S.E.E.K.Welcome to SEEK (Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge) a place to find Minnesota resources for environmental education. The SEEK directory works as a clearinghouse for all types of environmental education resources, from articles to lesson plans, from performances to displays, and many more. These resources come from a variety of organizations throughout Minnesota, including schools and colleges, government agencies, libraries and businesses.

Minnesota Wolf Alliance The timberwolf, or eastern gray wolf, which was nearly hunted to extinction in the lower 48 states, has been protected under the Endangered Species Act since the early 1970s. In Minnesota, their numbers have recovered as a result of that protection and also because environmental groups have stopped proposed wolf hunting through lawsuits over the last twenty year period.

University of Minnesota Recycling ProgramThe Recycling Program is a division within Facilities Management. We provide departments with the neccesary equipment to recover resources. Customer service can be requested by calling one of our coordinators at the Recycling Hotline 625-8084. Comments or questions?

Materials Processing CorporationMaterials Processing Corporation (MPC) is a leading electronic recycling company specializing in precious metal refining, component recovery, surplus resale and equipment disassembly. Materials handled include computers, computer peripherals, circuit boards, chips, monitors, televisions, copiers, VCRs, radios, and electronic games.

Minnesota Recycled Products Directory SearchesBuying recycled products is important to Minnesota businesses, organizations and consumers. To make information more available to everyone, the Minnesota Recycled Products Directory has been updated!

UMD linksUniversity of Minnesota's web page of links to help protect the environment.

Center for Alternative Plant& Animal ProductsWe are an interdisciplinary center in the College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota. One of our most important functions is to provide information. We encourage you to call or write us with questions. We maintain a library on alternative crops and animals and we are always happy to talk to you and send out information.

Animal Rights CoalitionThe Animal Rights Coalition, Inc. (ARC) is dedicated to ending the suffering, abuse and exploitation of non-human animals through education, activism and intervention.

Compassionate Action for AnimalsCA4A is an activist group dedicated to animal liberation through strategic nonviolence.Animal liberation is the end of animal use and abuse for human ends. This includes the use of animals for food, clothing,entertainment, and as subjects of experimentation.Strategic nonviolence (also described as Gandhian nonviolence) is a "weapons system" for activism. CA4A believes that thisapproach is the best way to pursue animal liberation. To explain strategic nonviolence, it is easiest to break it down into severalkey elements...

SOARSOAR is a collectively run student/community group at the University of Minnesota working to promote the awareness and advocacy of animal rights. SOAR works to expose and abolish all forms of animal exploitation and abuse. By targeting animal agriculture, animal research, the fur industry, animal entertainment, hunting, and other industries that violate and torture animals, SOAR aims to minimize the amount of suffering that humans cause animals and establish a society free of human intervention in animal lives.

Cottonwood FoundationCottonwood Foundation, a charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization, is dedicated to promoting empowerment of people, protection of the environment, and respect for cultural diversity. The foundation focuses its funding on committed, grass roots organizations that rely strongly on volunteer efforts and where foundation support will make a significant difference. At least 90% of Cottonwood Foundation's expenditures will be for grants to other organizations.