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Links to Agricultural, Education, Conservation,Traditional Skills, Archery, Camping, Climbing, SCUBA Diving, Fine Wines, Fine Restaurants and News from Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties.
This page has become a tool for our staff, educators, students, homeschoolers, and visitors, and it seems to change on a weekly basis. It is checked monthly for broken links; however, the links are to external web sites over which Devil's Gulch Ranch has no control. I will remove the link to any web site which is found not to comply with appropriate legislation or to be of an offensive nature. If you find a problem or have any suggestions for a site, please feel free to email me. The input from many people has made this a great tool.
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Conservation and Humanity Links |
| America is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. |
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Habitat for Humanity Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 125,000 simple, decent houses. Habitat provides learning opportunities, facilitates knowledge-sharing, and actively assists in leadership development to end poverty housing throughout the world.
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Livestock for Landscapes: Using cattle for weed control. Using goats for fuel breaks (fire prevention) |
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Farmer to Farmer, a program of Partners of the Americas, provides technical assistance to local agricultural producers in Jamaica, Guyana and Haiti. |
| Marin Conservation Corps Natural Resource Crews, Educational Opportunities, Mobile Resource Center, Restoration and Ecosystem Management and more |
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Center for Eco-Literacy |
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ECHO is a non-profit organization whose vision is "to bring glory to God and a blessing to mankind by using science and technology to help the poor."
Our goal is to provide easy access to ECHO documents and other information for those who are working in agricultural development. If you have a specific technical question related to your work in agriculture and appropriate technology, we have staff members who will try to find an answer for you. |
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Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) is a non-profit organization with a mission to support research and implementation of community-based approaches to soil fertility, erosion control, and water source protection in Haiti. Our goal is to promote integrated approaches to the problems of poverty, public health, agricultural productivity, and environmental destruction by developing collaborative relationships between community organizations in Haiti and academics and activists internationally. Building communities, building the soil, building the grassroots. |
| Salmon Protection and Watershed Network works in the Lagunitas Watershed to protect endangered salmon and the environment on which we all depend. |
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Journey to Forever is a small, mobile NGO (Non-Government Organization) involved in environment and rural development work. |
Horse and Mule Links |
Horse: Associations |
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National Cutting Horse Association |
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Certified Horsemanship Association |
Horse and Mule: Draft or Driving |
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The American Donkey and Mule Society maintains informative web sites for those interested in the long-eared equines - the cousins of the more well-known horse. From Miniature to Mammoth, Mule to Zorse, we have facts, photos, a catalog of literature, resources, and MUCH more.
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The Carriage Association of America is the oldest and largest organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and use of horse-drawn carriages and sleighs. We've introduced thousands of people to the joy of collecting these vehicles and to the pleasure of driving them. |
| Percheron Horse
Association of America. |
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The American Shirehorse Association |
| http://www.drivingessentials.com/ |
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4-H Links |
4-H: County Offices |
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4-H: State Offices |
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FFA Links |
FFA:California |
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| California Public Schools with Agriculture Programs |
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Resources for California Ag Students |
Camp Links |
Camp: Associations |
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| Northern California Section of the American Camp Association |
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USA Lifeguard Association |
Camp: Initiative Activities and Problem-Solving Elements |
| Fundoing.com. Chris Cavert has written many of the challenge activities books used at Devil's Gulch Ranch and conducts training workshops that we have attended. |
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Camp: Camp areas |
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USDA Forest Service
Recreation, Heritage & Wilderness Resources
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| National Park Service |
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Samuel P. Taylor State Park Reservations This is the camping closest to the ranch. |
| California Dept of Fish and Game |
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Camp: Vendors |
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| Lifeguard Equipment & Supplies |
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TENTSMITHS These are the craftsmen that made the tents that we use at Devil's Gulch Ranch Camp. |
Climbing Links |
Climbing: Associations |
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| The Industrial Rope Access Trade Association This in the international training organization for professional climbers. |
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Climbing: Vendors |
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| Petzl -- Rope access equipment, rescue gear, etc. |
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| Rescue Response Gear |
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Agricultural Links |
Agriculture: Sustainability Links |
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| Weston A. Price Foundation is dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research and activism. It supports a number of movements that contribute to this objective, including accurate nutrition instruction, organic and bio-dynamic farming, pasture-feeding of livestock, community-supported farms, honest and informative labeling, prepared parenting and nurturing therapies. Specific goals include establishment of universal access to clean, certified raw milk and a ban on the use of soy formula for infants. |
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Slow Food Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.
