Some resemble the old U. S. conservation movement-whose modern expression is the Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society and National Geographic Society-American organizations with a worldwide influence.

The largest and most influential environmental organizations in the United States, according to Andrew Rowell are the so called Group of Ten: Defenders of Wildlife, Environmental Defense Fund, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Friends of the Earth, Izaak Walton League, Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society and the World Wide Fund for Nature

Handy Park, Tom Lee Park, Audubon Park, Overton Park including the Old Forest Arboretum, the Lichterman Nature Center ( a nature learning center ), the Memphis Botanic Garden, and Jesse H Turner Park.

* Audubon of Martin County: Possum Long Nature Center, Palm Beach Road, Stuart

* Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, headquartered at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel

The city's park system has nearly 1, 000 acres and includes a golf course, three swimming pools, 15 miles of walking / biking trails, the world's largest remaining globally unique Chert Glades and Missouri's first Audubon Nature Center located in Wildcat Park.

In February 2011, a female kept at the Audubon Nature Institute gave birth to two male kittens.

At the Audubon Nature Institute it was later combined with an egg from a female, creating embryos in March 2005.

He served as a director of the Audubon Society and the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

* Audubon Nature Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana

The Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Nature Conservancy have regularly given him high marks and various awards for his work on conservation issues.

In The Audubon Book of True Nature Stories, Robert Snyder relates a tale of his encounter with fishers in the woods of the Adirondack Mountains of New York.

In 1972, the Nature Conservancy purchased including the pond to extend of protected land owned by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and the of Rockville Wildlife Management Area owned by the state.

In recent years the street has welcomed the addition of numerous new anchors, including the Ritz-Carlton New Orleans, luxury apartments at 1201 Canal, the New Orleans BioInnovation Center, the rehabilitated Joy Theater, the Saint Hotel, the Audubon Nature Institute's Audubon Insectarium, and the Astor Crowne Plaza.

*" John James Audubon: Drawn From Nature "

Major co-sponsors joining the effort were Westchester County Parks, Recreation and Conservation ; Teatown Lake Reservation ; Pace University's Department of Biology and Health Sciences ; Pace University's Academy for Applied Environmental Studies ; Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society ; Greenburgh Nature Center ; and the Saw Mill River Audubon.

Nature walks and programs are offered through the National Audubon Society, and the Knox Farm Visitor Center contains exhibits of historical and natural interest.

It is the World's largest partnership of conservation organisations, with over 100 partner organisations including the RSPB, the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society, National Audubon Society, Bombay Natural History Society, Birds Australia, Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, Nature Seychelles, Malaysian Nature Society, and BirdWatch Ireland.

* Penguin Nature Classics, with authors such as Rachel Carson, John Muir, and John James Audubon

* Audubon Nature Institute ( based in New Orleans in the US )

It also features three trails: the Henry Bresser Nature Trail, the Audubon Trail, and the half-mile Stem Beach Trail, as well as picnic areas, a shelter, a pavilion, a gazebo, and public restrooms.

The principal sponsor was the National Audubon Society Expedition Institute.

This occurred at the Audubon Institute as part of this subspecies ' Endangered Species Recovery Plan.

The Native Forest Council has worked cooperatively with many environmental organizations on this issue including: the National Audubon Society, Greenpeace, the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, National Wildlife Federation, Wilderness Society, Earth Island Institute, and LightHawk.

Sam Hoyt is the recipient of numerous awards, including 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award by the New York League of Conservation Voters, Elected Official of the Year in 2008 by both the State Historic Preservation Office and American Institute of Architects, the 1992 SUNY Chancellor ’ s Recognition Award, the 2001 William B. Hoyt Environmental Award from the National Audubon Society ( named in honor of his father ), the 2001 League of Conservation Voters ’ Creating a Greener New York Award, as well as recognition in 2001 from the WNY Chemical Dependency Consortium and the NY Council on Problem Gambling for his efforts into creating awareness and funding for drug and gambling addiction treatment and prevention programs.

The New York State Psychiatric Institute is also located at CUMC, as are the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian and the Audubon Biomedical Research Park.

For example, The Hippy Gourmet TV show has featured the Performing Animal Welfare Society ( PAWS )- the nation's largest wild animal sanctuary, the Solar Living Institute in Hopland, California that demonstrates how we can live and flourish on solar and wind power, the Monterey Bay Aquarium-that teaches about sustainable aquaculture to feed a growing planet, the Buckminster Fuller Institute-which is an organization that is committed to a successful and sustainable future for 100 % of humanity, and the National Audubon Society-focused on preserving natural habitats and wildlife.

Recognized as one of the leading aquariums in the United States, it is run by the Audubon Institute, which also supervises the Audubon Zoo and Audubon Park ( in a different part of the city ).

The Audubon Nature Institute is family of museums and parks dedicated to nature based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

He traveled with the family's Quaker lawyer to the Audubon family farm Mill Grove.

Audubon bought land and slaves, founded a flour mill, and enjoyed his growing family.

Audubon realized the ambitious project would take him away from his family for months at a time.

In 1839, having finished the Ornithological Biography, Audubon returned to the United States with his family.

Audubon spent much time on " subscription gathering trips ", drumming up sales of the octavo edition, as he hoped to leave his family a sizable income.

* John James Audubon and Audubon family letters, ( ca.

He and his family move from the house on 1034 Audubon Drive.

left After Elvis Presley began his career he bought a $ 40, 000 home for himself and his family at 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis.

Although born in Chicago, he grew up in Audubon, Iowa, helping his father, a farmer, care for the family farm.

The American artist John James Audubon dined with the Rathbone family at Greenbank House during his visit to Liverpool in the 1820s.

The trail, developed on a former railroad bed, follows Perkiomen Creek and connects three county parks ( Lower Perkiomen Valley Park, Central Perkiomen Valley Park, and Green Lane Park ) and two county historic sites ( Mill Grove at Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary and Pennypacker Mills ).

The Boys and Girls Club has opened a new regional facility in the neighborhood, the Seward Park Audubon Society is opening an environmental learning center in nearby Seward Park and in 2008 the Brighton Playfield Science Park opened-one of the few free public science parks in the nation.

Nearby points of interest include the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Hudson River waterfront parks, and remnants of the Audubon Ballroom.