North Carolina:

• The NC Zoo
  Touting "wild possibilities" with every visit, the state's own walk-through zoo is the first in America to be designed from its inception around the "natural habitat" philosophy—presenting animals and plants in exhibits that closely resemble the habitats in which they would be found in the wild.
  
  
• The NC Zoological Society
  This Web site of the non-profit organization that supports the NC Zoological Park, provides general information on the Zoo and the Zoo Society, education and conservation activities, pictures of animals, upcoming events and development programs.
  

• Department of Environment and Natural Resources
  The Department’s site reflects a variety of division responsibilities such as water resource, water quality, air quality, and waste management. The site contains an extensive database relating to the management of the North Carolina’s environment.
  

• NC Conservation Network
  This statewide network of over 120 environmental community and environmental justice organizations focuses on air, water, and quality of life issues.
  

• Conservation Council of North Carolina
  This organization maintains objectives similar to the Conservation Network, with a focus on lobbying in the General Assembly.
  

• Conservation Trust for North Carolina
  As the coordinating body for the Land Trusts in North Carolina, the state's Conservation Trust primarily focuses on land conservation—particularly farms, woodland, river valleys, and outstanding landscapes. Look at the Office of Environmental Education Web site, which is full of great resources.
  

• Office of Environmental Education - Discover Your Ecological Address
  You know what street you live on and what town you live in, but do you know where you live ecologically? Visit the Office of Envrionemental Education and discover your ecological address!
  
  
• Office of Environmental Education - Find an event in North Carolina
  See this comprehensive online listing of environmental education events and workshops across the state.
  
  
• Office of Environmental Education - Education, Learning, and Behavior
  This information Web page provides peer-reviewed articles on the positive effect of environmental education and outdoor learning on student academic performance and social behavior.
  
  
• Office of Environmental Education - Are You an Informed Consumer?
  This eye-opening section discusses how choices we make have a major cumulative effect on the quality of life of all North Carolinians. Informed consumer sections include: Food, Lawn & Garden, Energy, Water Waste, In the House, Personal Products, Green Development, and Recreation.
  
  
• Office of Environmental Education - Environmental Education and Health
  Explore how environmental education is not only good for the environment...it can also be good for you!
  
  
• Office of Environmental Education - Resources for Parents
  Environmental education is a lifelong learning process that teaches people to think critically about the world around them. What better person to share this with children than parents? This site will tell you more about where to go with your kids for some great environmental education opportunities, what you can do at home, research that shows the benefits of spending time outdoors, and much more!

National Environmental Issues and Interconnections:

• Environmental Defense
  Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are clean air, clean water, healthy food and flourishing ecosystems. The organization's Web site provides extensive coverage of these issues as well as lists of endangered species.

• Environmental Protection Agency
  The EPA leads the nation’s environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts and formulates most key national legislation on the environment.

• World Wildlife Fund
  This organization covers national and international issues about subjects such as forestry, ocean biology, toxic chemicals, international conventions, and species-related issues. They also have a dedicated site to individual species.

• Conservation International
  Conservation Interational's mission is to conserve the earth's living national heritage, global biodiversity, and demonstarte how human societies can live harmoniously with nature. While similar to World Wildlife Fund, Conservation International focuses on the tropics.

• Conservation Fund
  The Conservation Fund is the nation’s foremost environmental nonprofit dedicated to protecting America’s most important landscapes and waterways. This Web site discusses land use issues, the relationship between the economy and the environment, and some individual at-risk species.

• Nature Conservancy
  The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to protect the most ecologically important lands and waters around the world for nature and people. This Web site focuses on landscape protection and land management on a large scale and also offers considerable species-related content.

• Audubon Society
  Audubon's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.  The organization's Web site not only targets bird topics, but also covers many wider issues affecting species and habitats.

Broad Global Issues and Their Interconnections:

• The World Watch Institute
  The Worldwatch Institute offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing that has made it a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. This Web site provides an excellent source about the interconnections between key global environmental, industrial, and social issues. The site also includes an extensive list of publications providing overviews of the world’s current key global issues.