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The Ecology Center promotes environmentally and socially responsible practices through programs that educate, demonstrate, and provide direct services. |
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CUESA was organized in 1994 to educate urban consumers about sustainable agriculture and to create links between urban dwellers and the farmers who practice sustainable agriculture in the Bay Area. |
| Marin Organic is an association of organic producers in Marin County whose livelihood is based on a respect for nature and a sense of place. As the primary link between farmers and eaters, Marin Organic is committed to promoting and supporting a sustainable, organic county - a county in which growers and the people who rely on them recognize their mutual interdependence. |
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Om Organics, a community resource for organic & sustainably grown foods in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Community Food Security Coalition is a non--profit, North American organization dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times |
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Eat Well Guide, a comprehensive way for you to find wholesome, fresh, sustainable food in the US and Canada. Find food in your neighborhood and when you travel that is healthful, humane, and better for the environment, and that supports family farmers. |
| Eat Wild is your source for natural and nutritious grass-fed beef, lamb, goat, bison, poultry, pork and dairy products. |
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http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/about/index.htm |
| Marin Agriculture and Conservation |
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History of Marin Agriculture Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California. A discussion of Marin agriculture from 1820 on.
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Marin Agricultural Land Trust has permanently preserved over 38,000 acres of farmland that might otherwise have been sold or developed.
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| Grown in Marin |
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Marin Agricultural and Education Alliance
MAEA is a collaborative of agriculture and education agencies working together to promote agricultural literacy for a sustainable food system. |
| Marin Organic is an association of organic producers in Marin County whose livelihood is based on a respect for nature and a sense of place. |
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Om Organics -- Their mission is to increase the demand for sustainable agriculture in the San Francisco Bay Area by:
- educating the community on the health, environmental and economic benefits of local, sustainable food production,
- helping people appreciate and access sustainably grown products in the local region, and
- helping farms better meet the needs of the community.
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Agriculture: Government Links |
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California Department of Food and Agriculture |
Agriculture: Mushroom Links |
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The Mycological Society of America
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The Fungi of California |
Agriculture: Publication Links |
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Small Farmers Journal
A small family-held company doing business in
agricultural periodical and book publishing,
natural farming and stock raising,
alternative farm research/inquiry,
horse-drawn implement research & development,
horse-drawn equipment sales,
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California Farmer |
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Holistic Agriculture Library Ebooks; a great tool. |
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Journey to Forever
Online Library Ebooks for download; also a great tool. |
| Stockman Grass Farmer is the grazing publication of North America. Since 1947 it has been devoted solely to the art and science of making a profit from grassland agriculture. |
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Farmers of Forty Centuries: or Permanent Agriculture in China, Korea and Japan, by F. H. King, D. Sc. Copyright © 191
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Agricultural: Beekeeping Links
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| Bee Keeping in New Zealand New Zealand is aggressive at controlling pests and pathogens. This is a clearinghouse of information on control and prevention of varroa mites, American Foul Brood, etc. |
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The Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC) is a regional effort to address the pest management crisis facing the beekeeping industry in the Mid-Atlantic Region. |
| Dadant and Sons, Inc. is a family-owned business that has served the beekeeping industry for over 140 years. Good place to start if you want to raise bees. |
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Marin County Beekeepers meet the first Tuesday of the month, October through June, to support each other in their beekeeping hobby, and often have speakers on topics concerning the care and upkeep of bees. |
| The American Beekeeping Federation acts on behalf of the beekeeping industry on issues affecting the interests and the economic viability of the various sectors of the industry. |
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Sonoma County Beekeepers Association Mission is to increase interest in and knowledge of bees and beekeeping for the hobby and commercial beekeeper, and to educate the general public in the value of bees. |
| UC Davis Entomology Department |
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SECT and related
Pests of
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Agricultural: Livestock Links |
