Appalachian Forest Resource Center
- Fosters and supports community forestry activities throughout the Central and Southern Appalachian region. Includes events, maps and bibliography.
- http://www.appalachianforest.org/

Appalachian Center for the Economy & the Environment
- Works to clarify, analyze and act on environmental and economic issues, litigates to protect the environment and the health of communities, conducts research and analysis, and advocates for a sustainable and just economy. Includes archives.
- http://www.appalachian-center.org/

Mining the Summits: When Mountains Move
- National Geographic article examines how the quest for Appalachian coal has led to mountaintop removal. By John G. Mitchell.
- http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0603/feature5/index.html

The Rape of Appalachia
- Vanity Fair article examines mountaintop removal mining and its impact on the citizens of Appalachia. Includes photographs. By Michael Shnayerson.
- http://www.tlpj.org/News_PDF/vanity_fair_may06.pdf

Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team
- Program, supported by VISTA volunteers, assisting watershed organizations in impoverished coal regions with education activities, obtaining grant funds, monitoring water quality, and other efforts.
- http://www.accwt.org/

Alliance for the Cumberlands
- Partnership of public and private organizations working for ecological and economic sustainability in the Cumberland Mountains and Plateau region of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, West Virginia, and Virginia.
- http://www.allianceforthecumberlands.org/

Remote Sensing Tutorial - Central Pennsylvania Fold Belt; The Appalachians
- Illustrated discussion of the landforms and geologic structure of the Valley and Ridge segment of the Appalachian chain, featuring aerial photos, satellite images, and geologic maps.
- http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect6/Sect6_3.html

Tri State Citizens Mining Network
- Organized to inform and educate the public about the effects of mining on the environment and on communities in the coalfields. Operates in southwestern Pennsylvania, southeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia.
- http://www.tristatecitizens.org

Wildflowers of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
- Wildflower photographs, with botanical descriptions, from the Southern Appalachians and Blue Ridge Mountains.
- http://www.cytechweb.net/~deekay/wildflowers.html

Forests of the Central Appalachians Project
- Profiles some ecological research on the Central Appalachian forests of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, which are stated to be some of the most biologically diverse and threatened ecosystems anywhere.
- http://asecular.com/forests

National Committee for the New River
- Nonprofit organization working to protect and enhance the natural and cultural resources of the New River and its watershed in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Includes information about current issues and activities.
- http://www.ncnr.org

Southern Appalachian Man and Biosphere Program
- Consortium of federal and state agencies promoting the enhancement of environmental health, economic use, and cultural values across the Southern Appalachians.
- http://www.samab.org/

Appalachia Science in the Public Interest
- Programs, publications, and demonstrations intended to promote sustainable development in low-income regions of central Appalachia.
- http://www.a-spi.org/

Appalachian Ginseng Foundation
- Committed to bettering the lives of Appalachian people by teaching about environmentally sustainable ginseng growing.
- http://www.a-spi.org/AGF/

Eastern Coal Region Roundtable Watershed Forum
- Part of a national effort, spearheaded by EPA, and other federal agencies, to bring together diverse partners to address watershed restoration issues.
- http://www.coalcreekaml.com/NWFP.htm

Appalachian Voices
- Nonprofit organization concerned with fragile and threatened native ecosystems of the region, from Alabama to Maine. Information about chipmills, strip mining, mountaintop removal, air pollution, commercial logging on public lands, and other issues.
- http://www.appvoices.org/

Appalachian Laboratory
- Environmental research facility of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in the mountains of western Maryland. Conducts research in ecology and conservation biology in Maryland and other locations.
- http://www.al.umces.edu/

The Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition
- A collaboration of national, regional, state, and local environmental organizations formed in response to the threats facing the public lands and heritage of the region's mountains.
- http://www.safc.org/