Links to Other Conservation and Ecology Sites

• American Farmland Trust - Works to stop the loss of productive farmland and promote healthier farming practices.

• Birds of the Upper Texas Coast- Links to refuges and regional birding areas.

• Citizens Environmental Coalition - Network of several dozen Houston-Galveston area organizations, featuring an extensive lists of resources.

• Earth Share of Texas - Manages workplace giving campaigns for local, statewide, national and international environmental charities.

• Guidestar-A searchable database of more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations.

• Greater Houston Partnership - Offers economic and business statistics on the Houston area.

• Houston Arboretum and Nature Center - Provides environmental education and conserves the unique natural history of the Houston area.

• Houston Audubon Society - The Houston Audubon Society promotes the conservation and appreciation of birds and wildlife habitat.

• Land Trust Alliance - The Land Trust Alliance supports conservation in communities across the country by ensuring that people who work through voluntary land trust organizations have the information, skills, and resources they need to save land.

• Legacy Land Trust - Encourages preservation of Houston-area bayous for use as parks, hike and bike trails, urban wildlife corridors, and stormwater management, and works for identification and recognition of the hazards of construction in floodplains.

• Native Plant Society of Texas -  Promotes the conservation, research, and  utilization of the native plants and plant habitats of Texas, through education, outreach, and example.

• Native Prairies Association of Texas - a non-profit membership  organization dedicated to the conservation, restoration, and appreciation of  native prairies in Texas and throughout the United States.

• Natural Area Preservation Association  - A private volunteer organization dedicated to preserving our natural heritage.

• The Nature Conservancy - The Nature Conservancy preserves habitats and species by buying the lands and waters they need to survive. It  operates the largest private system of nature sanctuaries in the world--more than 1,500 preserves in the United States alone to safeguard imperiled species of plants and animals.

• NatureViewing.com - NatureViewing.com offers hundreds of high-quality, short, wildlife videos featuring birds, insects (especially butterflies and dragonflies), reptiles, amphibians and mammals from the Western Hemisphere.

• Natural Resources Conservation Service - The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a Federal agency that works in partnership with the American people to conserve and sustain our natural resources.

• Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center - Information on the ecological requirements for sustainable wildlife populations.  A good source of technical information and research findings concerning prairie ecology.

• Scenic Texas, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the state´s visual environment.

• Texas Environmental Coalition - A non-profit organization extending environmental information through modern technologies, with extensive list of Texas environmental resources.

• Texas Gulf Coast Birding and Naturalist Web - Comprehensive resource on birds, butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles, wildflowers, and more.

• Texas Land Trust Council - The TLTC provides resources to the more than 40 land trusts working in Texas to assist landowners with their long-term conservation goals. Provides the Texas Land Trust Directory to locate land trusts across Texas, a conservation easement handbook, an annual inventory of conserved lands in Texas, and a conservation information packet.

• Texas Master Naturalists - A collaborative effort of the Texas Cooperative Extension and Texas Parks and Wildlife department. Their mission is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach and service.

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - State agency charged with protecting, managing and enhancing state parklands and natural areas. 

• Texas Wildscapes - Gardening for wildlife in backyards, schoolyards, and corporate parks.

• Trust for Public Land - National land conservation organization preserving landfor gardens, parks, natural areas, and open spaces.

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Environmental Page)

• U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region II - Southwestern U.S. region (including Texas) of the federal  department charged with managing our wildlife.