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Rare Breeds Survival Trust is the leading conservation charity working to restore Britain’s native livestock breeds to their rightful place in our countryside. |
| The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization working to protect over 150 breeds of livestock and poultry from extinction. Included are asses, cattle, goats, horses, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. |
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Agriculture: Animal Health |
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| Karolinska Institutet is one of Europe's largest medical universities. Diseases and Disorders Links pertaining to Animal Diseases. |
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Agriculture: Pork Breed Associations |
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| American Berkshire Association |
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National Swine Registry formed in 1994 as a result of the consolidation of the American Yorkshire Club, the Hampshire Swine Registry and the United Duroc Swine Registry. In January 1998, the American Landrace Association joined the NSR. These four breed organizations are located in one central office in West Lafayette, IN
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Agriculture: Goat Links |
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| American Dairy Goat Association |
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The North American Pack goat Association, Inc. is an organization established specifically for promoting packing with pack goats. |
| American Meat Goat Association |
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Caprine Supply where to get goat supplies |
| Hoegger Supply also provides quality products for goat and small farm owners |
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Owyhee Pack goat Supplies |
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Agriculture: Poultry Links |
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| Chickens in the City |
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The City Chicken |
| HOW TO RAISE DAY-OLD CHICKS IN YOUR BACKYARD |
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Small Scale Poultry Housing |
Agriculture: Game Bird Links |
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| Hatchery Management Guide for Game Bird and Small Poultry Flock Owners |
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Coturnix coturix japonica Husbandry In the Lab UC Davis 1973 - this is a good tool |
| Brooding Chickens and Quail |
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QUAIL: an Egg and Meat Production System, by Dr. Franklin W. Martin, Alison G. Martin-Davis, and Annabelle Maffioli
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Model parameters of growth curves of three meat-typelines of Japanese quail by
M. Sezer, S. Tarhan Department of Animal Science,
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of
Agriculture, Gaziosmanpasa University, Turkey.
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Incubator and hatchers we use. |
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Classroom incubator we use with schools |
Guinea Fowl Breeders Association will encourage, support, and educate people as to the benefits in raising guinea fowl and provide information and support to those who own or plan to own them.
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The North American Game bird Association |
| Texas A&M Poultry/Game Bird Links |
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Raising Game Birds UC Davis -- 1978 |
| Guinea fowl |
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Agriculture: Gardening Links |
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| California School Garden Network |
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City Farmer Web site Resources. |
| National Gardening Association Kid's Gardening |
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The North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) is a network of individuals throughout the United States and Canada devoted to the discovery, cultivation and appreciation of superior varieties of fruits and nuts. |
Agricultural: Education Links |
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| Environmental Education Council of Marin |
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California State Agricultural Education |
| CATA |
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Environmental Middle School |
| Life Lab |
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Bio Photos Cool photo and text on Arthropods, Plants, and more. |
Agricultural: Disabled Farmer Links |
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| Breaking New Ground Resource Center in Perdue's Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering has become internationally recognized as the primary source for information and resources on rehabilitation technology for persons working in agriculture. |
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AgrAbility.org was designed as a fast and easy way to access several sites that provide disability-related information relevant to persons who live in agricultural and rural communities. |
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Education Links |
Chef Schools |
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| Cook Street is a world class chef culinary school located in Denver, CO. |
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Home Schooling Links |
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Marin Home school Families is an organization of families throughout Marin County, California who have chosen to educate our children outside school settings. Families from all walks of life are included; a reflection of Marin itself.
Marin Home school Families is a social group, a support group, and a home school resource. We get together for field trips, park days, and other events; share ideas and curriculum; and make many new friends along the way.The single value we all share is the commitment to our children.
