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Many federal and state agencies, local governments, and organizations offer information pertaining to some aspect of the Niagara Escarpment.  Many of these are also current members of the Network.   If you don't see a site linked to, please let us know and we'll try to add it to the list!    E-mail us here with the link information.

Federal Agencies

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Great Lakes / Big Rivers Region 3)

Environmental Protection Agency (Region 5)

State of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

 WDNR's Land Legacy page.  The Niagara Escarpment is mentioned as one of the selected statewide resources that deserves consideration for future protection.

 WDNR's Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin page.   Note under "Management Opportunities" the mention of the Niagara Escarpment.

 Wisconsin Geologic & Natural History Survey 

Regional Planning Commissions & Other Regional Entities

East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission

Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development Inc. (RC&D)

Niagara Escarpment Corridor Counties & Communities

Door County 

         Door County Invasive Species Team (DCIST)

Kewaunee County

Brown County

Calumet County

Calumet County Tourism Site

Manitowoc County 

Fond du Lac County

Town of Empire

Town of Taycheedah

Dodge County

Non-Profit Organizations

Wisconsin Speleological Society (WSS)

Gathering Waters Conservancy, the umbrella group for all of WI's land trusts including Glacial Lakes Land Conservancy.  Look for the WI Land Trust Directory as well for a clickable map.

Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust

Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance

Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin

Glacial Lakes Conservancy (land trust along eastern Wisconsin and Lake Michigan)

The Nature Conservancy - Great Lakes Program Area

Ice Age Trail Foundation

Door County Land Trust

Friends of Maribel Caves (Manitowoc Co.)

Lakeshore Natural Resources Partnership

        

State Universities (Wisconsin)

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

Cofrin Arboretum

Cofrin Center for Biodiversity

Richter Museum of Natural History

University of Wisconsin - Madison

University of Wisconsin - Fox Valley Campus

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

University of Wisconsin - Fond du Lac Campus

University of Wisconsin - Manitowoc Campus

Nature Centers, Museums & Educational Facilities

Weis Earth Science Museum (UW-Fox Valley)

Ledgeview Nature Center (Calumet Co. Parks)

Richter Museum of Natural History (UW-Green Bay)

Crossroads at Big Creek Nature Preserve (Sturgeon Bay)

Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (USF&W)

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary

Kaytee Avian Foundation (based out of Chilton, WI!)

Other Personal Sites of Interest

Maribel Caves County Park "My Space" Page - created by Al Schema

 

 

State of Michigan (U.P.) Links

Michigan Karst Conservancy

 

Ontario, Canada Escarpment Links

Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC)

Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment (CONE)

Niagara Escarpment Foundation

Bruce Trail Association

Cliff Ecology Research Group

University of Waterloo - Heritage Resources Centre

Parks Research Forum of Ontario (co-sponsors of the Great Arc Initiative!)

Limehouse Kiln Society - a non-profit entity that is dedicated to preserving a localized set of these unique historic structures.  Great info!

LandCare Niagara - the web site of Niagara’s Community Land Stewardship Council

Niagara Frontier Wildlife Habitat Council - A site dedicated to preserving the native plants and natural landscapes of the Niagara River Gorge

Niagara Heritage Partnership - A site for concerned citizens who advocate the preservation and restoration of the region's natural environment

 

State of New York Escarpment Links

Western New York Land Conservancy

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