The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy's mission is to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. TNC has developed a strategic, science-based planning process, called Conservation by Design, which helps identify the highest-priority places—landscapes and seascapes that, if conserved, promise to ensure biodiversity over the long term.
American Land Conservancy
The mission of the American Land Conservancy is to conserve landscapes that represent the very best of our ecological, scenic, recreational, cultural, and agricultural resources for people and wildlife.
Conservation International
Conservation International believes that Earth's natural heritage must be maintained if future generations are to thrive spiritually, culturally, and economically. Our mission is to conserve the Earth's living heritage, our global biodiversity, and to demonstrate that human societies are able to live harmoniously with nature.
World Wildlife Fund
We seek to address global threats to biological diversity; to curb illegal trade in rare species; to establish and protect national parks and reserves; to help meet the needs of local people without destroying natural resources; to train and equip rangers, guards, and anti-poaching teams; and in all things, to promote scientific research and develop long-range conservation programs.
Center for Plant Conservation
The mission of the Center for Plant Conservation is to conserve and restore the rare native plants of the United States.
Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action organization. We use law, science, and the support of 1.2 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
NatureServe
NatureServe is a non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to provide the scientific basis for effective conservation action. NatureServe and its network of natural heritage programs are the leading source for information about rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems.
Biological Resources Discipline (USGS)
The Biological Resources Discipline works with others to provide the scientific understanding and technologies needed to support the sound management and conservation of our Nation's biological resources.
