Environmental Initiatives | 2012
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contents
The
Common
Threads
Initiative
Inside and Out ..........................................................3
The Common Threads Initiative.........................4
At a Glance ............................................................... 6
The Footprint Chronicles...................................... 8
Have a Snack, Save a Species ........................... 9
Our Common Waters.......................................... 10
More Than a Job.....................................................12
Tools for Grassroots Activists ..........................13
Beyond Auditing.....................................................14
Cleaner Clothing..................................................... 17
Sustainable Grazing Protocol............................18
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ENVIRONMENTAL
INTERNSHIPS
The Conservation Alliance .................................19
Getting Our Hands Dirty ....................................21
1% for the Planet.................................................... 22
Patagonia Becomes a B Corp........................... 22
Wild & Scenic Film Festival ............................... 22
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OUR
COMMON
WATERS
Sustainable Apparel Coalition ......................... 23
Work Continues at Patagonia Park............... 24
Environmental Grants ......................................... 25
In-Kind Design........................................................51
The Responsible Company ................back cover
Join the Fight..........................................back cover
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Conservación
Patagónica
Mountain goat steps expertly across a ridge in Glacier National Park, Montana. Photo: Steven Gnam
Cutting C02 .............................................................20
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Environmen tal
Grants
Inside and Out
Reducing Harm, Supporting Change
At Patagonia, we want to be in business for a good long time,
making products that help us get out and enjoy the places and
sports we love, from climbing to surfing to skiing. Following
David Brower’s advice, we believe that taking the long view
means we have a responsibility right now to help keep our
planet alive.
at the paired global issues of resource scarcity and waste by
asking customers to join us in reimagining our relationship
with Patagonia® products, as well as all of our own stuff. Our
Common Waters (pp. 10-11) focuses on the emerging freshwater crisis. By measuring the water footprint of particular Patagonia products, while also taking action on issues ranging
from water scarcity to dam removal, we draw a link between
water use and threats to biodiversity.
Patagonia’s efforts to bring social and environmental responsibility to the factories that make our products exemplify the
In the early 1970s, we gave office space and our first grant to
crossover between critical global issues
a young man who wanted to protect
and our business operations. On p. 14,
the Ventura River that runs behind
“There is no Business
read about how we are grappling with a
our U.S. headquarters. That was the
to be done on a dead
diverse array of issues in factories, and
start of our ongoing efforts to support
planet.”
-David
Brower
on p. 17, how we are bringing standards
grassroots activists working to save
for energy, water and chemical use to
wild places and biodiversity. In the
our materials suppliers.
early ‘90s, we turned a critical gaze inward to examine the
environmental impacts of our cotton clothing. That process
In the end, our commitment to use 1% of sales each year to
alerted us to the hazards of conventional agriculture, and we
support environmental initiatives represents one of the clearshifted to 100% organically grown cotton in 1996. It also startest links between our success as a business and our ability to
ed an examination of our factories, stores and offices around
make positive change. Last year, we gave over $5,231,676 in
the world. These two approaches to environmental work —
grants and in-kind donations to 690 grassroots environmenpreserving wild places and cleaning up our own act — are
tal groups. It was a record amount.
now equally important to us, as we hope to live up to our misAs Patagonia becomes a B-Corp (p. 22) and continues to
sion statement: build the best product, cause no unnecessary
find ways to lead and influence others on this path, we realharm, and use business to inspire and implement solutions to
ize that there is still much work to be done. Whether we’re
the environmental crisis.
working inside the company to innovate our operations or
This booklet shares stories of our efforts from the past year
— many of which increasingly gain strength from the overlap
between an outward global perspective and an inward critical gaze. The Common Threads Initiative (pp. 4-5) takes aim
supporting grassroots action on the frontlines, we’re committed to the long view, and hope you’ll consider joining us.
Visit patagonia.com and click on Environmentalism to
learn more.
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The Common Threads Initiative
Reimagining a World Where We Take Only What Nature Can Replace
The Common Threads Initiative has its origins in the
cradle-to-cradle thinking of architect William McDonough. Just as natural waste regenerates life, humanmade products at the end of their time should be remade
into new products, preferably of equal value, to reduce
reliance on scarce resources and keep our used-up products out of American landfills or European and Japanese
incinerators.
With this in mind, in 2005 we initiated the Common
Threads Recycling Program, inviting customers to send
us their worn-out Capilene® underwear (and later fleece
garments), which we would then send to our polyester
supplier, Teijin, to melt down and re-extrude as new fiber. Our goal was to adopt cradle-to-cradle practices for
as much of the line as possible and, by 2010, to start to accept for recycling any product we’ve ever made.
We faced a number of challenges. In the best closed-loop
system, as with our polyester clothes, the new fiber cre-
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ated from recycling maintains its value. But cotton and
wool can’t be melted, only shredded, and the resulting
fiber is not of equal value to the original. (The coarse,
short fibers of recycled cotton can be made into jeans or
a thick, woodsman-style shirt-jacket, but not a fine woven shirt.) We have been able to closed-loop recycle one
type of nylon, nylon 6, but only with products made entirely of that fabric (for example, board shorts for surfers). We have to downcycle or shred most nylon clothes
we make, including our waterproof jackets. We have not
yet figured out how to recycle packs, although we have
learned how to make handbags and wallets from used
fishing waders and turn used wetsuits into beer koozies.
About halfway through the initiative’s first five years,
we began to realize that, despite our progress, we were
working backwards: No one should have to recycle what
should never have been made. As Annie Leonard said
in the Reduce, Repair, Reuse, Recycle mantra, recycling
(Above) Our Reno “ junk yard,” where we salvage the parts to repair customers’ broken clothing. Photo: Jeff Johnson.
(Right) We ran this full-page ad discouraging needless consumption in the New York Times on Black Friday, 2011.
comes last. If you want to reduce the environmental and We asked customers to pledge to repair first, before
social harm you do, the injunction to Reduce comes first. discarding or replacing, what breaks. In turn, we upDon’t make what won’t be useful or won’t last. Don’t sized our repair department staff to get the work turned
buy what you don’t need. But how do you continue to around more quickly. We asked customers to pledge to
increase your sales if you ask your customers to reduce reuse or recirculate what they no longer wore. We set up
a program with eBay® to make
their consumption while you,
it easier for customers to resell
like any other product-proAbout halfway through
products, introduced used
ducing company, need three
the
initiative’s
first
products for sale on our webpercent annual growth just to
site, and increased the numfive years, we began to
stay even?
ber of swap meets hosted by
realize that, despite
Once we got past the flinchPatagonia retail stores.
ing that comes naturally
our progress, we were
In 2011, a year behind schedwhen you pursue an idea that
working
backwards.
ule, we began to accept the
threatens to put you out of
return of any worn-out Patabusiness, we refashioned our
recycling program as the Common Threads Initiative, a gonia product ever made for recycling or repurposing.
partnership with our customers to pursue the four clas- And, we added a fifth R to the mantra, to pledge mutually with the customer to Reimagine a world in which we
sic Rs in their proper order.
We asked customers to pledge not to buy what they take from nature only what it can replace. This fifth R
don’t need, or what won’t last (if it’s poorly made or likely underpins the other four. We have to keep the long view
to be fashionably wearable for only a season). We prom- in mind, and close to hand, if we expect nature to conised, in turn, to redouble our efforts to make useful, tinue to support our efforts to support ourselves.
long-lasting products.
See the NY Times ad featured below at:
patagonia.com/commonthreads/reduce
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at a glance
To offset our U.S. water consumption, Patagonia put 8 million gallons of water into the
Middle Deschutes River by buying water
restor ation certificates™ (similar to carbon offsets) from the Portlandbased nonprofit Bonneville Environmental
Foundation.
We added 120 solar panels to our
photovoltaic array at HQ in Ventura, Calif.,
in October. We now have 498 panels that
help to reduce our overall electricity demand
from the grid by an estimated 14%.
Our Reno Distribution Center, which is
gold-level leed certified for its environmental efficiency, uses 40% less water
and 50% less energy than distribution centers its size of standard construction.
Patagonia
employees contributed
$104,619 to nonprofit groups this year
through our Employee Charity Match program. The company matched the amount
dollar for dollar.
The Salmon Run raised a record
$14,000 for environmental groups in the
Ventura area. The annual 5K benefit, which
also raises awareness for environmental
groups, took place in November at Patagonia HQ.
Patagonia founder/owner Yvon Chouinard
gave the keynote presentation at a December fundraiser that brought in $70,000
for Beyond Searsville Dam. The
nonprofit is working to remove Stanford
University’s Searsville Dam and restore the
San Francisquito Creek watershed.
As part of our Common Threads Initiative, we took out a full-page ad in the
new York times urging customers not
to buy our clothing unless they really needed
it. The ad appeared on Friday, November 25
(Black Friday).
We gave $4.36 million in grants this
year to grassroots environmental groups
working worldwide.
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We donated $276,000 in new clothing this year to 781 environmental groups,
which raffled and auctioned it to raise funds
for their work. We also gave an estimated
$1,486,839 worth of used clothing to some
132 groups for use in the field.
Our stores and wholesale representatives
give a lot of grants and clothing to environmental groups working in their areas. This
year, our 29 North American stores
gave a total of $570,000 to 195
groups, our South American stores gave
$65,000 to 11 groups, and our 24 wholesale
reps gave $160,000 in conjunction with 90
Patagonia dealers.
Our environmental internship program paid
16 Patagonia employees, along with employees from 10 of our stores, to perform
4,813 hours of volunteer environmental service this year for 26
different groups.
In January, we joined with others in the
outdoor industry to form the polybag
working group to reduce our dependence on single-use plastic bags.
Twenty three groups working on behalf of
native fish shared $123,000 through
World Trout®, which Patagonia funds
through the sale of fundraising T-shirts and
grants.
We take back all Patagonia products for recycling through our Common Threads Initiative, and have recycled 36 tons of
gear since we began in 2005.
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition, which
we cofounded in 2009 with Wal-Mart, now
has more than 50 corporate members. In
June it released Version 1.0 of its environmental/social index to measure
the impacts of making products. The index
represents about 6,000 hours of work by
coalition members.
Eighty six activists received training at our
three-day tools for Grassroots
Activists conference near
Lake
Tahoe, Calif., in September. Some 856 have
attended since we began holding the conference in 1994.
Our Drive Less Program — through which
Patagonia employees in the U.S. and Canada earn $2 per trip to carpool,
walk, bicycle or take mass transit — saved 600,000 miles, 488,000 lbs.
of carbon and 22,000 gallons of fuel this
year when compared to last year.
Heavy rains that deluged Thailand in 2011,
flooded the homes of many people, including
half of the factory workers at TAL Group,
which makes clothing for us. To help ease
their plight, we gave $10,000 to the
Thai Flooding Donation Fund, an
amount matched by TAL.
Twenty textile mills are now working with
Patagonia and bluesign® technologies to
minimize the impacts of dyes and
finishes used in our clothing.
Through the Our Common Waters campaign, we partnered with Save the Colorado River to help stop the flaming
gorge water pipeline, a project that
would have drained 60 billion gallons of water from the Green River.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar received
300,000 messages urging him to impose
a long-term moratorium on uranium mining near the Grand Canyon,
thanks to the efforts of author Jonathan
Waterman, a coalition of nonprofit groups
and Patagonia, which asked its customers and employees to send emails. The effort was successful: Secretary Salazar announced a 20-year ban in January. With partners Klean Kanteen, Osprey and
the Buffalo Field Campaign, we initiated a
Ditch Single-Use Plastics campaign
at the Outdoor Retailer show in January to
quell the tide of red plastic cups at Patagonia-sponsored happy hours.
By subsidizing the cost of the WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL ON TOUR, Patagonia
helped 99 environmental groups add members and raise more than $100,000.
The patagonia music collective
raised $25,000 for environmental groups
this year by partnering with generous musicians and groups.
Work began in September to remove two
dams on Washington’s Elwha River – the
largest dams in our nation’s history to be
taken down. To show their support for dam
removal, Malinda, Yvon, Fletcher, and Claire
Chouinard, and Claire’s husband biologist/
dam buster Matt Stoecker, came wearing
dam-specific T-shirts with this message for
the president: “mr. obama, tear down
this wall.” (See photo, p. 37.)
In a direct form of grant-giving democracy,
Patagonia employees nominated and voted
for environmental groups they wanted to
receive a portion of $50,000 in “miracle
grants.” Eleven groups split the pot.
We supported 350.org, an organization founded by Bill McKibben, with funding and online activism in its fight to stop
construction of the Keystone XL
oil pipeline. Patagonia employees contributed to the more than 800,000 signatures asking the Senate and the President
to just say “No.” We recycled 95% of the wastestream, by total volume, this year at our
Reno distribution center. organizations we belong to
Fair Labor Association • 1% for the
Planet • The Sustainable Apparel Coalition • B Corporation • The Conservation Alliance • Outdoor Industry
Association’s Sustainability Working
Group • Corporate Eco Forum • American Sustainable Business Council • Fair
Factories Clearinghouse • International Labour Organization’s Better Work
Program • Textile Exchange • bluesign®
System Partner
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Sockeye. Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. Photo: Paul Nicklen
Footprint
Chronicles
We’ve been in business long enough to know that when we
can reduce or eliminate a harm, other businesses are eager
to follow suit.
The Footprint Chronicles®, on patagonia.com, examines Pa- This year we completely revamped the Chronicles to fotagonia’s life and habits as a company. It is our version of a cus more on big supply chain issues and less on the nuts
corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, but directed as and bolts of the manufacturing process. New features
include: a world map showmuch to our customers, suppliers
ing every factory that makes
and friends as to NGOs and reTo improve your social and envior contributes to Patagonia
searchers. The idea is to give our
ronmental practices you have to
practices some air and thought —
clothing and gear; profiles of
know fully what they are and,
and to use what we learn to change
the social and environmental
for us as well as many other
practices played out on an induspractices of key suppliers and
companies, much of what we do
trial scale, with concomitant effects.
fabric mills, with accompanying
essays, slide shows and videos;
is
actually
done
by
others
in
our
To improve your social and enand profiles of key independent
vironmental practices you have
name, deep in the supply chain.
partners who vet social and envito know fully what they are and,
for us as well as many other companies, much of what we ronmental practices throughout our supply chain. We also
do is actually done by others in our name, deep in the sup- provide supply chain information for more than 150 prodply chain. Our aim is to inform ourselves and influence our ucts on patagonia.com. Look for the “Product Footprint”
suppliers, customers and the apparel industry as a whole. tab on the product pages.
Have a snack,
save a species
®
factories
Patagonia Provisions Attempts to
Change the salmon Industry
textile mills
Patagonia developed an entirely new sourcing system
Salmon are more than just fish. The immense spawnfor our Patagonia Provisions Wild Salmon Jerky. Working runs that once filled rivers from Southern Califoring with Skeena Wild, a Canadian fish conservation ornia to the Alaskan Arctic formed the lifeblood of coastal
ganization, we identified sustainable, in-river fisherecosystems, nature’s conduit for moving nutrients from
ies that use tangle-tooth nets, beach
the bountiful Pacific to the interior.
seines and traditional First Nations
But unless we can change destructive
Working with Skeena Wild, a
fish wheels and dip nets. These selecpractices within the salmon industry,
Canadian fish conservation
tive-harvest techniques produce highthe fishes’ return grows more doubtorganization, we identified
er quality fish and, most importantly,
ful with each passing year. Effecting
sustainable,
in-river
fisheries
allow non-target species to survive
change is our goal in creating Patagothat use tangle-tooth nets,
and spawn.
nia Provisions Wild Salmon Jerky.
PHOTO: Visible Earth/NASA
Check it out at patagonia.com/footprint
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At a river’s mouth, gillnet fisheries kill a majority of the
fish they encounter, unable to discriminate between robust populations and those struggling for survival. In the
Skeena River, for example, sockeye and pink salmon return in great abundance, but gillnetting kills unacceptable numbers of coho and steelhead.
beach seines and traditional
Our fish-processing plant in northIt’s getting tough to decide which
ern British Columbia provides local
seafood is okay to eat anymore, and
First Nations fish wheels and
employment and keeps the “value”
salmon are no exception. Industrial,
dip nets.
net-pen salmon farms — with their
in “value-added products” within
vast quantities of waste pollution, disease, parasites and
the community. This state-of-the-art facility runs unchemicals — exact a terrible toll on wild salmon popuder spotless health standards. It has achieved the top ISO
lations. Off the coast, wild salmon stocks mix and min22000 certification, as well as food safety certification,
gle with farmed salmon all along their migration routes.
under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. We are
Commercial fishers in the open ocean cannot truly know
now working toward a zero-waste operation with comwhere their catch originated.
plete repurposing of all fish byproducts.
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Our Common Waters
Campaign to Connect Water Use, the Consumer Society and Threats to Biodiversity
Patagonia employees from all corners of our world demonstrate their opposition to the damming of Chilean Patagonia
with a South American-style cacerolazo (stew-pot protest) at Patagonia HQ in Ventura, California. Photo: Tim Davis
Environmentalist David Brower was once asked, “Why are
you conservationists always against things?” He replied, “If
you are against something, you are always for something. If
you are against a dam, you are for a river.”
Colorado River — the iconic example of a river that has been
over-tapped, over-engineered and drained to the point that
it no longer reaches the sea. We sent an email in partnership
with the Sonoran Institute, asking our customers and emPatagonia is for wild rivers and healthy freshwater ecosys- ployees to write letters of support for a new agreement betems. A wild river is a healthy river, but many of our rivers tween the U.S. and Mexico that would bring much needed
and waterways across the country are threatened by over- water to the bone-dry Colorado River Delta. At the other end
of the river, we joined with our
use, dams, diversions and pollufriends at Save the Colorado Rivtion. We have a huge stake in the
We have a huge stake in
er in the successful fight against
health of our rivers and freshwathe Flaming Gorge Pipeline,
ter resources. We live near them,
the health of our rivers
a proposed water project that
play in them, drink from them,
and freshwater resourcwould have cost $9 billion and
and we use water to make all of
es. We live near them, play
drained an estimated 81 billion
the products and stuff we use evgallons of water from the Green
eryday. We are only beginning to
in them, drink from them,
River, a key tributary of the Collearn how much water we conand we use water to make
orado and one of the West’s last
sume, and/or how much water is
all of the products and
great rivers.
used in our name.
stuff we use
Patagonia’s Our Common Waters campaign is about balancing
human water use with the needs of animals and plants. Our
goal is to help connect water use, the consumer society and
threats to biodiversity.
Over the past year, we have focused the campaign on two key
themes: water scarcity and broken rivers.
Water scarcity highlights the tremendous quantities of water we use — as individuals, through business activities and
as a society. By the year 2025, human demand for water will
account for 70% of all available freshwater. This year we engaged our customers with stories and actions related to the
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everyday.
The broken rivers segment of the
campaign, which runs throughout 2012, focuses on the growing momentum and movement
to remove dams. There are roughly 26,000 dams in the U.S.
classified as a high or significant hazard. More than 15% of
U.S. dams are abandoned, serving no real purpose and causing significant damage to free-flowing rivers. Working with
our partner American Rivers, we called on our customers to
help support the goal to take out 100 dams in 2012.
there’s more to come next year — visit:
patagonia.com/ourcommonwaters to learn
more and take action.
