Cooperating Organizations

Pheasants Forever

Pheasants Forever (PF) is a non-profit conservation organization of nearly 100,000 dedicated members and over 550 chapters diligently working to improve habitat conditions for wildlife through prudent land stewardship, public policy and education. PF sponsors LEP and provides the Ringnecks education program for PF youth members.

Aldo Leopold Foundation

LEP has been developed with encouragement and cooperation of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, a not-for-profit organization established by the family of Aldo Leopold to perpetuate Leopold’s influence in humankind’s care of the Earth by fostering an ethical relationship between people and the land.

Aldo Leopold Nature Center

The Nature Center's mission is to "teach love, respect, and admiration for the land in the spirit of Wisconsin's premier conservationist, Aldo Leopold."

Univ. of Wisc. Archives—Leopold Digital Collection

The University of Wisconsin Library system now provides internet access to many of Aldo Leopold’s documents and photographs that have not been widely available. These materials are included in the Libraries’ Ecology and Natural Resources Digital Collection, which houses primary and secondary publications, and writings about research in ecology and natural resources conducted by University of Wisconsin faculty and staff.

Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge (SEEK)

The SEEK calendar page has information for Minnesota LEP workshops and provides a great connection to other Minnesota Environmental Education information.

Nature Net

Nature Net, a consortium of nature centers from around the state, spearheaded by the Aldo Leopold Nature Center, is now offering a searchable on-line directory of Wisconsin nature centers. The directory lists environmental educational programs, overnight facilities, standards-based programs, service learning projects, and more!

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors young people ages 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in public service to people and our planet. Half of each year's winners are chosen for their work to protect the environment. Winners receive $2,000.

Other Links of Interest

Aldo Leopold and A Sand County Almanac

• Aldo Leopold Biography
   http://www.aldoleopold.org/About/leopold_bio.htm
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
   http://www.leopold.iastate.edu
• The Shack
   http://www.aldoleopold.org/Visit/shack.htm
• Excerpts from Works of Aldo Leopold
   http://gargravarr.cc.utexas.edu/chrisj/leopold-quotes.html
• University of Wisconsin Arboretum
   http://uwarboretum.org

Environmental Education

• Amazing Environmental Org. Web Directory
   http://www.webdirectory.com/
• Association for Experiential Education
   http://www.aee.org/
• EE Link (Environmental Educators)
   http://www.eetap.org/
• Gila National Forest Wilderness
   http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/gila/wild/index.htm
• Izaak Walton League
   http://www.iwla.org
• North Am Association for Env. Ed. (NAAEE)
   http://naaee.org/
• National Association for Interpretation (NAI)
   http://www.interpnet.com/
• Nat'l Env. Education & Training Foundation Classroom Earth
   www.ClassroomEarth.org
• National Wildlife Federation
   http://www.nwf.org
• Oberlin Environmental Studies
   http://www.oberlin.edu/~envs/
• Orion Society
   http://www.orionsociety.org/
• Project Learning Tree
   http://www.plt.org/
• Project WET
   http://www.projectwet.org/
• Project Wild
   http://www.projectwild.org/
• State Education & Environment Round Table
   http://www.seer.org/
• Trout in the Classroom
   http://www.troutintheclassroom.org
• Wilderness Society
   http://www.wilderness.org/

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