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| Organizations
and Agencies |
ANCA
- The Association of Nature Center Administrators
ANCA is a non-profit organization formed in 1989 to promote leadership
and quality management for the nature center profession.
Asociación
para la Interpretación del Patrimonio (AIP)
La AIP es una asociación de personas vinculadas voluntaria o profesionalmente
al ámbito de la interpretación del patrimonio, entendiendo ésta
como: el "arte" de comunicar el significado del patrimonio natural
y cultural para que los visitantes lo aprecien y adopten una actitud favorable
a su conservación.
Association
for Heritage Interpretation
AHI is the key UK forum for anyone interested in interpretation: the art
of helping people explore and appreciate our world. The Association was
founded in 1975 as the Society for the Interpretation of Britain's Heritage.
Association
for Living History, Farms and Agricultural Museums
ALHFAM is the museum organization for those involved in living historical
farms, agricultural museums, outdoor museums of history and folklife and
those museums - large and small - that use "living history" programming.
Association
of National Park Rangers
For nearly 27 years ANPR has communicated for, about and with park rangers;
promoted and enhanced the park ranger profession and its spirit; and supported
management and the perpetuation of the National Park Service and the National
Park System.
Association for
Outdoor Recreation and Education
The Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE) is an organization
developed by and for outdoor recreation and education professionals and
students. Founded at the International Conference on Outdoor Recreation
in 1993, AORE is a grass roots organization dedicated to advancing the
field of outdoor recreation and education.
Association of
Partners for Public Lands
Through education, information, and representation, the Association of
Partners for Public Lands enhances the potential of its member not-for-profit
organizations to provide the highest levels of program and service to public
agencies entrusted with the care of America’s natural and cultural
heritage.
Bureau
of Land Management Environmental Education
BLM manages more land than any other federal agency. Its programs and projects
are spread over 262 million acres, mostly in the western U.S. Our new website
is an attempt to organize our archive of material, and also link to the
many educational products and programs developed in BLM's state and field
offices.
Civil
War Reenactors
We are home to the first forums on the internet dedicated to the Civil
War Reenactor and are proud to be approaching our 8th year online.
Coast Defense
Study Group
The CDSG is a non-profit corporation formed to promote the study of coast
defenses and fortifications, primarily but not exclusively those of the
United States of America; their history, architecture, technology, and
strategic and tactical employment.
Corps
of Engineers Natural Resources Management Gateway
The Army Corps of Engineers is the steward of the lands and waters at Corps
water resources projects. Its Natural Resources Management (NRM) Mission
is to manage and conserve those natural resources, consistent with ecosystem
management principles, while providing quality public outdoor recreation
experiences, to serve the needs of present and future generations.
Disability
Information and Resources
These pages were created and are maintained solely by Jim Lubin, who is
a C2 quadriplegic, completely paralyzed from the neck down and dependent
on a ventilator to breathe, using an keyboard/mouse emulator with a sip
and puff switch to type morse codes. "Makoa" is a Hawaiian word
that means "courageous".
E-Naturalist
The Electronic Naturalist is a free, weekly educational series on animals,
plants, and environmental issues. The Electronic Naturalist helps bring
the natural world to you.
EPA: Office of Environmental
Education
Advancing and supporting education efforts to develop an environmentally
conscious and responsible public and inspire personal responsibility in
caring for the environment.
EPA: Office of Wetlands,
Oceans and Watersheds
We all live in a watershed -- the area that drains to a common waterway,
such as a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, or ultimately the ocean -- and
our individual actions can directly affect it. EPA and its partners are
working together on a watershed basis to protect the nation's water resources.
The Greenbelt Movement
GBM provides income and sustenance to millions of people in Kenya through the planting of trees. It also conducts educational campaigns to raise awareness about women's rights, civic empowerment, and the environment throughout Kenya and Africa.
The Green Hotels Association
Commited to encouraging, supporting, promoting and supporting ecological
consciousness in the hospitality industry.
NativeWeb - Resources for Indigenous
Peoples around the World
NativeWeb is an international, nonprofit, educational organization dedicated
to using telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet
to disseminate information from and about indigenous nations, peoples,
and organizations around the world; to foster communication between native
and non-native peoples; to conduct research involving indigenous peoples'
usage of technology and the Internet; and to provide resources, mentoring,
and services to facilitate indigenous peoples' use of this technology.
