State / National Organizations

Oregon Environmental Council advances innovative, collaborative and equitable solutions to Oregon’s environmental challenges for today and future generations.

Founded in 1968, Oregon Environmental Council is a nonprofit, non-partisan, membership-based organization. We protect the health of every Oregonian and the place we call home by working for clean air and water, a healthy climate, and an unpolluted landscape.

Green Schools is a Massachusetts-based national non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting environmental literacy and stewardship in children in grades 2-12.

Students who take part in our programs are environmental literate in these areas:

At The Energy Resource Center, we help families make their homes energy efficient, thereby reducing monthly energy use, its cost and its toll on the environment. Our services include energy efficiency audits and weatherization upgrades such as window repair, duct insulation and HVAC (heating, ventilating and air-conditioning) work.

further, if you qualify for the Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) or Supplemental Security Income, you automatically qualify for free assistance from The Energy Resource Center. Visit our site for more qualification details.

The Coalition's mission is to protect and restore watershed ecosystems across Massachusetts, in order to sustain healthy rivers, streams, lakes, water supplies, and terrestrial and aquatic habitats.

Formed in 1991, we work with state and federal agencies and citizen groups to create public-private partnerships.

Our three primary goals:
1. Strengthen the work and knowledge of community groups;
2. Raise public awareness of land and water management issues;
3. Improve policies and decisions affecting rivers and their watersheds.

The Colorado Association for Recycling (CAFR) is the leading independent, non-profit organization in Colorado working to advance infrastructure, end markets, and state and local policies so that Colorado's waste stream is recycled, composted, or diverted to reuse or remanufacturing.

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To promote and encourage recycling, CAFR provides information for business, industry, government, and media, as well as tools for teachers and students.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATES

Colorado’s statewide Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) offers benefits and incentives to members (businesses and organizations) that voluntarily go beyond compliance with state and federal regulations and are committed to continual environmental improvement.

In exchange for these commitments, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment provides a number of guaranteed and potential benefits as set forth in department policy.

EcoRise inspires a new generation of leaders to design a sustainable future.

We offer academically-aligned sustainability and design-innovation curricula for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Because our materials are customizable to fit within—and enhance—existing scope and sequences, teachers are able to easily integrate EcoRise lessons without sacrificing important material assessed on standardized tests.

The Intertwine Alliance is a coalition of 150+ public, private and nonprofit organizations working to integrate nature more deeply into the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region.

Our projects include work with access trails, forestry, conservation, clean water, waste management, greening schoolyards, education and more.

Have an idea for a project but need partners to collaborate with? Pitch it on our website! Or contact Tara Wilkinson at tara@theintertwine.org.