- Acterra: Action for a Sustainable Earth (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Acterra__Action_for_a_Sustainable_Earth
- Action For Nature
- San Francisco
San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that encourages students to take action to improve the environment and to foster respect for nature. Find links to their eco-hero awards program, games for kids, and information for adults.
www.actionfornature.org
- American Land Conservancy
- San Francisco
Dedicated to the preservation of land and water as enduring public resources.
www.alcnet.org
- American Shore and Beach Preservation Association
- Oakland
Concerned with the protection and proper utilization of the shores.
www.asbpa.org
- Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
- Oakland
Working to protect and shape the environment through democratic participation.
www.apen4ej.org
- Bay Area Air Quality Management District
- San Francisco
Regional, government agency that regulates sources of air pollution within the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties.
www.baaqmd.gov
- Bay Area Wilderness Training
- San Francisco
Educating the educators to bring the beauty and power of California wilderness into young people's lives.
www.bawt.org
- Bay Institute of San Francisco, The
- San Rafael
Dedicated to the protection and restoration of the ecosystems of San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento - San Joaquin delta, and the rivers, streams and watersheds tributary to the estuary.
www.bay.org
- Bay Trail
Encircling the Bay with walking, running, biking, and touring trails.
www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/baytrail
- Bodega Land Trust
- Bodega
www.bodeganet.com/landtrust
- Bolinas Lagoon Ecosystem Restoration
- Bolinas
Promoting the conservation, protection, and restoration of Bolinas Lagoon in Marin County, California.
www.bolinaslagoon.org
- BugPeople.org
- Oakland
Bay Area entomology youth outreach program that explores California's insects.
www.bugpeople.org
- Butters Land Trust
- Oakland
Aiming to preserve the headwaters of Peralta Creek.
www.butterslandtrust.org
- California Coastal Commission
- San Francisco
Dedicated to protecting California's coast.
www.coastal.ca.gov
- California Native Plant Society: East Bay Chapter
- Berkeley
Serving the Alameda and Contra Costa counties and offering walks, events, native plant restoration projects, a newsletter, and more.
www.ebcnps.org
- California Oaks Foundation
- Oakland
Protecting and preserving California's native oak woodlands and the wildlife habitat and watershed benefits they provide.
www.californiaoaks.org
- California Straw Building Association
- Pacifica
Association of designers, builders and others formed to promote building with straw in California.
www.strawbuilding.org
- Canopy: Trees for Palo Alto
- Palo Alto
Nonprofit center for street, park, and garden trees in Palo Alto, California. Runs planting and education programs.
www.canopy.org
- Center for Ecoliteracy
- Berkeley
Dedicated to fostering a profound understanding of the natural world, grounded in direct experience, that leads to sustainable patterns of living.
www.ecoliteracy.org
- Center for Ecosystem Survival (CES)
- San Francisco
Committed to the advancement of worldwide conservation through the preservation of threatened rain forest and coral reef habitats around the world.
www.savenature.org
- Center for Ethics and Toxics
- Gualala
Nonprofit environmental group dedicated to protecting vulnerable and susceptible populations. Provides educational information on the risks of exposure to potentially hazardous substances and infectious agents.
www.cetos.org
- Center For Public Environmental Oversight (CPEO)
- San Francisco
Promotes and facilitates public participation in the oversight of environmental activities, including but not limited to the remediation of federal facilities, private "Superfund" sites, and brownfields.
www.cpeo.org
- Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority
- Walnut Creek
Provides information on recycling, composting, garbage, and hazardous waste.
www.wastediversion.org
- City of San Jose Integrated Waste Management Division
- San Jose
www.sjrecycles.org
- Committee For Green Foothills
- Palo Alto
Community-based organization that advocates the protection and preservation of environmental integrity in the San Francisco Bay Area.
www.greenfoothills.org
- Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)
- Berkeley
Independent, nonprofit membership organization that works to address the worldwide problem of coral reef destruction.
www.coralreefalliance.org
- County of San Mateo Park and Recreation Division
- Redwood City
Operates 19 separate parks, regional trails, and other county/local trails throughout the county.
www.eparks.net
- Diablo Bonsai Club
- Walnut Creek
Meetings consist of lecture and discussion followed by a workshop focusing on individual attention to attendees' trees.
www.angelfire.com/ca2/diablobonsai
- Earth Island Institute@ - San Francisco
Explore Earth Island Institute, the environmental organization which promotes projects to counteract threats to environment through education and activism. Sites include organization detail, conservation programs, journal publications, and the John Muir Project of the institute founded by veteran environmentalist, David Brower.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Earth_Island_Institute
- Earth Team 2000
Youth education network for high school clubs, classes, and youth groups. Join a club or learn how to start your own.
