Grassroots & Local Orgs in CA
San Diego
San Diego Canyonlands"San Diego Canyonlands' mission is to promote, protect and restore the natural habitats in San Diego County's canyons and creeks. We do this by fostering education and ongoing
community involvement in stewardship and advocacy, and by collaborating with other organizations."
Solana Center for Environmental Innovation"At Solana Center, our mission is to mobilize the local community to address our region’s most pressing environmental issues. We provide community education and professional services to reduce waste, conserve water, and build healthy soil."
The San Diego River Park Foundation"In order to protect and enhance the San Diego River as a place for recreation, habitat, and nature discovery, we are dedicated to engaging people to be stewards of the River and working towards the vision of a 52 mile, river-long system of parks, open spaces, and community places."
Friends for Friends Foundation"Creates opportunities and solutions for economically challenged communities through social involvement. We impact our communities through Community Engagement, Affordable Housing, Green Energy and Sustainable Solutions."
San Diego Habitat Conservancy"Conserves and manages sensitive habitats and species while inspiring land stewardship through education and outreach."
Wild Willow Farm"Wild Willow Farm is a space for biocultural diversity that provides educational experiences to nurture self-empowerment and inspire people to connect to food, land and each other. Under the RCD, we also work to protect, conserve, and restore natural resources through education, information, and technical assistance programs."
Surfrider Foundation - SD County Chapter"The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network."
Environmental Health Coalition (EHC)"EHC is a grassroots org that works for environmental justice in the San Diego/Tijuana region and throughout California. Founded in 1980, EHC has worked to reduce pollution and improve health and well-being for thousands of people in underserved, low-income communities."
The San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition (SDUSC)"SDUSC grassroots organizing group that informs processes and policy to improve the quality of life for residents of Southeast San Diego and other resilient communities."
sandiego350"SanDiego350 is an inclusive volunteer organization building a movement to prevent the worst impacts of climate change and climate injustice."
Bay Area
Tri-Valley CAREs"Tri-Valley CAREs is a Livermore-based watchdog group for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and was founded in 1983 by local citizens concerned that nuclear
weapons work at the Lawrence Livermore and Sandia Livermore Laboratories was impacting the environmental well-being of the community."
Literacy for Environmental Justice (LEJ)"LEJ promotes ecological health, environmental stewardship, and community development in Southeast San Francisco by creating urban greening, eco-literacy, community stewardship and workforce development opportunities that directly engage and support local residents in securing a healthier future."
The Ecology Center"The Ecology Center s a nonprofit organization located in Berkeley, California that focuses on improving the health and the environmental impacts of urban residents. The Ecology Center’s mission is to inspire and build a sustainable, healthy, and just future for the East Bay, California, and beyond."
West County Toxics Coalition (WCTC)"WCTC works to create awareness of toxics and pollution in Richmond and the Bay. WCTC has initiated campaigns aimed at petrochemical companies which contaminate the air, soil, and quality of life for West County residents."
Action For Nature"Action For Nature, Inc. is an international non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California, that encourages young people to take personal action to better their environments and to foster love and respect for nature."
Association of Bay Area Governments"ABAG is an organization dedicated to working on problems such as land use, housing, environmental quality, and economic development."
Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters (BACH)"The mission of BACH is to educate and build support in the Bay Area and other urban areas for the preservation of a biologically viable redwood forest. BACH connects local environmentalists with forest activists to preserve the old growth redwood ecosystems, with real solutions for forest workers and communities."
StopWaste"StopWaste helps Alameda County’s businesses, residents, and schools waste less, recycle properly, and use water, energy, and other resources efficiently. We’re a public agency governed by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority, the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board, and the Energy Council."
Central Valley Area
Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN)"CCEJN was formed to fight for environmental justice for underrepresented communities in the San Joaquin Valley. CCEJN works to
mitigate hazards from pollutant via education, policy, and reporting networks."
Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment (CRPE)"CRPE is a national environmental justice organization that combines community organizing with legal skills to create empowered and healthy communities. Our work is rooted in California's San Joaquin Valley. The Valley is home to the worst air pollution in the nation, some of largest waste dumps west of the Mississippi, intense oil and gas production, and a dense agricultural landscape that has complex air and water issues. It is also the nation's poorest region, according to the Congressional Research Service, which means it lacks the resources to fight these issues. "
Los Angeles and Greater LA Area
STAND-L.A."STAND-L.A. is an environmental justice coalition of community groups that seeks to end neighborhood drilling to protect the health and safety of Angelenos on the front lines of urban oil
extraction."
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice (EYCEJ)"EYCEJ is a community-based organization that works to facilitate self-advocates in East Los Angeles, Southeast Los Angeles and Long Beach."
Coalition for a Safe Environment"CFASE is a nonprofit community-based organization based in Wilmington, CA that seeks to improve environmental health and justice in the Harbor communities near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach."
Stop Fracking Long Beach"Stop Fracking Long Beach strives to secure a safe and healthy environment for all Long Beach residents by working to ban fracking and other forms of extreme oil & gas extraction. This mission is to put an end to extreme extraction in Long Beach while fighting for a just transition towards a future powered by 100% renewable energy."
Families Lobbying Against Refinery Exposures (FLARE)"FLARE is a community group made up of concerned residents located throughout the South Bay. They act as community watchdogs, working to ensure that the health and well being of South Bay residents is weighed as heavily as the needs of the Torrance Refinery. Their mission is to educate and empower residents so that they may call upon their representatives to ensure that Torrance Refinery is operating at optimal safety for workers and the surrounding South Bay community."
South Bay Clean Power"South Bay Clean Power is the citizens’ working group researching, educating and encouraging local South Bay cities to form a Community Choice Energy program. Their goal is to get South Bay cities on the fastest pathway to a 100% renewable energy future."
Long Beach 350"Long Beach 350 is a grassroots group of ordinary residents with an extraordinary passion for climate justice, working to make Long Beach a cleaner, greener city."
350 South Bay Los Angeles"Today 350 South Bay L.A. is a coalition of families, businesses, community organizations, environmental groups, elected officials and staff working together to address the impacts of climate change and our responses to them in order to preserve and protect our coastal and harbor homes."
RePower LA "Repower LA is a citywide coalition of community groups, environmentalists, and small businesses anchored by LAANE, SCOPE, and IBEW Local 18 that advocates equitable environmental programs and career-path jobs at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP), the nation’s largest municipally-owned utility. We’re leading Los Angeles into an energy-efficient future that will save Angelenos money, reduce our dependence on dirty fossil fuels, and create good paying jobs, especially in communities that have been historically underserved by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power."
Tri County Watchdogs"Tri-County Watchdogs is a grassroots alliance uniting communities on environmental issues in the mountain communities near the intersection of Kern, Los Angeles, and Ventura Counties."
Pacoima Beautiful"Pacoima Beautiful is a grassroots environmental justice organization that provides education, impacts local policy, and supports local arts and culture in order to promote a healthy and sustainable San Fernando Valley."
Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles (PSR-LA)"PSR-LA advocates for policies and practices that improve public health, eliminate nuclear and environmental threats, and address health disparities."
Friends of the Los Angeles River"The FoLAR mission is to protect and restore the natural and historic heritage of the Los Angeles River and its riparian habitat."
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