We hung this 3’ x 4’ poster in our U.S. stores and ran a smaller version as an ad in Waterkeeper
Magazine to raise awareness about the hidden uses of water. Photo: Enrique R. Aguirre Aves
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More than a Job
employees who go beyond their
job descriptions on behalf of
the natural world
Steve Richardson and
Todd Copeland
(Materials Development, Ventura)
In the early years of Patagonia’s commitment to
the environment, our owners and founders, Yvon
and Malinda Chouinard, made the hard decisions
on our path towards sustainability. Their decision
to convert our entire sportswear line to 100% organically grown cotton in 1996 is perhaps the
best example. Today, we want all of our employees to feel empowered to incorporate our
environmental mission into their work. With
that encouragement, two visionary leaders
have emerged. Steve Richardson and Todd Copeland, two members of our materials development team, showed that kind of vision and initiative
last year when they told our materials suppliers
that all fabrics and components used to make
Patagonia clothing had to be bluesign® certified by 2015. That means these materials must
all be produced in a manner that is safe for the
environment, workers and consumers. This
project is one of the toughest in our history to
implement, because it covers the full line, all of
our materials, material supply chains, and virtually every department at Patagonia. By mandating
the exclusive use of bluesign®-approved materials, Todd and Steve stepped well beyond their
job descriptions to help Patagonia live up to
the part of our mission statement that reads:
“cause no unnecessary harm.”
Etsuko Nakanishi
(Enviro Team, Patagonia Japan)
Etsuko and a childhood friend joined forces in
2007 to help protect the critically endangered Blakiston’s fish owl. It is one of the largest owls in the
world and has a fragmented distribution in remote forests of northern Japan, the Russian
Far East and northeastern China. Fewer than
200 birds remain. Etsuko frequently visits the
island of Hokkaido to support Shimafukuro
Kankyo Kenkyujo, a nonprofit organization
that installs nesting boxes and conducts research
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Photos: Tim Davis; (lower left corner) Jim Little
and public outreach on behalf of the owl. In order
to reach the bird’s remote habitat, Etsuko has to
bushwhack and climb steep mountains with
a heavy backpack. “Protecting this umbrella
species will lead not only to the protection of
the species itself, but also the protection of the
whole ecosystem in Hokkaido,” said Etsuko. Leigh Bost
(Manager, Patagonia Atlanta)
During the last 10 years, Leigh’s work with Georgia
Organics, SouthWings, Upper Chattahoochee
RiverKeeper, Georgia ForestWatch, Dogwood
Alliance and Georgia RiverKeeper has helped
to educate and drive her community to action
on a number of important issues throughout
the South. Recently, she rallied her staff to help
Crop Mob Georgia harvest crops all over the
greater Atlanta area to provide food for people in
need. This was funded through our environmental
internship program. Over the summer of 2011,
she put on a number of events to help highlight
sustainable food initiatives in the Atlanta area,
including screening the award-winning documentary GROW at the store.
Kim Jardine-Reiley
(Enviro Team, Reno Service Center)
It’s not often your unofficial job title is Santa Claus,
but that’s Kim Jardine-Reiley’s as Patagonia’s clothing donations coordinator, a job Kim has held
since 2005. As such, Kim coordinates Patagonia’s clothing donations to environmental
groups around the country, who raffle it off
to raise funds. And she makes sure that the
used clothing customers return to us finds deserving homes among the hundreds of groups
Patagonia supports worldwide. Kim also oversees
our Reno Service Center’s guest speaker and environmental education series, and public-service day
events with groups like the Mono Lake Committee and Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship.
She serves on the board of the Sugar Pine
Foundation, and this year completed an environmental internship with the Oregon Natural Desert Association.
(top to bottom): Steve, Todd, Etsuko, Leigh, Kim
Tools for Grassroots Activists
Environmental Activists Sharpen Their
Skills at our September Conference
It takes more than grant money to make a difference. Effective
grassroots campaigns require strategic thinking, community organizing muscle, and marketing know-how. Patagonia’s
Tools for Grassroots Activists Conference is a forum for shar-
ing and learning these critical skills. Every two years the company hosts this gathering, and in September 2011, 120 activists, guest experts, and Patagonia employees came together
near Lake Tahoe, Calif., for four days of workshops, inspiring
speakers and networking.
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Beyond Auditing
business in the state to publish on their websites their
policies addressing slavery and human trafficking in
their supply chains.
Highlights from Our Corporate Responsibility Department
Corporate Social Responsibility is the human side of
trap foreign workers into involuntary servitude, peour environmental work. Our three-person departonage, debt bondage or slavery.
ment is charged with monitoring our global supply
Any factory that employs non-native or migrant
chain to make sure the people who work in our facworkers is possibly at-risk. So this year our corporate
tories and mills are treated fairly and have a safe and
social responsibility (CSR) department enhanced Pahumane environment to work in. “We
tagonia’s due diligence process. The imgo beyond just auditing,” says departprovements included raising awarement director, Cara Chacon. “Our
An estimated 12.3
ness with factory management,
work is driven by Patagonia’s mission
million people worldwriting polices and procedures spestatement and our guiding principle
wide are working in
cific to human trafficking, drafting
of ‘living an examined life.’” Here are
some form of forced
new factory contracts, revising our
a few highlights from the past year.
labor, also called
database, and developing special
modern-day slavery.
Preventing Human
Trafficking
It’s estimated that nearly 12.3 million
people worldwide are working in some form of forced
labor, also called modern-day slavery. They work as
domestics, fishermen, in the sex trade, and garment
industry. Unscrupulous labor brokers often act as
conduits. They use force, fraud and/or coercion to
audit questionnaires for high-risk
factories that employ foreign or
migrant workers.
These tools are enabling us to better detect indicators
of possible human trafficking. They’re also helping us
to comply with Senate Bill 657 — California legislation that took effect in January requiring corporations with revenues of more than $100 million doing
was alarming news to us, having received assurances
from our down supplier that this was not the case.
In response, we sent our director of social and enviIn addition to using our new questionnaire during
ronmental responsibility, our director of materials
factory audits, we now take a much closer look at
development, and our strategic environmental
the use of labor brokers in all of our
materials developer to Hungary with
factories and their subcontractors.
two principals from our down supOur long-term goal
We’re gathering more data on our
plier to get the facts firsthand.
is to find a traceable
high-risk factories that employ imWhat we learned did not sit well with
source of down
ported, migrant and contract workus. Four Paws was, in part, correct:
certified by an indeers hired through labor brokers.
We are using down from geese raised
pendent third party as
We’ve revised our code of conduct to
for foie gras and meat. (Down is a byneither live-plucked
explicitly address human trafficking
product.) We didn’t, however, see any
nor force-fed…
and slavery (before it covered only
evidence of live-plucked down in the
forced labor, prison labor and indenparts of our supply chain we visited.
tured servitude). And, we hold ongoing
And, we verified that the slaughterhouses we vistrainings for Patagonia employees who visit the facited do not live-pluck birds. Since that initial visit, we
tories to sensitize them to signs of human trafficking.
have made more trips to learn about our current and
Visit patagonia.com/csr for a more detailed account
alternative supply chains.
of our efforts.
Our long-term goal is to find a traceable source of
Concern for Animal Welfare
down certified by an independent third party as neiThe animal-rights organization Four Paws (Germany)
ther live-plucked nor force-fed, though the latter will
accused Patagonia in December 2010 of using down
be very difficult to achieve. We continue to deepen our
plucked from live geese, and down from geese raised
knowledge of down supply chains, and are in touch
for foie gras, which involves force-feeding them. It
with Four Paws and other NGOs that have something
to teach us.
We have also played a lead role in forming the Outdoor Industry Association and Textile Exchange Task
Force on Down Products and Supply Chains. The goal
is to collaborate among brands and suppliers to establish standards and methodologies for traceability.
Worker Welfare in Our Fabric Mills
Garment factories receive almost all of the scrutiny
when it comes to fair treatment of workers and safe
working conditions. That’s because they employ a lot
of workers who earn low wages and are more likely to
be exploited. Wanting the same assurances for workers in the fabric and trim mills that supply us with
the components to make our clothing and gear, we
held a supplier seminar at the Outdoor Retailer show
in Salt Lake City in August 2011.
At the seminar we spoke about our affiliation with
the Fair Labor Association® (FLA®) and explained
the steps we would take to implement our social responsibility program in their facilities. We reviewed
with them our code of conduct, and talked about the
history and benefits of corporate responsibility and
why they, too, should make every effort to look out
for their employees. We then asked them to disclose
their supply chains, right down to the farm and raw
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A Patagonia Down Sweater takes shape at the Youngone factory in Qingdao, China. Photo: Dave N. Campbell
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Cleaner
Clothing
Suppliers Asked to Adopt Best Practices for Chemicals and Resources
Pushing harder to reduce the environmental harm that
comes from making fabrics, in August 2011, at a Materials
Suppliers Summit we held in Salt Lake City, we told all of
our fabric suppliers of our intention to use only bluesign®approved fabrics within three years.
The bluesign® standard is a textile standard developed by a
group of Swiss chemists. It seeks “best practices” for the use
of chemicals and resources — including water and energy —
in the making of fabric. The bluesign® standard’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) practices follow a principle
of maximum safety and conservation.
Trupart Manufacturing President Shane Prukop shows a newly built Patagonia River Crampon to Cara
Chacon and Wendy Savage, during a social audit of his metal shop. Ventura, Calif. Photo: Jim Little
materials makers, and to hire a third-party auditing firm
we had selected to visit their factories. We rolled our request out to 168 of our 270 raw material suppliers.
“Not a lot of brands have gone up the supply chain with
this level of due diligence,” said CSR director Cara Chacon.
“It’s one of the largest programs and commitments we’ve
made since we began auditing in the 1990s.”
We will require our suppliers to address all
audit issues as needed, with training and
other capacity-building activities.
ed a webinar with the Fair Labor Association® (FLA®) that
laid out the benefits and costs of the Participating Suppliers program. We asked our top 10 factories – ones we
thought were ready to make the commitment and had the
infrastructure to do so – to participate.
The FLA® program aligns factories more closely with Patagonia’s own expectations around CSR. Factories are expected to abide by the same 10 FLA® principles,
and follow the same code of conduct, we
do. The program helps to assure that adThe FLA’s Participating
herence to CSR doesn’t fade between auSuppliers program is
dits. It keeps factories in compliance, bethe next big step in the
cause they monitor and address issues
evolution of corporate
themselves.
responsibility.
Asking Factories to Take
More Responsibility
The constant auditing of factories to
make sure they’re looking out for the
health and welfare of their workers is one
way of encouraging corporate responsibility in the garment industry. But getting factories to take
responsibility for that themselves is far more effective and
lasting. The Fair Labor Association’s® Participating Suppliers program provides a vehicle for doing just that.
In a drive to get our factories more invested in corporate
responsibility in their own facilities, in June 2011 we host-
The manufacture of fabric, any fabric, is a surprisingly dirty
and resource-intensive business. The chemicals used are often hazardous and sometimes toxic. Chemical residues on
the fabric, like dyes, can irritate the skin. Those that wash
out, like chlorine, often end up in wastewater that can pollute streams, soil and ocean water. Others go skyward, polluting the air. A lot of fresh water and electricity also go into
making fabric.
We’ve been working to make Patagonia clothing out of the
most environmentally benign fabrics we can find since at
least 1992, when we first started using organic cotton. But
beyond the cotton fields, we knew we needed to focus on
clean chemistry in our textile mills. To that end, in 2000 we
began collaborating with bluesign Technologies AG.
The bluesign® standard is a valuable tool for any company
looking to improve its environmental practices because it
addresses complexities in the production process that no
one brand or mill can address on its own. It can also inspire other changes. Some of our suppliers that have become
bluesign® system partners then transferred that momentum
into other environmental initiatives within their companies.
For example, using the money it saved by implementing
The bluesign® standard is
a valuable tool for any
company looking to improve
its environmental practices
because it addresses complexities in the production process
that no one brand or mill can
address on its own.
the bluesign® standard in its dyehouse, Everest Textile in
Taiwan, built a system for its coating and laminating lines
that captures solvents and reuses them. This not only saves
resources, but greatly reduces air emissions, as well.
At the Materials Suppliers Summit, we set milestones for
our fabric suppliers over the next three years so that all our
fabrics will be bluesign® approved by the fall 2015 product
season. Some 20% of the fabric we use now is already
bluesign® approved, and though it won’t be easy, we know
that getting to 100% is possible.
It also helps to lighten our load and empowers factories to have more say when
brands dictate their expectations. It improves factory
operations, reduces worker turnover rates, and alleviates
audit fatigue.
“The more factories see the cost benefit, the more will
join,” Cara Chacon said. “It’s the next big step in the evolution of corporate responsibility.”
These Patagonia Regulator ® products are made of bluesign®-approved
Polartec® fabric, whose manufacture employs “best practices” with
the use of chemicals, water and energy. Photo: Cameron Ridgeway
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Sustainable
Grazing
Protocol
Using Sheep to Restore the
Hammered Grasslands of Patagonia
Alaska’s Katmai National Park. Photo: Jim Klug
turning grasslands into deserts, they helped to build the
soil, transport seeds and deepen the roots of plants.
Those wild herds were supplanted by smaller herds of
fenced or sedentary livestock that were allowed to overgraze. Over time, lush grasslands became barren, vital
habitat was lost and a valuable source of carbon sequestration became severely compromised. But the sustainable grazing protocol, which mimics nature, aims to
change the way sheep are allowed to operate.
Sheep, those gluttonous grazers of native grasslands, are
How do the players fit in? Ovis XXI works with the woolslated to become the noble restorers of the same landgrowers. It knows the industry, and how to raise sheep
scapes under a sustainable grazing protocol in which
without destroying grasslands. The Nature ConservanPatagonia is taking part. As conceived by The Nature
cy brings its global conservaConservancy, Ovis XXI and Pation perspective, science-based
tagonia, the protocol would be
The sustainable grazing protocol,
knowledge and environmenapplied to some 15 million acres
which mimics nature, aims to change
tal credibility to help guide and
of land in the Patagonia region of
the way sheep are allowed to operate.
build the sustainable grazing
southern Argentina and Chile. It
standard. And Patagonia brings
borrows from Zimbabwean biolthe
market
perspective
— buying the wool, networking
ogist, Allan Savory’s, Holistic Management regime, and
with others in the supply chain, creating the final prodwe are hoping to one day make it a global standard
ucts, and using our brand strength to help publicize susfor grazing.
tainably raised wool.
To best understand this more sustainable form of grass-
lands management, think about the numerous migratory
herds of native guanaco (a camelid similar to the llama)
mixed with groups of choique (a large, flightless bird)
that once roamed the region — eating diverse grasses,
defecating, stomping and salivating along the way. They
never stayed in one place long enough to overgraze, as
predators kept them constantly on the move. Instead of
“This is really exciting, because it’s a first attempt at a regenerative model — one that actually improves the environment rather than one that tries to do less harm,” said
Todd Copeland, strategic environmental materials developer for Patagonia. “It increases the quantity and diversity of grasses, which accommodates the whole grassland
ecosystem. Wool is just the byproduct.”
The
Conservation
Alliance Gives
Record $1M
This Year
180 Companies In the outdoor industry
give back to the natural world
There’s strength in numbers. That’s the reason Patagonia
co-founded The Conservation Alliance back in 1989. We
worked with three peer brands in the outdoor industry to
build a new source of funding for groups working to protect threatened wild places throughout North America. The
model was simple: The Conservation Alliance would collect
annual dues from companies in the industry, and contribute
100 percent of those dues to grassroots conservation organizations. The alliance now boasts 180 member companies and
has contributed more than $10 million.
In 2011, the alliance achieved its long-sought goal of contributing more than $1 million in a single year, granting $1.05
million to 35 conservation organizations. The true measure
of The Conservation Alliance’s success is what grantees ac-
complish with the funding. Last year, they delivered nine
important conservation victories, protecting 420,755 acres
and 82 river miles, removing one dam, and acquiring one
popular climbing area.
Patagonia contributes $100,000 annually to The Conservation Alliance. All of these funds go directly to the most effective conservation organizations in North America.
Last year, grantees delivered
nine important conservation
victories, protecting 420,755
acres and 82 river miles, removing one dam, and acquiring
one popular climbing area.
We are extremely proud The Conservation Alliance has
evolved into a vital force for conservation within the outdoor industry.
For more information about The Conservation Alliance, including a comprehensive list of member companies, grant recipients, and how to apply for funding, visit:
conservationalliance.com.
Overgrazing is turning the grasslands of Patagonia,
and other regions, into deserts. Chile. Photo: Tim Davis
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Cutting C0₂
In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint, we put some
human energy this year into cutting back on our use of fossil fuels. We installed LED lighting in three of our stores
to trim the use of electricity, added photovoltaic panels to
our solar electric system at our Ventura headquarters, and
jump-started the Drive-Less program, which offers cash
incentives for employees to forgo single-driver car trips.
Solar Panels
reduce Our Grid Needs
The 120 solar panels (27.6 kilowatt system) we added to the roof of our Firehouse building in summer
2011, are expected to offset 50% of the building’s
total electricity use for the system’s projected lifespan of 25 years. We now have a total of 498 solar
panels on campus that reduce our overall electricity
demand from the grid by an estimated 14%.
LED Lighting
Saves electricity
By retrofitting two of our stores with LED lighting,
we’ve achieved a 25% energy savings in Ventura and
35% in Denver. We also installed LED lighting in our
new Chicago store, which will save an undetermined
amount of electricity.
Patagonia Employees
Driving Less
Our Drive-Less program pays our U.S. and Canadian employees $2 per trip, up to two trips per day, to
walk, ride a bike, carpool or use mass transit. Each
employee can earn up to $500 (pre-tax) per year.
To date, more than 900 employees have participated. As a collective result, we’ve driven 680,000
fewer miles, cut CO2 emissions by 808,000 pounds,
and saved 25,000 gallons of fuel over last year.
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Getting Our Hands Dirty
The environmental internship program enables Patagonia employees to work for up to two months for a nonprofit group of their choice, with their full salary and benefits
paid by the company. Interns get their hands dirty, offer expertise and gain valuable experience. In fiscal year 2012, Patagonia employees worked for 28 different nonprofit environmental groups and logged over 4,000 hours of service.
For small, grassroots groups working in local communities,
having a free Patagonia employee intern is a huge help. And
when interns return, they bring back stories, inspiration
and a new commitment to our environmental mission. Organizations that hosted Patagonia interns last year include:
Maine Rivers, Beyond Searsville Dam, Sugar Pine Foundation, Friends of the Inyo, Cascadia Wildlands, the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, Keystone Conservation and Crop
Mob Georgia.
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1% for the
Planet
Celebrates
10 Years
Patagonia
Becomes a
Benefit
Corporation
Patagonia owner Yvon Chouinard and Blue Ribbon Flies’ Craig
Mathews founded 1% for the Planet
in 2002. This independent, worldwide alliance is made up of companies that pledge to donate 1% of
their sales each year to environmental organizations. Last year, 1% for
the Planet saw its best year yet, with
these exciting milestones:
Patagonia owners Yvon and Malinda
Chouinard were first in line on January 3 at the California state capital in
Sacramento, to register their company as a B Corporation (B Corp) — a
new California designation. B Corp
is a deliberate effort to change the
nature of business by changing corporate law. It’s led by B Lab, a nonprofit based in Pennsylvania.
• Donated more than $22 million to environmental and sustainability organizations from
over 1,400 member companies
in 44 countries.
• Launched the 1% Ambassador Program with 16 high-profile individuals, including Jack
Johnson, Julie Gilhart, Kim Jordan and others.
• Welcomed New Media Partners to the 1% movement, including Outside Magazine and
Outside TV.
• Saw strong expansion of international membership with
several new and significant
members in Japan, France and
Canada.
onepercentfortheplanet.org
B Corp creates a legal framework for
companies like Patagonia to remain
true to their values, through succession, capital raises and even changes in ownership. Making a firm’s
mission explicit in its legal structure, Yvon Chouinard said, makes
it harder for a new boss or owner to
abandon it.
“Patagonia is trying to build a company that could last 100 years,”
said Chouinard on the day Patagonia signed up. “Benefit Corporation legislation creates the legal
framework to enable mission-driven companies like Patagonia to stay
mission-driven, by institutionalizing the values, culture, processes
and high standards put in place by
founding entrepreneurs.
