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                         Related Links
                          
                          Land Trust 
                          Alliance 
                          National organization that promotes voluntary land conservation 
                          and works with nonprofit land trusts across America. 
                        
 National 
                          Wildlife Federation 
                          National organization that works to unite individuals, 
                          organizations businesses and government in the protection 
                          of wildlife, wild places and the environment. 
                        Trust 
                          for Public Land 
                          National organization working exclusively to protect 
                          land for human enjoyment and well-being. TPL helps conserve 
                          land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to 
                          improve the health and quality of life of American communities. 
                        The 
                          Nature Conservancy 
                          A National Organization whose mission is to preserve 
                          plants, animals and natural communities that represent 
                          the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the land 
                          ans waters they need to survive. 
                        American 
                          Farmland Trust 
                          AFT works to stop the loss of productive farmland and 
                          to promote sustainable farming practices that lead to 
                          a healthy environment. 
                        United 
                          State Fish and Wildlife Service 
                          The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in South 
                          Dakota uses a "no rules" philosophy to develop 
                          partnerships and programs that simultaneously promote 
                          wildlife conservation and sustainable agriculture.  
                        Tony Dean's Acres Memorial Fund 
                        Funds are now being raised to purchase land in South Dakota, and to provide for   outdoor education in partnership with conservation organizations, State and   Federal agencies.  
                        Sioux 
                          Falls Park and Recreation Department 
                          "Our mission is to provide a system of open space, 
                          recreational opportunities and aesthetic beauty for 
                          Sioux Falls." 
                        South 
                          Dakota Department of Environmental and Natural Resources 
                        South 
                          Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department 
                        Natural 
                          Resources Conservation Services Programs 
                        Environmental 
                          Defense, Center for Conservation Initiatives 
                        Izaak 
                          Walton League  
                        Pheasants Forever 
                        Ducks  Unlimited 
                        East Dakota  Water Development District 
                        South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts 
                        US  Environmental Protection Agency 
                        South Dakota Lakes and Streams Association 
                        Nebraska 
                          Game and Parks Commission 
                          The mission of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 
                          is stewardship of the state's fish, wildlife, park, 
                          and outdoor recreation resources in the best long-term 
                          interests of the people and those resources. 
                        Nebraska 
                          Partnership for All-Bird Conservation 
                        Nebraska 
                          Environmental Trust 
                          
                         
                         
                        The future of our planet will depend on the knowledge and attitude of our younger generation. The students in Mrs. McVey's 5th grade class in Cleary Mountain Middle School are taking the lead by learning about the planet's wildlife and wild places and what it will take to save them. Here are a few of their favorite web sites:                        
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