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State and Local Environmental Organizations in California
State and local organizations often focus on a single locality or issue, such as a particular river, a county, or a a specific plant or animal. There are many such organizations active in California, and they are valuable sources of information on their area of interest. This page is a small sampling of the many organizations in the state. It is roughly broken down into statewide organizations, and those that focus on a region, either in Northern California or Southern California.
Statewide Organizations Northern California Southern California
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Statewide Organizations.
California Wilderness Coalition is a grassroots, non-profit organization that works to protect the "wildest and most pristine areas remaining in California"
California League of Conservation Voters is a political action organization that "mobilizes California voters to support environmentally responsible candidates and issues, and serves
as a watchdog to hold elected officials accountable for their environmental votes".
California Native Plant Society seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve its diversity. The Society works through education, conservation, and scientific research.
Friends of the River is "California's Statewide River Conservation Organization", and is very active in working to protect and restore rivers. Their quarterly Headwaters is available online. Read their Top Ten Dam Removal List.
CalTrout: If you are not familiar with this organization, but have any interest in wild trout, fish or fishing in general, or in streams and their ecosystems, you should find out more about CalTrout. This group played a very important role in helping to protect and restore Mono Lake and the ecosystem of the Mono Lake watershed, and they continue to work to maintain and restore streams throughout California.
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Organizations in Northern California:
Mono Lake Committee. Dedicated to protecting and restoring Mono Lake, in the Eastern Sierra.
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association is a volunteer organization focused on Mount Diablo State Park, with a very informative web site on the natural history of the area, including geology, plants and animals..
Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign is a coalition of conservation groups and individuals that have the goal of protecting the forests and watersheds of the Sierra Nevada. They study and monitor the forests of the Sierra, and are involved in the planning process through education and legal and political activism. Here is their Blueprint for management of the Sierra Nevada.
The Mendocino Environmental Center promotes "the conservation, restoration and appropriate use of the Earth's natural resources". They have a list of environmental groups in Mendocino County, and many links to environmental resources.
South Yuba River Citizens League is dedicated to the protection and preservation of the Yuba River watershed. Here is their Fact Sheet.
Elkhorn Slough Foundation, Monterey County, works for the conservation of Elkhorn Slough, and has educational programs, as well as a website with a lot of natural history information.
The Big Sur Land Trust works to set aside land in the Big Sur coast and the Monterey Peninsula for open space and natural preserves. So far, they have arranged for the protection of 15,000 acres.
The Sierra Foothill Conservancy works to preserve open space in the Sierra foothils in Fresno and Madera Counties.
Restore Hetch Hetchy is an organization dedicated to planning for "the decommissioning of the dam, replacing water and power with downstream supplies, and restoring Hetch Hetchy Valley."
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Organizations in Southern California:
Friends of the Los Angeles River, Los Angeles County. For other information on the Los Angeles River, see this bibliography prepared by a librarian at the L.A. Public Library.
Heal the Bay, Los Angeles County, focuses on Santa Monica Bay, Los Angeles County.
Ballona Valley Preservation League is dedicated to preserving the remaining wetlands at the mouth of Ballona Creek, in Los Angeles.
San Dieguito River Park, San Diego County. If completed, the park will preserve habitats from the ocean to the mountains of the Peninsular Ranges.
San Diego Zoological Society. More than just a place to keep animals for display, modern zoos are very important in efforts to preserve endangered species, both local species and those from other parts of the world. The San Diego Zoo's Center for the Reproduction of Endangered Species is an example.
San Diego BayKeeper, San Diego County, is a non-profit environmental organization that is a coalition of local groups working to keep San Diego Bay and associated habitats clean and free of pollution, by monitoring compliance with water quality regulations and by supporting community conservation programs.
Surfrider Foundation, San Diego County, is a very active organization dedicated to protecting waves and beaches through conservation and political action. And their home page has a really beautiful photo of a wave.
San Diego Clean Water Alliance, San Diego County, is a coalition of environmental groups working to keep San Diego's beaches and bays clean.