International Dark-Sky Association
IDA's goals are to be effective in stopping the adverse environmental impact
on dark skies by building awareness of the problem of light pollution and
of the solutions, and to educate everyone about the value and effectiveness
of quality nighttime lighting.
International Wolf Center
The International Wolf Center advances the survival of wolf populations
by teaching about wolves, their relationship to wild lands and the human
role in their future.
Interpretation Association
of Australia
IAA believes that interpretation makes an essential contribution to the
conservation of Australia’s natural, social and cultural heritage
by raising public awareness and creating opportunities for understanding,
appreciation and enjoyment. |
Interpretation
Canada
Canadian heritage interpreters first gathered in 1973 to establish the
organization that would become Interpretation Canada (IC). We provide training,
networking and advocacy for interpreters and promote the value and role
of interpretation. Members are devoted to raising public appreciation of
Canada's natural and cultural heritage.
Interpretación
del Patrimonio (Intercambio e Investigación de experiencias)
Esta lista se denomina INTERPRETA y su temática base es la INTERPRETACIÓN
DEL PATRIMONIO esta creada por profesionales de esta rama de todos sus ámbitos
(diseño, gestión, acción, didáctica, etc.)
dentro del mundo latino ya que el lenguaje oficial de la lista es en castellano
para dar facilidad de acceso a todo el ámbito hispano-parlante.
Aspirando a convertirse en la lista de distribución de correo electrónico
abierta sobre Interpretación del Patrimonio con mayor difusión
dentro del mundo latino. En el momento de mandarle esta información
ya superamos la centena de profesionales suscritos a INTERPRETA.
Iowa Association of Naturalists
Founded in 1978, the Iowa Association of Naturalists (IAN) is a non-profit
organization of people interested in promoting the development of skills
and education within the art of interpreting the natural and cultural environment.
IAN members are actively involved as professionals and volunteers in interpreting
natural and cultural resources in Iowa.
MSc Interpretation: Management and Practice
We are the Centre for Interpretation Studies, and deliver a full- and part-time programme. We are based in the Webster Building at Perth College, Perth, Scotland.
National Bird-Feeding Society
The Wild Bird Centers of America is proud to continue the important educational
role filled so ably by the National Bird-Feeding Society over the last
15 years. Our company’s tradition of support for community education
programs and birding research projects has fueled our own efforts for the
last 20 years.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the U.S.
Government. Its mission is to promote the progress of science; to advance
the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national
defense.
National Tree Trust
The National Tree Trust promotes healthy communities by providing resources
that educate and empower people to grow and care for urban and community
forests.
Northwest
Interpretive Association
NWIA is committed to supporting public lands throughout the northwest.
Funds raised through the sale of our publications are returned to our public
land partners - National Parks, National Forests, Army Corps of Engineers,
Washington State Parks, and the Bureau of Land Management - as support
for their interpretive and educational programs.
Outdoor
Education Research & Evaluation Center
This site provides resources about outdoor education and related programs
and methods, such as residential camping, experiential education, environmental
education, and adventure therapy, and is mostly for outdoor and experiential
education professors, teachers, practitioners, & students, but also
for social science researchers, psychologists & social workers, and
interested others.
Partnership Resource
Center
PRC is a true Partnership developed through the shared vision of the National
Forest Foundation (NFF) and the USDA - Forest Service (FS). The purpose
of the web site is to provide our partnering organizations and FS staff
with the information and access they need for enhanced working relationships.
Portland Water Bureau
The Bureau of Water Works operates the water supply system that delivers
high-quality drinking water to more than 787,000 people who live in the
Portland metropolitan area. The primary water source is the Bull Run Watershed
located 26 miles east of downtown Portland, Oregon in the Mt. Hood National
Forest.
Society
for American Archaeology
SAA is an international organization dedicated to the research, interpretation,
and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas. With more
than 6,600 members, the society represents professional, student, and avocational
archaeologists working in a variety of settings including government agencies,
colleges and universities, museums, and the private sector.
U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service
The Mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Working with others
to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats
for the continuing benefit of the American people.