“It’s as if you had the kind of conservation easement that a farmer
or rancher puts on his land,” Chouinard said. “But this is put on a
corporation.”
bcorporation.net
Wild & Scenic
Film Festival
The South Yuba River Citizens
League (SYRCL) staged its 10th Annual Wild & Scenic® Film Festival in
January, in Nevada City, California.
The weekend-long event showcased
110 of the year’s best environmental,
activism and adventure films. The
films were selected to provoke the
urgent and essential conversations
of our time. The 10th anniversary offered special attractions in addition to the
films, activist workshops and speakers. Some 83 Wild & Scenic® artists
exhibited their work throughout
town, and it was standing-roomonly at an event on dam removal, at
which participants signed and sent
more than 800 postcards asking for
higher water flows and the restoration of habitat for salmon and steelhead in the Yuba River.
The festival fully realized its goals
to inspire activism and support
SYRCL’s year-round work to protect
the Yuba River watershed. The positive energy lit up Nevada City, creating a celebratory and inspiring atmosphere where anything seemed
possible. Sustainable
Apparel
Coalition
Competitors Collaborate to Reduce
Their Social & Environmental Impacts
The apparel industry is coming together to create a single
measuring stick, or “index,” to understand the environmental and social impacts of the garments they produce. These
include such things as water and energy use, greenhouse
gases, waste and labor practices. Inspired by the Outdoor Industry Association’s Eco Index™, Patagonia co-founded the
Sustainable Apparel Coalition with Wal-Mart in 2009, and
invited other apparel and footwear companies to join. The
coalition’s membership is growing by the week. It now has
over 50 members whose combined annual sales comprise
roughly one-third of the apparel industry’s more than $250
billion. In addition to clothing brands, coalition members
include contract manufacturers, chemical companies, packaging manufacturers and others. In the fall of 2011, 80 companies (some of which are not coalition members) piloted more than 400 of their products
through the open-source index, which is now being tested.
One company learned that, with a few simple changes, it
could cut its waste in half for a particular product line. Another spent an afternoon introducing the index to the owner of a factory that made some of its clothing. The factory
owner responded, “This is great, I’ll use it.” Thinking he was
simply going to participate in testing the index, the company representative said, “We look forward to working with
you on the pilot.” The owner interrupted and said, “No, I’ll
use this as the basis for the design of my next factory. Every
product I make will have the highest score.”
As coalition members, brands that vigorously compete
against one another are collaborating. The whole industry
understands that reducing the impact of manufacturing on
the planet is too important to go it alone. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard once said, “At Patagonia, we’ve profited from every decision we’ve made for the
environment.” Using the index, Sustainable Apparel Coali-
One company learned that with
a few simple changes IT could
cut its waste in half for a
particular product line.
tion members are starting to see this for themselves. Every
product they measure can uncover ways to reduce waste
and risk in their supply chains.
As we keep finding these kinds of successes, we’re on track
to get a majority of the world’s apparel dollars behind the
effort. Other industries are watching closely, and we suspect they’ll soon be creating indexes of their own. But the Wild & Scenic® Film Festival’s impact didn’t stop there. Wild
& Scenic On Tour travels the globe,
thanks to support from national
partners like Patagonia. This year,
the company helped support 99 On
Tour events, which attracted more
than 10,000 people, raised more
than $100,000, and generated awareness and new members for grassroots environmental groups.
wildandscenicfilmfestival.org
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition Index helps companies to produce
clothing more efficiently and with less waste. Photo: Dave N. Campbell
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Environmental Grants
8 categories | 17 countries | 818 grants | $4,364,774 in cash
Each year, Patagonia uses at least 1% of its sales to support environmental work around the world. The lion’s
share goes out through our grants program, direct to
grassroots environmental groups working on the front-
ARGENTINA
Access PanAm
Santa Cruz, Argentina
Access PanAm works to protect climbing environments by mobilizing local climbers who are
committed to conservation and stewardship of the
places they climb.
lines of the environmental crisis. The following pages list
the groups that received a grant from us between May 1,
2011 and April 11, 2012. Flip through them, find your region, reach out and get involved!
Australia
Friends of the
Earth Australia
Fitzroy, Australia
Friends campaigns for a world where environmental protection, social justice and economic welfare
for all people go hand in hand.
Al Taco Project
Rio Negro, Argentina
The Al Taco Project focuses on Andean condor
conservation with three main strategies: investigative research, conservation and public education.
Andean Cat Alliance
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Andean Cat Alliance promotes the wellbeing of the Andean cat and its habitat through
research, conservation and community participation initiatives.
Asociación Ambiente Sur
Santa Cruz, Argentina
Asociación Ambiente Sur increases awareness of
the local and regional environment and spurs active involvement of citizens through education,
conservation and public impact initiatives.
Fundación Patagonia
natural
Chubut, Argentina
This group works to conserve the wildlife of Patagonia and protect its environment through education, support of protected areas and community
participation.
GrIETA
Work Continues at chile’s next
National Park
Hikers are enjoying spectacular views of the Chacabuco
Valley and surrounding mountains on the newly completed Lagunas Altas Trail at the future Patagonia National Park. With financial, volunteer and fundraising
support from Patagonia, nonprofit Conservación Patagónica has been working for eight years to transform a
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650,000-acre former sheep ranch in southern Chile into
the country’s next national park. Workers have removed
fences, and construction at park headquarters is well underway. Efforts to develop new trails and campgrounds,
and restore wildlife and grasslands, continue.
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Grupo de Investigación y Educación en Temas
Ambientales promotes environmental conservation and an equitable, sustainable use of natural
resources via research, education and community
engagement.
Instituto de
Conservación de Ballenas
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
ICB is dedicated to the conservation of whales and
their environment through research and education.
Oikos Red Ambiental
Mendoza, Argentina
Oikos Red Ambiental promotes environmental
justice throughout the province of Mendoza by
encouraging civic participation, public access to
information and equal access to environmental
resources.
BELGIUM
NGO Platform on
Shipbreaking
Brussels, Belgium
This group works to ensure that obsolete, toxic vessels are dismantled in a safe, environmentally sound
way.
Pesticide Action
Network Europe
Brussels, Belgium
PAN Europe works to minimize the negative effects of harmful pesticides and replace their use
with ecologically sound alternatives.
Seas at Risk
Brussels, Belgium
Seas at Risk is an international network of organizations that furthers the protection and restoration
of European seas and the Northeast Atlantic by
promoting environmentally sound policies.
CANADA
Canadian Parks and
Wilderness Society BC Chapter
Vancouver, British Columbia
Protecting at least 50% of Canada’s wilderness and
oceans is the goal of CPAWS BC, a science-based
group working collaboratively with communities,
industry and First Nations.
Canadian Parks and
Wilderness Society Ottawa Valley Chapter
Ottawa, Ontario
CPAWS OV works to preserve the ecosystems of
parks, wilderness and other natural areas by educating the public and providing input for government plans for public land.
Canadian Parks and
Wilderness Society Southern Alberta Chapter
Calgary, Alberta
CPAWS Southern Alberta works to protect the ecological integrity and connectivity of 50% or more
of southern Alberta and fosters an appreciation for
wildlands among Albertans.
Canadian Parks and
Wilderness Society Yukon Chapter
Ottawa, Ontario
CPAWS Yukon seeks to establish and maintain a
comprehensive system of protected areas in the
Yukon, and to safeguard wilderness and wildlife
throughout the north.
Community Bicycle Network
Toronto, Ontario
CBN offers a wide range of community-based bicycle initiatives, including repair and skills workshops, bike promotion programs, bicycle recycling
efforts and urban revitalization activities.
Driftwood Foundation
Smithers, British Columbia
Driftwood Foundation promotes public involvement in decisions about resource plans for Northwestern British Columbia by providing objective
information regarding the plans’ biophysical, economic, social and cultural effects.
Ecology Action Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
An independent watchdog for Nova Scotia’s environment, Ecology Action Centre is working to
establish an interconnected network of protected
areas and low-impact land-use zones across the
province.
Fundy Baykeeper/
Conservation Council
of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick
An on-the-water independent watchdog, Fundy
Baykeeper ensures environmental laws are enforced
and citizens are mobilized in defending the bay.
Georgia Strait Alliance
Nanaimo, British Columbia
GSA seeks to protect and restore the marine environment of the Georgia Strait, one of Canada’s most
at-risk environments, as well as promote the sustainability of its adjoining waters and communities.
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Toronto, Ontario
This group works to restore Lake Ontario so that
people can safely swim, drink and fish in its waters.
Living Oceans Society
Sointula, British Columbia
Living Oceans Society works toward the long-term
health of the ocean and coastal communities on
the Pacific Coast of Canada.
Oceans Initiative
Alert Bay, British Columbia
Oceans Initiative, a project of Tides Canada, conducts conservation-minded research on marine
wildlife, focusing on issues and species that are under the radar but provide important links to policy.
Protecting Escarpment
Rural Land
Burlington, Ontario
PERL is dedicated to promoting ecological, social
and economic sustainability in the Mount Nemo
area of North Burlington, Ontario.
Tides Canada
Initiatives society
Vancouver, British Columbia
Tides Canada provides innovative philanthropic,
financial and project management services for
philanthropists, foundations, activists and civil
organizations.
Tides Canada Initiatives
Society - Not Far from
the Tree
Vancouver, British Columbia
This fruit-picking initiative for Toronto strengthens social cohesion by picking fruit and sharing it.
West Coast
Environmental Law
Vancouver, British Columbia
This group analyzes environmental law, develops
legal solutions to protect the environment and
works to empower and mobilize citizens to bring
about progressive change.
Wildsight
Kimberley, British Columbia
Wildsight works to protect and encourage sustainable communities in Canada’s Columbia and southern Rocky Mountain regions.
Yukon Conservation Society
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
This organization promotes sustainable ecosystems and communities in the Yukon and beyond
through advocacy, education, research and collaboration with stakeholders, communities and
First Nations.
CHILE
Conservación Cochamó
Puerto Varas, Chile
Conservación Cochamó aims to conserve the Cochamó Valley’s environment in an intelligent way,
creating a model for the sustainable use of its natural resources and traditional lifestyle for future
generations.
Ecosistemas
Santiago, Chile
Ecosistemas fosters a more sustainable and equitable society through environmental education,
well-informed citizen participation, deep ecologic
awareness and proactive communications.
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Erratic Rock
Puerto Natales, Chile
Erratic Rock is working to build the first long-term
recycling program in southern Patagonia.
Maule-Itata Coastkeeper
Curanipe, Chile
Maule-Itata Coastkeeper protects the coastal waters
between the Maule and Itata rivers in south-central
Chile through advocacy, litigation, public participation and independent scientific monitoring.
Mountain Wilderness
Germany e.V.
Hnuti DUHA
Brno, Czech Republic
Hnuti DUHA seeks to motivate people to reduce
pollution and ensure the preservation of nature
and respect for ecological limits.
FRANCE
AGRIBIO 04
Mane, France
AGRIBIO 04 works to promote, defend and develop
organic farming in the Alpes de Haute-Provence.
Collectif Français Contre
l’irradiation des Aliments
Paris, France
This group educates consumers about the risks of
food irradiation and mobilizes them to urge institutions, communities and nations to thoroughly
evaluate the risks of this process.
Fédération Rhône-Alpes de
Protection de la Nature
Largentiere, France
This group is dedicated to the defense and protection of the environment and nature.
Les Blongios
Lille, France
Les Blongios advances conservation and restoration of nature through workshops and encouraging citizen action.
Pôle Agriculture
Biologique
Lempdes, France
This organization develops and disseminates
knowledge and useful tools to those involved in
organic farming.
Réseau Sortir du nucléaire
Lyon, France
Working to phase out nuclear power, this network
of groups relays the actions of anti-nuclear organizations to the media, educates citizens about
the dangers of nuclear energy and promotes clean
energy alternatives.
SOS Loire Vivante
Le Puy-En-Velay, France
Working to protect rivers, in particular the Loire,
SOS Loire Vivante organizes and coordinates all
forms of information, actions and peaceful struggles against threats to aquatic systems in Europe.
Women in Europe
for a Common Future
Annemasse, France
This network of women’s and environmental organizations implements gender-sensitive, ecological
field projects and gives women a voice in international policy processes at the EU and UN level.
The Cordón del Plata — a frontal sub-range of the Andes — encompasses one of the area’s most strategic water sources, along with important wildlife corridors and
pristine landscapes. In 2006, OiKos’ Water and Human
Rights Defense Program took on a conflict that hindered
the legal protection of this area. With support from Patagonia in 2009, it began meeting with key stakeholders,
increasing community awareness and involvement, and
generating public pressure to create a protected area.
Wörthsee-Steinebach, Germany
Seeking to preserve the last remaining Alpine wilderness areas, Mountain Wilderness advocates for
sustainable ecological development, particularly
with respect to Alpine tourism.
Pro REGENWALD
CZECH REPUBLIC
Oikos Red Ambiental
Germany
Munich, Germany
Dedicated to the preservation of forest ecosystems, Pro REGENWALD rehabilitates degraded
forests and supports indigenous peoples’ rights
and traditional populations’ efforts to protect
their environment.
PHOTO: ANDREA DAVIS
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
IRELAND
Friends of the Irish
Environment
Mission: To protect the environmental quality of life
The Organic Centre
Activities: In arid Mendoza, most drinking and irrigation water comes from snowmelt and glaciers high
in the Andes. Resource extraction and uncontrolled
development threaten both its quality and availability.
Eyeries, Cork, Ireland
Friends of the Irish Environment maintains a network of environmentalists to protect Ireland’s environment by monitoring the implementation and
development of European law, seeking changes in
the Irish planning system and assisting individuals
and local groups.
Co Leitrim, Ireland
The Organic Centre promotes organic horticulture, gardening and sustainable living through
training, public information, advocacy and by
demonstrating best practices.
for the inhabitants of Mendoza, Argentina, by encouraging civic participation, free access to information and
conflict resolution for communities whose environmental rights have been (or are in danger of being) violated.
Accomplishments: In June 2011, over 430,000 acres
were declared Cordón del Plata Provincial Park, and in
September, a neighboring county government created
a municipal “environmental protected area” that included booming tourist destinations. Although OiKos
doesn’t take full credit for these achievements, it is
proud to have contributed to the process and is staying
active to support regulations aimed at managing the integral ecosystem of the Cordón del Plata.
oikosredambiental.org
ITALY
Campagna per la Riforma
della Banca Mondiale Mani Tese
Rome, Italy
This project of the global justice organization
Mani Tese campaigns against environmentally
and socially destructive projects promoted by Italian companies and financiers worldwide.
JAPAN
A SEED JAPAN - Water Project
Tokyo, Japan
Striving for a fair and sustainable society, A SEED
Japan’s Water Project focuses on water scarcity, water privatization and pollution.
Arakawa No Shizen
Wo Mamoru Kai
Saitama-ken, Japan
Arakawa No Shizen Wo Mamoru Ka works to protect the natural environment of the Arakawa River.
Asaichi Yuichi Network
Miyagi, Japan
This organization promotes food self-sufficiency
in Miyagi Prefecture, working to protect the region’s agriculture and ecosystems through conservation and environmentally sound agricultural
practices.
Citizens’ Alliance for
Saving the Atmosphere
and the Earth
Osaka, Japan
CASA serves to protect both regional and global
environments through solidarity with foreign and
local Japanese NGOs.
Conservation Alliance Japan
Saitama, Japan
Conservation Alliance Japan engages outdoor
businesses in Japan to fund and partner with organizations to protect wild places for their habitat
and recreational values.
Friends of Kamakura Daimine
Kanagawa, Japan
This organization works to preserve Daimine
Ryokuchi, one of three remaining large green
spaces in Kamakura.
Furusato Jijugawa Ni
Shitashimu Kai
Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Furusato Jijugawa Ni Shitashimu Kai seeks to
conserve the natural environment of the Jujugawa
watershed.
Green Action
Kyoto, Japan
Green Action works for a nuclear-free Japan by engaging with domestic and international citizens’
groups concerned about Japan’s plutonium program.
Harima-Nada Wo Mamoru Kai
Tatsuno-shi, Hyogo, Japan
Harima-Nada Wo Mamoru Kai works to clean up
and prevent pollution in the mountains, ocean and
air of Harima-Nada and its coastal area.
Hinamoroko Satooya Kai
Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, Japan
Hinamoroko Satooya Kai seeks to protect, increase and release hinamoroko, an endangered
freshwater fish.
Hokugen No Dugong
Wo Mimamoru Kai
Hino-shi, Tokyo, Japan
This group works to protect the endangered northernmost dugong in Okinawa and recover its habitat
and population.
Hotaru No Furusato
Segamisawa Kikin
Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Hotaru No Furusato Segamisawa Kikin seeks to
protect the natural environment and historical
sites of Segamisawa-Yokohama.
Iga Mizu To Midori No Kai
Mie, Japan
This organization seeks to leave the gifts of nature
to future generations, and to preserve and restore
the rich ecosystem of the Iga region.
Kamawa
Kanagawa, Japan
This organization aims to connect people to nature
by focusing on food, energy, waste problems, and
political and election issues.
Kamigo Kaihatsu Kara
Ryokuchi Wo Mamoru
Shomei No KaiSakae-ku
Kanagawa-ken, Japan
This group seeks to protect the natural environment
in Segamisawa-Yokohama from development.
Kankyo Energy Seisaky
Kenkyusho
Tokyo, Japan
An independent research organization founded by
energy experts and climate-change campaigners,
Kankyo Energy Seisaky Kenkyho works to provide
resources and services to shift Japan to sustainable
energy policies.
Kankyo Shimin
Kyoto, Japan
Kankyo Shimin works to achieve a sustainable society by considering all aspects of today’s complex,
interdisciplinary problems.
Karakane Ito-Tonbo
Wo Mamoru Kai
Sapporo-shi, Japan
Karakane Ito-Tonbo Wo Mamoru Kai works to
conserve the Shinoro-Fukui wetland, the last wetland in Sapporo-city, Hokkaido, whose habitat is
critical to rare plants and animals.
Kenju No Kai
Tokyo, Japan
Kenju No Kai works to save Mount Takao from the
construction of the Ken-O Expressway.
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Kagoshima-ken, Japan
This organization seeks to protect native species,
such as the Mage-Jika deer and loggerhead sea
turtle, as well as fishery resources around Mage Island, off the west of Kagoshima Prefecture’s Tanegashima Island.
Mizumiyama No Midori
To Mizu Wo Mamoru Kai
Tokyo, Japan
Mizumiyama No Midori To Mizu Wo Mamoru
Kai works to preserve the natural environment of
Mount Mizukamiyama, which is threatened by a
landfill development.
Mogami-Ogunigawa No
Seiryu Wo Mamoru Kai
Shinjo-shi, Japan
This group aims to save Yamagata Prefecture’s
Mogami-Oguni River from a dam project.
Nagaragawa Shimin
Gakshu Kai
Gifu-ken, Japan
Nagaragawa Shimin Gakshu Kai educates the public about the natural environment of the Nagaragawa River and lobbies governments to stop the construction of the Kisogawa River System Headrace
Channel Project.
Nagashima No Shizen
Wo Mamoru Kai
Yamaguchi, Japan
This group works to protect the natural environment and local fishery of Nagashima Island, in
Yamaguchi Prefecture, from the construction of a
nuclear plant.
Nakagawa Water
Network Tsuru-Kame Tai
Tochigi-ken, Japan
Nakagawa Water Network Tsuru-Kame Tai works
to stop the construction of a headrace tunnel that
would channel water from the Nakagawa River to
Kasumigaura Lake.
Natural Resource Damage
Assessment of Asia
Tokyo, Japan
Natural Resource Damage Assessment of Asia aids
wildlife impacted by human-caused environmental disasters.
Nettairin Kodo Network
Tokyo, Japan
Japan Tropical Forest Action Network educates
society about tropical forests, especially those in
Australia and Indonesia, where paper is produced
for Japanese consumption.