Friends of Famosa Slough work to to protect and restore the Famosa Slough as a natural wetland preserve. The slough is located in an urbanized area near the mouth of the San Diego River. This site has photos, location and history of the wetlands, and some natural history information.
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Abalone Alliance (historic)
Adirondack Mountain Club
African American Environmentalist Association
African Wild Dog Conservancy
Albatross Foundation USA
Allegheny Land Trust
Alliance for Climate Protection
Alliance to Save Energy
American Bird Conservancy
American Farmland Trust
American Wind and Wildlife Institute
Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL)
Appalachian Voices
Arlington Coalition on Transportation (ACT)
Association of Environmental Professionals
Audubon movement
Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
Builders for the Bay
Center for a New American Dream
Center for International Environmental Law
Center for Biological Diversity
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow
Conservation International
Conservation Law Foundation
Defenders of Wildlife
Earthwatch
Earth First!
Earth Island Institute
Earth Policy Institute
Earth Liberation Army (ELA)
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
EarthLab
Earth's Birthday Project
Ecotrust
Energy Action Coalition
Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
Environment America
Environment California
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Life Force (ELF)
Environmental Working Group
Earth Share
Forest Guardians
Global Water Policy Project
Green Zionist Alliance
GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)
Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology
International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON)
Honor the Earth
Izaak Walton League
Keep America Beautiful
League of Conservation Voters
Montana Wilderness Association
National Audubon Society
National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)
National Geographic Society
National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP)
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Refuge Association
Native Forest Council
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nature's Classroom
NatureServe
Negative Population Growth
Neighborhood Parks Council
Nicodemus Wilderness Project
Pacific Environment
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)
Population Connection
Preserve Our Island
Rainforest Action Network
Resources for the Future (RFF)
Republicans for Environmental Protection
Rising Tide North America
Riverkeeper
Sand County Foundation
Save the Redwoods League
Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP)
Sea Shepherd
Sierra Club
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Student Conservation Association
Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
Surfrider Foundation
Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV)
Tellus Institute
Texas Campaign for the Environment
The Big Green Bus
The Conservation Fund
The Marine Mammal Center
The Nature Conservancy
The Ocean Conservancy
The School for Field Studies
The Wilderness Society
TreePeople
Union of Concerned Scientists
Waterkeeper Alliance
West Harlem Environmental Action (WEACT)
WILD Foundation
Worldwatch Institute
Wyoming Outdoor Council
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Worldwide
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Earth System Governance Project
United States
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States National Park Service
Private Organizations (Environmental NGOs)
International
350.org
Anti-nuclear movement
Antinea Foundation
A Rocha
Biofuelwatch
Biosphere Expeditions
BirdLife International
Confederation of European Environmental Engineering Societies
Conservation International
Earth Charter Initiative
Forests and the European Union Resource Network (FERN)
Fauna and Flora International
Forest Stewardship Council
Friends of Nature
Friends of the Earth
Gaia Mater (the mother Earth)
Global Footprint Network
Global Witness
Great Transition Initiative
Green Actors of West Africa (GAWA)
Green Cross International
Greenpeace
Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
International Analog Forestry Network
International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE)
The Mountain Institute
Mountain Wilderness
NatureServe
Plant A Tree Today Foundation (PATT)
Project AWARE
Rainforest Alliance
Sandwatch
Society for the Environment (SocEnv)
Taiga Rescue Network (TRN)
The Climate Project
The Resource Foundation
Wetlands International
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wolf Preservation Foundation (WPF)
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Worldchanging
World Conservation Union (WCN)
World Land Trust(WLT)
World Resources Institute (WRI)
World Union for Protection of Life (WUPL)
Worldwatch Institute
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Xerces Society
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Regional
North America
Fund for Wild Nature
Green Zionist Alliance
International Joint Commission
North American Native Fishes Association
Rivers Without Borders
Wild Farm Alliance
State and Local Environmental Organizations in California
State and local organizations often focus on a single locality or issue, such as a particular river, a county, or a a specific plant or animal. There are many such organizations active in California, and they are valuable sources of information on their area of interest. This page is a small sampling of the many organizations in the state. It is roughly broken down into statewide organizations, and those that focus on a region, either in Northern California or Southern California.
