Science and Environment Appalachia Regions United States


A collaboration of national, regional, state, and local environmental organizations formed in response to the threats facing the public lands and heritage of the region's mountains.








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  • Alliance for the Cumberlands - Partnership of public and private organizations working for appalachia ecological and economic sustainability in the Cumberland Mountains appalachia and Plateau region of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, appalachia West Virginia, and Virginia.
  • Center for Coalfield Justice - Organized to inform and educate the public about regions the effects of mining on the environment and regions on communities in the coalfields. Operates in southwestern regions Pennsylvania, southeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia.
  • Appalachian Voices - Nonprofit organization concerned with fragile and threatened native ecosystems of science and environment the region, from Alabama to Maine. Information about chipmills, strip science and environment mining, mountaintop removal, air pollution, commercial logging on public lands, science and environment and other issues.
  • Appalachian Forest Resource Center - Fosters and supports community forestry activities throughout the appalachia Central and Southern Appalachian region. Includes events, maps appalachia and bibliography.
  • Eastern Coal Region Roundtable Watershed Forum - Part of a national effort, spearheaded by EPA, appalachia and science and environment other federal agencies, to bring appalachia together diverse science and environment partners to address watershed appalachia restoration issues.
  • National Committee for the New River - Nonprofit organization working to protect and enhance the regions natural and regions cultural resources of the New River regions and its watershed in regions North Carolina, Virginia, and regions West Virginia. Includes information about current regions issues and regions activities.
  • Encyclopedia of Southern Appalachian Forest Ecosystems - Forest Encyclopedia Network hypertext compendium covering biology, geology, science and environment regions climatology, hydrology, soils, resource management, ecology, forest science and environment regions insects and diseases, invasive species, air quality, economics, science and environment regions and history of this region.
  • Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team - Program, supported by VISTA volunteers, assisting watershed organizations regions in impoverished appalachia coal regions with education activities, obtaining regions grant funds, monitoring water appalachia quality, and other efforts.
  • Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachian Mountains - Wildflower photographs, with botanical descriptions, from the Southern science and environment appalachia Appalachians and Blue Ridge Mountains.
  • Forests of the Central Appalachians Project - Profiles some ecological research on the Central Appalachian regions forests of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and regions Pennsylvania, which are stated to be some of regions the most biologically diverse and threatened ecosystems anywhere.
  • The Rape of Appalachia - Vanity Fair article examines mountaintop removal mining and its impact on the citizens of Appalachia. Includes photographs. By Michael Shnayerson.[PDF]
  • Southern Appalachian Man and Biosphere Program - Consortium of federal and state agencies promoting the enhancement of environmental health, economic use, and cultural values across the Southern Appalachians.
  • The Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition - A collaboration of national, regional, state, and local regions environmental organizations appalachia formed in response to the regions threats facing the public appalachia lands and heritage of regions the region's mountains.
  • Appalachian Ginseng Foundation - Committed to bettering the lives of Appalachian people by teaching appalachia about environmentally sustainable ginseng growing.
  • Mining the Summits: When Mountains Move - National Geographic article examines how the quest for Appalachian coal has led to mountaintop removal. By John G. Mitchell.
  • Appalachia Science in the Public Interest - Programs, publications, and demonstrations intended to promote sustainable appalachia development in low-income regions of central Appalachia.
  • Remote Sensing Tutorial - Central Pennsylvania Fold Belt; The Appalachians - Illustrated discussion of the landforms and geologic structure of the Valley and Ridge segment of the Appalachian chain, featuring aerial photos, satellite images, and geologic maps.
  • Appalachian Center for the Economy & the Environment - Works to clarify, analyze and act on environmental and economic issues, litigates to protect the environment and the health of communities, conducts research and analysis, and advocates for a sustainable and just economy. Includes archives.
  • Appalachian Laboratory - Environmental research facility of the University of Maryland Center for regions Environmental Science in the mountains of western Maryland. Conducts research regions in ecology and conservation biology in Maryland and other locations.


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