www.earthteam.net
- Ecology Center
- Berkeley
Nonprofit organization devoted to sustainable development.
www.ecologycenter.org
- Environmental Forum of Marin
- San Rafael
Nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the quality of our environment through education.
www.marinefm.org
- Environmental Volunteers
- Palo Alto
Promotes understanding of and responsibility for the environment through hands-on science education in San Mateo and Santa Clara county elementary and middle schools.
www.EVols.org
- Explorers Club - Northern California Chapter
Professional society promoting field research, education, and encouragement of scientific exploration of land, sea, air, and space; emphasis on physical, natural, and biological sciences.
www.diggles.com/ec
- Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association (FMSA)
- San Francisco
Dedicated to protecting California's Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary through education, outreach, and exploration.
www.farallones.org
- Fauna and Flora International (FFI)
- San Francisco
Acts to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing sustainable solutions, based on science, and taking account of human needs.
www.fauna-flora.org
- Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve
- Redwood City
Mission is to preserve Edgewood County Park and Natural Preserve for the human, plant, and animal generations to come.
www.friendsofedgewood.org
- Friends of Lake Merced
- San Francisco
Community organization dedicated to preserving the natural and recreational value of Lake Merced.
www.lakemerced.org
- Friends of the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
- Moss Beach
Nonprofit volunteer support group established to preserve and promote the Fitzgerald Marine Life Refuge as a unique intertidal environment.
www.fitzgeraldreserve.org
- Friends of the Urban Forest
- San Francisco
Promotes a larger, healthier urban forest as part of the urban ecosystem, through community tree planting, maintenance, education, and advocacy.
www.fuf.net
- Golden Gate Audubon Society
- Berkeley
Provides conservation information, field trips, events, and education.
www.goldengateaudubon.org
- Green Century Institute (GCI)
- San Francisco
Presenting events, information, and resources for sustainable development and communities.
www.greencenturyinstitute.org
- Greenaction USA
- San Francisco
Works for health and environmental justice.
www.greenaction.org/index.shtml
- Greenbelt Alliance
Protecting open space through citizen action, research, education, and advocacy.
www.greenbelt.org
- Guadalupe River Park and Gardens
- San Jose
Nonprofit group dedicated to the development and maintenance of park land and gardens along the banks of the Guadalupe River.
www.grpg.org
- Harwood Foundation
- Branscomb
Established to promote and encourage the practice of sustainable development of forestry resources within a market economy.
www.harwoodfoundation.org
- Hidden Villa
- Los Altos Hills
Farm and wilderness preserve dedicated to engaging children and adults in hands-on programs promoting environmental awareness and multicultural understanding.
www.hiddenvilla.org
- International Rivers Network
- Berkeley
Supports local communities working to protect their rivers and watersheds.
www.irn.org
- John E. Stowell Dahlia Society
- San Jose
Offers information on public events, work parties, and the display garden in San Jose's Guadalupe River Park and Gardens.
www.jesdahlias.org
- JoMiJo Foundation, The
- San Rafael
Working with non-profits and individuals responding to the most pressing needs of people and environments in danger.
www.jomijo.org
- LandPaths
- Santa Rosa
Fostering a love of the land through community involvement, environmental education, and managed public access.
www.landpaths.org
- Magic
- Palo Alto
Applying the methods and principles of ecology to discern and further common human interests.
www.ecomagic.org
- Marin Agricultural Land Trust
- Marin County
Dedicated to preserving farmland in Marin County.
www.malt.org
- Michoacan Reforestation Fund, The
- Alameda
Working to maintain the sensitive balance between the needs of the monarch butterflies and the needs of the people who share the overwintering area with them.
www.michoacanmonarchs.com
- Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
- Peninsula
Public agency formed to preserve a regional open space greenbelt, linking district preserves with other public parklands. Includes meeting minutes and schedule of hikes and lists dog-friendly trails.
www.openspace.org
- Mill Valley Streamkeepers
- Mill Valley
Working to protect and improve the ecological health of Mill Valley's watersheds.
www.millvalleystreamkeepers.org
- Milo Baker Chapter, California Native Plant Society
- Santa Rosa
Serving Sonoma County.
www.cnpsmb.org
- Mount Diablo Interpretive Association
- Walnut Creek
Nonprofit organization which assists in the interpretive activities of Mount Diablo State Park, one of the ecological treasures of the San Francisco Bay Area.