Statewide Organizations Northern California Southern California
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Statewide Organizations.
California Wilderness Coalition is a grassroots, non-profit organization that works to protect the "wildest and most pristine areas remaining in California"
California League of Conservation Voters is a political action organization that "mobilizes California voters to support environmentally responsible candidates and issues, and serves
as a watchdog to hold elected officials accountable for their environmental votes".
California Native Plant Society seeks to increase understanding of California's native flora and to preserve its diversity. The Society works through education, conservation, and scientific research.
Friends of the River is "California's Statewide River Conservation Organization", and is very active in working to protect and restore rivers. Their quarterly Headwaters is available online. Read their Top Ten Dam Removal List.
CalTrout: If you are not familiar with this organization, but have any interest in wild trout, fish or fishing in general, or in streams and their ecosystems, you should find out more about CalTrout. This group played a very important role in helping to protect and restore Mono Lake and the ecosystem of the Mono Lake watershed, and they continue to work to maintain and restore streams throughout California.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Organizations in Northern California:
Mono Lake Committee. Dedicated to protecting and restoring Mono Lake, in the Eastern Sierra.
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association is a volunteer organization focused on Mount Diablo State Park, with a very informative web site on the natural history of the area, including geology, plants and animals..
Sierra Nevada Forest Protection Campaign is a coalition of conservation groups and individuals that have the goal of protecting the forests and watersheds of the Sierra Nevada. They study and monitor the forests of the Sierra, and are involved in the planning process through education and legal and political activism. Here is their Blueprint for management of the Sierra Nevada.
The Mendocino Environmental Center promotes "the conservation, restoration and appropriate use of the Earth's natural resources". They have a list of environmental groups in Mendocino County, and many links to environmental resources.
South Yuba River Citizens League is dedicated to the protection and preservation of the Yuba River watershed. Here is their Fact Sheet.
Elkhorn Slough Foundation, Monterey County, works for the conservation of Elkhorn Slough, and has educational programs, as well as a website with a lot of natural history information.
The Big Sur Land Trust works to set aside land in the Big Sur coast and the Monterey Peninsula for open space and natural preserves. So far, they have arranged for the protection of 15,000 acres.
The Sierra Foothill Conservancy works to preserve open space in the Sierra foothils in Fresno and Madera Counties.
Restore Hetch Hetchy is an organization dedicated to planning for "the decommissioning of the dam, replacing water and power with downstream supplies, and restoring Hetch Hetchy Valley."
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Organizations in Southern California:
Friends of the Los Angeles River, Los Angeles County. For other information on the Los Angeles River, see this bibliography prepared by a librarian at the L.A. Public Library.
Heal the Bay, Los Angeles County, focuses on Santa Monica Bay, Los Angeles County.
Ballona Valley Preservation League is dedicated to preserving the remaining wetlands at the mouth of Ballona Creek, in Los Angeles.
San Dieguito River Park, San Diego County. If completed, the park will preserve habitats from the ocean to the mountains of the Peninsular Ranges.
San Diego Zoological Society. More than just a place to keep animals for display, modern zoos are very important in efforts to preserve endangered species, both local species and those from other parts of the world. The San Diego Zoo's Center for the Reproduction of Endangered Species is an example.
San Diego BayKeeper, San Diego County, is a non-profit environmental organization that is a coalition of local groups working to keep San Diego Bay and associated habitats clean and free of pollution, by monitoring compliance with water quality regulations and by supporting community conservation programs.
Surfrider Foundation, San Diego County, is a very active organization dedicated to protecting waves and beaches through conservation and political action. And their home page has a really beautiful photo of a wave.
San Diego Clean Water Alliance, San Diego County, is a coalition of environmental groups working to keep San Diego's beaches and bays clean.
