Alexis de
Tocqueville Institute- Studies, promotes, and
extends the principles of classical liberalism:
political equality, civil liberty and economic
freedom.
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- Alliance for America
- A coalition of
grassroots organizations concerned with protecting
the constitution, property rights, and humans and the
environment.
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- American Association of Small Property
Owners
- A national grassroots
organization of landlords, property owners and real
estate investors committed to restoring common sense
to regulations.
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- American Land Rights
Association
- A national
grassroots organization that is dedicated to the
wise-use of our resources, access to our Federal
lands and the protection of our private property
rights.
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- American Farm
Bureau Federation
- The nation's largest
general farm organization
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- Americans for Tax
Reform
- A national
clearinghouse for the grassroots taxpayers' movement.
ATR opposes all tax increases as a matter of
principle. Supports tax reform which makes taxes
fairer, flatter, more visible, and lower.
- American Forest
& Paper Association
- The national forest
products industry trade association, including pulp,
paper, paperboard and all wood products industries.
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- American Loggers Solidarity
- Representing people
whose lives have been forever changed by application
of laws that place the welfare of plants and animals
above the welfare of families and communities and to
educate the public in regards to natural resource
issues.
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- American Rights Coalition/Outdoor
Channel
- Grassroots association
to inform and educate on a wide range of topics
including our constitutional rights, natural
resources (utilization and management), public land
access and responsible government.
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- Blue Ribbon Coalition
- Stresses user
cooperation rather than user conflict so that trails
throughout the US can be shared. Their motto, "Preserving
natural resources FOR the public instead of FROM the
public."
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- California
Forestry Association
- Forest products trade
association committed to sound policies, sustainable
use of renewable resources and responsible forestry
enhancing the health of California's forests.
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- Center for the
Defense of Free Enterprise
- A meeting place for the
free enterprise community. A worldwide conversation
on personal and economic freedom.
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- Citizens for a
Sound Economy
- Advocates market-based
solutions to public policy problems.
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- Columbia River Alliance
- People from throughout
the Northwest in support of the philosophy of a
balance of economic, biological, cultural and social
needs of the Columbia and Snake Rivers system.
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- Common Sense for Maine Forest
- Concerns with forestry
issues in the state of Maine.
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- Competitive
Enterprise Institute
- A pro-market, public
policy group based in Washington DC committed to
advancing the principles of free enterprise and
limited government. Founded in 1984, CEI emphasizes
the marketing and implementation of classical
Libertarian ideals.
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- Concerned Alaskans
for Resources and the Environment (C.A.R.E.)
- Grassroots organization
of citizens, small business and industry throughout
Alaska supporting all resource development –
timber, fishing, mining, oil and gas, agriculture,
and recreation.
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- Defenders of Property Rights
- Nationwide property
rights organization based in Washington DC
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- Environmental Perspectives, Inc. (EPI)
- Consulting and
information provider on the practical application of
stewardship and conservation in environmental
protection while avoiding the pseudo-scientific and
religious pitfalls in the environmental movement.
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- EnviroScan
- A politically incorrect
look at the environmental movement. This Canadian
website has technical information for both grassroots
activists and business.
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- Free Our Parks and
Forests
- A not-for-profit
organization fighting for free and equal access to
our public lands.
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- Frontiers of
Freedom
- A non-profit,
non-partisan research and educational foundation
dedicated to defending constitutional rights and
promoting a limited government agenda.
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- Heartland
Institute
- A non-profit,
non-partisan center for public policy research,
focusing on free-market solutions to state and local
public policy problems.
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- Heritage Foundation
- Created to spread the
ideas of free enterprise, limited government,
individual freedom, traditional American values, and
a strong national defense.
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- Independent Forest Products Association
- Advancing small
businesses and stable communities. Through forest
management activities that harvest wood, we help
stabilize the forest ecosystem by creating and
maintaining healthy forests.
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- Intermountain Forest Industry
Association
- An organization of wood
products manufacturers, timberland owners and related
businesses in the Northern Rockies. The Association
develops and implements "solution-oriented"
policy agendas aimed at securing a stable and
sustainable supply of timber on public and private
forest lands.
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- Liberty Matters
- 3 national
organizations (American Land Foundation, Land Rights
Foundation, and Stewards of the Range) have combined
efforts to create a service organization connecting
grassroots America with public policy institutions
and lawmakers to effect legislative and political
change.
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- Maine Conservation
Rights Institute (MECRI)
- Maine's true
conservation organization that respects man and
nature in productive harmony.
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- Michigan Rights
Alliance
- Personal liberty and
private property rights organization.
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- Minnesota Landowners Rights Association
- A statewide private
property owners organization.
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- National Association of Mining Districts
- Coordination of mining
claims or districts to protect our property rights.
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- National
Association of Reversionary Property Owners (NARPO)
- Dedicated to principle
that private property ownership must be maintained in
the hands of citizens and not the government.
Interesting Rails to Trails information.
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- National Center
for Policy Analysis
- A Dallas-based public
policy research institute that seeks innovative
private-sector solutions to public policy problems.
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- National Center for Public Policy
Research
- A conservative action
foundation that uses research, information
dissemination and grassroots/coalition educational
programs to develop and illustrate the conservative
perspective on national issues.