Nihon No Kaigan Kankyo
Wo Mamoru Kai
Chiba-ken, Japan
Nihon No Kaigan Kankyo Wo Mamoru Kai seeks
to protect ocean and beach environments by establishing a broad network that connects national, prefectural and local governments with local
communities.
Nihon Shinrin Seitakei
Hogo Network
Hokkaido, Japan
Nihon Shinrin Seitakei Hogo Network works to protect, preserve and restore forest ecosystems in Japan.
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Nihon Shizen Hogo Kyokai
Tokyo, Japan
Nihon Shizen Hogo Kyokai is dedicated to ecosystem conservation and biological diversity.
Nihon Yacho No Kai - TsuruiIto Tancho Sanctuary
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
This group aims to protect the Russian Taiga forest
by educating citizens about the environment and
people of the Taiga.
Tokyo, Japan
Tama Ajisai No Kai seeks to prevent pollution from
a huge waste disposal plant in Hinode, Tokyo, where
garbage from four million citizens in the TokyoTama area is incinerated.
Nippon Bara-Tanago
Takayasu Kenkyu Kai
Tanzawa Shizen
Hogo Kyokai Chogo
Ryuiki No Shizen Wo
Kangaeru Network
Hokkaido, Japan
This group studies the natural systems of rivers
and lakes, including riverfronts and floodplains,
on behalf of wild animals and their habitat.
Sainokuni Shigen Junkan
Kojo To Kankyo Wo
Kangaeru Hiroba
Saitama-ken, Japan
This organization promotes better management of
resources recycling and encourages consumers to
become more aware of manufacturing processes.
Sanriku Kayaks Ouen-tai
Akita, Japan
Sanriku Kayaks Ouen-tai works to help restore the
Sea of Sanriku, a former fishing ground and sea
kayaking site, in the wake of the East Japan Great
Earthquake.
Shitara Dam No Kensetsu
Chushi Wo Motomeru Kai
Aichi-ken, Japan
This organization seeks to stop construction of
Shitara Dam on the Toyokawa River through land
trusts, legal action and public education.
Shoku To Nou Kara
Seibutsu-Tayosei Wo
Kangaeru Shimin Network
Tokyo, Japan
This network works with domestic and international consumers and producers to establish rules
regulating the environmental impacts of GMOs
under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
Stop Yamba Dam Shimin Net
Takasaki-shi, Japan
Stop Yamba Dam Shimin Net works to oppose the
construction of the Yamba Dam project.
Suigen Kaihatsu Mondai
Zenkoku Renrakukai
Tokyo, Japan
This organization develops strategies and tactics
to fight and revise the government’s water resource
development plan.
Surfrider Foundation Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Surfrider Foundation Japan is dedicated to the
protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and
beaches through conservation, activism, research
and educational activities.
— we need to change the Common Agricultural Policy
(CAP). CAP is a system of European Union agricultural
subsidies and programs, which expires in 2013. PAN Europe is lobbying for a new system that fully integrates
sustainable agricultural practices as the baseline. They
include: non-chemical alternatives to control pests, diseases and weeds, and using pesticides only as a last resort.
Tama Ajisai No Kai
Tokyo, Japan
This group works to protect birds and their habitats, and to encourage research and recreational
bird-watching.
Yao-shi, Japan
This organization aims to preserve at risk woodland
and freshwater environments, and to maintain their
associated ecosystems, focusing particularly on the
Nippon Bara-Tanago, a rare freshwater fish.
Pesticide Action Network Europe
Taiga No Mori ForumNarita
Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Tanzawa Shizen Hogo Kyokai Chogo works to
protect and restore the natural environment of the
Tanzawa mountain range.
Tokushima Shizen
Kansatsu No Kai
Tokushima, Japan
This group helps protect the Yoshinogawa River
Estuary area, which is threatened by development.
Umi No Ikimono Wo
Mamoru Kai
Kyoto, Japan
Umi No Ikimono Wo Mamoru Kai works to preserve the ocean environment through research,
outreach and ecotourism projects.
Wajiro Higata Wo
Mamoru Kai
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Mageshima No Shizen
Wo Wamoru Kai
Mission: To minimize the negative effects and re-
place the use of harmful pesticides with ecologically
sound alternatives.
Activities: The only long-term way to reduce our dependence on pesticides is to change the way we farm. To
change the current European model of farming — which
is based on monoculture, standardization, and is heavily
reliant on the use of pesticides and other agrochemicals
Accomplishments: Over the last five years, PAN
Europe has been working to ensure that a progressive and precautionary legal framework is in place at
the EU level. Now it is fighting for solid implementation, working to make sure these principles are integrated into other EU policies, starting with CAP. PAN
Europe is not fighting this battle alone. It’s working
closely with 31 national members, and is collaborating
with academic organizations and individuals, as well
as small green businesses and pest-management research groups.
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Fukuoka-ken, Japan
Wajiro Higata Wo Mamoru Kai seeks to protect the
natural environment of the Wajiro tidal flat in the
Hakata Gulf from destruction.
Watarase Yusuichi Wo
Mamoru Tonegata Ryuiki
Jumin Kyogikai
Tochigi-ken, Japan
Watarase Yusichi Wo Mamoru Tonegata Ryuiki
Jumin Kyogikai aims to protect Watarase Yuich
— a rich wetland ecosystem — from development.
Yakushima Umigame-Kan
Kagoshima-ken, Japan
Yakushima Umigame-Kan works to protect the
sea turtles that lay their eggs on the beaches of
Yakushima Island through research, visitor education and direct action.
Yamba Ashita-no Kai
Gunma-ken, Japan
Yamba Ashita-no Kai seeks to increase awareness
about the shortcomings of the Yamba Dam project
in the hopes of seeing it revised.
Yamba Dam Wo Stop-Saseru
Shimin Renrakukai
Choyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
This organization works to stop the Yamba Dam
construction project, which is not needed for flood
control or irrigation purposes, and which increases
the risk of landslides.
MEXICO
Ocean Foundation/Pro
Esteros
Ensenada, Mexico
Pro Esteros works to protect Baja California’s
coastal wetlands through research, environmental education and conservation projects involving
communities, government and other stakeholders.
NETHERLANDS
The Black Fish
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This marine conservation organization uses education, investigation and nonviolent direct action
to change attitudes toward the oceans and to protect sea life.
UNITED KINGDOM
Environmental
Investigation Agency
London, United Kingdom
EIA is an independent campaigning organization
committed to protecting the natural world from environmental crime and abuse.
Environmental Justice
Foundation
London, United Kingdom
EJF works to defend environmental security and to
protect basic human rights.
Friends of the
Earth Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Friends of the Earth Scotland empowers people
and communities in Scotland to take action on
the most pressing environmental issues, supports
people to look after the planet, and champions environmental and social justice for all.
Kilsyth Community
Market Garden
Kilsyth, United Kingdom
This group works to protect the Kelvin Valley
through habitat conservation, restoration and direct action, and also strives to reduce CO2 emissions by encouraging consumption of local food.
Moray Firth Sea
Trout Project
Bonar Bridge, United Kingdom
The Moray Firth Sea Trout Project works to protect Moray Firth sea trout and its habitats using
research, management and community education
as a basis for lasting conservation.
UK Tar Sands Network
Alabama Rivers Alliance
Birmingham, Alabama
The Alabama Rivers Alliance works to protect
Alabama’s rivers through advocating smart water
policy, organizing grassroots efforts and empowering citizens to work on behalf of clean water.
Black Warrior Riverkeeper
Birmingham, Alabama
Black Warrior Riverkeeper works to protect and
restore the Black Warrior River and its tributaries.
Cahaba River Society
Birmingham, Alabama
CRS seeks to restore and protect the Cahaba River
watershed on behalf of the people of central Alabama
who use the river for drinking water and recreation.
Oxford, United Kingdom
The UK Tar Sands Network advances a peaceful
popular campaign in the UK and beyond to curb
the tar sands industry, which it sees as a major
driver of climate change and a huge barrier to indigenous rights and justice.
Coosa Riverkeeper
UNITED states
Fresh Air Family
ALABAMA
Alabama Environmental
Council
Riverside, Alabama
Coosa Riverkeeper fights for swimmable, drinkable, fishable water on the Coosa River in Alabama,
by monitoring polluters, patrolling the waterways,
educating the public, and advocating on behalf of
the river.
Birmingham, Alabama
Fresh Air Family is a grassroots, kid-driven organization dedicated to environmental and scientific
education, outdoor exploration, healthy lifestyles,
healthy families and an appreciation for Alabama’s
biodiversity.
Birmingham, Alabama
AEC works for a healthy environment with an emphasis on clean air, efficient and renewable energy,
and improved waste-reduction practices.
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Birmingham, Alabama
Freshwater Land Trust acquires, conserves and
connects open spaces that are critical to the protection of rivers and streams that provide recreational
opportunities for the community.
Mobile Baykeeper
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile Baykeeper provides citizens with a means
to protect the beauty, health and heritage of the
Mobile Bay watershed, Alabama’s waterways and
coastal communities.
Tennessee Riverkeeper
Decatur, Alabama
Tennessee Riverkeeper works to protect the Tennessee River and its tributaries by ensuring that
environmental laws are enforced and by educating
the public so that future generations will inherit
clean water.
ALASKA
Alaska Center for
the Environment
Anchorage, Alaska
ACE works to enhance Alaskans’ quality of life by
protecting wild places, fostering sustainable communities and promoting recreational opportunities.
Alaska Marine
Conservation Council
Anchorage, Alaska
The Alaska Marine Conservation Council seeks to
protect the health and diversity of Alaska’s marine
ecosystems by working with coastal communities
whose well-being depends on healthy oceans.
Cook Inletkeeper
Homer, Alaska
Cook Inletkeeper combines strategic advocacy, organizing and communications with hands-on research, education and monitoring to give citizens
the tools they need to protect Alaska’s Cook Inlet
watershed and the life it sustains.
Eyak Preservation Council
Cordova, Alaska
The Eyak Preservation Council preserves, restores
and celebrates wild salmon culture and habitat
through building awareness, educating and promoting sustainable livelihoods within the communities of the Copper River and Prince William
Sound watersheds.
Gwich’in Steering Committee
Fairbanks, Alaska
This group works to ensure the long-term health
and viability of the Porcupine caribou herd and its
ecosystem, which sustains the Gwich’in nation’s
way of life.
Juneau Watershed
Partnership
Juneau, Alaska
This organization promotes watershed integrity in
the city and borough of Juneau through education,
research and communication, while encouraging
sustainable use and development.
Lynn Canal Conservation
Haines, Alaska
Lynn Canal Conservation promotes ecosystem
integrity in northern Southeast Alaska, by protecting quality of life and fostering environmental
awareness.
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Northern Alaska
Environmental Center
Fairbanks, Alaska
The Northern Alaska Environmental Center promotes
conservation and resource stewardship in interior and
Arctic Alaska through education and advocacy.
Resurrection Bay
Conservation Alliance
Seward, Alaska
The Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance is
dedicated to watershed issues and works to protect
and restore habitat, reduce conflicts between bears
and humans, pursue new energy sources and weigh
in on development proposals.
Sitka Conservation Society
Sitka, Alaska
The Sitka Conservation Society works to protect
the natural environment of the Tongass temperate
rainforests of Southeast Alaska and show how rural communities can live in a sustainable relationship with adjacent national forests.
Southeast Alaska
Conservation Council
Juneau, Alaska
SEACC is devoted to protecting prime old growth
in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest —
the planet’s largest remaining ancient temperate
rainforest — while encouraging human recreation.
Trout Unlimited
Juneau, Alaska
TU works to protect, reconnect, restore and sustain North America’s cold-water fisheries and their
associated habitats.
Trustees for Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska
This nonprofit public-interest environmental law
firm provides legal counsel to protect and sustain
Alaska’s natural environment, free of charge, to
conservation, native and community groups and
individuals.
Yukon River Drainage
Fisheries Association
Anchorage, Alaska
This association of subsistence and commercial fishers is dedicated to sustaining the world’s
furthest-migrating salmon run and to protecting
and promoting healthy, wild fisheries and cultures
within the Yukon River drainage.
ARIZONA
Arizona Wilderness
Coalition
Tucson, Arizona
The Arizona Wilderness Coalition works to permanently protect and restore wilderness and other
wildlands and waters in Arizona for the enjoyment
of all citizens and to ensure that Arizona’s native
plants and animals have a lasting home in the wild.
Coalition for Sonoran
Desert Protection
Tucson, Arizona
The Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection
works toward the long-term conservation of the
biological diversity and ecological function of the
Sonoran Desert through comprehensive land-use
planning.
Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies
Grand Canyon
Wildlands Council
Flagstaff, Arizona
The Grand Canyon Wildlands Council works to
protect and restore safe havens and safe passages for
all of the Grand Canyon region’s native creatures.
Grand Canyon Wolf
Recovery Project
Flagstaff, Arizona
Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project is dedicated
to bringing back wolves and restoring ecological
health in the Grand Canyon region.
International Dark-Sky
Association
Tucson, Arizona
The International Dark-Sky Association preserves
and protects the nighttime environment and our
heritage of dark skies through environmentally responsible outdoor lighting.
Lobos of the Southwest
Flagstaff, Arizona
Lobos of the Southwest exists to ensure the future
of the endangered Mexican gray wolf by achieving
recovery of the species and restoring it to its essential natural role.
Northern Jaguar Project
Tucson, Arizona
The Northern Jaguar Project is dedicated to revitalizing the world’s northernmost breeding jaguar
population by maintaining a protected core reserve and working with ranchers, schools and local
communities to promote conservation.
Rios Libres
Flagstaff, Arizona
Dedicated to keeping Patagonia wild, Rios Libres
works to protect the South American region’s rivers and lands, and to defend the people who depend on these valuable resources.
Save the Scenic Santa Ritas
Tucson, Arizona
This group uses education and outreach to protect
the scenic, aesthetic, recreational, environmental
and wildlife values of the Santa Rita Mountains,
Patagonia Mountains, Canelo Hills and San Rafael
Valley from degradation due to mining and mineral
exploration.
Wilderness Volunteers
Flagstaff, Arizona
Wilderness Volunteers provides stewardship of
America’s wild lands, organizing and promoting
volunteer service in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land
Management and Fish and Wildlife Service.
ARKANSAS
The Nature Conservancy
Little Rock, Arkansas
The Nature Conservancy works around the world
to protect ecologically important lands and waters
for nature and people.
CALIFORNIA
Acterra
Palo Alto, California
Acterra brings people in the Silicon Valley together
to create local solutions for a healthy planet.
vice to municipalities. It conducts conferences and symposiums, and works closely with organizations domestically and internationally to promote exchanges and
introduce updated information on sustainable energy
policies. It has implemented community wind and solar
power projects through a citizens’ fund and its partners’
support.
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Freshwater Land Trust
Accomplishments: Since the Great East Japan
Mission: To create a Japan powered by renewable energy
by promoting the use of renewable energy, improving
energy efficiency and restructuring the energy market.
Activities: ISEP makes policy recommendations to
the Japanese government regarding renewable energy
and energy efficiency, and provides guidance and ad-
AGUA Coalition
Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
accident on March 11, 2011, ISEP has led the discussion
about the shift to renewable energy, offering strategic and
tangible proposals aimed at changing a Japanese energy
policy that relies heavily on nuclear power and fossil fuels. Along with other nonprofits and companies, including Patagonia Japan, ISEP’s Tsunagari-Nukumori Project
has helped to provide electricity from renewable sources
to those without.
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Ballona Wetlands
Land Trust
California Water
Impact Network
Lotus, California
The American River Festival offers kayaking
competitions and family friendly activities on
and around the American River, with proceeds
benefitting the American Canoe Association,
American River Conservancy, American Whitewater and Friends of the River.
Beyond Searsville Dam
California Wilderness
Coalition
Animal Rescue Team
BikeSGV
Visalia, California
AGUA works to improve water quality in California’s San Joaquin Valley by cleaning up contaminated water and advocating for its future
protection.
American River Festival
Solvang, California
Animal Rescue Team supports and provides quality animal rescue, treatment, rehabilitation, and
release to all sick, injured, orphaned and displaced
animals.
AquAlliance
Chico, California
AquAlliance defends the hydrologic health of the
northern Sacramento River watershed, protecting
the groundwater and wetlands in northern California to sustain family farms, communities, creeks
and rivers, native flora and fauna, vernal pools and
recreation.
Audubon Center
at Debs Park
Los Angeles, California
The Audubon Center at Debs Park engages urban
audiences in conservation in order to protect natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife,
and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and
the earth’s biological diversity.
Playa del Rey, California
The Ballona Wetlands Land Trust is dedicated to
the preservation and restoration of the entire Ballona Wetlands ecosystem and seeks to facilitate the
creation of a wildlife refuge and public park.
Portola Valley, California
Beyond Searsville Dam is working for the restoration of threatened steelhead trout and a free-flowing San Francisquito Creek through the removal of
Searsville Dam in a safe manner that is consistent
with creekside communities and watershed health.
Alhambra, California
BikeSGV advocates for the interests of all cyclists
— recreational and commuters — in Alhambra
and surrounding communities.
California Environmental
Justice Alliance
Oakland, California
The California Environmental Justice Alliance
advances environmental justice in areas impacted
by environmental hazards by organizing residents
and pushing for equitable environmental policies
at the local and state level.
California Greenworks.
Los Angeles, California
California Greenworks promotes environmental
protection, neighborhood revitalization and green
economic development within urban south Los
Angeles communities.
California Trout
San Francisco, California
CalTrout works to protect and restore our wild trout,
steelhead and salmon streams, which face increasing
threats from population growth and climate change.
Santa Barbara, California
C-WIN advocates for the just and environmentally sensitive use of California’s water, including
instream uses, through research, planning, public
education and litigation.
Oakland, California
The California Wilderness Coalition is dedicated
to protecting natural landscapes and to providing
clean air and water, a home to wildlife and a place
for recreation and spiritual renewal.
Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center
Twain Harte, California
CSERC works to defend water, wildlife and wild
places across 2 million acres of the northern Yosemite region, and uses creative educational efforts
and the media to raise public awareness and promote outdoor recreation.
Concerned Resources &
Environmental Workers
Ojai, California
CREW is an environmental, nonprofit, youth
employment program that provides paid employment and community service opportunities for
youth ages 14-21 to do habitat restoration and fire
mitigation.
EarthTeam
Berkeley, California
EarthTeam empowers teens to become lifelong environmental stewards through experiential education, skills development, and the building of community connections.
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Bishop, California
Eastern Sierra Audubon offers education and activities aimed at conserving and restoring the natural ecosystems of birds and other wildlife for the
benefit of humanity and the planet.
Energy Independence Now
Santa Barbara, California
Energy Independence Now is dedicated to developing innovative, action-oriented solutions to
catalyze a rapid transition to clean, renewable energy and a transportation economy in California
through policy, advocacy and research.
Environmental
Defense Center
Santa Barbara, California
The Environmental Defense Center protects and
enhances the environment of Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties through education, advocacy and legal action.
Environmental Protection
Information Center
Redway, California
Using defensive and proactive approaches, EPIC
protects northwest California forest ecosystems
and wild places through monitoring, administrative advocacy, coalition-building, public mobilization and strategic litigation.
“Food, What?!”
- A Project of Life Lab
Santa Cruz, California
“Food, What?!” is a youth empowerment, food
justice and green-jobs program that grows strong,
healthy, inspired teens by teaching participants
to grow fresh, organic food for themselves, their
families and their community, and to become food
system activists.
ForestEthics
San Francisco, California
ForestEthics works to protect endangered forests,
wild places, wildlife and human well-being using
innovative campaigns that challenge corporations
and catalyze environmental leadership in industry,
governments and communities.
Friends of Butte Creek
Chico, California
Friends of Butte Creek works to protect, restore
and enhance the natural habitats of wildlife in the
Butte Creek watershed.
Friends of Deer Creek
Nevada City, California
Friends of Deer Creek promotes community stewardship and scientific knowledge of watersheds
through monitoring, research, restoration and
education.
