Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Oregon: Science and Environment
See also: - Supports recycling policies and programs at the local and state level. Provides a network where recyclers can share knowledge and expertise. - Narrative written by the State Climatologists and published by the National Climatic Data Center. - Oregon based project to educate about the environment. - This non-profit maintains and stewards the Opal Creek Educational Center. Facility allows organizations and educational groups to gather and experience forest wilderness. Seminars sponsored. - Describes hiking trails in the western Oregon Cascades, with color photographs of wildflowers found on them. - An exploration of the definitions, issues, and efforts related to achieving environmental sustainability in the state. - Information about crops, soils, weather, and cultivation techniques in Oregon. - A non-profit organization created to protect, preserve, and restore the quality of the Molalla River and its tributaries. - A statewide network of 13 chapters and 1000+ members dedicated to the enjoyment, conservation, and study of Oregon's native vegetation. - Offerings include information on geologic and coastal hazards, oil and gas in Oregon, mined land reclamation, and the "Nature of the Northwest Information Center." - Resource for vascular plants of Oregon. Includes an online plant atlas, photo gallery, rare plant guide, and newsletter. - Provides schools with information they need to set up and maintain successful waste reduction programs and to recognize schools for their waste reduction achievements. - Exists to protect, defend, and restore High Desert lands and water from irresponsible livestock grazing, mining, and geothermal development. - Information about NRCS soil mapping status for the state and access to soil survey reports available electronically. - Promotes reduction in unnecessary use of toxic substances, particularly toxic materials in commercial fertilizers. Includes information about fertilizer contaminants. - Offers access to current stream flow data and studies of Oregon groundwater and surface water resources. - Non-profit organization with programs and projects to enhance the livability of Oregon. Volunteer events can be searched by type, date or location. - Describes a multi-disciplinary research effort to analyze the ecological, economic, and social consequences of forest policies of in the Oregon Coast Range. Includes resource maps, data, publications and other information. - An educational resource for Backyard Birders with information on The Columbia Slough in Portland, Oregon. - A non-profit assisting the Oregon Department of Forestry with a capital and endowment fundraising campaign for the Tillamook Forest Interpretive Center. History and news provided. - Program to provide information on changes to the environment during the period of construction, operation, and closure of the U.S. Army Umatilla Chemical Demilitarization Facility in Oregon. - Nonregulatory group established to improve watershed quality in northeastern Oregon. Includes extensive stream and water quality data, information about fish passage issues, reports of current activities, and other information. - A charitable non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon, providing educational programs in ecology. Field activities include studies of Cascade streams and mountain ecology.
