Youth Resource Room - Protecting the Natural Environment

http://www.mauicounty.gov/departments/Public/Recycle/rworks.htm Find out what and how to recycle in Maui County.

http://www.co.maui.hi.us/mayor/environment/ County of Maui Office of the Environmental Coordinator responds to and coordinates a broad range of environmental issues with the help of community partnerships.

www.state.hi.us/dlnr State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. Look here for information about Hawaii’s natural resources, permits, licenses, invasive species, etc.

www.haleakala.national-park.com Haleakala National Park. Site describes activities offered, hiking and camping guides, jobs, and more.

www.hear.org/misc The Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) is a partnership that works to protect Maui County from invasive plants and animals that threaten our environment.

http://cramp.wcc.hawaii.edu/Watershed_Files/maui/WS_Maui.htm Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program of Hawaii gathers data on Hawaii’s reef systems and watersheds.

http://eastmauiwatershed.org/ East Maui Watershed Partnership offers information about Hawaiian rainforest ecology, the functions of a watershed, native wildlife and natural resource management on Maui.

http://ice.ucdavis.edu/~robyn/wmhome.html West Maui Mountains Watershed Partnership oversees the management and long-term protection of the West Maui Mountains Watershed.

http://www.mauiland.com/puukukui.shtml The Puu Kukui Watershed Preserve of West Maui is managed by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company.

http://www.mauicoastallandtrust.org/index.html The Maui Coastal Land Trust works to acquire, preserve, and protect coastal lands in Maui County for the integrity of the natural environment and the enjoyment of current and future generations.

www.maui-tomorrow.org Maui Tomorrow works with government and citizens to promote sustainable development policies and to preserve open space and natural areas.

www.kahea.org The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance.

http://www.hawaiiweb.com/maui/html/sites/hawaii_nature_center.html Hawaii Nature Center features information on important natural and historical sites of the populated Hawaiian Islands.

www.mauirecyclinggroup.org Maui Recycling Group.

www.aloha-recycling.com Aloha Recycling, certified Maui redemption center.

www.wildhawaii.org Hawaii Wildlife Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Hawaii's native wildlife through research, conservation and education.

www.fhnp.org Friends of Haleakala National Park helps preserve Haleakala's unique ecosystems, scenic character, and associated Native Hawaiian cultural and spiritual resources.

www.mauiforestbird.org Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project develops techniques for recovering Maui’s endangered birds and restoring their habitat.

http://www.formaui.org/index.html ForMaui, Fishpond Ohana Restoration Maui, helps restore and maintain Ko‘ie‘ie Loko I‘a, ancient royal fishpond at Kalepolepo in Kihei.

www.hi.sierraclub.org Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter helps protect our lands and waters for future generations.

www.epa.gov/students/ Youth site for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It offers information on a wide range of environmental issues, including a section on environmental careers.

www.fieldtripearth.org Travel the world via interviews, discussion groups, field reports, essays, slide shows and educator resources. Start on the "Choose a Field Trip" page, and use the airplane cursor to select a wildlife conservation project you'd like to visit.

www.nps.gov/webrangers The National Park Service’s site for youth. Site contains information and activities designed to teach youth about nature and stewardship.

www.unep.org/Tunza This U.N. Environment Program magazine for young people focuses on a specific topic related to sustainable living each month. Read articles written by and for teens around the world.

www.nationalgeographic.com National Geographic magazine online.

www.nature.org The Nature Conservancy works to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth.