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Key Conservation and Environmental Issues and the Organizations that Work on Them (Note: While this particular list is just about Montana projects, many -- most? -- of the projects are national in scope, as are most of the organizations implementing them.) June 2003 MCVED ("Montana Conservation Voters Education") Fund "Preserving, protecting and enhancing Montana's clean air and water, wildlife and open spaces for future generations through effective citizen participation in the democratic process." [Red Flag words/phrases are highlighted] Air Quality: Clark Fork Coalition, Montana Environmental Information Center,Montanans Against Toxic Burning, Northern Plains Resource Council, Sierra Club, Women’s Voices for the Earth, Cold Mountain Cold Rivers, Montana Public Interest Research Group, Natural Resource Defense Council Bison in Yellowstone: Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Buffalo Field Campaign,Montana Wildlife Federation, National Parks and Conservation Association, Cold Mountain Cold Rivers, National Wildlife Federation Coal Bed Methane: Northern Plains Resource Council, Montana EnvironmentalInformation Center, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, American Wildlands, Sierra Club, Native Action Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Montana Audubon, Montana Wildlife FederationConservation Easements: Montana Land Reliance, Park County EnvironmentalCouncil, Nature Conservancy Dam Buy-back: Montanans for Dam Cheap PowerDeregulation: Montana Environmental Information Center, Montana Public InterestResearch Group Endangered Species Act: Defenders of Wildlife, Predator Conservation Alliance, TheWilderness Society, Sierra Club Energy Development/Coal Development : Northern Plains Resource Council, MontanaEnvironmental Information Center, Montana Public Interest Research Group, Montana Wilderness Association, The Wilderness Society, Sierra Club, Montana Wilderness Association, Alternative Energy Resources Organization, Earth Justice, National Center for Appropriate Technology, Natural Resources Defense Council, Western Organization of Resource Councils Fair Trade : Northern Plains Resource Council, Sierra Club, Women’s Voices for theEarth, Montana Environmental Information Center, Western Organization of Resource Councils P.O. Box 853 Billings, MT 59103 Fire & Salvage : Montana Wilderness Association, Sierra Club, Alliance for the WildRockies, Earth Justice, Ecology Center, The Wilderness Society, Montana Environmental Information Center, Native Forest Network, Friends of the Bitterroot, National Forest Protection Alliance, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Friends of the Wild Swan, Sierra Club Fisheries : Montana Trout Unlimited, Montana Environmental Information Center,Montana Audubon, Montana Wildlife Federation, Organizations United for Rivers and Streams, Park County Environmental Council, Flathead Lakers Game Farms : Montana Wildlife Federation, Wilderness Society, Sportsmen for I -143Glacier Park and Crown of the Continent: National Parks and ConservationAssociation, Montana Wilderness Association Genetically Modified Organisms: Northern Plains Resource Council, AlternativeEnergy Resources Organization, Western Organization of Resource Councils Initiatives C-37 and C-38: Montana Common Cause, Montana EnvironmentalInformation Center, Montanans for Democracy, Montana Public Interest Research Group Initiative I-45: Montanans for Dam Cheap PowerLand Trust: Five Valleys Land Trust, Montana Land Reliance, The NatureConservancy Libby, Asbestos: Montana Environmental Information CenterLogging/Timber: Montana Wilderness Association, Sierra Club, Alliance for the WildRockies, Earth Justice, Ecology Center, The Wilderness Society, Montana Environmental Information Center, Native Forest Network, Friends of the Bitterroot, National Forest Protection Alliance, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Friends of the Wild Swan, Cold Mountain Cold Rivers, Park County Environmental Council, Sierra Club, Montana Old Growth Project MEPA: Montana Audubon, Montana Environmental Information Center, MontanaTrout Unlimited, Montana Wildlife Federation, Northern Plains Resource Council Milltown Dam: Clark Fork CoalitionMining, hard rock, 1872 mining law: Northern Plains Resource Council, MineralPolicy Center, Montana Environmental Information Center, Western Organization of Resource Councils, Sierra Club, Clark Fork Coalition, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Blackfoot