CalEON's sponsoring partners:

This list of online resources is duplicated with permission from the California Biodiversity Center

Biodiversity Links #3 - California State Departments and others
Studying, Monitoring and Cataloguing, Biodiversity, Ecology and Ecological Change

FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS with research programs in California
	The mission of theUSDA Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research Unit is to provide national leadership in the development of novel methods for managing exotic and invasive weeds of rangelands and aquatic sites.
	The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, administers 261 million surface acres of America's public lands, located primarily in 12 Western States.
STATE DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
	The mission of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program is to develop and implement a long-term comprehensive plan that will restore ecological health and improve water management for beneficial uses of the Bay-Delta System.
Calfiornia Environmental Protection Agency and programs
	The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) was created in 1991 to restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public health, environmental quality and economic vitality.
California Resources Agency and programs
	California Resources Agency has a mission to restore, protect and manage the state's natural, historical and cultural resources for current and future generations using creative approaches and solutions based on science, collaboration and respect for all the communities and interests involved.
	The Mission of the Department of Fish and Game is to manage California's diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public.
	The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection protects the people of California from fires, responds to emergencies, and protects and enhances forest, range, and watershed values providing social, economic, and environmental benefits to rural and urban citizens. .
	The California Coastal Commission's primary mission is to plan for and regulate land and water uses in the coastal zone consistent with the policies of the Coastal Act.
	The California Biodiversity Council (CBC) was formed in 1991 to improve coordination and cooperation between the various resource management and environmental protection organizations at federal, state, and local levels
	The mission of the California State Lands Commission is to manage some 4.5 million acres of land. The State holds these lands for the public trust purposes of water related commerce, navigation, fisheries, recreation, and open space.
	The California Legacy Project is an initiative that involves a broad range of government agencies and citizen organizations. Working together, it is developing a suite of tools and maps to help Californians make the important decisions about conserving and protecting the state's working lands and natural resources.
	CERES is an information system developed by the California Resources Agency to facilitate access to a variety of electronic data describing California's rich and diverse environments. The goal of CERES is to improve environmental analysis and planning by integrating natural and cultural resource information.
	LUPIN is acomprehensive planning and land use site for California. Iincludes links to state & local plans, regulations and ordinances, spatial data, photos, reports and publications.
	The mission of the California Ocean Resources Management Program is to ensure comprehensive and coordinated management, conservation and enhancement of California's ocean resources.
	The CCC is the oldest, largest and longest-running youth conservation corps in the world! Since 1976, more than 95,000 young men and women have worked 54 million hours to protect and enhance California’s environment and communities.
	The California Tahoe Conservancy's mission is to preserve, protect, restore, enhance and sustain the unique and significant natural resources and recreational opportunities of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
	The Department of Conservation provides services and information that promote environmental health, economic vitality, informed land-use decisions and sound management of our state's natural resources.
	The California Watershed Council was established by the Resources Agency and Cal/EPA to implement the Watersheds, CleanBeaches and Water Quality Act. The website will identify ongoing watershed activities, provide access to important data and information, and links to the larger California Watershed community.
REGIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
	The Sierra Biodiversity Institute started in 1991 as a non-profit scientific organization providing mapping and analysis expertise in support of federal legislation to protect biodiversity, old-growth forests, and roadless lands in the Sierra Nevada.
	The Joshua Tree National Park Association is a nonprofit partner with Joshua Tree National Park dedicated to assist with preservation, education, historical, and scientific programs for the benefit of the park & its visitors.
	The San Francisco Bay-Delta Science Consortium aims to foster collaboration and the practice of interdisciplinary science in the Bay-Delta region.
	San Francisco Esturay Institute was founded as a non-profit organization in 1994 to foster the development of the scientific understanding needed to protect and enhance the San Francisco Estuary.
	The Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) is a nonprofit land conservancy that gives permanent protection to the beauty, character, and diversity of the San Francisco Peninsula, for people here now and for future generations.
	California Watershed Network's mission is to help people protect and restore the natural environments of California watersheds while ensuring healthy and sustainable communities.
	For 25 years the Mono Lake Committee has been working to protect Mono Lake from destruction, to heal the damage done in the Mono Basin, and to educate the public about the natural environment and wise water use.
CONSERVATION ADVOCACY
Statewide
	Following the mission of the National Audubon Society to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, Audubon California has multiple programs all aligned toward this goal.
	SERCAL is a non-profit membership based organization dedicated to the purpose of bringing about the recovery of damaged California ecosystems. To this end, the organization's activities are focused on the presentation of conferences, symposia, workshops, field trips and other educational activities.
	The California Wilderness Coalition is the only organization dedicated to protecting California's wild places and native biodiversity on a statewide level. Through advocacy and public education, CWC builds support for threatened wild places, from oak woodlands to ancient forests and deserts.
Local (frequently advocacy AND restoration projects)
	The Alameda Creek Alliance is a volunteer based community watershed group working to restore native steelhead trout to Alameda Creek.
	Friends of Coyote Hills & Fremont work to preserve Fremont's last large baylands open space, and to protect Coyote Hills' ecosystems and wildlife habitat.
	Save Our Sunol (SOS) is a local grassroots organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the unique resources in the rural area of Sunol. Sunol is located approximately 40 miles southeast of San Francisco, California.
	Save the Bay is the Bay Area’s oldest and largest membership organization working exclusively to protect and restore San Francisco Bay and its watershed.
	The Bay Institute was founded in 1981 by pioneers of a new advocacy approach which viewed the entire Bay-Delta ecosystem as a single, interdependent watershed.
	The Tuolomne River Trust's vision is to protect and restore this California jewel, which includes one of the most ecologically vital streams in the Sierra Nevada and the largest natural salmon runs in the San Joaquin Valley.

http://www.sgwa.org/

130 More links here- many of them suitable for this section:

RESOURCES FOR NGO etc LISTINGS:

http://www.ccb.ucr.edu/links/index.html

Others:

Wildlife rescue organizations:

Links: http://www.californiabats.com/links.html

http://www.wildwings.org/

http://www.ventanaws.org/aboutvws.htm

Links to follow up on:

Reserves: http://desfbay.fws.gov/links.htm

Parks: http://www.monolake.org/main/links.htm

Audubon Society local chapters !: http://ca.audubon.org/chapter_map.htm

Zoos and Aquaria listed here (google)

More bird pages here (google)

California Conservation pages here (google)

Botanical Gardens http://www.strybing.org/library/hortres.htm

Ocean oriented Institutions http://ceo.ucsd.edu/publications/institutions.html

California State Parks http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21491

http://www.irwd.com/Environment/WildlifeSanctuary.html

http://www.tuolumne.org/links_partners_organizations.htm

http://www.brbna.org/