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CGCC Library Celebrates Earth Day

This is a digital book display that celebrates Earth Day and directs to environmental resources for further exploration.

Nature & the Environment!

Looking for information on environmental sustainability? Check out these trustworthy websites that cover a range of related topics. Use the search terms below to refine your search and find the information you need.

 

Water

Biodiversity

Chemicals, Toxic materials

Heavy metals

Air Pollution

Waste Management

Ozone Layer/ Depletion

Oceans/ Fisheries

Deforestation

Sustainability

 Drought  Microplastics

 

     

Artists & Climate Change
Artists & Climate Change is a nonprofit initiative focused on giving artists of all kinds a space to create and reflect on a range of issues related to climate change, including: climate grief, ecofuturism, awareness, and collective action.

Audubon Arizona
The Audubon’s mission is to protect birds and their habitats using science, advocacy, education, and conservation. Visit their website or the Rio Salado Audubon Center to learn more.

Drought and Wildlife in Arizona| Arizona Game & Fish  
Learn about Arizona Game & Fish’s plan to mitigate the impact of drought on wildlife. 

Endangered Species| U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The ESA identifies species on the verge of extinction and to build the road to recovery to bring them back. 

Environmental Topics| EPA US Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for the protection of human health and the environment. 

European Environmental Agency
The agency supports policies with evidence-based knowledge to help the European Union and our member countries achieve sustainability.

Indigenous Environmental Network
IEN is a nonprofit focusing on seeking environmental justice for indigenous peoples worldwide. They have grassroots operations across the US.

The great climate migration: a series of in depth reports from Propublica
Propublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that dives deep into stories through investigative journalism. This series focuses on the many ways that climate change is forcing people to find new places to live, whether due to flooding, drought, disease, fire, or any combination of the above.

Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch is a lake located in Gilbert, Arizona, United States, east of Greenfield Rd and south of Guadalupe Drive. The 4.5 miles of trails preserves approximately 298 species of birds, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.

Sustainability Artists
Environmentally conscious artists using waste material to make art.

ARIZONA Farming, Gardening, & Plants

Native Seeds/SEARCH  "Native Seeds/SEARCH conserves, distributes and documents the adapted and diverse varieties of agricultural seeds, their wild relatives and the role these seeds play in cultures of the American Southwest and northwest Mexico. We promote the use of these ancient crops and their wild relatives by gathering, safeguarding, and distributing their seeds to farming and gardening communities."

National Resources Conservation Service - Arizona "For several decades, the NRCS has helped the people of Arizona conserve valuable natural resources. We provide services to all private landowners who are interested in restoring and enhancing our wondrous landscape through a unique partnership with landowners, conservation districts, state and local governments, American Indian Nations, and rural and urban citizens."

Plants

USDA Plants Database: The PLANTS Database provides standardized information on vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens in the United States and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, crop information, automated tools, web links, and references.