These tigers are an endangered species; only about 4,000 tigers are left in the wild.
Write them at:	Save The Tiger Fund The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 1133 15th Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington D.C. 20005
Call them at:	202-857-0166
Visit their web site at:	www.savethetigerfund.org Links to more Tiger Conservation Organizations, especially for the classroom.
Email them at:	stf@nfwf.org

	Tree Musketeers - This was the first eco group founded and run by kids. Young people learn the business and practical skills to take Earth action and teach other kids. The group tackles a variety of local projects by specializing in environmental youth leadership and urban forestry (trees for cities). Tree Musketeers operates the Partners for the Planet Network and has National and Regional Youth Summits, a speakers bureau, and puts out Grassroots Youth Magazine.
Write them at:	Tree Musketeers 136 Main Street Dept. P El Segundo, CA 90245-3800
Call them at:	(800) 473-0263 (310) 322-0263 (310) 322-4482 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.planetopia.com/treemusk.htm
Email them at:	planetopia@earthlink.net

	Trees for Life was founded in 1984 to empower people through the planting of fruit trees to help end world hunger. This program is active in India, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Haiti, Indonesia, Nepal, Austria, Canada, and the United States. The Trees For Life program in the U.S. focuses on the importance of the role of trees in Earth's ecological balance. Projects encourage kids to plant trees. Since 1987, more than 3.4 million young people in the U.S. have participated in tree planting.
Write them at:	Trees for Life 3006 W. St. Louis Wichita, KS 67203-5129
Call them at:	(316) 945-6929 (316) 945-0909 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.treesforlife.org
Email them at:	info@treesforlife.org

	Trust for Public Land - this organization works to protect open space for public use.
Write them at:	Trust for Public Land 116 New Montgomery Street, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105
Call them at:	(415) 495-4014 (415) 495-4103 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.tpl.org
Email them at:	mailbox@tpl.org

	WildAid (Active Conservation Awareness Program — ACAP) - WildAid's mission is to end the illegal wildlife trade within our lifetimes. To achieve this WildAid uniquely focuses on raising awareness to reduce the demand for threatened and endangered species products and to increase public support for wildlife conservation. Click for Celebrity Messages.
Write them at:	ACAP/WildAid 744 Montgomery Street, Suite 120 San Francisco, CA 94111
Call them at:	(415) 834-3174 (415) 834-1759 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.wildaid.org
Email them at:	info@wildaid.org

	The Wilderness Society - Founded in 1935 by a group of "spirited people who will fight for the freedom of the wilderness," this organization is devoted to preserving wilderness and wildlife, protecting American forests, parks, deserts and shorelands and fostering an American land ethic. They are dedicated to preserving and protecting America's wild places before they vanish.
Write them at:	The Wilderness Society 1615 M St, NW Washington, DC 20036
Call them at:	1-800-THE-WILD (202) 699-2900 (202) 663-2300 Fax
Visit their web site at:	www.wilderness.org
Email them at:	Contact

	Wildlife Conservation Society – is dedicated to sustaining biological diversity, teaching ecology and inspiring environmental care. They are working to advance the field sciences, propagate endangered species, preserve habitats in peril and enhance the public's understanding and appreciation of nature.
Write them at:	Wildlife Conservation Society 2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10460
Call them at:	(718) 220-5100
Visit their web site:	www.wcs.org

	World Society for the Protection of Animals – WSPA has offices around the world specializing in the protection of all animal life. They have provided disaster relief, humane education, international campaigns and hands-on projects for the past forty years protecting animals around the world.
International:
Write them at:	WSPA 89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TP
Call them at:	+44 (0)20 7587 5000 +44 (0)20 7793 0208 Fax
USA:
Write them at:	WSPA Lincoln Plaza 89 South Street, Suite 201 Boston, MA 02111
Call them at:	(617) 896-9214 (617) 737-4404 Fax
Visit their web site:	www.wspa-international.org
Email them at:	wspa@wspa-international.org

	World Wildlife Fund is a great source of information about projects that are protecting all kinds of endangered wildlife... in wetlands as well as the rainforests of Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
Write them at:	World Wildlife Fund 1250 24th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037
Call them at:	(202) 293-4800 (202) 293-9211 Fax
Visit their web site:	www.worldwildlife.org

	YES! Youth for Environmental Sanity - is an international, non-profit youth environmental group that works to educate, inspire and empower young people to take positive action for the future of life on Earth. YES! leads week-long summer youth leadership programs and also has an amazing road show that combines music and drama to show young people that the choices they make affect the way the world is, today and in the future.
Write them at:	YES! Youth for Environmental Sanity 240 Harkleroad Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Call them at:	(831) 465-1091 (831) 465-1237 Fax
Visit their web site at: Email them at:	www.yesworld.org info@yesworld.org

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