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Conservation has many benefits, including saving money, preventing pollution, and creating jobs. Carefully protecting and managing natural resources (often called "environmental stewardship") means that future generations will enjoy a healthy environment. On this page, you can learn about different types of conservation and find out how to prevent pollution. Remember: reduce, reuse, and recycle!

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Energy Conservation Pollution Prevention
Endangered species
Invasive species
Threatened species
Wildlife protection
Fuel economy

Municipal solid waste
Reusing/reducing
Recycling

Soil Conservation Water Conservation Resources
Landscaping
Soil erosion and management
Water resources planning
Water resources restoration
Water saving measures
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Animal and Plant Conservation

 

BirdCast Exit EPA disclaimer
Funded by EPA, BirdCast is an exciting new collaboration that enables anyone to track migrating birds as they move through the Mid-Atlantic region.
www.birdsource.org/birdcast.html

Conservation of Marine Mammals and Endangered Species Exit EPA disclaimer
Learn what the National Marine Fisheries Service is doing to protect animals that live in the sea.
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/prot_res.html

Creature Features Exit EPA disclaimer
This site provides information on numerous endangered and threatened species. You can find detailed summaries, as well as drawings and photographs.
endangered.fws.gov/kids/spp_mnth.htm

Ecosystem Exhibits Exit EPA disclaimer
Here you can view beautiful pictures of ecosystems throughout the United States. You will also learn about the endangered species that inhabit these areas.
endangered.fws.gov/esysgal.html

Endangered Species Program Exit EPA disclaimer
Link to the Endangered Species Act (which is administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service) as well as information and educational materials on endangered and threatened species.
endangered.fws.gov

EPA and Bird Conservation
Healthy wildlife is important for healthy ecosystems; learn aboutbird conservation initiatives and things you can do.
www.epa.gov/owow/birds

Nature Net Exit EPA disclaimer
Provides detailed materials about a variety of environmental issues related to the National Park Service, including information about managing and conserving plants and animals that live in our National Parks.
www.nature.nps.gov

National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources Exit EPA disclaimer
Learn what this office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is doing to protect marine mammals and endangered species.
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/prot_res.html

Resources to Learn More About Endangered Species Exit EPA disclaimer
From the Fish and Wildlife Service, a list of materials that may give you some ideas to help a species near you get on its road to recovery, because recovery is the ultimate goal for each threatened and endangered species.
endangered.fws.gov/education

Wildlife Fact Sheets Exit EPA disclaimer
From the Fish and Wildlife Service, basic information about species of regular public interest.
species.fws.gov

 

Energy Conservation

Fuel Economy Site Exit EPA disclaimer
Visit this site to learn about fuel economy, current and future fuel technology, and its importance to us.
www.fueleconomy.gov/feg

 

Pollution Prevention

The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste
Discover why trash is a problem, why recycling is useful, and what you can do!
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/catbook/index.htm

Linking Girls to the Land
This partnership between the Girl Scouts of America, US EPA and other Federal Agencies promotes outdoor education, volunteering and conservation education. It provides opportunities for 2.8 million girls nationwide.
epa.gov/linkinggirls/

Municipal Solid Waste in the United States
What happens to our trash? This report provides the latest facts and figures on municipal solid waste generation, recycling, and disposal in the United States, based on data collected from 1960 through 2000.
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/msw99.htm#links

Recycling
Because there's not one simple remedy for our trash problem, this site explains and explores why we need to consider a combination of solutions to manage it. Reducing and reusing waste, recycling, burning trash for energy recovery, and land filling are all parts of the solution.
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle.htm

Recycling Hotline Exit EPA disclaimer
Type in your ZIP code or find your State on a map to locate recycling centers in your community for all types of recyclables.
washingtondc.earth911.org/usa/master.asp

Trash Goes to School - Activities Exit EPA disclaimer
A range of activities and projects for learning about solid waste and recycling. Covers reduction, recycling, composting, incineration, landfills and risk.
cwmi.css.cornell.edu/TrashGoesToSchool/Activities9-12.html

Volunteer for Change (PDF, 567K)
This guide to environmental community service features the ABCs of volunteering plus projects on reuse, recycling, composting, and household hazardous waste.
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/docs/vol4chng.pdf

