Conservation Links
American Wildlife Conservation Partners
Formed in 2000, this is a partnership of hunting and conservation groups formed to enhance the effectiveness and expand communication among the partners. The AWCP helps shape wildlife policy, provides updated information on executive orders, and makes available information on wildlife conservation, including the model for North American wildlife conservation.
Boone & Crockett Club
The Boone &Crockett Club is a nonprofit organization founded in 1887 by Theodore Roosevelt. His vision was to establish a coalition of dedicated conservationists and sportsmen providing leadership to address the issues affecting hunting, wildlife, and wildlife habitat. Today, the organization carries on this mission through its membership.
Craighead Beringia South
Craighead Beringia South is a nonprofit science and education organization formed to contribute new knowledge toward improving the management and conservation of our natural environment. The organization pursues innovative, long-term field investigations on key ecosystem components upon which all life depends.
The International Association for Bear Research and Management
The IBA is a nonprofit organization open to professional biologists, wildlife managers, and others who are dedicated to the conservation of all bear species. IBA publishes a quarterly newsletter, which is part of its membership benefits.
National Wildlife Federation
The National Wildlife Federation is one of the premier nonprofit wildlife organizations, inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future. The organization has a backyard wildlife habitat program and engages in many conservation education projects.
The Center for Wildlife Information
The Center for Wildlife Information has several conservation education and training programs for the public. The Center’s Be Bear Aware program and its Wildlife Stewardship campaign work to protect wildlife by providing the public with information that includes hiking and camping in bear country, and photographing wildlife. Brochures are available.
Vital Ground Foundation
The Vital Ground Foundation helps preserve the endangered grizzly, other animals, plants, and natural communities through habitat conservation.
Wonders of Wildlife
WOW’s mission is to educate and entertain visitors about the value of fish and wildlife, to help them appreciate our heritage of hunting and fishing, and to motivate their personal involvement in the conservation of our outdoor resources.
Other Free Resources
U.S. Department of Education
Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative
Free Teacher Workshops
This series of teacher workshops offers classroom teachers a free opportunity to participate in high-quality professional development designed to provide the classroom support, technical assistance, and increased collaboration needed to assure academic success for all students. Participants will share instructional strategies with prominent teachers from around the country in each content area and for each grade level.
The National Park Service
Teacher to Ranger to Teacher Program
The National Park Service offers an opportunity to teachers through a program called Teacher to Ranger to Teacher (TRT). The program invites teachers to work in a national park, becoming park rangers for eight weeks, and developing lesson plans based on their experience for use in their classroom the following year. This challenge has been developed so that teachers can help us to provide opportunities for all Americans to connect to their national heritage as embodied by national parks. The TRT program focuses on teachers from schools with diverse student populations, students who have had no experience with national parks or little opportunity to explore the relevance these areas can have in their lives.