www.mdia.org
- Mt. Diablo Audubon Society
- Walnut Creek
Provides articles, field trips, volunteer opportunities, and more.
www.audubon.org/chapter/ca/mt-diablo
- Muir Heritage Land Trust
- Martinez
Protecting open space in central Contra Costa County.
www.muirheritagelandtrust.org
- Muy Bueno
- San Jose
Offers information regarding latino business, community, culture, and education.
www.muybueno.net
- Napa County Land Trust
- Napa County
Actively working to preserve open space and agricultural land.
www.napalandtrust.org
- National Hispanic Environmental Council
- San Jose
Offers information regarding the annual National Hispanic Sustainable Energy and Environmental Conference.
www.nheec.org
- Natural Step, The@ - San Francisco
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Natural_Step__The
- Nature Conservancy of California@ - San Francisco
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Nature_Conservancy_of_California
- Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development
- Berkeley
www.nautilus.org
- Neighborhood Parks Council, The
- San Francisco
Nonprofit coalition of neighborhood parks groups from all over San Francisco. Members work to preserve and improve parks through educational outreach and political advocacy.
www.sfneighborhoodparks.org
- Oceanic Resource Foundation
- San Francisco
Dedicated to the preservation of the global marine environment and marine biological diversity as the path to a healthy and productive marine environment.
www.orf.org
- Oceanic Society
- San Francisco
Nonprofit organization offering the public hands-on opportunities to assist with research world-wide through education, expeditions, and conservation.
www.oceanic-society.org
- Ohlone Audubon Society
- Alameda County
Chapter of the National Audubon Society serving southern Alameda County and offering field trips and festivals.
members.aol.com/wnscoggins/oas.html
- Our Children's Earth
- San Francisco
Working to protect the public, especially children, from the health impacts of pollution.
www.ocefoundation.org
- Pachamama Alliance
- San Francisco
Organization to halt the destruction of rainforests and the loss of its indigenous culture and to blend the knowledge and wisdom from indigenous cultures and the modern world.
www.pachamama.org
- Pacific Institute
- Oakland
Nonprofit research center dedicated to protecting our natural world, encouraging sustainable development, and improving global security.
www.pacinst.org
- Pelican Network
- San Jose
Internet sanctuary for people who support arts and environment non profits. Also a guide to regional eco travel, history, literature, art, and volunteering.
www.pelicannetwork.net
- Peninsula Open Space Trust
- Menlo Park
Dedicated to preserving the beauty, character, and diversity of the San Francisco Peninsula.
www.openspacetrust.org
- Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST)
- Peninsula
Purchases lands valuable as open space and then sells them to public agencies.
www.openspacetrust.org
- People's Grocery, The
- Oakland
Community-based organization working to find creative solutions to the food needs of the residents of West Oakland.
www.peoplesgrocery.org
- Pescadero Conservation Alliance
- Pescadero
Performs hands-on restoration, scientific research, and environmental education on the San Mateo coast.
www.gazos.org
- Planet Drum Foundation
- San Francisco
Founded in 1973 to provide an effective grassroots approach to ecology that emphasizes sustainability, community self-determination, and regional self-reliance.
www.planetdrum.org
- Rainforest Action Network@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Rainforest_Action_Network
- Rudolf Steiner Foundation
- San Francisco
Supporting social and environmental change by connecting philanthropists and investors to worthy projects in need of grants or loans.
www.rsfoundation.org
- San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
Working to protect, restore, increase, and enhance wetlands and riparian habitat in the San Francisco Bay and adjoining watersheds.
www.sfbayjv.org
- San Francisco Estuary Institute
- Richmond
Mission: to provide the scientific understanding necessary to manage the complex and biologically rich San Francisco Estuary.
www.sfei.org
- San Francisco Estuary Project
- Oakland
www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/sfep
- San Francisco Green Map
- San Francisco
Community-based project to map environmental and social resources that contribute to ecological diversity and sustainable living in San Francisco, California.
www.sfgreenmap.org
- San Francisco Orchid Society
- San Francisco
Hosts the Pacific Orchid Exposition every year in San Francisco.
www.orchidsanfrancisco.com
- San Mateo County Parks & Recreation Foundation
- Menlo Park
Contains information on San Mateo County Parks and the Foundation to support those parks.
www.supportparks.org
- Santa Clara Valley Chapter of California Native Plant Society
- Santa Clara
Includes a calendar of events, notice of native plant sales and field trips, plant lists, hotsheet of seasonal plants in bloom, and more.
