Tha ABFI Favorite Links

Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce - www.borregosprings.org
Chamber of Commerce site including accommodations, dining, services, things to do, etc.

Land Trust Alliance - www.lta.org
National organization that promotes voluntary land conservation and works with nonprofit land trusts.

National Wildlife Federation - www.nwf.org
Organization that works to unite individuals, organizations, businesses and government in the protection of wildlife, wild places, and the environment.

Wildlife Health Center - www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
Located within the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, the WHC is an educational, service, and research center that focuses its efforts on wild animals in the context of their ecosystems. We provide education for professional and graduate students, generate objective science towards the specific goal of improving wildlife health, and promote conservation.

San Diego Foundation - www.sdfoundation.org
The San Diego Foundation is a community resource for receiving, managing and distributing charitable funds to support organizations within the San Diego region. The Anza-Borrego Foundation has an endowment fund managed by the San Diego Foundation. ABF donors can also contribute to a pooled income fund which can provide an income stream for the life of the donor, a tax deduction, and an eventual endowment for ABF programs.

Embery Institute for Wildlife Conservation www.joanembery.com
The future of mountain lions in fragmented habitats depends on protecting critical open space and connecting corridors. It is important that people understand their role in reducing conflicts with wildlife.

Trust for Public Land - www.tpl.org
National organization working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. TPL helps conserve land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities.

The Nature Conservancy - www.tnc.org
Organization whose mission is to preserve plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

GuideStar - www.guidestar.org
This is a searchable database of more than 620,000 nonprofit organizations in the United States. Type a name in the Charity Search box to find your favorite charity, or use the Advanced Search to find a charity by subject, state, zip code, or other criteria.

California State Parks - cal-parks.ca.gov
The California State Department of Parks & Recreation includes 352 different units including parks, recreational areas, reserves, beaches, and historic parks, as well as vehicular recreation areas -- well over 1.3 million acres in all. [Largest among these is the Anza-Borrego State Park at approximately 600,000 acres.]

California State Parks Foundation – www.calparks.org
California State Parks make up the most diverse natural and cultural park system in the nation. This foundation supports all of them.

San Diego Conservation Resources Network – sdcrn.org
The mission of SDCRN is to support the network of resource conservancies involved in the preservation and stewardship of the natural and cultural resources of the San Diego region and promote public understanding of conservation issues.