Friends of Rose Canyon
San Diego, California
Friends of Rose Canyon works to protect, preserve and restore Rose Canyon and the Rose Creek
watershed.
Friends of the River
Sacramento, California
Friends of the River protects and restores California Rivers by influencing public policy and inspiring citizen action.
Friends of the Urban Forest
San Francisco, California
This group promotes larger, healthier forests as
part of the urban ecosystem through community
planting, tree care, education and advocacy.
Friends of the West Shore
Homewood, California
FOWS works to preserve and enhance the west
shore of Lake Tahoe — its watersheds, wildlife
and rural quality of life.
Global Community Monitor
El Cerrito, California
Global Community Monitor trains and supports
disempowered “fenceline” communities in the use
of environmental monitoring tools to help them
understand the impact of fossil fuel industry pollution on their health and the environment and to
advocate change.
Green Science
Policy Institute
Berkeley, California
The Green Science Policy Institute provides unbiased scientific data to government, industry and
NGOs to facilitate more informed decision-making about chemicals used in consumer products.
Growing Solutions Restoration Education Institute
Santa Barbara, California
The Growing Solutions Restoration Education Institute is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of California’s remarkable botanic wealth
and rich diversity.
Habitat Works
La Crescenta, California
Habitat Works is an environmental stewardship
action group performing volunteer projects to improve wildlife habitat in Southern California.
Heal the Bay
Santa Monica, California
Heal the Bay dedicates itself to making Southern
California coastal waters and watersheds — including Santa Monica Bay — safe, healthy and clean.
Institute for Conservation
Advocacy Research &
Education
Napa, California
ICARE protects and conserves plants, fish and
wildlife in riparian areas from San Francisco Bay
throughout the North Coast, and defends the public’s right to fish, swim and recreate.
International Rivers
Los Padres ForestWatch
Santa Barbara, California
Los Padres ForestWatch protects the Los Padres National Forest by promoting healthy wildlife populations, pristine open spaces, clean water and outdoor
recreation opportunities for local communities.
Marine Life Studies
Moss Landing, California
Marine Life Studies works to protect whales, dolphins and other marine wildlife, encouraging
conservationism — especially among children —
with an emphasis on ridding waterways of plastic
pollution.
Mariposans for the
Environment and
Responsible Government
Mariposa, California
This group educates the community on issues affecting Mariposa County’s environment, conducts
scientific research within its capabilities, and observes and reports on local government issues, efficiency and effectiveness.
Matilija Coalition
Ventura, California
The Matilija Coalition works to restore the Ventura River watershed, advance the recovery of the
southern steelhead trout, and restore the natural
sediment supply to the beaches of Ventura through
the removal of Matilija Dam.
Mono Lake Committee
Lee Vining, California
The Mono Lake Committee is dedicated to protecting, restoring and educating the public about
Mono Lake, as well as promoting cooperative solutions that meet real water needs without transferring environmental problems to other areas.
Mount Shasta Bioregional
Ecology Center
Mount Shasta, California
Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center works
to protect and restore Mount Shasta and its bioregion so that generations to come will enjoy crystal
waters, unpolluted skies, inspiring vistas and the
region’s lavish flora and wildlife.
Mountain Area
Preservation Foundation
Truckee, California
The Mountain Area Preservation Foundation advocates for sound land-use planning in the greater
Truckee region and works to protect the fragile
mountain landscape through public engagement,
advocacy, litigation and negotiation.
John Muir Project
Multinational Exchange for
Sustainable Agriculture
Klamath Riverkeeper
Somes Bar, California
Klamath Riverkeeper restores water quality and
fisheries throughout the Klamath watershed,
bringing vitality and sustainable abundance back
to the river and all its people.
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Los Angeles, California
The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition uses advocacy, education and outreach to make the entire
L.A. region a safer, more enjoyable place to ride.
Berkeley, California
International Rivers works to protect rivers and
defend the rights of communities that depend on
them by opposing destructive dams and encouraging better ways of meeting needs for water, energy
and protection from damaging floods.
Cedar Ridge, California
The John Muir Project is dedicated to ending the
federal timber sales program, which consistently
undermines science and ecological management of
our national forests and other federal lands.
West Coast Environmental Law
Los Angeles County
Bicycle Coalition
Berkeley, California
MESA advances a new generation of agrarian leaders, linking innovations in sustainable agriculture
with ancestral knowledge worldwide to promote
land stewardship, place-appropriate production
and cultural awareness.
able to participate more meaningfully in decisions about
resource development that affect their lives – like the
Enbridge Northern Gateway tankers and pipeline project.
This tar sands megaproject is currently threatening to
bring some of the world’s dirtiest oil, and the inevitable
risk of oil spills, to the coast and major river systems of
British Columbia. The Enbridge project risks jobs, families, rivers, coastlines and communities. WCEL provides
legal representation to First Nations whose title, rights
and way of life are threatened by projects like these.
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Eastern Sierra
Audubon Society
Mission: Dedicated to safeguarding the environment
through law. Since 1974, WCEL has worked with communities, non-governmental organizations, the private
sector and all levels of governments, including First
Nations governments, to develop proactive legal solutions to protect and sustain the environment.
Activities: Through WCEL’s environmental legal aid
Accomplishments: Legal support from WCEL has informed and amplified the fierce opposition to tar sands
tankers and pipelines from people of all walks of life –
opposition that now dominates the national debate on
the issue. Together they will continue to keep the salmonrich North Pacific coast and rivers free from tar sands oil
supertankers and the threat of oil spills.
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services, those who could not otherwise afford it are
Occidental Arts &
Ecology Center
Occidental, California
OAEC is an environmental education center and
organic farm in Sonoma County that integrates
research, demonstration, education and organization to develop community-based strategies for
social change and environmental stewardship.
Ocean Defenders Alliance
Huntington Beach, California
ODA strives to make Southern California coastal
waters safer for marine wildlife by restoring critical underwater habitat via the professional removal of dangerous, derelict and abandoned commercial fishing gear.
Ocean Discovery Institute
San Diego, California
The Ocean Discovery Institute engages, educates
and inspires youth from urban and diverse backgrounds through science-based exploration of the
ocean and nature, preparing them to become tomorrow’s environmental and scientific leaders.
Ojai Raptor Center
Oak View, California
The Ojai Raptor Center is dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of injured, orphaned and
displaced birds of prey and other wild critters in
Ventura County, California.
Ojai Valley Land
Conservancy
Ojai, California
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy works with local landowners to either purchase or acquire conservation easements on private property in Ventura County’s Ojai Valley that have the potential to
be developed in the future.
Once Upon a Watershed
Ojai, California
Once Upon a Watershed aims to make the Ventura
River watershed a healthier place by working with
students in Ojai schools on restoration and stewardship efforts focused on wetland and riparian
habitat.
Planned Parenthood of
Santa Barbara, Ventura,
and San Luis Obispo Counties
Santa Barbara, California
Planned Parenthood promotes family planning
and healthy, responsible reproductive and sexual
behavior through the provision of high-quality
and comprehensive educational, counseling, medical and referral services.
Planting Justice
Oakland, California
Planting Justice works to democratize access to
affordable, nutritious food by empowering urban
residents with the knowledge, skills, and resources
to grow organic food, expand economic opportunities and ensure environmental sustainability.
Protect Our Winters
Pacific Palisades, California
POW fights climate change through activism, the
engagement and mobilization of the winter-sports
community, and by investing in educational and
community-based initiatives.
Reef Check Headquarters
Pacific Palisades, California
Reef Check helps conserve tropical coral reefs and
California rocky reefs by educating the public, creating volunteer teams to monitor and report on
reef health, promoting collaboration, and stimulating local community action.
Restore Hetch Hetchy
San Francisco, California
Restore Hetch Hetchy is dedicated to returning the
Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park to
its natural splendor while continuing to meet the
water and power needs of all communities that depend on the Tuolumne River.
Salmon Protection and
Watershed Network
Forest Knolls, California
SPAWN, a project of Turtle Island Restoration Network, works to protect endangered coho salmon,
steelhead and our streams and watersheds through
grassroots education and mobilization, restoration, advocacy, strategic litigation and conservation-based research and monitoring.
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Redway, California
The Salmonid Restoration Federation promotes the
stewardship, sustainable management, and restoration of California’s salmon, steelhead, and trout
populations and their habitats.
San Diego Coastkeeper
San Diego, California
San Diego Coastkeeper protects the region’s inland
and coastal waters for the communities and wildlife that depend on them by blending education,
community empowerment and advocacy.
Sanctuary Forest
Whitethorn, California
Sanctuary Forest seeks to conserve the Mattole River
watershed and surrounding areas for wildlife habitat, and its aesthetic, spiritual and intrinsic value, in
cooperation with the region’s diverse community.
Santa Barbara
Channelkeeper
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper works to protect and
restore the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds through science-based advocacy, education,
fieldwork and enforcement.
Santa Barbara Zoo
Santa Barbara, California
The Santa Barbara Zoo is dedicated to the preservation, conservation and enhancement of the
natural world and its living treasures through education, research and recreation.
Santa Clarita
Organization for Planning
the Environment
Canyon Country, California
This group promotes, protects and preserves the
environment of the Santa Clarita Valley through
monitoring, acting on proposals that would affect
the environment, and providing a public forum
where the community can discuss issues of environment, ecology and quality of life.
Santa Monica Baykeeper
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica Baykeeper seeks to protect and restore L.A. County waters through enforcement,
fieldwork and community action using litigation
and restoration programs.
Save Open Space - Santa
Monica Mountains
Agoura Hills, California
This group works to protect the integrity of the
Malibu Creek watershed, Santa Monica Mountains
National Recreational Area and Santa Monica Bay
by holding permit and planning agencies to existing planning laws.
Save the Waves Coalition
Davenport, California
Save the Waves Coalition is dedicated to protecting and preserving the coastal environment, with
an emphasis on the surf zone, and educating the
public about its value.
SCV Green
Newhall, California
SCV embraces, preserves and enhances the natural environment of Santa Clarita and its surrounding areas through education, advocacy and land
protection.
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Sea Turtle
Restoration Project
Forest Knolls, California
The Sea Turtle Restoration Project leads the fight
to protect endangered sea turtles worldwide in
ways that make cultural and economic sense to
the communities that share the beaches and waters
with these gentle, ancient creatures.
Seeds @ City Urban Farm
San Diego, California
Seeds @ City Urban Farm empowers young urban
farmers and cultivates hope by training students at
San Diego City College in sustainable, organic, local community agriculture.
Sequoia ForestKeeper
San Francisco, California
The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network.
San Clemente, California
Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves
and beaches for all people through conservation,
activism, research and education.
Sustainable Agriculture
and Food Systems Funders
Santa Barbara, California
SAFSF is a broad international network of grantmakers working to foster communication, shared
learning and an information exchange about issues connected to sustainable agriculture and food
systems.
Sierra Club
Sustainable Surf
Silicon Valley
Bicycle Coalition
Cupertino, California
SVBC promotes the bicycle for everyday use out of
the belief that cycling is a key solution to the environmental, health, and social problems facing our
planet.
Siskiyou Land Conservancy
Arcata, California
Siskiyou Land Conservancy is dedicated to protecting critical habitat and biological diversity, and
to promoting sustainable living in the California
North Coast counties of Humboldt, Mendocino,
Del Norte, Trinity and Siskiyou.
South Coast
Habitat Restoration
Carpinteria, California
South Coast Habitat Restoration manages habitat
protection, conservation, restoration and outreach
projects in the Santa Barbara and Ventura region.
South Yuba River
Citizens League
Nevada City, California
SYRCL is dedicated to the protection and restoration of the Yuba River and the Greater Yuba
watershed by promoting a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relicensing process that will
restore fisheries and other riverine functions while
strengthening the local economy.
Student Conservation
Association
Oakland, California
SCA engages diverse youth in conservation service
and promotes environmental stewardship through
projects that improve fish and wildlife habitat, restore degraded landscapes and encourage outdoor
recreation.
Sugar Pine Foundation
South Lake Tahoe, California
The Sugar Pine Foundation works to save sugar
pines and other white pines from a non-native, invasive fungus by educating and involving the local
community in hands-on forest stewardship.
lifeline of the arid West and water source for 31 million
people. Previous mining activity here had already caused
an advisory against drinking and bathing in numerous
streams contaminated with excessive radionuclides. Initially, it appeared that the powerful mining lobby would
prevail, even though Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar opposed new uranium mines in the region and two
years earlier had enacted a brief moratorium against
them. Still, he needed to hear an overwhelming outcry
from the public to enact a long-term ban.
Surfrider Foundation usA
Kernville, California
Sequoia ForestKeeper serves as the eyes, ears, and
voice of the forest to protect and restore the ecosystems of the southern Sierra Nevada through monitoring, enforcement, education and litigation.
San Francisco, California
The Sierra Club works to protect communities,
wild places and the planet by inspiring people to
explore, enjoy and protect the earth and by practicing and promoting the responsible use of ecosystems and natural resources.
uranium mining moratorium
Surfrider Foundation San Francisco Chapter
Mill Valley, California
Sustainable Surf protects ocean health and other
natural resources related to surfing and action
sports by creating initiatives for community action and promoting the use of eco-technology in
the surf industry.
The 5 Gyres Institute
Los Angeles, California
5 Gyres is dedicated to creating global awareness of
plastic marine pollution through research, education and action-oriented solutions.
The Marine Mammal Center
Sausalito, California
The Marine Mammal Center aims to expand
knowledge about marine mammals — their health
and that of their ocean environment — and inspire
global conservation of these animals.
The Santa Cruz Hub for
Sustainable Transportation
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz County’s resource center for humanpowered transportation, Hub promotes the use of
feet, bicycles, bike trailers and other nonmotorized
vehicles.
Theodore Payne Foundation
for Wild Flowers & Native
Plants
PHOTO: JON WATERMAN
Salmonid
Restoration Federation
Mission: To create a moratorium against uranium
mining near the Grand Canyon.
Activities: In drainages surrounding the Grand Can-
yon, mining operators staked thousands of claims to
exploit uranium when the price of the radioactive element soared in 2006. If these new mines had gone forward (with pressure from the uranium lobby and several
powerful Arizona lawmakers), a single leak of carcinogenic fracking fluids or uranium into streams or aquifers
could have easily contaminated the Colorado River —
Trust for Public Land
San Francisco, California
The Trust for Public Land conserves land across
the United States for people to enjoy as parks, gardens, historic sites, rural lands and other natural
places.
Tuleyome
Woodland, California
Tuleyome works to protect both the wild and agricultural heritage of the northern Inner Coast
Range and western Sacramento Valley.
Sun Valley, California
This organization promotes, preserves and restores
California native plant landscapes and habitats by
propagating native plants and by educating the
public about California flora and natural history.
Tuolumne River Trust
Trips for Kids
Turtle Conservancy
San Rafael, California
Trips for Kids serves at-risk youth throughout the
San Francisco Bay area by offering mountain bike
rides and running the Earn-a-Bike program and
Re-Cyclery bicycle thrift shop.
Truckee River
Watershed Council
Truckee, California
The Truckee River Watershed Council helps restore, protect and enhance the Truckee River watershed by working with local organizations toward
the goal of removing the Martis Creek Dam and
helping to protect the Reno-Sparks community.
San Francisco, California
The Tuolumne River Trust seeks a healthy and vibrant river — teeming with fish and wildlife, safe
for drinking, fishing and swimming.
Ojai, California
The Turtle Conservancy supports researchers,
ecologists, conservationists, students and filmmakers all for the conservation of turtles and tortoises.
Accomplishments: In spring, a comment period opened for a long-term moratorium against uranium
mines. Several hundred thousand individuals, joined by an
unprecedented coalition of concerned nonprofits and business leaders, responded. Victory came on January 9, 2012,
when Secretary Salazar ordered a 20-year moratorium!
Thanks to Jonathan Waterman for working with us and
sharing this story. Some other members of the coalition
with which Patagonia worked closely included: Center for
Biological Diversity, filmmaker James Q. Martin and the
Grand Canyon Trust.
Ventura Hillsides
Conservancy
Ventura, California
The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy exists to preserve the hillsides, canyons and open space that
contributes to the character and natural environment of the city of San Buenaventura and the surrounding region.
Wild Equity Institute
San Francisco, California
Wild Equity Institute unites the grassroots conservation and environmental justice movements in
campaigns that redress inequity in human communities and in the lands where we live.
Wishtoyo Foundation
Ventura, California
The Wishtoyo Foundation preserves and protects
the culture of Chumash people and the natural resources upon which all cultures depend. Ventura
Coastkeeper (a program of Wishtoyo) promotes
the ecological integrity and water quality of Ventura County.
VCCool
Ventura, California
VCCool is a grassroots climate-change action
group that champions sustainable, carbon-neutral living by providing tools and expertise for
local change, influencing policy and supporting
a resilient green economy.
COLORADO
Aspen Center for
Environmental Studies
Boulder B-cycle
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder B-cycle operates a bike-share system for
the city of Boulder, promoting a transportation
solution that’s green, healthy, sustainable and fun.
Colorado Environmental
Coalition
Denver, Colorado
The Colorado Environmental Coalition mobilizes
individuals and organizations to promote clean
air, water and open spaces.
Colorado Mountain Club
Golden, Colorado
Recognizing that outdoor enthusiasts are driven
by a desire to protect the places they cherish, the
Colorado Mountain Club promotes mountain
conservation through advocacy, outreach, policy,
activism and education.
Community Office for
Resource Efficiency
Aspen, Colorado
CORE works cooperatively with businesses, individuals, utilities and governments to create
measurable improvements in energy and water
efficiency in order to benefit the environment and
develop a more sustainable economy.
Aspen, Colorado
ACES works to inspire a lifelong commitment to the
earth by promoting environmental responsibility.
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Conservation
Lands Foundation
Larimer County Youth
Conservation Corps
Denver B-cycle
Mountainfilm
Durango, Colorado
The Conservation Lands Foundation works to
protect, restore and expand the National Conservation Lands — 28 million acres of permanently
protected, nationally significant public lands —
through advocacy, education and partnerships.
Denver, Colorado
The first, large-scale, municipal bike-sharing system
in the United States, Denver B-cycle helps support the
city’s transportation plan and climate-action goals.
Eco-Cycle
Boulder, Colorado
Eco-Cycle identifies, explores and demonstrates
the emerging frontiers of sustainable resource
management through the concepts and practices
of Zero Waste.
EcoFlight
Aspen, Colorado
EcoFlight promotes the protection of remaining
wildlands and wildlife habitat through the use of
small aircraft, and provides educational programs
designed to encourage environmental stewardship
among citizens of all ages.
Energy Minerals Law Center
Durango, Colorado
EMLC provides free legal services to communities,
grassroots groups and Native American tribes impacted by energy mineral development, and implements legal strategies that address such impacts.
Freedom to Roam
Denver, Colorado
Freedom to Roam, an initiative of the World Wildlife Fund, is dedicated to establishing migration
wildways for animals between protected areas.
Gage & Gage Productions
Telluride, Colorado
Gage & Gage Productions produces environmental
and social justice documentaries that educate, entertain, inspire dialogue and motivate action.
Great Old Broads
for Wilderness
Durango, Colorado
Great Old Broads for Wilderness is a public lands
organization working to preserve and protect wilderness and wildlands throughout the nation.
High Country
Citizens’ Alliance
Crested Butte, Colorado
The High Country Citizens’ Alliance champions
the protection, conservation and preservation of
natural ecosystems within the Upper Gunnison
River Basin.
Independence Pass
Foundation
Aspen, Colorado
Working with local, state and federal agencies, IPF
develops and implements projects that maintain
and enhance the Independence Pass corridor.
Keystone Science School
Keystone, Colorado
Keystone Science School is a residential, field science school that challenges students to develop
critical thinking skills as they explore nature and
science education.
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Fort Collins, Colorado
The Larimer County Youth Conservation Corps,
an initiative of the Larimer County Workforce
Center, promotes youth development through
service learning and conservation projects for the
benefit of the environment and the community.
