Steering Team Members
Conservation
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that preserves and restores our nation’s native wildlife species and habitats. Created by Congress in 1984, NFWF directs public conservation dollars to the most pressing environmental needs and matches those investments with private funds. The Foundation’s method is simple and effective: we work with a full complement of individuals, foundations, government agencies, nonprofits, and corporations to identify and fund the nation’s most intractable conservation challenges.
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is a non-profit organization that works to preserve the traditions of hunting and fishing. By building consensus among individual and organizational partners the TRCP works to advance policy solutions on natural resource management issues of common concern. www.trcp.org
Yellowstone to Yukon
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) is a joint Canada-US not-for-profit organization that seeks to preserve and maintain the wildlife, native plants, wilderness and natural processes of the mountainous region from Yellowstone National Park to the Yukon Territory. Y2Y takes a scientific approach to conservation and is recognized as one of the planet’s leading mountain conservation initiatives. www.y2y.net
Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild lands through careful science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together, these activities change individual attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale. www.wcs.org
National Wildlife Federation
Global warming, the loss of habitat, and people becoming more disconnected from nature than past generations are converging on a dangerous path for our planet. The work of National Wildlife Federation and its affiliates across the country provides answers to the challenges and will help ensure America’s wildlife legacy continues for future generations. www.nwf.org
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is a non-profit organization committed to preserving our nation’s native wildlife species and habitats. www.defenders.org
Corporate
Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison has been providing reliable electric
service to central, coastal and southern California for more than a
century and is one of the largest electric utilities in the United
States. The electric power provided by Southern California Edison
includes more alternate and renewable energy (16.7%), from a greater
variety of resources, than nearly any other utility in the world.
www.sce.com
BP America
BP is one of the world’s largest energy companies, providing its
customers with fuel for transportation and energy for heat and light.
BP’s family of brands includes Amoco, am/pm, ARCO, BP and Castrol. BP
is also among the world’s most progressive large enterprises and is
widely known as the first energy company to acknowledge the need for
precautionary action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Today BP
continues to lead the effort to meet the world’s growing demand for
sustainable, environmentally responsible energy. BP is the leading
producer of oil and natural gas in the United States, and the largest
investor in U.S. energy development. Since 2001, BP has invested
about $30 billion in the United States, including major investments to
increase existing energy sources, extend energy supplies and develop
new low-carbon technologies. BP America Website
Microsoft
Microsoft is a United States-based multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Microsoft is committed to software and technology innovation that helps people and organizations around the world improve the environment. www.microsoft.com
Patagonia
Patagonia is a California-based outdoor clothing company that donates its time, services and at least 1% of its sales to hundreds of grassroots environmental groups all over the world who work to reverse the steep decline in the overall environmental health of our planet. Freedom to Roam is Patagonia’s current environmental campaign. www.patagonia.com
Government
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Mission
Protect state, provincial and territorial authority for wildlife
conservation; promote sound resource management; and strengthen federal,
state, provincial, territorial and private cooperation in conserving
fish and wildlife and their habitats in the public interest.
Vision
Healthy fish and wildlife resources throughout North America managed by
effective, well-funded fish and wildlife agencies supported by informed
and involved citizens. www.fishwildlife.org