Here's reference to other directories of a broad scope that would include
organizations you're interested in.
Cheers, Bill
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May 25, 1995 Contacts: Bill Leland, 408-457-0130
Lynn Tennefoss, 406-543-3359
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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE TAKES SHAPE - GREAT LAKES
ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTORY MOST RECENT RELEASE
SANTA CRUZ, CA - The Global Action and Information Network (GAIN)
announces publication of the fourth in a series of regional
environmental directories.
The Great Lakes Environmental Directory (including Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and the province of
Ontario) joins the Harbinger File (California), the Rocky Mountain
Environmental Directory (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and
Utah), and the New England Environmental Directory (Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont). A
Southeast regional directory is currently in progress and will be
available in mid-1995; other regional directories will be created
soon.
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to public agencies, environmental activists and educators, to
increase collaboration among organizations and agencies, and to
encourage effective use of environmental education resources. The
directories are an invaluable guide to regional and grassroots
groups and agencies involved in preserving, protecting and
enhancing the quality of the natural environment and in the
advancement of environmental education.
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comprehensive national database. Additional services available
from the National Directory Project include specially sorted
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regional geographical indices.
History of the database creation reflects years of experience
with data collection and dissemination. The first directory, the
1978 Harbinger File, evolved over many years to become a standard,
highly valued reference for California. In 1991, Lynn Tennefoss
and Bill Leland of GAIN worked together to export the Harbinger
File model to the Rocky Mountain states, showing that by working
from a base within a specific region, a regional directory could
be put in place within a short period of time. They developed a
blueprint for other regions to follow, used by the three newest
directories, with the goal of eventually gathering data for all
states both in soft-cover books and as a comprehensive computer
database. The project has matured and is under full steam, with
efforts to put all of the other regional directories in place
proceeding successfully.
All directories and additional services are available from
GAIN's Environmental Directory Project Office:
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The 1995/96 Great Lakes Environmental Directory is available for
$25, and includes 3177 organizations in the states of Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and the province of
Ontario in a 566-page soft cover book. The Harbinger File 1994/95,
a 365-page directory of over 1560 organizations in California, is
available for $18.50; the 1994/95 Rocky Mountain Environmental
Directory includes more than 1840 listings in a 427-page soft
cover book covering Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah,
for $20; and the 1995/96 New England Environmental Directory,
lists over 830 organizations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, for $15. The price for
data on diskettes depends upon the states and specific information
desired, ranging from $100 to $25 per region. Special sorts and
geographical indices sorting organizations by ZIP code are also
available.
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Education and Training (NCEET) are collaborating on this effort
which should see the first directory appearing online in July or
August, 1995.
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