The San Antonio Virtual Nature Center

Sponsored by Bexar Audubon Society

as a service to the San Antonio community

A one-stop source/clearing house for conservation and environmental information of interest to residents of South Central Texas. Contact: vp@bexaraudubon.org.

SPECIAL POST: Handouts for “green-living” booth at SAS Institute annual meeting, March 16-17, 2008, and other future events.

SPECIAL POST: Suggestions from leading conservationists at Bexar Audubon-sponsored August 2007 conference for "Concrete to-do lists for local government, business, non-profits and citizens that will have a positive impact on the state of San Antonio's regional environment."

Conservation – action alerts to let local activists speak up on current issues, links to national conservation-action websites, information on conservation issues, and inspirational materials on conservation.

Calendar – a link to a calendar of conservation and environmental events throughout the area and sponsored by a variety of organizations.

Speakers Bureau – a central clearing house has been established for programs on conservation and environmental issues. If your organization would like to hear an expert on such a topic, contact us.

Animal Rescue – links to websites of organizations that can assist with rescue and rehabilitation of imperiled wildlife.

Organizations – links to conservation and environmental organizations, with occasional news of special events/opportunities sponsored by some of them.

Learning Opportunities – natural history, conservation and environmental education and training offered by a variety of state and local agencies and organizations.

Library – reference information on a variety of conservation issues and natural-history topics.

Children – special items for the younger set.

Legalese – some background on sponsorship, ground rules, disclaimers, etc.

Ask Dr. Nature – an e-mail link, to which you can submit questions or useful information about natural history, wildlife, conservation, environmental issues, etc. We will pass you inquiries or contributions along to appropriate subject-matter experts or organizations.