Legacy, Earth Justice, Montana Public Information Research Group, Montana Wilderness Association, Park County Environmental Council, Women’s Voices for the Earth Missouri Breaks Designation as National Monument : Friends of the Missouri RiverBreaks, Montana Wilderness Association, The Wilderness Society, National Parks Conservation Association, Montana Wildlife Federation, Montana River Action National Parks: Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Montana Wilderness Association,National Parks and Conservation Association Planning and Growth: Northern Plains Resource Council, Alternative EnergyResources Organization, Citizens for a Better Flathead, Montana Audubon, Montana Environmental Information Center, Montana Smart Growth Coalition, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Plan Helena, Montana Land Reliance, Friends of the Bitterroot, American Rivers, Flathead Resource Organization, National Center for Appropriate Technology, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sonoran Institute, Yellowstone River Conservation Forum, Yellowstone River Parks Association Predators: Defenders of Wildlife, Predator Conservation Alliance, Sierra Club, GreaterYellowstone Coalition, Friends of the Bitterroot, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Earth Justice, National Wildlife Federation, Park County Environmental Council Public Access, Stream: Montana Trout Unlimited, Montana Wildlife FederationPublic Access, Wildlife: Montana Wildlife Federation, Public Land and Water AccessAssociation Public Lands: American Wildlands, Ecology Center, Montana Wilderness Association,Native Forest Network, Our Montana, Park County Environmental Council, Sierra Club Roadless Areas: Defenders of Wildlife, Montana Wilderness Association, NationalParks and Conservation Association, The Wilderness Society, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Earth Justice, The Ecology Center, Montana Environmental Information Center, Native Forest Network, Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads, Women’s Voices for the Earth, Sierra Club, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Friends of the Bitterroot, American Wildlands, Flathead Resource Organization, National Forest Protection Alliance, Montana Old Growth Project Rocky Mountain Front Drilling: Friends of the Rocky Mountain Front, MontanaWilderness Association, National Parks and Conservation Association, The Wilderness Society, Sierra Club, American Wildlands, Montana Environmental Information Center, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Cold Mountain Cold Rivers Snowmobiles in Yellowstone: Greater Yellowstone Coalition, National Parks andConservation Association, The Wilderness Society Sustainable Agriculture: Alternative Energy Resources Organization, National Centerfor Appropriate Technology, Northern Plains Resource Council, Western Organization of Resource Councils Timber Policy & Salvage: Sierra Club, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Earth Justice,Ecology Center, The Wilderness Society, Montana Wilderness Association, Montana Environmental Information Center, Native Forest Network, Friends of the Bitterroot, National Forest Protection Alliance, Montana Old Growth Project Transportation: Citizens for a Better Flathead, Alternative Energy ResourcesOrganization, Flathead Resource Organization Waste Management: Citizens for a Better Flathead, Montana EnvironmentalInformation Center, Western Organization of Resource Councils, Sierra Club Water Quality: Montana Trout Unlimited, Montana Environmental Information Center,Montana Audubon, Northern Plains Resource Council, Clark Fork Coalition, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, American Rivers, Cold Mountain Cold Rivers, Montana River Action, Organizations United for Rivers and Streams, Yellowstone River Conservation Forum, Yellowstone River Parks Association, Flathead Lakers Wildlife: Defenders of Wildlife, Montana Wildlife Federation, Montana Audubon,Montana Trout Unlimited, National Wildlife Federation Yellowstone National Park: Greater Yellowstone Coalition, American Rivers, NationalParks Conservation Association, The Wilderness Society, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, American Rivers Yellowstone River: Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Montana Audubon, Our Montana,Montana Trout Unlimited, Park County Environmental Council, Yellowstone River Parks Association, Yellowstone River Conservation Forum, American Rivers |