An excellent, very well-organized resource, this Image Gallery website was created by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center -- Native Plant Information Network. The Image Gallery hosts "a collection of over 17,000 plant images representing 176 Plant Families and 4,443 individual species." Site users can search for images by Scientific or Common Name, or by pull-down menus for Plant Family, Photographer, and Region among others. Individual plant species pages provide extensive information about the image and species including Common Name, Geographic Status, State, Year Taken and more. The site also provides links to the Image Use Policy and the Image Request Form as well as information about how to contribute images.
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Founded in 1993, the Islamic Networks Group (ING) is an organization dedicated to building peace and fostering an understanding of Muslims, Islam, and other marginalized and misunderstood groups, "to promote harmony among all people." This national network of speakers and educators works to promote diversity and cultural awareness through presentations, workshops, panels, social media campaigns, online curriculum, and more, in order to challenge stereotypes and prejudice. On the page linked above, visitors can navigate the menu at the top to sections for scheduling panels, presentations, and cultural diversity seminars for schools, colleges, community groups, law enforcement, corporate environments, healthcare, and more. Readers can also explore the educator curricula, become an ING speaker or affiliate, or join youth or interfaith programs. Visitors will also find details about the organizations' governance boards and staff, program information, impact statements, a blog, and information about upcoming events. Readers can follow on Twitter (@ING_org) to stay in touch.
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