Telluride, Colorado
Mountainfilm is dedicated to educating and inspiring audiences about issues that matter, cultures
worth exploring, environments worth preserving
and conversations worth sustaining.
Rocky Mountain Wild
Durango, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Wild works to protect the Southern Rockies by preserving core habitat, restoring
wildlife migration, advocating for a sustainable ski
industry and developing solutions for wildlife in a
warming world.
San Luis Valley
Ecosystem Council
Alamosa, Colorado
SLVEC uses research, education and advocacy to
protect and restore the biological diversity, ecosystems and natural resources of the upper Rio
Grande bioregion.
New Era Colorado
Foundation
Save the Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
New Era is an innovative vehicle for hands-on democracy that engages, educates and trains a new
generation of active citizens and young leaders in
Colorado.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Save the Colorado is a philanthropic partnership working to protect and restore the ecological health of the Colorado River by raising public
awareness and inspiring and supporting environmental organizations.
Quiet use Coalition
Southern Plains Land Trust
Salida. Colorado
QUC works to preserve, promote and create opportunities for quiet outdoor activities on public
lands and waters, assisting land managers with a
variety of projects that foster healthy public lands
and increase stewardship.
Centennial, Colorado
SPLT creates a shortgrass prairie reserve network
that enables native plants and animals to once again
thrive, with minimal human intervention, and works
to reform management of public grasslands.
Reel Thing Films
Telluride, Colorado
The Telluride Foundation creates a stronger Telluride community by promoting philanthropy,
supporting charitable organizations, offering donors easy and effective ways to give, and building
resources to meet future charitable needs.
Telluride, Colorado
Reel Thing Films uses the power of film to tell compelling, thought-provoking stories about critical
environmental and social-justice issues, challenging audiences to examine their lives and commit to
becoming better global citizens.
Roaring Fork
Outdoor Volunteers
Basalt, Colorado
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers promotes stewardship of public lands by creating volunteer opportunities for trail work and conservation projects.
Rock the Earth
Denver, Colorado
Rock the Earth tackles root causes of environmental problems through education, advocacy,
negotiation and litigation, seeking to protect and
defend America’s natural resources through partnerships with the music industry and environmental community.
Rocky Mountain
Nature Assocation
Estes Park, Colorado
RMNA advances an appreciation for Rocky
Mountain National Park and similar public lands
through interpretive and educational publications
and programs, and promotes environmental stewardship through philanthropy.
Rocky Mountain
Recreation Initiative
Nederland, Colorado
The Rocky Mountain Recreation Initiative helps
protect the peace and solitude of Colorado’s backcountry by supporting biology-based recreation
policies that limit off-road vehicles and maintain
habitat, wetlands and other elements of healthy
ecosystems for wildlife and hikers.
Telluride Foundation
The Access Fund
Boulder, Colorado
The Access Fund works to keep U.S. climbing areas
open and to conserve climbing environments.
Thompson Divide Coalition
Carbondale, Colorado
Thompson Divide Coalition seeks to secure permanent protection from oil and gas development
for federal lands in the Thompson Divide, which
is situated in the North Fork and Roaring Fork valleys of western Colorado.
Western Colorado
Congress
Grand Junction, Colorado
This alliance of community groups works to protect and enhance the quality of life in western
Colorado, and promotes sustainable communities, social justice, environmental stewardship
and a truly democratic society.
Western Hardrock
Watershed Team
Durango, Colorado
A coalition of community watershed groups that
confront the challenges remaining from historic
mining in the West, WHWT addresses environmental degradation and provides rural mining
communities with the skills they need.
Western Mining
Action Project
Lyons, Colorado
WMAP provides free legal services to citizen
groups and Native American tribes on hardrock
mining issues in the western U.S., in order to protect air and water quality, wildlands, biological diversity and sacred lands.
The whole dam family: (l-r) Fletcher, Malinda, Yvon and Claire Chouinard, and biologist Matt Stoecker, advocate
freeing a lot more rivers at a September dam busting on the Elwha. Washington. Photo: Michael Hanson.
Wilderness Workshop
Carbondale, Colorado
The Wilderness Workshop protects and conserves
the wilderness and natural resources of the Roaring Fork watershed, the White River National Forest and adjacent public lands.
Wildlands Restoration
Volunteers
Boulder, Colorado
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers fosters a community spirit of shared responsibility for the ecological stewardship and restoration of public and
protected lands in Colorado.
CONNECTICUT
Choose to ReUSe in Darien
Darien, Connecticut
Choose to Reuse in Darien promotes reusable bags
and urges the town of Darien to ban plastic shopping bags, which are degrading our environment.
Connecticut Fund
for the Environment
New Haven, Connecticut
This organization works to protect and improve
the land, air and water of Connecticut and Long Island Sound using its legal and scientific expertise.
Earthplace
Westport, Connecticut
Earthplace educates the community about nature
and ways to take action to preserve, protect and
enjoy it.
Friends of the Norwalk
River Valley Trail
Ridgefield, Connecticut
This group facilitates the design, development,
construction and maintenance of a regionally significant, safe, multipurpose trail linking Norwalk,
Wilton, Redding, Ridgefield and Danbury.
Norwalk Land Trust
American Rivers
Norwalk River
Watershed Association
Earth Day Network
Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk Land Trust acquires land and preserves it
in its natural state for the benefit of Norwalk residents and future generations.
Georgetown, Connecticut
NRWA works to improve the water quality and
aesthetic value of the Norwalk River watershed,
to encourage recreational use of existing trails and
open space, and to promote research, education,
cooperation and action among watershed towns.
Washington, District of Columbia
American Rivers works to protect and restore rivers, streams and the clean water that sustains people, wildlife and nature.
Washington, District of Columbia
EDN informs populations and inspires them to act
to secure a healthy future for themselves and their
children.
Endangered Species
Coalition
Woodbury, Connecticut
PRWC promotes the use of science and education to
ensure the availability of high-quality water in the
Pomperaug River watershed communities.
Washington, District of Columbia
The Endangered Species Coalition is a network of
hundreds of conservation, scientific, educational,
religious, sporting, outdoor, business and community groups that use grassroots power to compel
decision-makers to protect our disappearing wildlife and wild places.
Shoreline Greenway Trail
Land Trust Alliance
Pomperaug River
Watershed Coalition
Branford, Connecticut
Shoreline Greenway Trail is an all-volunteer organization working to create a glorious, nonmotorized,
continuous trail on the Connecticut shoreline for
people of all ages to enjoy.
Surfrider Foundation Connecticut Chapter
Mystic, Connecticut
Surfrider CT is dedicated to the protection and
restoration of Connecticut waterways, wetlands,
watersheds and beaches through education, advocacy and action.
district of columbia
Alaska Wilderness League
Washington, District of Columbia
The Alaska Wilderness League aims to preserve
Alaska’s wilderness by engaging citizens, sharing
resources, collaborating with organizations, educating the public and providing a courageous, constant and victorious voice for Alaska.
Washington, District of Columbia
The Land Trust Alliance seeks to save the places
people love by strengthening land conservation
across America.
League of Conservation
Voters Education Fund
Washington, District of Columbia
LCVEF works to strengthen the environmental
movement by educating and mobilizing citizens
and voters about critical environmental issues, and
advocates for sound environmental policies.
Marine Fish
Conservation Network
Washington, District of Columbia
The Marine Fish Conservation Network works to
save and revitalize wild ocean fisheries by mobilizing fishermen, conservationists, scientists and citizens to work together for positive change.
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Washington, District of Columbia
NFFC provides a voice for grassroots groups on
farm, food, trade and rural economic issues to ensure fair prices for family farmers and fishers, safe
and healthy food, and vibrant, environmentally
sound rural communities everywhere.
National Sustainable
Agriculture Coalition
Washington, District of Columbia
NSAC creates and advances federal policies that
support small and mid-size family farms, protect
natural resources, promote healthy rural communities and ensure access to healthy, nutritious
foods for everyone.
The Wilderness Society
Washington, District of Columbia
The Wilderness Society works to protect wilderness and inspire Americans to care for wild places.
Theodore Roosevelt
Conservation Partnership
Washington, District of Columbia
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership works to preserve high-quality places to hunt
and fish through supporting strengthened laws,
policies and practices affecting fish and wildlife
conservation.
Washington Area
Bicyclist Association
Washington, District of Columbia
The Washington Area Bicyclist Association promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and affordable
transportation; advocates for better cycling conditions and transportation choices; and educates the
public about safe bicycling in the nation’s capital
region.
FLORIDA
Apalachicola Riverkeeper
Apalachicola, Florida
Apalachicola Riverkeeper works to improve the
environmental integrity of the Apalachicola River
and Bay, as well as its tributaries and watersheds,
and to preserve the scenic, recreational and commercial fishing character of these waterways.
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust
Key Largo, Florida
This organization supports research to help understand and conserve bonefish, tarpon and permit populations and the fisheries and cultures they
support, as well as apply research findings to education and conservation.
Florida Conservation
Alliance
Boca Raton, Florida
The Florida Conservation Alliance seeks to protect, conserve and restore Florida’s natural environment through public education and strategic
action.
Florida Greenways and
Trails Foundation
Tallahassee, Florida
The Florida Greenways and Trails Foundation supports the mission and programs of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of
Greenways and Trails.
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Florida Wildlife Corridor
Georgia ForestWatch
Tampa, Florida
The Florida Wildlife Corridor is a collaborative vision to connect natural lands, waters and working
farms and ranches from the Everglades to Georgia,
protecting a functional ecological corridor for the
health of people and wildlife.
Ellijay, Georgia
Georgia ForestWatch aims to preserve, protect and
restore the native ecosystems of the ChattahoocheeOconee national forests, to educate people about
these lands, and to inspire citizen action on their
behalf.
Friends of the Seminole
County Environmental
Studies Center
Georgia Organics
Longwood, Florida
This group supports and raises funds for the Seminole County public school system’s Environmental
Studies Center, which teaches young people about
the environment through memorable programs
such as the Mud Walk.
Reef Relief
Key West, Florida
Reef Relief aims to protect and improve North
America’s only coral barrier reef by increasing
awareness of the importance of coral reef ecosystems, strengthening grassroots efforts to preserve
reefs and marine protected areas, and encouraging
eco-tourism that aids these ecosystems.
Sea Turtle Conservancy
Gainesville, Florida
The Sea Turtle Conservancy works to ensure the
survival of sea turtles within the Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific through research, education, training, advocacy and habitat protection.
St. Johns Riverkeeper
Jacksonville, Florida
St. Johns Riverkeeper works on behalf of the community for clean and healthy waters in the St.
Johns River, its tributaries and its wetlands using
citizen-based advocacy.
Tampa Bay Watch
Tierra Verde, Florida
Tampa Bay Watch is dedicated to the protection
and restoration of the marine and wetland environments of the Tampa Bay estuary through scientific and educational programs.
Wildlands Network
Titusville, Florida
The Wildlands Network helps ensure a healthy
future for nature and people in North America
by scientifically and strategically supporting networks of people that protect connected wildlands.
GEORGIA
Atlanta Bicycle Coalition
Atlanta, Georgia
The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition promotes bicycle
transportation and use through advocacy and
rider education.
Chattooga Conservancy
Clayton, Georgia
The Chattooga Conservancy works to protect,
promote and restore the ecological integrity of
the Chattooga River watershed; to ensure the viability of native species; and to empower communities to practice good stewardship on public and
private lands.
Coosa River Basin Initiative/
Upper Coosa Riverkeeper
Rome, Georgia
This organization seeks to inform and empower
citizens to protect, preserve and restore North
America’s most biologically diverse river basin.
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia Organics connects organic food from
Georgia farms to Georgia families.
Georgia River Network
Athens, Georgia
Georgia River Network works to ensure a clean water legacy by engaging and empowering Georgians
to protect and restore our rivers from the mountains to the coast.
GreenLaw
Atlanta, Georgia
GreenLaw helps protect natural resources from illegal pollution by utilizing state and federal laws to
bring offenders to trial.
Keeping It Wild
Atlanta, Georgia
Keeping It Wild connects people to the land and to
each other in order to protect and restore the wildlands of Georgia and the Southeast.
Ogeechee-Canoochee
Riverkeeper
Georgia ForestWatch
its volunteer District Leader program continues to be a
powerful stimulus that helps guide the U.S. Forest Service toward better forest management and the protection
of watersheds and native biodiversity.
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National Family
Farm Coalition
Mission: Georgia ForestWatch (GFW) works to
preserve, protect and restore the 867,000 acres of
national forest lands in Georgia and to engage and
educate the public to join in the effort.
Activities: The group is working with the U.S. For-
est Service for a comprehensive, forest-wide approach
to recreation management. It encourages the agency to
consider the increasing conflicts among trail users. And
Statesboro, Georgia
Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper is dedicated to
protecting and improving the water quality of the
Ogeechee, Canoochee and surrounding coastal
rivers.
Pine Mountain
Trail Association
Columbus, Georgia
The Pine Mountain Trail Association works to enhance, preserve and promote the Pine Mountain
Trail and the connecting loop trails within FDR
State Park.
Savannah Riverkeeper
Augusta, Georgia
Savannah Riverkeeper works to protect the water
quality of the Savannah River and the integrity of
its watershed, and to promote an enlightened stewardship of this unique heritage.
South River
Watershed Alliance
Decatur, Georgia
South River Watershed Alliance aims to protect and
restore the water quality of the South River watershed for the benefit of humans and wildlife.
Trees Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Trees Atlanta works to create increased green space
and address to Atlanta’s tree loss.
Upper Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper
Atlanta, Georgia
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper works on behalf of the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and
watershed to restore and preserve their ecological
health for people and wildlife.
HAWAI’I
Global Conservation
Alliance
Haleiwa, Hawai’i
Though based in Hawaii, GCA works to ensure
Delaware Bay shorebirds can survive their flight to
the Arctic, reversing population declines that may
otherwise lead to extinction.
GreenFleet Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawai’i
GreenFleet Hawaii encourages, empowers and rewards individuals who make informed, charitable
and healthy choices for themselves, the environment
and their community.
Halawa Valley Land Trust
Kaunakakai, Hawai’i
Halawa Valley Land Trust conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, gardens and other natural
places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.
Hawaii Bicycling League
Honolulu, Hawai’i
The Hawaii Bicycling League promotes cycling for
health, recreation and transportation through advocacy, education and events.
HO’EA Initiative
Honolulu, Hawai’i
HO’EA Initiative fosters the development and implementation of native Hawaiian cultural awareness programs for the people of Hawai’i.
Kokua Hawaii Foundation
Accomplishments: CoTrails is a partnership between managers of the Chattahoochee-Oconee national
forests and recreational user groups. They’re working to
provide a diverse, quality trail experience that is maintainable and ecologically sustainable. Over 200 miles of
the 650 miles of non-motorized trails have been identified
as “trails of concern” that may require redesign, repair, rerouting or closing. Several forest districts are undergoing
large-scale pine thinning, as advocated by GFW, as a first
step toward restoring their health and resiliency. GFW’s
Outings Program hosted 23 forest outings last year, helping nearly 250 members and friends to experience their
national forests in meaningful, fun and informative ways.
gafw.org
Save Honolua Coalition
Lahaina, Hawai’i
The Save Honolua Coalition works to maintain
open space and public access and to revitalize
the ecosystem of the Honolua Ahupua’a through
community-based management and by utilizing
Hawaiian practices and values.
Save Our Surf
Honolulu, Hawai’i
Save Our Surf works to protect the beaches and
surf spots of Hawai’i.
The Kohala Center
Kamuela, Hawai’i
The Kohala Center respectfully engages the Island
of Hawai’i as a living laboratory for humanity by
developing and supporting high-quality teaching
and research programs in environmental, marine
and earth sciences.
IDAHO
Advocates for the West
Boise, Idaho
Advocates for the West uses law, science and advocacy to restore streams and watersheds, protect
public lands and wildlife, and ensure clean and
sustainable communities in the West.
Friends of Scotchman
Peaks Wilderness
Sandpoint, Idaho
Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness conducts
educational, outreach and stewardship activities to
preserve the scenic and biologically diverse Scotchman Peaks Roadless Area.
Idaho Conservation League
Boise, Idaho
The Idaho Conservation League works on behalf of
clean water, clean air and wilderness, which are the
foundation of Idaho’s quality of life.
Idaho Rivers United
Boise, Idaho
Idaho Rivers United works to protect and restore
the rivers of Idaho.
Kootenai Environmental
Alliance
Coeur D’Alene, Idaho
The Kootenai Environmental Alliance seeks to
conserve, protect and restore the environment in
north Idaho, with a particular emphasis on the
Coeur d’Alene basin.
Land Trust of
the Treasure Valley
Boise, Idaho
The Land Trust of the Treasure Valley works to create opportunities for conserving the natural, scenic, recreational, historic and agricultural values
of southwestern Idaho’s open spaces.
Model Forest
Policy Program
Sagle, Idaho
The Model Forest Policy Program advocates for
forest policies and practices that restore and sustain healthy, productive forests, clean and abundant water supplies and economically thriving,
climate-resilient communities.
Haleiwa, Hawai’i
The Kokua Hawai’i Foundation promotes environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawai’i.
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Rock Creek Alliance
Sandpoint, Idaho
Rock Creek Alliance seeks to prevent ecosystem
pollution and degradation from hardrock mining, especially from the proposed Rock Creek and
Montanore mines, and works to protect the wildlife and natural resources of the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area.
Snake River Alliance
Boise, Idaho
The Snake River Alliance is Idaho’s nuclear watchdog and advocate for clean energy, raising public
concern about nuclear waste, weapons and power,
and promoting sustainable alternatives through
advocacy and grassroots organizing.
Winter Wildlands Alliance
Boise, Idaho
Winter Wildlands Alliance promotes and preserves winter wildlands and a quality, humanpowered snow-sports experience on public lands.
ILLINOIS
Alliance for the
Great Lakes
Chicago, Illinois
Alliance for the Great Lakes works to conserve
and restore the world’s largest freshwater resource
through policy, education and local efforts.
Experimental Station
Chicago, Illinois
Blackstone Bicycle Works, a project of the Experimental Station, weaves local youth into all levels
of its activities, from learning basic bike skills to
facing the entrepreneurial challenges of a small
business.
Garfield Park
Conservatory Alliance
Chicago, Illinois
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance works to
encourage the fundamental connection between
plants and human life, and to enhance the environmental, social and economic vitality of Chicago’s West Side neighborhoods.
Prairie Rivers Network
Champaign, Illinois
Prairie Rivers Network strives to protect the rivers and streams of Illinois by providing information and assistance to individuals and community
groups.
Resource Center
Chicago, Illinois
The Resource Center aims to reverse waste and to
improve the quality of life for urban dwellers by
promoting recycling, urban gardening, composting and other programs that reclaim and reuse
resources.
The Wetlands Initiative
Chicago, Illinois
The Wetlands Initiative is dedicated to restoring
the wetland resources of the Midwest to improve
water quality, increase wildlife habitat and reduce
flood damage.
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IOWA
Iowa Citizens for
Community Improvement
MAINe
Androscoggin River
Alliance
Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement unites
people of all ethnic backgrounds to take control of
their communities, empowers people to take action on the problems that affect them, and acts as
a vehicle for social, economic and environmental
justice.
Lewiston, Maine
The Androscoggin River Alliance works with individuals, organizations and governments to achieve
a healthy river, good jobs and strong communities,
and to give the citizens of the Androscoggin River
Valley a collective voice in the future of the river.
KANSAS
Friends of the KAW
Brunswick, Maine
The Atlantic Salmon Federation works for the
conservation, protection and restoration of wild
Atlantic salmon and the ecosystems upon which
their well-being and survival depend.
Lawrence, Kansas
Working to preserve and protect the Kansas River,
Friends of the Kaw focuses on improving water
quality and wildlife habitat, promoting public
recreational uses and developing adequate public
access.
