Biomes of the World
- Biomes | Tundra | Grasslands | Coral Reefs | Tropical Rain Forests
- Grasslands | Oceans | Deserts | Temperate Evegreen Forests |
- Temperate Deciduous Forests | Wetlands | Chaparral |
Biomes of the World
Vegetation of Calfiornia
- Map of California Vegetation - 1 (pdf) (Souce - California Division of Forestry)
- Map of California Vegetation - 2
Tundra
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Grasslands
Coral Reefs
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Desert
Temperate Evergreen & Deciduous Forests
- -working to protect and enhance the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities.
- - citizens working for healthy and sustainable community and rural forest ecosystems since 1875, home of the Global ReLeaf environmental campaign.
- - for forest activists working to stop logging of pristine wildlands and to protect biodiversity on the National Forests and public lands.
- - aims to protect forests from fire, encourage volunteer work, and promote sustainable development and env
- - provides information on logging, mining, and other development activities within and around frontier forests as, or before, it happens.
- - people-to-people, nonprofit environmental organization established in an effort to curb deforestation in developing countries.
- - has sponsored national legislation to change the U.S. Forest Service charter from timber extraction to forest stewardship.
- - a private, nonprofit land conservancy dedicated to protecting coast redwood land and making that land available for public enjoyment.
- - dedicated to the protection of our native woodland heritage.
Mountain Zones
Tropical Rain Forests
- - explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home.
- - IITF is dedicated to tropical forestry on an international level. Goal is to develop and exchange knowledge critical to sustaining tropical ecosystem benefits for human kind.
- - companion site to the PBS series where you can be an Amazon explorer and see creatures as they contend with the volatile waters of the world's largest river system.
- - seeks to conserve the world's tropical forests, as well as other biologically important habitats through the purchase of land.
Chaparral
- North San Fernando Valley - photos by Norm Herr
Oceans
- - nonprofit organization dedicated to safeguarding life in the sea by advancing the multidisciplinary science of marine conservation biology.
- - a vivid portrait of life and death in the tidepools and bays along Canada's rugged Pacific coast.
Wetlands (Estuaries, Swamps, Marshes, etc.)