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These links should help you get involved in environmental issues on campus, locally, and regionally. Unfortunately, environmental issues are poorly or superficially represented at most GSU and local sites. We encourage efforts to increase the profile of local environmental issues on the web.

Be sure to check out the National Wildlife Federation's State of the Campus Environment: A National Report Card on Environmental Performance and Sustainability in Higher Education. To see the online version, click here.

 
CAMPUS
Recycling. Minimal information on GSU's recycling program.
Library Recycling Task Force. Working to improve recycling in the library and across campus.
Physical Plant. The unit principally responsible for managment of the campus environment.
S.A.G.E. Home page for Student Alliance for a Green Earth.
Environmental Safety. The unit responsible for dealing with hazardous waste and proper waste disposal.
Strategic Plan. GSU's strategic plan, including references to the campus environment.
GSU Botanical Garden. Information on native plants and sustainable landscaping.
Wildlife Education Center. Information on native wildlife.
Campus Ecology. National Wildlife Federation's site on campus environmental issues and resources.
 
 
STATESBORO AND BULLOCH COUNTY
Statesboro-Bulloch Parks and Recreation. Oversees the area's excellent recreation system, but little mention of the role of parks in preserving natural habitats.
Statesboro-Bulloch Greenways. Describes greenway plans for the city and county.
Statesboro/Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce. A booster-style overview of the area, with the environment relegated to brief mentions of cotton fields and the Ogeechee River.
City of Statesboro. Home page for the city, including planning and zoning.
Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau. Informative, but no information on the local natural environment.
 
 
SOUTH GEORGIA
Altamaha River Bioreserve. A site devoted to conservation on the Altamaha River.
Altamaha Riverkeepers. A group dedicated to preserving habitat and water quality on the Altamaha River.
Canoochee Riverkeepers. Working to protect the Canoochee River.
Center for a Sustainable Coast. Works to preserve and sustain coastal Georgia's natural, cultural, and economic resources.
Coastal Environmental Organization. Dedicated to preserving Georgia's coastal resources.
Coastal Georgia Land Trust. Working to preserve habitat in coastal Georgia via conservation easements.
Defenders of Wild Cumberland. Protecting wilderness and biodiversity on Cumberland Island.
Earth Share of Georgia. An alliance of 64 environmental groups working in Georgia.
Georgia Conservancy. The Georgia Conservancy's homepage for coastal issues.
Georgia Greenspace Program. Assists in the preservation of greenspace in rapidly growing communities in Georgia.
Ogeechee River Valley Association. Another group working to preserve a healthy Ogeechee River.
Ogeechee River Watershed Protection Program. Information on efforts to preserve the Ogeechee River.
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. One of south Georgia's premier natural areas.
Sierra Club Coastal Group. The chapter of the Sierra Club serving the Savannah area.
The Nature Conservancy. Link to the Georgia Chapter of an excellent organization.
 
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