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  • Association for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley For more than a quarter of a century there has been controversy over the proper use of this river. The Eno River has been threatened by a succession of urban plans for a municipal reservoir, a belt-thoroughfare, a city landfill and a major sewer system. Through 25 years the Eno River Association has battled with some success to protect the Eno and preserve it as a natural river.
  • Charlotte Internet Society - "The best way to predict the future, is to create it." Creating a greener future...one city at a time.
  • ECO of Henderson County - Dedicated to preserving Henderson County's natural heritage through service, civic action, education, and recreation.of Henderson County.
  • Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition - A collaboration of national, regional, state, and local environmental organizations from Alabama to
  • Triangle Greenways Council An Advocacy Group for the Promotion of Greenways in the Triangle Region of Central North Carolina

Santa Barbara

Discover the city of Santa Barbara, California, the birthplace of Earth Day. A 1969 oil platform blowout off the coast of Santa Barbara led to a wave of environmental laws nationwide. That gave impetus to what we consider now the cornerstones to the modern environmental movement. A year later, the first Earth Day was held followed by the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. A succession of other laws protecting water, marine life and endangered species followed.