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Willamette Valley, Oregon

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Nortwest Earth Institute
http://www.nwei.org/

Discussion courses on sustainability, deep ecology, living in place, and the practice of simplicity. Corvallis contact 541-752-3517, cnwei@peak.org

Oregon Plant Atlas
http://cladonia.nacse.org/platlas/jclass/OPAJava20.htm

This lists most every species possible in the state and where it has been found. You will need to have a plant's scientific name but in this way it is the ultimate suppliment to any field guide.

Avery House Nature Center
http://www.peak.org/~ecenter/nep.htm

Corvallis
The Corvallis Environmental Center's Nature Education Program office. The nature center at Avery Park conducts naturalist programs for adults and kids. It's also a mini nature museum and fun to visit (open Fri and Sat 11-4)

The Spring Creek Project (OSU)
http://springcreek.oregonstate.edu/
Oregon State University
The challenge of the Spring Creek Project is to bring together the practical wisdom of the environmental sciences, the clarity of philosophical analysis, and the creative, expressive power of the written word, to find new ways to understand and re-imagine our relation to the natural world.
The Kamana Naturalist Training Program
http://www.kamana.org/

Duvall, WA
A four level independent study program that covers the naturalist background needed to engage in the wilderness arts, including tracking, bird language, survival and native living skills, traditional herbalism, and naturalist mentoring. It is the ultimate blueprint for a students' time spent in the field and in conducting nature-related research. Students become confident naturalists, melding modern field ecology with the skills of a native scout.

Natural History Network
www.naturalhistorynetwork.org

A community of teachers, scientists, and nature writers who seek to promote the values of natural history through discussion and dissemination of ideas and techniques on its successful practice to educators, scientists, artists, writers, the media, and the public at large.

Corvallis Sustainability Coalition
www.sustainablecorvallis.org

working together to accelerate the creation of a sustainable community

Elk Heaven
http://www.elkheaven.com/

Colorado
We learned a lot about elk from these guys. The site features sounds, videos and a wonderful DVD set of elk during the rut season.
Audubon Society of Corvallis
http://www.audubon.corvallis.or.us
 
Heart of the Valley Astronomers
www.hvaastronomy.com

Corvallis
A community-based sky-watching group based in Corvallis
 
Wild Food Aventures
http://www.wildfoodadventures.com/
Portland, OR
Edible Plants, Wild Foods and Other Foragables of North America. Expertise, Workshops, Training, Research, Curriculum Development, Newsletter. John Kallas, Director. We take people into nature and show them how to use wild plants and other forageables for food.
 
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