KENTUCKY
Bowling Green
Riverfront Foundation
Bowling Green, Kentucky
This non-profit organization is dedicated to creating the Barren River Outdoor Center — an integrated outdoor recreational area that links Mitch
McConnell Park, the Bowling Green Greenways
Project and Warren County Weldon Peete Park.
Kentucky Heartwood
Berea, Kentucky
Kentucky Heartwood works to protect and restore the integrity, stability and beauty of Kentucky’s native forests and biotic communities
through research, education, advocacy and nonviolent intervention.
Atlantic Salmon
Federation
Community Bicycle Center
Biddeford, Maine
The Community Bicycle Center facilitates youth
development programs that equip young people
living in Biddeford and the surrounding communities with life skills, physical health, mentoring
and asset-building experiences.
Downeast Salmon
Federation
Columbia Falls, Maine
Downeast Salmon Federation strives to conserve
the wild Atlantic salmon and its habitat, restore a
viable sports fishery and protect other important
river, scenic, recreational and ecological resources
in eastern Maine.
Fly Fishing in Maine
Portland, Maine
Fly Fishing in Maine is dedicated to promoting,
protecting and preserving Maine’s fisheries with
conservation activities that target fisheries and
their environment.
Food for Maine’s Future
LOUISIANA
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper is dedicated to protecting and restoring the environmental health and
productivity of the Atchafalaya Basin by enforcing environmental laws, monitoring for violations and raising awareness.
Gulf Restoration Network
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Gulf Restoration Network works to unite and
empower people to protect and restore the natural
resources of the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana Bucket Brigade
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade is an environmental
health and justice organization supporting communities’ use of grassroots action to achieve neighborhoods free from industrial pollution.
Louisiana Environmental
Action Network
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
LEAN works to protect, preserve and restore the
ecological integrity of the Mississippi River Basin
for current and future generations through advocacy and citizen action.
Sedgwick, Maine
FMF works to build a just, secure, sustainable and
democratic food system by promoting and preserving small-scale seed production and land access for new and existing farmers.
Friends of Acadia
Bar Harbor, Maine
Friends of Acadia preserves, protects and promotes
stewardship of the natural beauty, ecological vitality and distinctive cultural resources of Acadia National Park and surrounding communities.
Friends of Casco Bay
South Portland, Maine
Friends of Casco Bay improves and protects the
environmental health of Casco Bay through water
quality monitoring, advocacy, education and collaborative problem solving.
Penobscot River
restoration trust
A gorilla tracker — sporting a jacket from our clothing donation program —
under the watchful eye of his quarry. Mondika, Congo. Photo: Michael D. Stucker.
MARYLAND
Alice Ferguson Foundation
Accokeek, Maryland
The Alice Ferguson Foundation spurs connections between people, the natural environment,
farming and the cultural heritage of the Potomac
River watershed that lead to greater environmental
responsibility.
Midshore Riverkeeper
Conservancy
Easton, Maryland
The Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy is dedicated to the restoration and protection of the waterways that make up the Choptank River watershed, Eastern Bay, and the Miles and Wye rivers.
Massachusetts
Appalachian Mountain Club
Boston, Massachusetts
AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment and understanding of the mountains, forests, waters and
trails of the Appalachian region.
Berkshire Environmental
Action Team
Augusta, Maine
Penobscot River Restoration Trust aims to restore
native sea-run fisheries and the natural functions
of the Penobscot River by purchasing three dams,
removing two others and bypassing another.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
BEAT works to protect the environment by educating people and decision-makers, by taking direct
action to protect and restore natural habitats, and
by encouraging members of the community to
work as volunteers in this effort.
RESTORE: The North Woods
Bikes Not Bombs
Hallowell, Maine
RESTORE works to restore wilderness, recover endangered wildlife and protect public lands in the
North Woods of the U.S. and Canada through advocacy, public awareness and citizen action.
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Bikes Not Bombs promotes bicycle technology as
a concrete alternative to war and environmental
destruction.
Boston Natural
Areas Network
Boston, Massachusetts
BNAN preserves, expands and improves urban
open space through community organizing and
the acquisition, ownership, programming, development and management of community gardens,
urban wilds and greenways.
Center for Independent
Documentary
Sharon, Massachusetts
The Center for Independent Documentary supports cultural and environmental documentaries that have the power to inform, provoke and
enlighten viewers to evaluate and change social
policy.
Charles River Clean Up Boat
Framingham, Massachusetts
The Charles River Clean Up Boat removes floating
trash from the Lower Charles River using mainly
volunteer labor.
Massachusetts
Watershed Coalition
Leominster, Massachusetts
MWC works to protect and restore local waters and
ecosystems by helping grassroots groups, agencies
and local officials; raising awareness of stormwater; and spurring better decisions for community
waters.
OARS for the Assabet, Sudbury, and Concord Rivers
Concord, Massachusetts
OARS seeks to protect, preserve and enhance the
natural and recreational features of the Assabet,
Sudbury and Concord rivers, their tributaries and
watersheds, and to increase public awareness of the
rivers’ value as important natural resources.
The Charles River
Conservancy
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Charles River Conservancy promotes the active and innovative use of the acres of urban, public parklands along the Charles River, from Boston
Harbor to the Watertown Dam.
Three Bays Preservation, Inc.
Osterville, Massachusetts
Three Bays Preservation works to maintain, protect
and enhance Barnstable County’s three-bay estuary
and to improve water quality for all the bays’ users.
Toxics Action Center
Boston, Massachusetts
The Toxics Action Center builds strong local
groups to prevent and clean up toxic hazards while
developing long-term leaders.
MICHIGAN
Little Manistee Watershed
Conservation Council
Irons, Michigan
LMWCC brings together people and organizations
with an interest in the resource conservation and
restoration of the Little Manistee River to preserve
the natural character of the watershed.
Michigan
Environmental Council
Lansing, Michigan
MEC leads a coalition of 60 member groups in
shaping public policy to ensure Michigan families
will always enjoy clean air and water, beautiful
landscapes and vibrant, healthy communities.
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Big Bay, Michigan
Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve is dedicated to
preserving the Yellow Dog River watershed for all
to enjoy by enforcing environmental laws, working
with land owners, collecting water quality information and engaging the public.
MINNESOTA
Community Design
Center of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota
Community Design Center of Minnesota works to
build vibrant and healthy communities through
food, conservation and youth development.
Cycles for Change
St. Paul, Minnesota
Cycles for Change provides an open, accessible
space to educate and empower people to use bicycles as transportation, helping to build a sustainable environment and community.
Friends of the
Mississippi River
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Friends of the Mississippi River engages citizens to
protect, restore and enhance the Mississippi River
and its watershed in the Twin Cities region.
Great River Greening
St. Paul, Minnesota
Great River Greening promotes community-based
restoration of prairies, forests and waters and works
to inspire stewards with hands-on experiences.
Minnesota Brownfields
St. Paul, Minnesota
Minnesota Brownfields works to create sustainable
communities by promoting the efficient reuse and
redevelopment of contaminated land throughout
Minnesota.
Minnesota Canoe Association
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Minnesota Canoe Association promotes paddling in all its forms — from canoeing to kayaking,
racing to ambling, flatwater to whitewater — for
kids and adults in and around Minnesota.
Redesign
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Redesign promotes the evolution of neighborhoods to serve future generations by engaging the
creativity of residents and businesses while providing community development services such as planning, policy advocacy and administration.
Voyageurs National
Park Association
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Voyageurs National Park Association protects and promotes the natural, recreational and
historic resources of Voyageurs National Park,
serving as the park’s grassroots citizens’ partner
organization.
White Iron Chain of
Lakes Association
Ely, Minnesota
The White Iron Chain of Lakes Association enhances, promotes and protects the interests of
property owners on White Iron Chain of Lakes
and its watershed, and promotes good lake management through testing, education and support.
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MISSISSIPPI
The Conscious Living Project
Jackson, Mississippi
The Conscious Living Project seeks to cooperatively
combine the resources of the Jackson, Mississippi,
community to teach healthier ways of being.
MISSOURI
Ozark Trail Association
Potosi, Missouri
The Ozark Trail Association is dedicated to the
construction, maintenance and promotion of the
Ozark Trail through volunteerism.
MONTANA
Adventurers and Scientists
for Conservation
Bozeman, Montana
The Craighead Institute is an applied science and research organization that seeks to maintain healthy
populations of native plants, wildlife and people as
part of sustainable, functioning ecosystems.
Bozeman, Montana
Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection and restoration of wildlife and plants in their
natural communities.
Federation of Fly fishers
Livingston, Montana
Federation of Fly Fishers is dedicated to the betterment of the sport of fly fishing through conservation, restoration and education.
Five Valleys Land Trust
Missoula, Montana
Five Valleys Land Trust works to preserve the open
space of Mount Jumbo and help return it to native
prairie using nontoxic means.
Friends of the Wild Swan
Alternative Energy
Resources Organization
Headwaters Montana
American
Prairie Foundation
Bozeman, Montana
The American Prairie Foundation seeks to create
and manage a prairie-based wildlife reserve that,
when combined with public lands already devoted
to wildlife, will protect this natural habitat.
Buffalo Field Campaign
West Yellowstone, Montana
The Buffalo Field Campaign seeks to stop the harassment and slaughter of wild Yellowstone buffalo, protects wildlife habitat and works with First
Nations to honor the sacredness of wild buffalo.
Centennial Valley
Association
Dillon, Montana
The Centennial Valley Association works to preserve traditional ranching as a way of life in the
Centennial Valley, and to maintain open space,
wildlife habitat, water quality and wildlife migration corridors.
Center for Large
Landscape Conservation
Big Fork, Montana
FOWS works to preserve the water quality, fisheries and wildlife in northwest Montana by reducing road densities.
Whitefish, Montana
Headwaters Montana aims to protect the water,
wildlife and wilderness legacy of the Crown of the
Continent region of northwest Montana.
Accomplishments: The amount of carbon pour-
Mission: To build a global movement that forces ac-
tion on climate change, the greatest challenge civilization has yet faced.
Activities: 350.org organizes on a global scale, and has
coordinated about 15,000 rallies in every country on earth
but North Korea. It works within particular countries to
block bad actions and promote good ones, for example,
campaigning against coal-fired power plants in Kosovo
and South Africa, Amazon deforestation in Brazil, and
ing into the atmosphere continues to increase, and the
temperature keeps rising, though 350.org has won at
least temporary victories in what seemed like impossible fights. It coordinated much of the fight against the
Keystone XL oil pipeline, for instance, carrying out the
largest civil disobedience action on any issue in America in the last 30 years, and following it up by encircling
the White House with people. To date, its biggest accomplishment has been building a movement where none existed before — a movement that isn’t yet a match for the
financial power of the fossil fuel industry, but that everyday grows in strength.
350.org
Keystone Conservation
Bozeman, Montana
Keystone Conservation helps restore native predators to the Northern Rockies by pioneering innovative solutions that help people and wildlife coexist, and partnering with rural communities.
Madison River Foundation
Ennis, Montana
The Madison River Foundation works to preserve,
protect and enhance the Madison River ecosystem
to benefit its wildlife and the people who enjoy it.
Montana Audubon
Helena, Montana
Montana Audubon promotes appreciation, knowledge and conservation of native birds and their
habitats, providing leadership in science-based
bird monitoring and conservation projects.
Montana Environmental
Information Center
Helena, Montana
MEIC seeks to protect and preserve Montana’s natural environment and realize a just and nurturing
society that values and supports ecosystems.
Montana Raptor
Conservation Center
Bozeman, Montana
The Center for Large Landscape Conservation
advances large landscape conservation initiatives,
connects public and private conservation groups,
and educates decision-makers on large-scale issues
of climate change and habitat fragmentation.
Bozeman, Montana
The Montana Raptor Conservation Center works
to conserve and restore raptors through rehabilitation and release of injured birds, research and by
educating the public about their importance as an
indicator species.
Clark Fork Coalition
Montana Wilderness
Association
Missoula, Montana
The Clark Fork Coalition protects and restores the
Clark Fork watershed using science-based, resultsoriented work with an emphasis on public education through energetic advocacy.
subsidies for fossil fuel companies in almost every country on earth. It hosted Global Work Party, where, in 7,500
communities, people came together to build local cooperative farms, erect solar panels and weatherize homes.
As the only global group that works solely on climate
change, it also tries to coordinate efforts with partners
the world over, from Occupy to the Orthodox Church.
Defenders of Wildlife
Bozeman, Montana
Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation is
dedicated to improving the accessibility of scientific knowledge through partnerships between adventure athletes and scientists.
Helena, Montana
AERO promotes resource conservation and local
economic vitality, nurturing individual and community self-reliance through programs that support sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and
environmental quality.
350.org
Craighead Institute
PHOTO: 350.ORG/DAVID GRANNA
Yellow Dog
Watershed Preserve
Helena, Montana
The Montana Wilderness Association works to
protect Montana’s wilderness, wildlife habitat and
traditional recreation opportunities.
Northern Plains
Resource Council
Billings, Montana
The Northern Plains Resource Council seeks to
protect water quality, family farms and ranches,
and Montana’s quality of life by providing citizens
with the information and tools they need to have
an effective voice in decisions affecting their lives.
Prickly Pear Land Trust
Helena, Montana
The Prickly Pear Land Trust is an association of
community-minded individuals committed to
protecting open space in Montana’s Lewis and
Clark, Broadwater and Jefferson counties.
Rattlesnake Creek
Watershed Group
Missoula, Montana
Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Group works to
promote the preservation of Rattlesnake Creek
through education, science and stewardship.
Selway-Bitterroot Frank
Church Foundation
Missoula, Montana
SBFC connects citizens and communities to assist
in the stewardship of the Selway-Bitterroot and
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness areas and surrounding wildlands.
Swan View Coalition
Kalispell, Montana
The Swan View Coalition helps local communities
protect recreation, water and wildlife from the onslaught of motorized vehicles and roads on public
lands.
Western Organization
of Resource Councils
Education Project
Billings, Montana
WORC Education Project creates long-term social
change by building a grassroots base of citizens
working for stewardship and conservation of the
land, water and natural resources of the Rocky
Mountains and Northern Great Plains.
Wild Things Unlimited
Bozeman, Montana
WTU seeks to increase the effectiveness of wildlife
management in the Rocky Mountains through research and education.
Wilderness Watch
Missoula, Montana
Wilderness Watch seeks to preserve the integrity of
the 110-million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System.
Wildlands CPR
Missoula, Montana
Wildlands CPR works to revive and protect wild
places by promoting watershed restoration that
improves fish and wildlife habitat, provides clean
water and enhances community economies.
WildWest Institute
Missoula, Montana
WildWest Institute works to protect and restore
the forests, wildlands, watersheds and wildlife of
the northern Rockies bioregion.
Yaak Valley Forest Council
Troy, Montana
Yaak Valley Forest Council works to protect roadless areas, restore wildlife habitat, build an economy based on restoration and cultivate dialogue on
ecosystem-based forest management practices in
the Yaak Valley.
Yellowstone to Yukon
Conservation Initiative
Bozeman, Montana
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative seeks
to ensure that the wilderness, wildlife and natural
processes of the Yellowstone to Yukon region continue to function as an interconnected web of life
capable of supporting its natural and human communities.
NEBRASKA
Center for Rural Affairs
Lyons, Nebraska
The Center for Rural Affairs seeks to establish
strong rural communities, social and economic
justice, environmental stewardship and genuine
opportunity for all.
NEVADA
Friends of Gold Butte
Mesquite, Nevada
Friends of Gold Butte aspires to preserve and protect the cultural and natural resources in the Gold
Butte area while providing volunteer-based education and interpretive programs.
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Friends of Nevada
Wilderness
Reno, Nevada
Friends is dedicated to preserving qualified Nevada public lands as wilderness, protecting them
from threats, informing the public about the need
for wilderness, and restoring and improving the
management of wildlands.
Great Basin Resource Watch
Reno, Nevada
Great Basin Resource Watch works with Great
Basin communities to protect their land, air and
water from the adverse effects of industrial development and resource extraction.
Great Basin Water Network
Reno, Nevada
The Great Basin Water Network seeks to protect
natural resources and the public interest through
advocacy, communication, coordination, grassroots organizing, research, science and education
in the extended Great Basin.
Nevada Rock Art Foundation
Reno, Nevada
Nevada Rock Art Foundation promotes the protection and conservation of Nevada’s rock art through
site documentation, research and public education.
Reno Bike Project
Reno, Nevada
Reno Bike Project is a nonprofit, community bicycle shop and advocacy group working to create
a nationally recognized, cycling-friendly community in the Truckee Meadows.
Snowlands Network
Reno, Nevada
Snowlands Network promotes opportunities for
quality, human-powered winter recreation and
works to protect winter wildlands by halting practices that degrade public lands and damage our
natural resources.
Tahoe Divers Conservancy
Reno, Nevada
TDC seeks to restore and conserve the complex
marine environment that surrounds Lake Tahoe
and the Sierra Nevada.
Tahoe Institute for
Natural Science
Incline Village, Nevada
Tahoe Institute for Natural Science advances natural history, conservation and ecosystem knowledge
of the Tahoe region through science, education and
outreach.
NEW JERSEY
Conserve Wildlife
Foundation of New Jersey
NEW MEXICO
Gila Conservation Coalition
Silver City, New Mexico
Gila Conservation Coalition is a partnership of
three groups dedicated to protecting the free flow
of the Gila and San Francisco rivers and the wilderness characteristics of the Gila and Aldo Leopold
Wilderness areas.
New Mexico
Environmental Law Center
Santa Fe, New Mexico
New Mexico Environmental Law Center is dedicated to protecting New Mexico’s natural environment and achieving environmental justice for the
state’s communities through legal representation,
policy advocacy and public education.
New Mexico
Wilderness Alliance
Albuquerque, New Mexico
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance works for the
creation, restoration and protection of wilderness
and wildlands in New Mexico.
Rivers & Birds
Arroyo Seco, New Mexico
Rivers & Birds provides experiential education
programs that celebrate the interconnection of
all life and inspire individuals as leaders for earth
stewardship and peace.
The Quivira Coalition
Croton Watershed
Clean Water Coalition
NORTH CAROLINA
American Whitewater
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative is the organization
responsible for conceiving, planning and coordinating the development of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.
Cullowhee, North Carolina
American Whitewater works to conserve and restore America’s whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely.
Friends of the Great Swamp
Appalachian Voices
Stormville, New York
FrOGS seeks to protect and steward the functions,
values and integrity of New York’s Great Swamp
through education, research and conservation.
Brooklyn, New York
350.org builds a global grassroots movement to
solve the climate crisis through online campaigns
and mass public actions led by thousands of volunteer organizers worldwide.
Ausable River Association
Elizabethtown, New York
Ausable River Association works to improve the
health and recreational resources of the Ausable
watershed by working cooperatively with landowners, municipalities and government agencies.
Schiff Natural Lands Trust
Boquet River Association
Cold Springs Harbor, New York
Blue Ocean Institute fosters a closer relationship
between people and the sea through art, science
and literature.
Elizabethtown, New York
The Boquet River Association is working to improve the health of the Boquet River.
Catawba Lands Conservancy
Charlotte, North Carolina
This nonprofit land trust works with willing
landowners to save land in North Carolina’s
Southern Piedmont to preserve a healthy, natural
environment.
Minoa, New York
Friends of the Upper Delaware River works to improve the flows and protect the habitat of the Upper
Delaware River system.
JUSt Food
New York, New York
Just Food connects communities and local farmers with the resources and support they need to
make fresh, sustainably grown local food accessible to all New Yorkers.
Mirror Lake Watershed
Association
NEW YORK
350.org
Boone, North Carolina
Appalachian Voices brings people together to solve
the environmental problems having the greatest
impact on the central and southern Appalachian
Mountains.
Friends of the Upper
Delaware River
WildEarth Guardians
Sante Fe, New Mexico
WildEarth Guardians protects and restores wildlife, wild rivers and wild places in the American
West.
