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links to southwestern/colorado plateau sites

Arboretum at Flagstaff
http://www.thearb.org
     Dedicated to the cultivation and preservation of the indigenous species of plants on the Colorado Plateau.


Arizona Daily Sun
http://www.azdailysun.com
     News coverage of the City of Flagstaff, Coconino County, and the Southern Colorado Plateau. Also see http://www.accessflagstaff.com for information on community events.


Arizona Gap Analysis
http://www.usgs.nau.edu/azgap
     A technical resource for groups concerned with conservation policy.


Bureau of Land Management Arizona
http://azwww.az.blm.gov
     The BLM is extensively involved in management of the public lands West.


Coconino National Forest Homepage
http://svinet2.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/
     An excellent resource for residents of the southern Colorado Plateau. See especially "Recreation" and "Forest Management."


Coconino County
http://co.coconino.az.us
     Coconino County Government web pages.


Collaborative Planning Organizations on the Colorado Plateau
http://www.usgs.nau.edu/cpo

CPO

The definitive guide.


 
Diablo Trust
http://www.for.nau.edu/forestry/diablo_trust
     An innovative, collaborative approach to rangeland management on the southern Colorado Plateau. Open to new participants.


Flagstaff, Arizona
http://www-vif.infomagic.com/~mives/locale.html
     A comprehensive resource on Flagstaff and the surrounding region. Many excellent links.


Flagstaff Open Spaces and Greenways Committee
http://ecosys.usgs.nau.edu/Forum/Sourcebooks/flag.html
     Open to new participants, the committee addresses issues of growth and development in and around the City of Flagstaff.


Glen Canyon Institute
http://www.glencanyon.org
     GCI aims at reestablishing a free-flowing Colorado River through a restored Glen Canyon.


Grand Canyon Trust
http://www.grandcanyontrust.org

Grand Canyon Trust

A superlative conservation organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the canyon country of the Colorado Plateau.


High Country News
http://www.hcn.org

High Country News

"The newspaper" of the West. Excellent on-line back issues file. High Country News also has a links section that is worthwhile.


 
Land Use History of North America
http://biology.usgs.gov/luhna

LUHNA

A richly detailed site with a good links page. This page is also of interest.


 
Lowell Observatory
http://www.lowell.edu
     Offers educational resources and nighttime viewing of the Heavens for visitors.


Museum of Northern Arizona
http://www.musnaz.org
     The definitive museum of the Colorado Plateau, with sweeping anthropological, archaeological, geological, and other collections.


Mt. Trumbull/Forest Restoration Site
http://www.for.nau.edu/ecorest/trumbull

Mt. Trumbull Site

An excellent resource on forest restoration applicable widely to the Southwest. Useful links page.


 
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov
     An information resource on the cultural and natural dimensions of America's national parks.


Nature Conservancy Arizona
http://www.fourcorners.com/tnc/azlist.htm
     A local chapter of the international Nature Conservancy dedicated to conservation issues in Southwest. Contains links to Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah chapters.


USDA Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/other_fs_sites.shtml
     Allows state by state access; links page to other federal sites.


USGS (US Geological Survey) Colorado Plateau Field Station
http://www.usgs.nau.edu

USGS

A comprehensive informational guide to natural dimensions and issues of the Colorado Plateau. See especially "Current Science Programs" and "Partnerships."


 
Wildlands Project
http://www.wildlandsproject.org
     A comprehensive resource on wildlands restoration in the US, with an emphasis on the public lands West.


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