www.cnps-scv.org
- Save Mount Diablo
- Walnut Creek
Nonprofit citizens group striving to preserve Mount Diablo in its most natural form.
www.savemountdiablo.org
- Save Our Sunol (SOS)
- Sunol
Local grassroots organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the unique resources in the rural area of Sunol.
www.sunol.org
- Save San Francisco Bay Association
- Oakland
www.savesfbay.org
- Save Shoreline Open Space
- Mountain View
Organization of citizens concerned about preventing high-density housing on Shoreline Boulevard.
www.saveshorelineopenspace.org
- Save the Redwoods League
- San Francisco
www.savetheredwoods.org
- Scroungers' Center for Re-usable Art Parts (SCRAP)
- San Francisco
Nonprofit store and workshop providing re-usable and recycled art supplies to art and community groups. Inventory consists of surplus textiles, paper, buttons, plastics, and more.
www.scrap-sf.org
- Seaflow
- Sausalito
Educational nonprofit organization championing the international movement to protect marine life from active sonar and other lethal ocean noise pollution.
www.seaflow.org
- Sempervirens Fund
- Mountain View
A private, nonprofit land conservancy dedicated to protecting coast redwood land and making that land available for public enjoyment.
www.sempervirens.org
- Sierra Club - Loma Prieta Chapter (1)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Sierra_Club___Loma_Prieta_Chapter
- Silicon Valley Environmental Partnership
- Silicon Valley
Stimulating development of the environmental industry and solving environmental problems by encouraging collaboration among concerned groups.
www.svep.org
- Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC)
- San Jose
Documents and exposes the hazards of the high-tech industry, to promote sustainability and accountability. Interactive maps show toxic hotspots throughout the South Bay.
www.svtc.org
- Sonoma County Conservation Action (SCCA)
- Santa Rosa
Nonpartisan political arm of the local environmental movement.
www.conservationaction.org
- Sonoma Land Trust
- Santa Rosa
Dedicated to preserving the scenic beauty of Sonoma County in California.
www.sonomalandtrust.org
- South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
Mission is to convert 15,100 acres of commercial salt ponds at the south end of San Francisco Bay to a mix of tidal marsh, mudflat, and other wetland habitats.
www.southbayrestoration.org
- Stanford Open Space Alliance
- Palo Alto
Petition, events, and facts about protecting the Stanford foothills.
www.sos-alliance.org
- Surfrider Foundation: San Francisco Chapter
- San Francisco
Dedicated to the protection and enhancement of our local waves, water and beaches through conservation, activism, research and education.
www.sfsurfrider.org
- Surfrider Foundation: San Mateo County Chapter
- San Mateo County
Local news, meetings, and events.
surf.sanmateo.org
- Sustainable Business Forum
- San Jose
Motivating business to enhance profitability through sustainability.
www.sustainablebusiness.org
- Sustainable City
- San Francisco
Working toward a sustainable future for San Francisco.
www.sustainable-sf.org
- Sustainable Conservation
- San Francisco
Advances the stewardship of land and water resources using innovative strategies that actively engage businesses and private landowners in conservation.
www.suscon.org
- Sustainable Mill Valley
- Mill Valley
Environmental and transportation planning group seeking to create a sustainable community.
www.sustainablemillvalley.org
- Sustainable San Francisco
- San Francisco
Includes the Sustainability Plan for the City and County of San Francisco.
www.sustainable-city.org
- Tamalpais Conservation Club
- Marin County
Organization dedicated to the preservation of Mt. Tamalpais in its natural state.
www.tamalpais.org
- Town Hall Coalition, The
- Occidental
Working to promote responsible land use in our communities and conserving, protecting, and restoring our watersheds.
www.townhallcoalition.org
- Trail Center
- Palo Alto
www.trailcenter.org
- Tropical Rainforest Coalition
- San Jose
Preserving tropical rainforest ecosystems, their indiginous peoples, and cultures through local volunteerism and community education, and international technical and financial support.
www.rainforest.org
- Urban Ecology
- Oakland
Nonprofit with several projects related to eco-city development and design.
www.urbanecology.org
- Vineyard Watch.org
- Wine Country
Group of private citizens from Coons Flat and Jerusalem Grade concerned by the Six Sigma Ranch (Diamond Mine) Vineyard's plans for expansion.
www.vineyardwatch.org
- Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley
- San Jose
Dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of injured, sick, or orphaned birds and mammals.
www.wcsv.org
- Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center (WERC)
- Morgan Hill
Acute care center for injured and sick wildlife and a nurturing center for orphaned wildlife too young to exist on their own.
www.werc-ca.org
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