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- National
Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition (NESARC)
- Established to convey
information about the ESA and why this well
intentioned law, which everyone agrees is one of the
most important environmental laws ever adopted, needs
to be reformed and updated.
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- National Future
Farmers of America
- Premier leadership,
personal growth and career success through
Agricultural education.
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- National Mining
Association
- Represents the mining
industry nationwide.
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- National
Wilderness Institute
- A site to keep people
informed about common sense ideas covering a variety
of environmental issues including endangered species,
land use rights and environmental regulations.
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- NET-TV
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- Northwest
Forestry Association
- Advocates forest
management policies to ensure adequate and reliable
supplies of timber from public forestlands in the
Northwest.
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- Northwest Timber Workers Resource
Council
- A non-partisan
coalition dedicated to the preservation of jobs and
economies through ecologically sound and economically
feasible forest management practices.
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- Off-Road Network
- Motor recreationists
(and everyone) should visit this well-rounded
off-road vehicle site. The importance of federal land
management is essential for recreational
opportunities as well as resource providers.
- – See LAND USE
ISSUES –
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- Oregon Lands Coalition
- Putting PEOPLE back
into the environmental equation through education of
members, general public, the media and Congress in
the benefits of active management of our nation's
natural resources.
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- People for the
West!
- A coalition among
interested individuals and groups throughout the US
to protect multiple-use on public lands, individual
private property rights and resource production.
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- Plan-It3
- People, forest, harmony
series provides teachers, educators, parents and
concerned citizens with high quality environmental
education materials and resources that promote a
balanced viewpoint between measures which protect the
forest environment and those which enhance the
quality of life for all mankind.
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- Political Economy
Research Center (PERC)
- A market-oriented,
think tank focusing on environmental and natural
resource issues. Their research and policy analysis
covers endangered species, forestry, fisheries,
parks, public lands, property rights, Superfund,
water and environmental education.
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- Pulp & Paperworkers' Resource
Council (PPRC)
- A grassroots
organization of 300,000+ employees of the nation's
pulp, paper and solid wood products and other natural
resource-based industries concerned with fiber
supply, forest practices, ESA, and other
environmental issues.
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- RS-2477
Rights-of-Way
- Complete explanation of
public rights-of-way on public lands.
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- Stewards of the
Land
- Stewards of family
farms, ranches and forests. Dedicated to the
protection of private property rights, the promotion
of good stewardship of the land, and the development
and dissemination of responsible environmental
educational materials.
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- Stop Taking Our Property - STOPwatch
- Originally a small
group of inholders working to save their private
property from being incorporated into the Indiana
Dunes National Lakeshore, today STOP remains involved
in local and state issues but also networks
nationwide with property rights groups and resource
providers. Current projects include zoning and
wetlands issues
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- Take Back Arkansas
- Strictly a grassroots
civic organization of concerned citizens for private
property rights.
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- Town Hall
- A leading Washington DC
interactive computer network for conservatives. A
comprehensive site for conservative policy, ideas and
politics.
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- T.R.E.E.S - Coastal Chapter
- A grassroots, forest
products industry support group.
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- Utah Wilderness Education Project
- A broad coalition of
businesses, organizations, local governments, and
individuals in Utah and across the nation who believe
that only when citizens and elected representatives
have all the facts on important issues can they make
the best public policy.
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- Washington Forest Protection Association
- Founded in 1908 to help
fight and prevent uncontrolled forest fires, WFPA
members – large and small companies, families
and individual members – own and manage almost
5,000,000 acres of forests (almost 2/3 of the private
commercial forestland in Washington state).
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- Western States
Petroleum Association
- Represents the full
spectrum of companies that account for most of the
exploration, production, refining, transportation,
and marketing of petroleum and its products in
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and
Washington.
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- Wood Industries Information Center
(WIIC)
- The starting place for
locating the views and news of the wood-based
industries on current issues.
Helpful Federal Government
Listings:
American
Heritage Rivers Initiative- President Clinton's
newest attempt at land management on a nationwide
scale through our river systems.
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Army Corps of Engineers
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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Bureau of Reclamation
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- Council on Environmental
Quality
- Katie McGinty, Chair.
This new "advisory" post in the
Administration wields a lot of power in the White
House. Primary mission is the oversight of NEPA
(National Environmental Policy Act) but is involved
in almost every aspect of government. Most recently
the American Heritage Rivers Initiative.
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Environment Protection Agency (EPA)
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- Federal Register
- The official government
records. Every official act in Congress, the
Administration, Supreme Court, etc. is recorded here,
as it begins, runs through comment period and becomes
law.
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General Accounting Office (GAO)
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Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management
Project
- The biggest single
"land-grab" management scheme in history.
72 million acres of Federal land in 7 Western states
are involved (Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Nevada, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming).
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National Park Service
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- President's Council on
Sustainable Development
- PCSD was established in
June 1993 and adopted the definition as stated in the
original Brundtland Commission report: development
that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their needs.
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Thomas - Follow Congressional Legislation
- Congress' official
website. Track any Federal legislation, look-up the
history of past Congresses. What's happening in
Congress this week.
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- US
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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- US
Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)
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- US
Forest Service (USFS)
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- US House Resources Committee
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- US Senate Energy and Natural
Resources Committee
For More Information
Contact:
The League of Private Property Voters
Tel: 360-687-2471
FAX: CompanyFAX
E-mail: ccushman@pacifier.com