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Arthropods (Insects, Spiders, Crustaceans and their relatives)
of Orange County, California, (and nearby places) |
Just For Fun Educational Links |
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| Where is George? a link for following where our money goes. |
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FreeRice.com SAT prep that is fun and when you get a word correct 20 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Food Program |
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Archery |
Archery Organizations Links |
| National Archery Association |
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Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) |
| US Olympic Committee |
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FITA The international governing body of archery (Federation International De Stir A L' Arc) |
| Teaching Archery NADA --This is the organization that controls all the archery certifications. |
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fourteenforty.net Of interest to Competitive Archers in California |
| NFAA National Field Archery ASsociation |
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NFAS National Field Archery Society |
| SAC Times The State Archers of California |
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The Archer A World Archery Community |
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Discover Archery Online Magazine
Created by NADA as the official online magazine of the After School Archery Program, "Discover Archery" is packed with fun photos and articles about the wide world of youth archery. Click on the image to read. Also, check out the ASAP website for program updates.
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Archery Skills Links |
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| Archery Library |
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Making Bow Strings |
Traditional Archery Skills Links |
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More Traditional Archery Links |
Archery for Disabilities Links |
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| Paralympic Archery |
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Archery for the Blind |
Archery Equipment used at Devil's Gulch Ranch Programs |
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| Quality little kid bows |
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Quality big kid bows |
| Quality kid Bows |
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Youth arrows |
| Long Bows |
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Olympic recurve bows by Hoyt |
Olympic Recurve Archery Equipment |
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In this section I have included most everything that a competitive archer would need to set up a winning recure bow. I try to keep the addresses up to date, however as the manufactures update their web site it may take weeks for me to find out. If you do find a broken link please email me. I do not have all of the manufactures listed below, just a good representation. |
| Hoyt Olympic recurve bows dominated competive archery for many years |
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Win & Win bows are breaking world records for both men and woman. Read More |
Stabilizers |
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Lancaster Archery Supply |
| Shibya recurve sights |
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Sure-Loc recurve sights |
| Beiter Plunger At the Olympic Games in Athens 2004 more than 80% of the archers were using the Beiter Plunger and all Medalists! |
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Beiter Klicker |
| Arrow Rest The cheap "Supper Rest" is the best |
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Easton A/C/E arrow shafts |
| Spin-Wing Vains |
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Finger Sling |
| Arm Guard |
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Cavalier finger tabs |
| Quivers |
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Chest protector |
Compound Archery Equipment |
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PSE Bows |
| Mathews Bows |
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Arrow rest |
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Archery Target Butts and Netting |
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American Whitetail Targets Butts (FITA) |
| Saunders Indian Cord Target Mats(FITA) |
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Archery Pro Shops |
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Lancaster Archery Supply Good online source |
| Backroom Archery Our pro shop in Santa Rosa |
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Archery Clubs |
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Southern California Archery Clubs |
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Archery Publications |
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The Simple Art Of Winning By Rick McKinney
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With Winning in Mind: The Mental Management System by Lanny R. Bassham |
| Archery Focus provides educational and entertaining articles for the beginner, intermediate and elite archer. Archery Focus is not a news magazine and does not post scores, cover events, or profile people. Each issue provides helpful information about the mental, physical, and social aspects of archery. All styles of archery are covered including Olympic, Field, Traditional, 3D, and Bow Hunting. |
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Total Archery by Kisik Lee: Kisik Lee has proven himself to be one of the most successful archery coaches in training Olympic and World Championship medallists. He is the US Olympic coach |
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Discover Archery Online Magazine
Created by NADA as the official online magazine of the After School Archery Program, "Discover Archery" is packed with fun photos and articles about the wide world of youth archery. Click on the image to read. Also, check out the ASAP website for program updates.
