Online communities

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-12-15 18:46
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Listed here are other online communities with missions related to that of SustainableFocus.org. These include: photography communities, science education and communication communities, sustainability communities, etc.
 
NatureScapes.net
Naturescapes.net, or NSN, is a great learning community for nature photographers. Here you can read original articles, participate in image critique forums and discussion forums. It's a great place to improve your nature photography.
 
Untamed Science
Untamed Science is a multimedia production company that produces science videos for the education market. On their online community, you can become a member (or "ecogeek") and participate in discussions, share photos and videos, and more. They've also got good resources for those who want to get started in science or natural history filmmaking.
 
InformalScience
This is a community dedicated to informal science education -- education outside the classroom. It will be useful for anyone funded or interested in getting a project funded through the NSF's "Informal Science Education" program.
 
Nature Stories
Nature Stories is a really cool online community based in India, and its purpose is to encourage and provide a forum for photographs that tell natural history stories. The site's moderators and contributors post wonderful, unique nature images and the site promotes dialogue between nature photographers and field biologists.
 
The Digital Naturalist
The Digital Naturalist is a forum for video and multimedia on the environment and other social topics. From the website: "Our mission is to provide a resource for anyone interested in the use of visual, digital storytelling... We hope to help nonprofit groups and the creatives working with them understand how to effectively use video and multimedia to convey some of the most pressing, complex issues of our time."