- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)@ - Manhattan
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Wildlife_Conservation_Society__WCS_
- Green Guerrillas
- Manhattan
Helps people throughout New York City transform abandoned lots into vibrant community gardens that not only beautify a neighborhood, but serve as outdoor environmental, educational, cultural, and social centers.
www.greenguerillas.org
- Preserve & Protect
- Manhattan
Dedicated to historic and environmental protection in the city.
www.preserve.org
- American Littoral Society
Concerned about wetlands, oceans, and issues that affect the littoral zone, that area on the beach between low and high tide.
www.alsnyc.org
- Wolf Conservation Center
- South Salem
Promoting better understanding of wolves through education and encounters with live animals and advocating the reintroduction of wolves to wilderness areas.
www.nywolf.org
- Environmental Defense Fund@ - Manhattan
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Environmental_Defense_Fund
- Watershed Agricultural Council
- Grahamsville
Protects the New York City water supply for consumers and promotes agricultural and forestry practices in the Catskill region.
www.nycwatershed.org
- Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund (CCRF)
- Short Hills
Humanitarian and medical aid organization working to protect and save the lives of children confronting the legacy of the Chernobyl disaster.
www.childrenofchornobyl.org
- Jewish Nature Center
- Milford
Develops curricula, offers summer camps which integrate Jewish ecological wisdom and contemporary life, and promotes Jewish environmental nature education.
www.jewishnaturecenter.org
- Citizens Right to Access Beaches (CRAB)
- Point Pleasant Beach
Nonprofit organization whose mission is to educated the public on the right to access beaches and keep them open for public access.
www.crabnj.com
- USEPA Region 2@ - Manhattan
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/USEPA_Region_2
- New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
- Manhattan
Primarily focused on environmental preservation, consumer protection, government reform and public health issues.
www.nypirg.org
- Williamsburg Watch
- Brooklyn
Volunteer-based community organization formed to stop the siting of power plants along Brooklyn's waterfront.
www.williamsburgwatch.org
- Dutchess Land Conservancy
- Millbrook
Preserving the rural character and open land primarily through voluntary efforts of private landowners.
www.dutchessland.org
- Hazardous Materials Advisory Council
- Middlesex County
Promoting the responsible handling of hazardous materials.
www.hmac-inc.org
- Mohonk Preserve
- New Paltz
Member-supported nature preserve dedicated to protecting over 6000 acres of the Shawangunk Mountains.
www.mohonkpreserve.org
- Sane Aviation For Everyone (SAFE)
- Manhattan
To save the neighborhoods of the greater metro area from the devastation of aircraft-generated noise and other pollutants.
www.metronyaviation.org/links.html
- Bergen Save the Watershed Action Network
- Westwood
Dedicated to the preservation of the Upper Hackensack River Watershed.
www.bergenswan.org
- Soundkeeper
- Norwalk
A NPO dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Long Island Sound and adjacent lands.
soundkeeper.org
- Federated Conservationists of Westchester County, Inc.
- White Plains
Protecting and preserving the natural and historic resources of the New York metropolitan region.
www.fcwc.org
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