Friends of Famosa Slough work to to protect and restore the Famosa Slough as a natural wetland preserve. The slough is located in an urbanized area near the mouth of the San Diego River. This site has photos, location and history of the wetlands, and some natural history information.
Environmental Organizations in San Die
United States
List of evo-wacos
41pounds.org
Abalone Alliance (historic)
Adirondack Mountain Club
African American Environmentalist Association
African Wild Dog Conservancy
Albatross Foundation USA
Allegheny Land Trust
Alliance for Climate Protection
Alliance to Save Energy
American Bird Conservancy
American Farmland Trust
American Wind and Wildlife Institute
Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL)
Appalachian Voices
Arlington Coalition on Transportation (ACT)
Association of Environmental Professionals
Audubon movement
Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)
Builders for the Bay
Center for a New American Dream
Center for International Environmental Law
Center for Biological Diversity
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow
Conservation International
Conservation Law Foundation
Defenders of Wildlife
Earthwatch
Earth First!
Earth Island Institute
Earth Policy Institute
Earth Liberation Army (ELA)
Earth Liberation Front (ELF)
EarthLab
Earth's Birthday Project
Ecotrust
Energy Action Coalition
Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
Environment America
Environment California
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
Environmental Law Institute
Environmental Life Force (ELF)
Environmental Working Group
Earth Share
Forest Guardians
Global Water Policy Project
Green Zionist Alliance
GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER)
Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology
International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON)
Honor the Earth
Izaak Walton League
Keep America Beautiful
League of Conservation Voters
Montana Wilderness Association
National Audubon Society
National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)
National Geographic Society
National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP)
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Refuge Association
Native Forest Council
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nature's Classroom
NatureServe
Negative Population Growth
Neighborhood Parks Council
Nicodemus Wilderness Project
Pacific Environment
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)
Population Connection
Preserve Our Island
Rainforest Action Network
Resources for the Future (RFF)
Republicans for Environmental Protection
Rising Tide North America
Riverkeeper
Sand County Foundation
Save the Redwoods League
Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP)
Sea Shepherd
Sierra Club
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Student Conservation Association
Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
Surfrider Foundation
Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV)
Tellus Institute
Texas Campaign for the Environment
The Big Green Bus
The Conservation Fund
The Marine Mammal Center
The Nature Conservancy
The Ocean Conservancy
The School for Field Studies
The Wilderness Society
TreePeople
Union of Concerned Scientists
Waterkeeper Alliance
West Harlem Environmental Action (WEACT)
WILD Foundation
Worldwatch Institute
Wyoming Outdoor Council
youthNoise
Worldwide
evo-wacos
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Earth System Governance Project
United States
evo-wacos
United States Environmental Protection Agency
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States National Park Service
Private Organizations (Environmental NGOs)
International
350.org
Anti-nuclear movement
Antinea Foundation
A Rocha
Biofuelwatch
Biosphere Expeditions
BirdLife International
Confederation of European Environmental Engineering Societies
Conservation International
Earth Charter Initiative
Forests and the European Union Resource Network (FERN)
Fauna and Flora International
Forest Stewardship Council
Friends of Nature
Friends of the Earth
Gaia Mater (the mother Earth)
Global Footprint Network
Global Witness
Great Transition Initiative
Green Actors of West Africa (GAWA)
Green Cross International
Greenpeace
Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
International Analog Forestry Network
International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE)
The Mountain Institute
Mountain Wilderness
NatureServe
Plant A Tree Today Foundation (PATT)
Project AWARE
Rainforest Alliance
Sandwatch
Society for the Environment (SocEnv)
Taiga Rescue Network (TRN)
The Climate Project
The Resource Foundation
Wetlands International
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wolf Preservation Foundation (WPF)
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Worldchanging
World Conservation Union (WCN)
World Land Trust(WLT)
World Resources Institute (WRI)
World Union for Protection of Life (WUPL)
Worldwatch Institute
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Xerces Society
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Regional
North America
Fund for Wild Nature
Green Zionist Alliance
International Joint Commission
North American Native Fishes Association
Rivers Without Borders
Wild Farm Alliance
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