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Primitive Skills (Abotech), Living History Links |
| Historical Archaeology on the 'Net |
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Mountain Men Fur Trade Era |
| The Fur Trade |
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Tamara Wilder Author of Buckskin,
the Ancient Art of Brain Tanning. She teaches many of our classes. |
abotech.com
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Farm Blacksmithing
by J. M. Drew St. Paul Publishing Company |
| Big Horn Mountain Men |
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Hide Out Traditional tanners' forum |
| Native Tech - An internet resource for indigenous ethno-technology focusing on the arts of Eastern Woodland Indian Peoples, providing historical & contemporary background with instructional how-to's & references. |
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Riley's Farm is a working apple orchard and living history farm in the Oak Glen area of Southern California. In addition to farming, we love history and we have provided a venue for re-enactment units comprising many different eras. |
| Flint Knapping |
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Toys and Games of the Past |
| Toys and Crafts from Tumwater, Washington |
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Games at Fort Scott |
| Native American Games and Toys |
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Farmers Markets |
Bay Area Farmers' Markets |
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| Marin Farmers Market operates seven markets in the Bay area, four in Marin County |
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Sonoma Farmers Market |
| Local Harvest Where to buy food locally grown. |
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| Napa Farmers Market |
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San Francisco Farmers Market |
News from Marin |
Printed News from Marin |
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| Point Reyes Light |
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Coastal Post Online |
| Marin IJ |
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Pacific Sun |
| Novato Advance.com |
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| FamilyWorks |
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FastForward |
Radio from Marin |
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KWMR is listener-supported, non-commercial, community radio, which offers listeners a wide range of information and entertainment from their studios at The Creamery Building overlooking downtown Point Reyes Station. |
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Links to Visitors' Bureaus |
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Sonoma County Tourism Bureau
| Information for pleasure or business visitors, including wineries, spas, lodging, dining, outdoor activities, and annual festivals. |
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Napa Valley Visitors Bureau
The one stop for planning your trip to the Napa Valley Wine Country. Hundreds of links to lodging, wineries, current events, things to do...
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Links to Fine Restaurants, Wines, and Inns |
Restaurants and other establishments that you can find Devil's Gulch Ranch Meat and Produce |
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Wineries that Use Devil's Gulch Ranch Grapes |
| Please see the Devil's Gulch Ranch Wine Page |
General Wine Links |
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| Petaluma Gap Grape and Wine Alliance |
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WineFinder |
| The Prince of Pinot |
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Food and Wine Boards |
| http://www.yelp.com/ Reviews |
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| www.chowhound.com |
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Bluespace is a multi-use community space located in a storefront at 18th and Guerrero Streets in San Francisco. It is a workplace, a meeting and event venue, and a place to showcase art and promote community |
| http://bornagaincarnivore.tribe.net/ |
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I Heart Farms -- Stories and pictures of real farms |
Inns and Bed and Breakfasts |
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Inns of Marin is a lodging service for many of the best bed & breakfast inns and cottages near the Point Reyes National Seashore in northern California. |
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Lodging possibilities
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SCUBA Diving |
| PADI SCUBA Diving training |
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Napa Valley Divers. We are a fun-loving group of people who have a passion for diving and traveling. We desire to stay connected and socialize outside of dive activities. The goals of the group are to provide a place for divers and their families to socialize, plan recreational activities, plan dive trips, promote continued communication among members, and to provide a forum for keeping keen on dive skills and the dive industry. |
| Marin Scuba Club on Dive Boat Peace. Come and join us at our regular meeting, world class scuba diving, or free diving for abalone. All are welcome. ... |
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Pressure, Barometers, and
Barometric Pressure and Elevation - this site is more for flying but relates towards diving at elevation.
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| California and Nevada dive club directory |
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Dive Utah -- Where our director first learned to dive! |
| Wiley's Scuba Locker also a friend of Devil's Gulch Ranch and has been helping adventurers from all over the world fulfill their dreams, develop lasting friendships, create exotic memories, and become knowledgeable and safe Divers. If you want to learn underwater photography Tony Wiley is the person to see. |
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Scuba Herald - on line diving news |
Napa Dive & Sport is your all-in-one source for scuba diving needs. We are a full-service retail scuba dive store that offers private and group scuba. Has great dive and ocean link
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Monterey Bay Aquarium |
