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RESOURCES
Organizations. The following organizations work to
protect the environment. We invite you to explore their web sites.
("Save Crow's Nest" does not necessarily endorse specific positions
held by these organizations.)
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Alliance
for the Chesapeake Bay "is a regional nonprofit organization that
builds and fosters partnerships to protect and to restore the Bay and its
rivers."
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Chapman
Forest Foundation initiated
and led a campaign to preserve Chapman Forest
in Maryland's Charles
County. With its 2,000 forested acres and 2 1/4 miles of
Potomac River shoreline, Chapman Forest is in some
ways similar to Crow's Nest. After
a decade of citizen struggle, in 1998 the State of Maryland purchased the
entire 2,250-acre property for preservation.
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Chesapeake
Bay Foundation is
"the largest conservation organization dedicated solely to saving the
Chesapeake Bay watershed." Their mission is to "Save the Bay"
by "reducing pollution, improving fisheries, and protecting and
restoring natural resources such as wetlands, forests, and underwater
grasses."
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Defenders
of Wildlife is "dedicated to the protection of all native wild
animals and plants in their natural communities." They have
threatened to sue Stafford County and the property owners if development of
Crow's Nest proceeds.
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Friends
of the Rappahannock works to "promote the conservation, protection,
and enjoyment of the natural, cultural, recreational, scenic and historical
values of the Rappahannock River and its tributaries."
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Potomac
Riverkeeper aims "to protect and restore the Potomac River, from
its headwaters in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay, through citizen
action, advocacy and enforcement."
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Prince
William Conservation Alliance responds to the pressure of rapid growth
by working "to increase the local capacity to assume effective,
sustainable stewardship of Prince William's valuable natural and cultural
resources."
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The
Sierra Club works to "explore, enjoy, and protect the planet."
You can link directly to local Rappahannock
Group (formerly Battlefields Sierra Group), to the the Virginia
Chapter, or to the national Sierra
Club site.
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Trust
for Crow's Nest was founded "to raise
funds to support the operations and management cost of a wildlife refuge on
Crow's Nest."
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Virginia
Department of Conservation and Recreation's Natural Heritage Program has
a mission of "conserving Virginia's biodiversity through inventory,
protection and stewardship."
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