Local Organizations

We are Before It’s Too Late (BITL), a nonprofit initiative founded by MIT graduate students to leverage arts, technology and science to ignite urgency and collaboration toward addressing climate change.

BITL is running a first-of-its-kind Climate Action Prototyping Lab to rapidly implement and test concepts that can create social change. Inspired by think tanks and innovation labs, our center is differentiated by action-oriented community programs. We strive to find the tools that deliver results and partner with organizations to scale them.

Bound by Beauty is a nonprofit organization that transforms how we interact with nature and with neighbors to create a safer, stronger, healthier, and more resilient community. And we're using butterflies as the catalyst for change, by promoting and supporting butterfly gardens.

Our programs include:
• Creating Butterfly Gardens
• Network of Neighborhood Nurturies (places where nature's gifts can be shared)
• Foster Garden Project
• Seeds2Share (helping seniors germinate gardens)

Green Spaces is a sustainable coworking community of like-minded individuals and businesses in the heart of Denver's RiNo Arts District. We’re the nation's first eco-coworking space that's zero waste with a 100 percent solar-powered building and plants throughout to bring nature inside.

Green Spaces strives to bring businesses that are addressing our environmental and social impact on the planet together so that we can thrive by connecting and gaining more exposure in the rapidly growing, socially-conscious marketplace.

Austin Youth River Watch is a multi-year, after-school and summer program for high school students that combines peer mentoring with intensive environmental education. It's a safe place to grow and gain confidence while learning to be active stewards of our planet.

~ What do River Watchers do? ~

Our student participants, River Watchers, start out by learning the basics of water-quality monitoring. They learn from their fellow students, visiting scientists, and our staff of professional educators.

*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.

EcoTech Visions is Miami’s first green incubator and makerspace. We assist entrepreneurs in creating, planning, and launching innovative and green manufacturing businesses in South Florida.

More than just workshops, we offer high-quality business resources, maker space, office and event space to support the development of the green economy. We're a true sustainable-business coworking, innovation and manufacturing space.

The Denver Chapter of the Colorado Renewable Energy Society seeks to lead our city to an efficient renewable energy economy through education, policy, and economic development.

~ WHAT WE DO ~

EDUCATE with monthly programs, workshops, and forums in Denver and surrounding communities.

INFORM about local and community-driven energy issues, including climate change mitigation, through digital communications, outreach, and strategic partnerships.

Our mission at The GrowHaus is to create a Denver community-driven, neighborhood-based food system by serving as a local hub for sustainable food distribution, production, and education.

~ SOME OF WHAT WE DO ~

FOOD PRODUCTION
Our growing operations include innovative, sustainable, and community-oriented urban farms - including a hydroponic farm, an aquaponics farm, a mushroom farm, and a seedling start nursery.

Want to see the farms yourself? Sign up online for one of our weekly tours.