Informal Listing Criteria
There are no formal criteria for inclusion in the directory, but here are some informal guidelines:
Positives:
Groups
Environmental mission
Open to individual (human) membership
Dedicated domain name
Up-to-date content
Negatives:
One-person "organizations"
Facebook pages
Outdated content
Sites on free hosts
Sites in subdirectories
Better off Elsewhere:
Businesses
Government organizations
Hunting and fishing groups
Trade associations
Definite No:
I won't knowingly link to websites that seem to exist primarily for the purpose of steering business to asbestos or personal injury attorneys, specific products, product directories, those with a primary focus on eco-spirituality, or those whose relationship to the environment is tangential or secondary. Those things have their place, but it is not here. I do not accept advertising or payments for linking to a website.
Don't Feel Bad
If I decide I don't want to list a site, it does not mean that I think the site or the mission it promotes is "bad", it just means that I've decided it doesn't fit into the spirit of this particular directory. It's not a personal attack. I love pizza but this directory is not the place for a link to my favorite pizza maker.
In General
I manually review all of the links to organizations at least once a year, generally in January and/or February. I update links, organizational names, or other details at that time and also when changes are brought to my attention. I usually pause addition of new organizations during the annual review period, mostly to avoid confusing myself. I do appreciate suggestions of new organizations but for these reasons and others it may take me some time to act. I've maintained this site for over a quarter century and for reasons that aren't always clear to me or perhaps rational plan to continue doing so for as long as I can.
Peace
Thank you for visiting eco-usa.net. I hope you find it useful. - Mike Habeck