Potential Stakeholders

1. Members of existing organizations that use or are concerned with local environmental issues or land use, such as:

Local environmental groups such as Audubon Society, Sierra Club, watershed associations
Hiking, bicycling and walking clubs
Boating, canoeing and white water rafting organizations
Fishing or hunting clubs such as Trout Unlimited and the Izaak Walton League
Local community service organizations such as the Rotary
Public health organizations
Land trust organizations such as The Nature Conservancy or local land trusts
Condominium or housing development associations
Church/religious organizations
Parent teacher organizations
Neighborhood economic development organizations
Chamber of Commerce
Student groups at local schools and universities
Local historical societies
Environmental justice groups

2. Businesses whose livelihoods depend on natural resources, directly or indirectly, including:

Farmers
Ranchers
Canoe liveries
Fishing and hunting guides
Nature tour guides
Horseback riding stables
Resorts, local hotels, bed and breakfasts, campsites, trailer parks, hunting lodges
Commercial fishing or other resources dependent on renewable resources
Landscaping businesses and nurseries
Real estate agents
Developers and building associations
Utility companies
Industrial users of water (NPDES permit holders)
Insurers
Lenders banks, credit corporations
Firefighters and emergency preparedness teams

3. Local chapters of relevant national professional organizations, including:

Ecologists, biologists, and other natural scientists
Physicians (e.g., American Medical Association)
Landscape architects (e.g., American Institute of Architecture)
Attorneys (e.g., American Bar Association) and mediators (e.g., Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution)
Land use, natural resource, and other planners (e.g., American Planning Association)

4. Members of state, local, tribal, and federal governments, including:

Local watershed organizations and conservation districts
Local parks and recreation departments
Local planning board members
Local and state tourism offices
County or municipal water districts
State departments of environmental protection, agriculture, fish and game, transportation, and commerce
State economic development, coastal zone management, planning, and community and urban affairs commissions
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture (especially the Extension Service and the Natural Resource Conservation Service)
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Department of the Interior (especially the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Land Management)
U.S. Department of Commerce (especially the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Economic Development Administration)
U.S. Department of Transportation
Military bases administered by the U.S. Department of Defense

5. Faculty at local universities, especially those in environmental studies, biology, ecology, forestry, geology, and other natural sciences as well as economics, urban planning, public policy, and social sciences.

6. Labor unions and other workers' organizations.

7. Private landowners with property that includes ecologically sensitive habitat areas.

8. Retired seniors are an excellent source of help and information.

Source: Community Based Environmental Protection EPA 230B96003 December 1996 (in press).

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