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The Urban Greenspaces Institute

The Urban Greenspaces Institute is the only non-profit organization in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region that works exclusively on urban parks, trails, and greenspace issues in the almost 3,000-square-mile Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington Intertwine region.

Our primary focus is assisting in the creation and work of The Intertwine Alliance, a coalition of nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and corporate partners collaborating to create a world-class, interconnected system of parks, trails, and natural areas.

TREEmendous Miami is a group of dedicated citizens making Miami-Dade a greener, cooler, healthier and more enjoyable environment in which to live.

We are volunteers united to build community pride by planting, promoting and preserving trees in Miami-Dade County. In our first 10 years, TREEmendous Miami is proud to have planted nearly 10,000 trees and enlisted the help of more than 6,000 volunteers from the community.

These volunteers include thousands of young people earning community service hours while learning about the importance of trees in our environment.

At Groundwork Denver, we partner with lower-income communities to improve the local environment and promote health and well-being. We plant trees, improve parks, clean up rivers, insulate houses, promote biking, grow food, and coordinate hundreds of volunteers to help!

We build bridges between residents, businesses and governments to achieve the common goal of positive environmental change.

We support the growth and development of leaders through our Green Team youth employment and leadership program.

Portland Harbor Community Coalition

Portland Harbor Community Coalition is a group of individuals and organizations representing the most-impacted groups (Native Americans, African-Americans, immigrants and houseless) in the billion dollar Willamette River Superfund cleanup.

Founded in 2012, our Mission is to raise the voices and build the capacities of local environmental justice communities, ensuring that these communities are able to influence the final outcome of the Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup process.

The Charles River Conservancy is dedicated to the stewardship, renewal, and enhancement of the urban parklands along the Charles River.

The Conservancy promotes the active use and vitality of the parklands, increases recreational and cultural opportunities, and works to ensure the beauty and integrity of this extraordinary public resource.

GET INVOLVED! Volunteer! Advocate! Donate!

Charles River Conservancy
Four Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-608-1410

The Austin Community Design & Development Center (ACDDC) creates affordable living opportunities through community-engaged design. We envision inclusive and sustainable neighborhoods achieved through an empowered community, a nurturing built environment, and supportive policy and regulation.

INTEGRATED GREEN DESIGN

Our LEED accredited staff works with owners, developers, and consultants to facilitate an integrated sustainable design process.

ENGAGEMENT AND FACILITATION

PLANT. GROW. LEARN.

Our mission at TreeFolks is to empower Central Texans to build stronger and greener communities by planting and caring for trees.

We’ve already engaged thousands of volunteers to plant more than 2.5 million trees in Central Texas, and we invite you to join us in creating a healthier environment and enhancing our quality of life.

COMMUNITY BUILDING
TreeFolks engages thousands of volunteers and community groups to plant trees in public parks, preserves, and school yards.

NeighborSpace is the only nonprofit urban land trust in Chicago that preserves and sustains gardens on behalf of community groups. We provide this support through property ownership, insurance, stewardship, education, tool lending, project planning, fundraising support, troubleshooting and more — so that community groups can focus on gardening and their community-building vision.

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