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 (03063-III) > Section: Identifying Careers in Environmental Management

Development should include agencies and organizations such as

- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
- Virginia Department of Finance(DOF)
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF)
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
- Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE)
- Virginia Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF)
- Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts (VASWCD)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Park System (NPS)
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
- The Nature Conservancy.

Process/Skill Questions:

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