GORP: Great Outdoor Recreational Pages (GORP) has encyclopedic content on everything from the very unique and exotic international destinations - like paddling through the Tonga -- to the more accessible outdoor environments - like hiking through Georgia.
Altruist & Environmental Organizations
Altamaha Riverkeeper: Grassroots organization dedicated to the protection, defense and restoration of Georgia's biggest river
Cool Communities: Cool Communities is a nonprofit action-oriented advocacy program aimed at improving urban environments and conserving energy by promoting the use of lighter, reflective roofing and paving materials in combination with strategically planted shade trees as a desirable design "system."
Earth Day Network: Earth Day Network is the non-profit coordinating body of worldwide Earth Day activities.
Eco Geek: Sorting out what's working (and what's not) in the green-tech boom
Envirolink Network: Non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to ahealthy environment.
Environmental News Network: Mission is to provide a global perspective on environmental issues and to promote thought, discussion and awareness among its readers.
Forest Ethics: Activitists use this site to call out corporations for deforestation
Friends of the Forest: Sponsored by the National Forest Foundation, excellent monthly e-news letter on current issues
Georgia Conservancy: The Georgia Conservancy is a catalyst for the stewardship of our natural environment through education, principled advocacy, and inclusive decision-making in order to make Georgia a premier environmental state.
Heal the Ocean: The ocean can no longer be used as a dump. Heal the Ocean is attacking all sources of ocean pollution.
Heritage Forest Campaign: The Heritage Forests Campaign is an alliance of conservationists, wildlife advocates, clergy, educators, scientists, and other Americans working together to uphold protection of our National Forests.
Lance Armstrong Foundation: Cancer survivor Lance Armstrong established the foundation that bears his name in 1997 as a resource for other patients and survivors.
Leave No Trace: The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor recreation through education, research and partnerships. Leave No Trace builds awareness, appreciation and respect for our wildlands.
National Forest Federation: The NFF and its grassroots partners address key challenges to the health of our National Forests and Grasslands. Together, they work on solutions in community-based forestry, recreation, watershed restoration, and wildlife habitat.
Sierra Club - Georgia Chapter: Georgia Chapter of America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.
Southern Conversation Trust: Focus on protecting land in the Southern Crescent of Metro Atlanta: the counties of Fayette, Coweta, Clayton and rural South Fulton and in the Upper Flint River basin.
Stop Global Warming: There is no more important cause than the call to action to save our planet.
The Conservation Alliance: The Conservation Alliance’s mission is to engage outdoor businesses to help protect and conserve threatened wild places for their habitat and recreation values.
The Nature Conservancy: The Nature Conservancy's mission is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
The Oil Drum: A forum in which scientist and laymen discuss the coming oil shortage
Tree Hugger: The name's ironic; the website covers hip, green, urban designs
Trees Atlanta: Protecting and improving our urban environment by planting and conserving trees.
Upper 'Hooch Riverkeeper: The Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper organization advocates and secures the protection and stewardship of the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed.
Atlanta/Georgia - General Information
Atlanta Buzz: Your Atlanta social calendar - parties, events, networking and activities
AccessAtlanta: AccessAtlanta.com, which is produced by a local staff, is Atlanta's oldest online information source. Since its launch in March 1994, AccessAtlanta.com has been helping Atlanta residents manage their busy lives by providing many online tools and features.
CitySearch: Atlanta: Citysearch is the leading local network enabling people to get the most out of their city. Providing online city guides for cities worldwide, Citysearch.com helps people find and plan what they want to do and then lets them take action, offering local transactions such as buying event tickets and making hotel and restaurant reservations online.
GA Dept. of Tourism: Great online resource for things to keep you busy in Georgia.
Atlanta Local Clubs & Organizations
Atlanta Club Sport: Local social club with many competitive sports activities and leagues.
Atlanta Kayakers: Atlanta Kayakers is a web based, open membership, sea kayaking group for all skill levels. Their outings are typically in the Southeastern US and the Atlanta Metro Area. The AK membership is diverse, as they encourage all who love or want to learn more about kayaking to join.
Atlanta Rocks: Atlanta Rocks! indoor climbing gyms (health club) & portable wall host a variety of corporate functions and parties.
Atlanta Whitewater Club: Founded by a dedicated group of Atlanta kayakers and canoers to provide educational services and events that increase the enjoyment, safety and skills of paddlers at every level of the sport. They hold monthly meetings and schedule whitewater trips.
Georgia Canoeing Association: Formed to promote recreational paddling, river courtesy, skill development and river safety for canoers and kayakers.
Georgia Native Plant Society: To promote the stewardship and conservation of Georgia's native plants and their habitats through education and with the involvement of individuals and organizations
Georgia Ornithological Society: The Georgia Ornithological Society's (GOS) mission is to encourage the scientific study of birds by gathering and disseminating information on Georgia bird life.
"Paddlers" Yahoo! Group: Online group for avid or newbee paddlers...most of the members are from around Atlanta.
High Country: Gear, clothing, instruction, ocoee rafting
North Georgia Mountain Outfitters: Full service hiking, camping, and backpacking retailer. They also lead hikes (for free), publish articles, dispense advice, and rent gear, to promote outdoor recreation.
Ed Viesturs: Viesturs is the only American to have climbed 12 of the 14 highest peaks in the world without oxygen. He hopes to climb the remaining two during the next two years. (In 1996, Ed Viesturs summited Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen. It was his fourth summit of the mountain).
Explorers Web: Comprehensive site of professional explorers current expeditions and daily logs including Everest and K2
N2 Backpacking: Birdshooter's personal website about his hiking and backpacking adventures since '78 mainly in the southeast; lots of recommendations, great tips - spend lots of time here!
Seven Summits: Everything you ever wanted to know about the world's seven tallest peaks.
Southeast Cycling: Trish Albert's comprehensive personal site on area cycling; excellent!
Snow Nymph: Photo journal of the Snow Nymph's travels, excellent landscape photography!
Wet Dawg: Interesting site about whitewater, sea kayaking, scuba, windsurfing and kiteboarding
Southeast Adventure: Kayak tours around St. Simons, Jekyll, Sapelo, Blackbeard, and Cumberland Islands. Also the Altamaha and Satilla Rivers. Year - round kayaking trips from 2 hours to 7 days.
Georgia Environmental Protection Div: Easy-to-find information about efforts to protect and manage Georgia's air, water and land resources for its estimated 8.6 million citizens.
Georgia Pollution Prevention Assistance Div: Provides free, non-regulatory and confidential technical assistance in the areas of pollution prevention, resource conservation, waste reduction, by-product reuse and recycling.
Georgia State Parks: All the information you need about the Georgia state parks and historical sites, from videos to brochures to accommodations.
National Park Service: The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. Find out about any of the 375 parks here.
USDA Forest Service: Official U.S. Dept of Agriculture site for national forest and grassland information
Product/Trail Reviews
MTB Review.com: Reviews and information on mountain biking products and trail reviews. Part of the ConsumerReview.com network of web sites.
Outdoor Review.com: Reviews and information on outdoors activity products. Part of the ConsumerReview.com network of web sites.
Road Bike Review.com: Reviews and information on road biking products. Part of the ConsumerReview.com network of web sites.
Travel
Airfare Watchdog: The best of unadvertised airfares brought to your desktop
Away.com: Good destination information, travel guides and expert advice
Backroads: Premuim active travel company based in California
Intellicast.com: Local weather, radar and desktop weather alerts
Weather.com: Weather.com's Internet web site features current conditions and forecasts for over 1,700 cities world wide, along with local and regional radars.
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