Where Can I Take My Computer?
Web sites and organizations that can provide information on opportunities for donating and recycling computers and other electronics.
http://www.epa.gov/epr/products/computers.html

Soil Conservation

Best Management Practices for Soil Erosion Software
This downloadable program provides information about soil erosion in the United States and worldwide, including what causes it and how to control it.
www.epa.gov/grtlakes/seahome/erosion.html

Journey to Planet Earth Exit EPA disclaimer
A PBS educational program that explores the fragile relationship between people and the world we inhabit. Includes videos, teaching guides and internet resource links.
http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/

Nature Net Exit EPA disclaimer
Provides detailed materials about a variety of environmental issues related to the National Park Service, including information on soil and minerals management on National Park land.
www.nature.nps.gov

 

Water Conservation

Chesapeake Bay Restoration Exit EPA disclaimer
The Chesapeake Bay Program is a regional partnership that directs and conducts the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States.
www.chesapeakebay.net/restrtn.htm

Cleaner Water Through Conservation
An explanation about the relationship between the quantity of water and its quality and discussion of how developing water-use efficiency programs can help States and local communities achieve cleaner water through conserving water.
www.epa.gov/OW/you/intro.html

Ground Water Primer
This computer program presents the basic concepts of ground water, the contaminants that can affect water quality along with the risks they pose, activities that an individual or community can do to help protect and conserve ground water, and programs that are now in place to help protect ground water.
www.epa.gov/seahome/groundwater/src/ground.htm

Journey to Planet Earth Exit EPA disclaimer
A PBS educational program that explores the fragile relationship between people and the world we inhabit. Includes videos, teaching guides and internet resource links.
http://www.pbs.org/journeytoplanetearth/

Nature Net Exit EPA disclaimer
Provides detailed materials about a variety of environmental issues related to the National Park Service, including information on water resources planning and conservation.
www.nature.nps.gov

RoboCow Flash Movie Exit EPA disclaimer Download Macromedia Flash player
It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's RoboCow. Able to leap tall silos in a single bound, this animated environmental advocate uses her radar vision to detect on-farm perils. She maps out solutions to hazards like improperly stored chemicals, pesticide runoff and stream contamination. There are six other videos on water quality and agriculture. You'll need the Flash plug-in to view the clips.
www.agr.gc.ca/pfra/flash/robocow/en/robocow_e.htm

Surf Your Watershed
A service to help you locate, use, and share environmental information on your watershed or community.
www.epa.gov/surf

Watershare Exit EPA disclaimer
Would you like to learn more about water conservation? Check out this site to find information about water conservation in the city and on the farm.
www.usbr.gov/mp

 

Resources

The Alaska Native Knowledge Network: Sustainable Resource Management Exit EPA disclaimer
The Alaska Native Knowledge Network is designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. The resources at this site provide examples of how Alaska Native knowledge systems can contribute to the sustainable management of Alaska's natural resources and ways in which schools can participate in that effort.
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/resmgmt.html

The Alaska Native Knowledge Network: Traditional Ecological Knowledge Exit EPA disclaimer
The Alaska Native Knowledge Network is designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. This site provides documentation related to the ways in which Native people acquire and utilize knowledge related to the ecological system in which they are situated.
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/tek.html

Creature Features Exit EPA disclaimer
This site provides information on numerous endangered and threatened species. You can find detailed summaries, as well as drawings and photographs.
endangered.fws.gov/kids/spp_mnth.htm

Ecosystem Exhibits Exit EPA disclaimer
Here you can view beautiful pictures of ecosystems throughout the United States. You will also learn about the endangered species that inhabit these areas.
endangered.fws.gov/esysgal.html

Endangered Species Program Exit EPA disclaimer
Link to the Endangered Species Act (which is administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service) as well as information and educational materials on endangered and threatened species.
endangered.fws.gov

Municipal Solid Waste in the United States
What happens to our trash? This report describes the provide the latest facts and figures on municipal solid waste generation, recycling, and disposal in the United States, based on data collected from 1960 through 2000.
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/msw99.htm#links

Recycling Hotline Exit EPA disclaimer
Type in your ZIP code or find your State on a map to locate recycling centers in your community for all types of recyclables.
washingtondc.earth911.org/usa/master.asp

Surf Your Watershed
A service to help you locate, use, and share environmental information on your watershed or community.
www.epa.gov/surf

 

 

  

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