At the Port of San Diego Bay, we take pride in being pro-active, environmental champions.
We push environmental education programs; we push restoration events; and we push community outreach that enables youth to effect change.
Another thing we do? Reap the outstanding benefits!
The Gleaning Network of Texas is a nonprofit, grassroots organization that brings together growers, volunteers, and service agencies to help the food insecure with fruits and vegetables left over in Texas fields after harvest.
Yes, many growers and food producers have excess produce in their fields that is either plowed under or turned into compost. This is good, fresh produce that Texans need.
By getting gleaners into fields and orchards, we're able to pick the excess and transport thousands of pounds of produce to food assistance agencies throughout Texas.
The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, a non-profit education, research, and demonstration organization based in Austin, TX, designs and tests innovative programs to build sustainable communities.
We undertake projects based on their potential contribution to site, regional and global sustainability and human health, and actively pursue collaborations with associate organizations, businesses and professional firms.
Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust holds agricultural land in and near Portland for purposes of research and education on sustainable agriculture.
OSALT acts as an umbrella organization that provides land, management processes and non-profit status to local communities for sustainable food production through gardening, farming, research and education.
We now hold seven pieces of land in trust. Some are farms outside the city of Portland; some are community gardens in the city.
Oregon’s desert is known for its stunning beauty, biological significance, recreational opportunities and cultural value. Much of Oregon’s high desert is publicly-owned land primarily managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). ONDA works with this agency and others every day to ensure that vast swaths of your lands remain wild, open spaces that will be there for future generations to enjoy.
The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council works with school decision-makers, community volunteers and thought leaders to drive progress at the intersection of sustainability, education, public health and the built environment.
We connect volunteers and green school advocates worldwide.
Every year, tens of thousands of volunteers participate in the global Green Apple Day of Service to make our schools healthier and more sustainable. The Center also hosts the annual Green Schools Conference & Expo to connect green schools advocates nationwide.
Greenovate Boston is the City's community-wide initiative to engage all Bostonians in helping the City meet its climate and sustainability goals, while continuing to make Boston a thriving, healthy, and innovative city.
By laying out the necessary steps to reduce the causes of and to prepare for climate change, Boston's Climate Action Plan gives Greenovate Boston a framework for building a greener, healthier, and more prosperous city.
*PRESERVING THE WEST CHICAGO PRAIRIE SINCE 1983*
Volunteers from the West Chicago Prairie Stewardship Group provide important support for the management of the 358-acre West Chicago Prairie.
We remove invading woody growth, eliminate alien weeds, collect seeds of native grasses and forbs, and sow collected seeds in recently restored areas and adjacent old-field areas.
We are always seeking volunteers who wish to aid in management and preservation and our website provides updated information on our workdays.
Strong scientific evidence has connected pesticide exposure to a host of health hazards from asthma and ADHD in children to cancer and reproductive problems. Moreover, the production and use of pesticides pollutes our water ecosystems and threatens our drinking water sources and wildlife.
That’s why it’s our mission at Midwest Pesticide Action Center to reduce the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives.
The Miami Blue Chapter of the North American Butterfly Association is located in southeast Florida and named after one of our rarest butterflies. We promote butterfly habitat conservation, butterfly gardening, and education about butterflies.
Our chapter is working hard to meet the challenges of the 21st century as they apply to butterfly interests. Populations of Miami blue butterflies occurred in Bahia Honda State Park, the only easy-to-reach location where they could be found until 2010. Now, populations mainly exist in Key West National Wildlife Refuge.