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Our modern-day environmental movement, now almost 50 years old, owes its beginning to philanthropy. Efforts to preserve our planet would have lagged dangerously behind without research centers, citizen advocacy, and activist organizations supported by grants and individual donors.
Fifty years ago, the signs of growing deterioration were apparent, but few understood what they saw. Few connected cause and effect.
Today, thanks to environmental scientists who opened pathways of thought and practice, multi-disciplinary approaches are used to learn and do what it takes to keep our world abundant for all living things. The more species to share the planet the better. It's called biodiversity and it's our best indicator of environmental health. For the sake of biodiversity we clean our air, water, and soil; reduce reliance on non-renewable resources; and preserve the largest possible variety of habitats-no small task in the face of modern economic, technological, and real-estate development.
A number of Whatcom County organizations are stepping up to the plate. Here are some that are working tirelessly to preserve one of our country's most beautiful and bountiful regions-the Pacific Northwest.
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