U.S. Forest Service
Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture. The Forest Service manages public lands in national forests
and grasslands. Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service,
summed up the mission of the Forest Service— "to provide the
greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run."
US-China Environmental Fund
USCEF is a project focused, non-membership organization. We consult with
Chinese agencies and identify appropriate U.S. partners who have technical
resources to contribute to resource management and educational challenges
in China. Given its experience and history, USCEF is well suited to assist
China through the promotion and management of strategic partnerships. This
strategy provides not only resources for current priorities but also facilitates
vision and initiative for the future.
Wilderness
Education Association
The Wilderness Education Association helps people enjoy and protect our
nation's most precious resource: our wilderness areas. The WEA has been
training and certifying outdoor leaders around the world for nearly 25
years, teaching students to safely and effectively lead groups in the outdoors
without harming the environment.
World Wildlife Fund
WWF is the world's largest and most experienced conservation organization.
We have 4.7 million supporters and a global network active in more than
100 countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's
natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony
with nature. |
| Interpretive
Resources |
Eastern
National
Eastern National provides quality educational products and services to
America's national parks and other public trusts. Chartered in 1948, is
an association operating in more than 130 national parks and other public
trusts.
Guiding
Principles of Sustainable Design
This document is a pioneering step in realizing the vision of John J. Reynolds,
Deputy Director, National Park Service, for the future of our parks and
the global community. |
Redwood
Chapter of Interpreters
RCI is Humboldt State University's student chapter of NAI. Mission: Promoting
creative, effective interpretation and to provide students with a place
to enhance interpretive skills. |
| Places & Web
Sites of Interest |
Archaeological
Parks in the U.S.
This site was developed and is maintained by the Arkansas Archeological
Survey, and hosted by the University of Arkansas. It provides links to
archaeological parks in the United States, in order to expedite finding
them.
Bureau
of Land Management, Anasazi Heritage Center
The Anasazi Heritage Center is a museum of the Ancestral Puebloan (or Anasazi)
culture and other Native cultures in the Four Corners region. It is also
the starting point for visits to Canyons
of the Ancients National Monument.
Enos
Mills Cabin Musuem & Gallery
Enos Mills is best known for being the "Father of Rocky Mountain National
Park".. He was also an author, photographer, nature guide, innkeeper,
lecturer, and adventurer
Falls
of the Ohio State Park
Located on the banks of the Ohio River in Clarksville, Indiana, the 386-million-year-old
fossil beds are among the largest naturally exposed Devonian fossil beds
in the world. The park features a spectacular interpretive center overlooking
the fossil beds containing an exhibit gallery and video presentation.
Glacier National Park
Glacier preserves over 1,000,000 acres of forests, alpine meadows, and
lakes. Its diverse habitats are home to over 70 species of mammals and
over 260 species of birds. The spectacular glaciated landscape is a hikers
paradise containing 700 miles of maintained trails that lead deep into
one of the largest intact ecosystems in the lower 48 states.
Great Outdoors Recreation
Pages
GORP.com is your encyclopedic resource for outdoor recreation—hiking,
biking, rafting, camping, fishing, and more. With information on attractions,
outdoor gear, adventure travel, and national parks and wilderness areas,
GORP.com is the web's best place to start your journey into the great outdoors.
Great Plains Nature Center
GPNC provides visitors with enjoyable educational experiences that impart
the importance of wise stewardship of natural resources and the roles and
responsibilities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kansas Department
of Wildlife and Parks, and the Wichita Department of Park and Recreation.
Harpers Ferry Center
Since 1970, Harpers Ferry Center in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has created
a variety of interpretive tools to assist NPS field interpreters. These
tools include publications, wayside exhibits, audiovisual programs, museum
exhibits, and historic furnishings. The Center also provides a variety
of services.
Hilton Pond Center For Piedmont Natural
History
The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is to "conserve
animals, plants, habitats, and other natural components of the Piedmont
Region of the eastern United States through observation, scientific study,
and education for students of all ages."
Humboldt Bay
Interpretive Signing
The Humboldt Bay Interpretive Signing Program was identified as a priority
project in the Humboldt Bay Trails Feasibility Study conducted in 2001
by the Natural Resources Services (NRS) division of Redwood Community Action
Agency (RCAA). Through the Signing Program and Signing Manual, Humboldt
Bay land managers can develop interpretive signs that will be a part of
a greater bay-wide coordinated effort.
