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Writing Resources

   Env. Writing/Rhetoric:

· Electronic Green Journal provides peer-reviewed articles, book reviews, news, and information on current printed and electronic sources concerning international environmental topics.
· Orion Online - Environmental Writing resources.

   Places to submit work:

· Western Water Magazine - From the Water Education Foundation, a non-profit organization, trying to create a better understanding of water issues and to help resolve water resource problems through educational programs.
· emagazine.com - E! Magazine on the web.
· Resurgence - Online Eco-Mag: articles on current thinking, promoting creativity, ecology, spirituality and frugality.

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Native American Resources

· Hopi Project - Articles about Hopi land disputes, grazing rights.
· Native Americans and the Environment - To educate the public on environmental problems in Native American communities; to explore the values and historical experiences that Native Americans bring to bear on environmental issues; to promote conservation measures that respect Native American land and resource rights.
· Navajo Nation - Official Web Site of The Navajo Nation.
· Nez Perce.com - A source of archival photos, history, language and cultural information as well as scholarship opportunities for those of Nez Perce descent.
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Immigration/Border Issues

· American Border Patrol needs your help to continue to protect our great Nation from the threat of illegal immigration. (NOTE: Not a government agency.)
· U.S. Customs and Border Protection - The Federal Government agency.


Random Thought:

Here are some links, split roughly into categories. These are often of topical interest, like the Klamath articles and the Hopi resource page. Many of the links go to magazines, so are good links to research resources, examples of what kinds of writing are being published, sources for writing guidelines and places to submit work.

Government/Environment

· Bureau of Land Management.
· Environmental Protection Agency.
· Fish and Wildlife.
· Forest Service.
· National Park Service.
· U.S. Geological Survey.
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Ecology/Biology

· Federal and State Invasive Species Programs. · Natureserve.org - Information about endangered species and threatened eco-systems.
· USDA Plants National Database - Indexed information with pictures.
· U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Endangered Species - Species and habitat information, plus laws and conservation initiatives.
· USGS Western Region.
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Regional Env. Organizations/Watchdog Groups

· American Lands Alliance - working to protect wildlife and wild places.
· Bush Greenwatch - Monitoring the Bush administration's environmental record.
· Defenders of Wildlife.
· Greenpeace.
· National Audubon Society.
· Nature Conservancy.
· Quivira Coalition - dedicated to sharing common-sense solutions to rangeland conflicts.
· Red Lodge Clearing House - information on collaborative efforts around the West, along with links to published findings.
· Sky Island Alliance - dedicated to the preservation and restoration of native biological diversity in the sky islands of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
· Sonoran Institute.
· Trust for Public Land (TPL).
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Environmental Backlash

· Blue Ribbon Coalition - Pro snowmobiling organization: 'Preserving our Natural resources FOR the Public, Instead of FROM The Public.' · Environmental Lies: Hypocrisy, Arrogance, Greed, Hate and an Escalating Lack of Credibility in Todays Environmental Movement.
· Environmental Research Foundation - Providing understandable scientific information about human health and the environment.
· Ranch Gazette - Constitution Party organization attempting to close US borders.
· Right Wing Political Action and Information - Links to right-wing/libertarian groups everywhere.
· US out of the United Nations - From the John Birch Society, advocating withdrawal from the UN.
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Other Useful Resources

· EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991.
· Refdesk - Dictionaries, weather, weights and measures ... if it's not here, it doesn't exist.
· Best History Websites - Links to historical information from around the world.
· Stardate - Guide to the Night Sky.
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