This page has links to information about Interim courses, speakers, or trips.

NEW: See the Interim Inquirer 2005 (require Adobe Acrobat)

Speakers / Performers
Michael Town from the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club.
Singer / Songwriter Rob Seals
Hope Porter and Janet Whitehouse from Mosby Heritage Area Association
Kent Knowles of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia
Josh Balk of The Humane Society of the United States
Jay Keller of Population Connection
Fred Atwood is leading a trip to Costa Rica this summer; this site includes many of his photos from Costa Rica.

Field Trip
National Zoo
National Museum of the American Indian
United States Botanic Garden

Endangered Art: Do You Know Me? If Not, I May Soon Be Gone!
Endangered Species Program: run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or a report of the complete list of animals.

How Green Is Your Portfolio?: Making Money While Saving the Earth
FTSE4Good: an index of companies that emphasize social responsibility.
"Green Investing: Making a Profit Without Feeling Guilty": article by financial columnist Nick Louth.
Green Links: from Rocky Mountain Human Investing.

The Not So Beautiful World of Beauty Products: Animals and Humans at Risk?
Cosmetics Page from the FDA includes a paper on cosmetics and Animal Testing.
Beauty Secrets: report from the Environmental Working Group.
Alternative to Animal Testing on the Web: Clearinghouse managed at Johns Hopkins University.
Caring Consumer page from PETA lists companies that do an do not use animals to test their products.
Beginner's Guide to Cruelty-Free Cosmetics: from ivillage.

Ecotourism: Preserving and Respecting the World
About Ecotourism: page from the United Nations Environmental Programme, includes a list of Ecotourism websites.
Ethical Tourism Links: from Tourism Concern.
Directory of World Travel: from Planeta, an ecotourism journal.

OK, We’ve Been Fruitful and Multiplied: Now What?
Religion and the Environment: a wide variety of links organized by religion.
Forum on Religion and Ecology: provides texts and links organized by religion and by topic.
Earthlight: the Magazine of Spiritual Ecology.

Name That Tree!: Getting to Know the World of Nature
4-H Checklist of Virginia Trees
Society of American Foresters: activity page
Educational in Nature: from Georgia-Pacific
Dendrology at Virginia Tech
Virginia Forest Inventory: from the Virginia Department of Forestry.
Virginia Wildlife: from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation: great regional project