Mackinac State
Historic Parks
History comes to life with fun for people of all ages when you enter the
gates of a colonial village or tour a water-powered sawmill and nature
park in Mackinaw City. Leave cars behind for the magnificence of the Victorian
era on Mackinac Island and at Fort Mackinac.
NASA Earth Science
Enterprise/Earth Observing System
The Earth Observing System (EOS) is the centerpiece of NASA's Earth Science
Enterprise (ESE). It is composed of a series of satellites, a science component,
and a data system supporting a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and
low inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land
surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans. EOS will enable
an improved understanding of the Earth as an integrated system. |
Nature
Dioramas
The Chicago Academy of Science’s virtual exhibit of dioramas, which
were created beginning in 1914. These installations stood for 81 years
inside the Academy’s Laflin building on Clark Street in Chicago,
Illinois. The dioramas display the natural landscapes of the Chicago region
as they would have appeared around 1880. The natural landscapes of the
region are part of the 200,000-acre Chicago Wilderness, a concentration
of globally important natural communities.
Negro Leagues Professional
Baseball
The online home of Negro League history has comprehensive information about
the League, the teams, and the players, during the period 1884-1952.
Oberlin
Heritage Center
An accredited facility of the National Park Service Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom, the center's mission is to preserve and share Oberlin,
Ohio's unique heritage.
Ocean Planet
Ocean Planet premiered at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum
of Natural History from April 1995 to April 1996, where it attracted nearly
two million visitors. This electronic online companion exhibition contains
all of the text and most of the panel designs and images found in the traveling
exhibition.
Operation RubyThroat
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" is a cross-disciplinary
international initiative in which people collaborate to study behavior and distribution
of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). Although K-12 teachers
and students are the primary target audience, Operation RubyThroat is open to
ANYONE interested in hummingbirds.
Oregon State Parks
The mission of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department: To provide and
protect outstanding natural, scenic, cultural, historic and recreational
sites for the enjoyment and education of present and future generations.
Recreation Opportunities on Federal
Lands
This is the Federal Government's portal for links to recreation data, state
tourism sites, reservations & contract opportunities, National Register
travel itineraries, National Recreation Trails, National Scenic Byways,
Federal Recreation Passes, Recreation Maps and much more.
Sandy Creek Nature Center
Located in Athen, Georgia, it is a 225-acre nature preserve that is home
to a diverse group of animals, plants, and ecosystems. Discover upland
forests, fields, and wetlands full of life.
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Established in 1935, it encompasses 95,212 acres, 25,150 of which are wilderness.
The Refuge administers Kirtlands Warbler NWR (6,543 acres); and Huron Islands,
Michigan Islands, Harbor Islands and Whitefish Point NWRs (842 acres total)
in Lakes Superior, Huron and Michigan. The Refuge provides habitat for
northwoods wildlife including ducks, bald eagles, osprey, loons, trumpeter
swans, otter, beaver, black bear, moose and wolves.
St. Louis Science Center
Mission: "To generate an interest in and understanding of science
and technology throughout the community". The Academy of Science of
Saint Louis was founded in 1856, as the first scientific organization west
of the Mississippi River. The Academy founded the Museum of Science and
Natural History in 1959, and in 1984 the museum acquired McDonnell Planetarium
from the City of St. Louis. After a $3.2 million renovation, the building
reopened July 20, 1985 as the St. Louis Science Center.
U.S. Air Force
Museum
Near Dayton, Ohio, it is the oldest and largest military aviation museum
in the world. The Museum uses both chronological and subjective layouts
to tell the exciting story of aviation development from the days of the
Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk to the Space Age.
Virtual
Zoos
A list of zoo-related links.
Visible Black
History
Gerald E. Talbot and H.H. Price are writing a comprehensive book about
Maine's black history, which has never been done before. They are collecting
this history through photographs, interviews with black elders, and scholarly
research to produce a book for students, libraries, schools and post-secondary
institutions, and the general public. It is intended to be interesting
reading, a resource book, and educational in the broadest sense. |
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