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Associations and Groups

Activist-Food Safety and Right To Know

• Consumer Right to Know Campaign
• Campaign for Food Safety
• Pesticides Action Network

Education

• Bureau of Land Management Education site for 4th-6th graders
• Bureau of Land Management Education site for High Schools and Higher Ed.
  A great informational site for kids and older students with lots of information on soil and the soil foodweb.

Erosion Control

• International Erosion Control Association
  Membership is comprised of dedicated professionals in erosion and sediment control.
• South Central Chapter of the InternationalErosion Control Association (SCIECA)
  Organized in September 1999. The chapter consists of members from Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Insect Ecology

• Association of Applied Insect Ecologists
  email: director@aaie.net
  (916)441-5224

Recycling

• Global Recycling Network
  The recycling industry's Center on the Internet.
  grn@grn.com
  (800)847-6462

Scientific Associations

• Directory Science
  The online Science directory designed to help its users find the online science source, companies, products, services, and information.
• Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Page
  Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University
• Union of Concerned Scientists
  UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. We augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.

Sustainable Agriculture

• ACRES USA
  info@acresusa.com
  (800)355-5313
  A voice for Eco-Agriculture
• ATTRA
  Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
  Sustainable agriculture assistance to farmers, extension agents, market gardeners, agricultural researchers, and other ag professionals in all 50 states.
• Bio-Integral Resource Center
  Publishers of "Common Sense Pest Quarterly" and "The IPM Practicioner". Tends to be a bit on the spray and pray side.
  birc@igc.org
  (510)524-2567
• The Ecological Farming Association, formerly the Committee for Sustainable Agriculture
  A non-profit educational organization that promotes ecologically sound agriculture.
• Convention on Biological Diversity
• ETC group (formerly RAFI - Rural Advancement Foundation International)
  Action group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration.
• Managing Wholes
  Firsthand reporting about what people are learning from managing wholes rather than parts in agriculture, ranching, forestry, and community development.
• Organic Farmers Marketing Association
  Organic farmers and consumers working together to provide a REAL CHOICE in our food supply.
• Oregon Tilth
  Oregon Tilth is a non-profit research and education organization certifying organic farmers, processors, retailers and handlers throughout Oregon, the United States, and internationally.
• OSALT
  Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust is a charitable nonprofit organization with a fourfold purpose:
  • holding rural and urban agricultural lands in trust for future generations
  • making those lands available for future generations of growers
  • utilizing trust and other lands for short and long term research focused on the sustainable production and distribution of agricultural bounty
  • conducting education programs
• Soils Alive
  Dallas, TX, Providing organic recommendations and natural fertilization programs providing for more sustainable landscapes.
• Soil Life Co.
  is about understanding the living, dynamic system of micro soil organisms that can and will provide the healthy environment for your plants, pets, and family.
• Sustainable Studies Institute
  A nonprofit charitable organization promotes and guides research focused on sustainable agriculture.
• Western New York Society for Organic Horticulture, Inc.
  A nonprofit organization of horticultural, agricultural, education, and landscape professionals.