Title: Develop a list of local, state, and federal agencies and nonprofit organizations that work with the environment and/or natural resources.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-18) > Section: Identifying Careers in Environmental Management

Development should include agencies and organizations such as

- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  - U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
  - NRCS

- U.S. Department of the Interior

  - National Park Service (NPS)
  - United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce
- Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
  - SWCD
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
- Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF)
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (VDWR)
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)
- The Nature Conservancy
- academic institutions (universities).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the responsibilities of these organizations?
- What is the best way to reach appropriate individuals within these organizations?
- How do these organizations work together?
- What resources and/or services do these organizations provide to the public?