Bronx, New York
The Wildlife Conservation Society works to save
wildlife and wild places across the globe.
Bedford, New York
Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition works to
prevent contamination of New York City’s water resources.
Lake George Association
Trenton, New Jersey
This group is dedicated to protecting and preserving New Jersey’s rare wildlife and the habitats they
depend on through research, habitat management,
education and citizen engagement.
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Wildlife Conservation
Society
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Quivira Coalition fosters ecological, economic and social health through education, innovation, collaboration and progressive public/
private land stewardship.
Blue Ocean Institute
Mendham, New Jersey
Schiff seeks to acquire and preserve open space,
serve as a model of environmental and educational
stewardship, and improve the ecological value of
natural areas using best management practices.
Brooklyn Greenway
Initiative
Lake George, New York
Lake George Association is dedicated to protecting, conserving and improving Lake George
through education, outreach and conservation.
Lake Placid, New York
Mirror Lake Watershed Association works to enhance and protect the ecology and beauty of Mirror Lake, its shores and watershed.
Natural Resources Defense
Council
New York, New York
Natural Resources Defense Council seeks to safeguard the earth: its people, plants, animals and the
natural systems on which all life depends.
New York City Audubon
New York, New York
NYC Audubon protects wild birds and their habitat in New York City through advocacy, scientific
research, environmental education and habitat
restoration.
No Impact Project
New York, New York
No Impact Project empowers citizens to better
their lives and lower their environmental impact
through lifestyle change, community action and
participation in politics.
North Atlantic
Salmon Fund
New York, New York
NASF works to restore salmon stocks to their historic abundance by promoting authentic conservation and helping to arrange sustainable alternatives to mixed-stock netting.
Dogwood Alliance
El Inmenso enjoys sanctuary inside the 50,000-acre Northern Jaguar Reserve, thanks to Northern Jaguar Project and its partner, Naturalia. Sonora, Mexico. Photo: Northern Jaguar Project
Peconic Green Growth
Riverhead, New York
PGG seeks to integrate environmental and community agendas to improve environmental health
while increasing the attractiveness and accessibility of aquatic environments.
Planned Parenthood
Federation of America
New York, New York
Planned Parenthood seeks to ensure that all women have access to the reproductive health services
they need by providing those services and advocating for public policies that protect reproductive
rights and access to care.
Recycle-a-Bicycle
Brooklyn, New York
Recycle-a-Bicycle utilizes the bicycle as a resource
to foster youth development, environmental education, community outreach and healthy living.
reelblue
Port Washington, New York
Reelblue is a media production company specializing in stories about global health and the environment that inspire social innovation and communicate the connections between people and the
natural world.
Riverkeeper
Tarrytown, New York
Riverkeeper works to protect the ecological, commercial and recreational integrity of the Hudson
River.
Rocking the Boat
Bronx, New York
Rocking the Boat uses traditional, wooden boatbuilding and on-water education to help young
people become empowered, responsible adults.
Save the River
Clayton, New York
Save the River works to preserve and protect the
ecological integrity of the Upper St. Lawrence
River through advocacy, education and research.
Serengeti Watch
Ithaca, New York
Formed to oppose a major transportation route
across the Serengeti National Park, Serengeti
Watch works to build a strong coalition of support,
advocacy, and funding for the Serengeti ecosystem,
the people living around it, and adjacent reserves
and protected areas.
South Fork Natural History
Museum and Nature Center
Bridgehampton, New York
SoFo works to stimulate interest in, advance knowledge of, and foster appreciation for the natural environment, with a special emphasis on the unique
natural history of Long Island’s South Fork.
Uprose
Brooklyn, New York
Uprose is dedicated to the development of Southwest Brooklyn and the empowerment of its residents through broad and converging environmental, sustainable development and youth justice
campaigns.
Waterkeeper Alliance
Irvington, New York
Waterkeeper Alliance is a global environmental
network working to protect every major watershed
around the world and spur citizen advocacy on issues — from pollution to climate.
Asheville, North Carolina
Dogwood Alliance mobilizes diverse voices to defend the forests and communities of the southern
U.S. from destructive industrial forestry.
Environmental &
Conservation Organization
Hendersonville, North Carolina
ECO works to preserve the natural heritage of the
mountain region of western North Carolina by
focusing on green infrastructure, water quality,
energy conservation and recycling.
Friends of State Parks
Raleigh, North Carolina
Friends of State Parks is a citizens’ group dedicated
to the understanding, enjoyment and protection of
North Carolina’s state parks.
Friends of the
Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Raleigh, North Carolina
Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail brings together volunteers and communities to help build
this simple footpath across North Carolina.
North Carolina
Coastal Land Trust
Wilmington, North Carolina
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust works to protect locally and regionally valuable natural areas
and waters.
Piedmont Land Conservancy
Greensboro, North Carolina
Piedmont Land Conservancy works to permanently protect important lands, conserving the region’s
rivers and streams, natural and scenic areas, wildlife habitats and farmland.
Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA
Pittsboro, North Carolina
RAFI-USA cultivates markets, policies and communities that support thriving, socially just and
environmentally sound family farms.
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Asheville, North Carolina
SouthWings provides aerial education for conservation efforts in 11 southeastern states.
Triangle Land Conservancy
Raleigh, North Carolina
Triangle Land Conservancy protects important
open space — stream corridors, forests, wildlife
habitat, farmland and natural areas — in Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Orange and Wake
counties to help keep the region a healthy and vibrant place to live and work.
White Oak-New
Riverkeeper Alliance
Jacksonville, North Carolina
This organization restores and protects the White
Oak and New rivers through advocacy, enforcement of environmental laws, public education and
promotion of citizen ownership and responsibility.
Wild South
Asheville, North Carolina
Wild South inspires and empowers people to enjoy, protect and restore the native ecosystems of
the Southeast.
NORTH DAKOTA
Dakota Resource Council
Dickinson, North Dakota
Committed to preserving sustainable agriculture
and natural resources, Dakota Resource Council
works to empower people to influence the decision-making processes that affect their lives.
OHIO
Back to the Wild
Castalia, Ohio
Back to the Wild helps injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife by rehabilitating and ultimately releasing them back into their natural habitat.
Buckeye Forest Council
Columbus, Ohio
Buckeye Forest Council is dedicated to protecting
Ohio’s native forests and their inhabitants through
education, advocacy and organizing.
Ohio Citizen Action
Education Fund
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund organizes
grassroots environmental campaigns to protect
public health and the environment, and to empower communities in the process.
OREGON
Andy Maser Films
Portland, Oregon
Andy Maser Films uses outdoor, environmental and
adventure media to inspire people to protect wild
places.
Cascadia Wildlands
Eugene, Oregon
Cascadia Wildlands educates, agitates and inspires
a movement to protect and restore Cascadia’s wild
ecosystems.
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Community Cycling Center
Portland, Oregon
CCC broadens access to bicycling and its benefits
through hands-on programs, volunteer projects
and a neighborhood bike shop.
Crag Law Center
Portland, Oregon
Crag Law Center supports community efforts to
protect and sustain the Pacific Northwest’s natural
legacy.
EcoTrust
Portland, Oregon
EcoTrust inspires fresh thinking that creates economic opportunity, social equity and environmental well-being.
Educational
Recreational Adventures
Portland, Oregon
Educational Recreational Adventures promotes
human development through environmental/science education, environmental enhancement, outdoor skills training and adventure.
FLOW
Grants Pass, Oregon
FLOW works to protect Oregon waters from pollution and development through legal oversight and
field monitoring.
Forest Service Employees
for Environmental Ethics
Eugene, Oregon
FSEEE works to protect national forests and to
reform the U.S. Forest Service by advocating environmental ethics, educating citizens and defending whistleblowers.
Friends of Tryon Creek
Portland, Oregon
FOTC works to create long-lasting connections to
the natural world by delivering inspiring and innovative educational and stewardship programs.
Gifford Pinchot Task Force
Portland, Oregon
Gifford Pinchot Task Force supports the biological diversity and communities of the Northwest
through conservation and restoration of forests,
rivers, fish and wildlife.
Greenbelt Land Trust
Corvallis, Oregon
Greenbelt Land Trust works to conserve and protect in perpetuity the Mid-Willamette Valley’s native habitats, working lands and lands of natural
beauty, which provide a connection to the natural
world for its residents.
Grow Portland
Portland, Oregon
Grow Portland empowers people in the local community to produce healthy food so that all residents
can enjoy the ecological, health and community
benefits.
Hells Canyon
Preservation Council
La Grande, Oregon
HCPC protects and restores the inspiring wildlands, pure waters and habitats of the Hells
Canyon-Wallowa and Blue Mountain ecosystems
through advocacy, education, collaboration and
the advancement of science-based policy.
HawkWatch International
Klamath-Siskiyou
Wildlands Center
Ashland, Oregon
An advocate for the forests, waters and wildlife
of northwest California and southwest Oregon’s
Klamath and Rogue basins, this group uses environmental law, science, education and collaboration to
defend healthy ecosystems and communities.
middle rogue
watershed council
Grants Pass, Oregon
The Middle Rogue Watershed Council works to
advance understanding and accomplishments in
watershed health, science and education.
Native Fish Society
Oregon City, Oregon
Native Fish Society advocates for historically
abundant wild, native fish and promotes the stewardship of the habitats that sustain them.
Northwest Center for
Alternatives to Pesticides
Eugene, Oregon
NCAP works to protect community and environmental health and inspire the use of ecologically
sound solutions to reduce the use of pesticides.
Oregon Natural
Desert Association
engages everyday people in on-the-ground science.
Working side-by-side with HWI’s professional scientists, participants head out to the field to collect data on
migrating, nesting and over-wintering raptors. Citizen
scientists count red-tail hawks spiraling overhead, locate
flammulated owls in their nest boxes and identify bald
eagles in mid-winter as they gather together for survival.
PHOTO: CAROL CWIKLINSKI
SouthWings
Accomplishments: HWI citizen-scientists have in-
Mission: HawkWatch International (HWI) works to
conserve the environment through education, longterm monitoring and scientific research on raptors
as indicators of ecosystem health.
Activities: HawkWatch International’s Citizens Engaged in Research and Conservation Science program
creased the amount of data the group collects about birds of
prey and their habitats, significantly advancing knowledge
of how raptors survive the winter cold, raise their young
and make their long journeys south. The program has cultivated a community of informed citizens who can not only
identify a raptor soaring overhead, but who also recognize
the value of science in our society’s management of our
wildlife and natural spaces.
hawkwatch.org
Bend, Oregon
Oregon Natural Desert Association uses education, science, litigation and grassroots advocacy to
protect, defend and restore Oregon’s native deserts.
Pacific Rivers Council
Portland, Oregon
Pacific Rivers Council seeks to protect and restore
rivers, their watersheds and the native species that
depend on them.
Raindrops to Refuge
Sherwood, Oregon
Raindrops to Refuge works to inspire, educate and
facilitate sustainable community actions to assess, restore and preserve the watershed health of
Chicken Creek, Cedar Creek and Rock Creek in
Sherwood, Oregon.
River Network
Portland, Oregon
River Network empowers and unites people and
communities to protect and restore rivers and
other waters that sustain the health of our country.
Running the Gauntlet
and Recovering a Lost
River Project
Hood River, Oregon
This project seeks to inform the public about the
possibilities for recovery of rivers, streams and
salmon.
Sauvie Island Center
Portland, Oregon
Sauvie Island Center educates youth about food,
farming and the land by leading hands-on, farmbased field trips for elementary school students.
Soda Mountain
Wilderness Council
Ashland, Oregon
Soda Mountain Wilderness Council aims to protect and promote wildlands in the Soda Mountain/
Pilot Rock area where the globally significant Siskiyou Mountains join the southern Cascade Range.
WaterWatch of Oregon
Portland, Oregon
WaterWatch is dedicated to protecting and restoring
stream flows in Oregon’s rivers for the fish, wildlife
and people who depend on healthy rivers.
Western Environmental
Law Center
Eugene, Oregon
Western Environmental Law Center works to protect and restore western wildlands and advocates
for healthy environments on behalf of communities throughout the West.
Wild Salmon Center
Portland, Oregon
Wild Salmon Center seeks to identify, understand
and protect the best wild salmon ecosystems of the
Pacific Rim.
Willamette Riverkeeper
Portland, Oregon
Willamette Riverkeeper is dedicated to the protection and restoration of the Willamette River.
PENNSYLVANIA
Allegheny Defense Project
Kane, Pennsylvania
Allegheny Defense Project works to defend the forests and watersheds of the Allegheny Plateau from
commercial logging, oil and gas drilling, and other
extractive industries.
ClearWater Conservancy
State College, Pennsylvania
ClearWater Conservancy promotes conservation
and restoration of natural resources in central
Pennsylvania through land protection, watershed
stewardship and environmental outreach to the
community.
Community Environmental
Legal Defense Fund
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
seeks to build sustainable communities by helping
people to assert their right to local self-government
and the rights of nature.
Delaware Riverkeeper
Network
Bristol, Pennsylvania
Delaware Riverkeeper Network empowers communities to act and advocate for change and engages policy makers to secure regulations and programs that protect and restore the Delaware River
watershed.
Friends of Allegheny
Wilderness
Warren, Pennsylvania
Friends of Allegheny Wilderness works with local
communities to ensure that increased wilderness
protection is a priority in the stewardship of the
Allegheny National Forest.
Land Conservancy for
Southern Chester County
Unionville, Pennsylvania
Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County
works to ensure the perpetual preservation and
stewardship of open space, natural resources, historic sites and working agricultural lands throughout the county.
Stroud Water
Research Center
Avondale, Pennsylvania
Stroud Water Research Center seeks to advance the
knowledge of freshwater ecosystems through interdisciplinary research into all aspects of streams,
rivers and their watersheds.
SOUTH Carolina
Coastal Conservation
Association
Columbia, South Carolina
Coastal Conservation Association is a group of
recreational fishermen seeking to address conservation issues nationally and within their respective
states.
Coastal Conservation
League
Charleston, South Carolina
Coastal Conservation League works with communities, businesses, other conservation and citizen
groups, and individuals to protect the South Carolina coast.
Conservation Voters
of South Carolina
Education Fund
Columbia, South Carolina
Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund works to maximize the participation
of conservation-minded citizens in public policy
decisions made at the state and local levels regarding South Carolina’s environment and natural
resources.
The Center for Birds of Prey
Charleston, South Carolina
The Center for Birds of Prey identifies and addresses vital environmental issues by providing
medical care to injured birds of prey and shorebirds, and by carrying out educational, research
and conservation initiatives.
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Upstate Forever
Greenville, South Carolina
Upstate Forever promotes sensible growth and protects special places in the upstate region of South
Carolina through its Land Trust, Sustainable Communities and Clean Air & Water programs.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Dakota Rural Action
Brookings, South Dakota
Dakota Rural Action is dedicated to organizing rural South Dakotans to have a voice in decisions that
affect their lives.
TENNESSEE
Cherokee Forest Voices
Johnson City, Tennessee
Cherokee Forest Voices is dedicated to restoring and
protecting wildlife, plants, soil and water resources,
expanding wilderness areas, increasing nature-oriented recreation and protecting scenic values.
Cumberland Trail
Conference
Crossville, Tennessee
Cumberland Trail Conference builds, maintains,
raises funding for, and promotes the Cumberland
Trail — a scenic hiking trail along the Cumberland
Plateau between Chattanooga and Cumberland Gap.
Friends of the
Cumberland Trail
Caryville, Tennessee
Friends of the Cumberland Trail seeks to preserve
and protect the environmental, cultural, and historical resources of the Cumberland Trail State
Scenic Trail corridor, to provide related educational opportunities, and to support park needs.
Legacy Parks Foundation
Knoxville, Tennessee
Legacy Parks Foundation works to ensure that its
community enjoys exceptional recreational opportunities, natural beauty and open spaces, and that
those assets exist for generations to come.
TEXAS
AUStin Yellow Bike Project
Austin, Texas
Austin Yellow Bike Project is an all-volunteer initiative to put bicycles on the streets of Austin and
Central Texas by operating community bike shops,
teaching bike mechanics and maintenance, and
acting as a local bike advocacy group.
Camp Fire usA
Balcones Council
Galveston Baykeeper
Seabrook, Texas
Galveston Baykeeper works to keep the Galveston
Bay system vital, vibrant and healthy.
Global Wildlife
Conservation
Austin, Texas
GWC uses science to protect the world’s threatened wildlife and habitats by conducting field expeditions to biologically important areas, implementing conservation research and action, and
facilitating habitat conservation.
Rio Bravo Wildlife Institute
Brownsville, Texas
Rio Bravo Wildlife Institute provides learning
experiences that connect people to the natural
world and empowers them to positively impact
their local environment.
Texas Conservation Alliance
Friends of Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City, Utah
Friends of Great Salt Lake works to preserve and
protect the Great Salt Lake ecosystem and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the
lake through education, research and advocacy.
Glen Canyon Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah
Glen Canyon Institute seeks to restore a healthy,
free-flowing Colorado River through Glen Canyon
and the Grand Canyon.
HawkWatch International
Salt Lake City, Utah
HawkWatch International works to conserve the
environment through education, long-term monitoring and scientific research on raptors as indicators of ecosystem health.
HEAL Utah
Colorado River Foundation
Round River
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Salt Lake City, Utah
HEAL Utah engages Utahans in the effort to protect public health from nuclear and toxic waste,
and to promote renewable energy.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Round River formulates conservation strategies
to preserve and restore wild places, striving to develop and support traditions that sustain wildness
and do not threaten biological communities.
Nickelsville, Virginia
The Clinch Coalition works to protect and preserve
the forest, wildlife and watersheds of the Jefferson
National Forest and surrounding communities,
with a particular focus on High Knob mountain.
Virginia Beach Parks &
Recreation Foundation
Southern Utah Wilderness
Alliance
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Foundation
supports the Department of Parks and Recreation
by raising funds, accepting gifts and providing
other resources to enhance existing programs.
Salt Lake City, Utah
SUWA works to preserve the outstanding wilderness at the heart of the Colorado Plateau and promote the management of these lands in their natural state for the benefit of all Americans.
Uranium Watch
Alta, Utah
Friends of Alta facilitates acquisition and conservation of undeveloped, privately owned lands in
Alta that exhibit watershed, open space and wildlife habitat values.
The Clinch Coalition
Salt Lake City, Utah
Save Our Canyons is dedicated to protecting the
beauty and wildness of the Wasatch mountains,
canyons and foothills.
UTAH
Breathe Utah
Friends of Alta
Arlington, Virginia
Rare works globally to equip people in the most
threatened natural areas with the tools and motivation they need to care for their natural resources.
Save Our Canyons
TreeUtah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Breathe Utah engages affected communities to improve air quality, emphasizing the need for individuals to assume responsibility as both a cause of
and solution to air pollution.
Rare
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective promotes cycling as
an effective and sustainable form of transportation
and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier and safer
society.
Dallas, Texas
Texas Conservation Alliance leads grassroots coalitions for sensible water allocation and promotes
public acquisition and sound management of wildlife lands.
Austin, Texas
Camp Fire USA Balcones Council builds healthy,
caring, responsible youth through active learning,
outdoor experiences and community service, and
by engaging families.
Austin, Texas
The Colorado River Foundation mobilizes financial and human resources to promote educational
awareness, appreciation and stewardship of the
Colorado River as a sustainable resource for future
generations.
Salt Lake City
Bicycle Collective
Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Salt Lake City, Utah
TreeUtah seeks to improve Utah’s environment
and quality of life through planting trees, strengthening communities and educating people about
the environment.
Moab, Utah
Uranium Watch works to educate and advocate
for protection of public health and the environment from past, current and future impacts of
uranium mining, uranium milling and nuclear
waste disposal.
Utah Clean Energy
Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Clean Energy works collaboratively to build
a new clean energy economy for Utah through increased efficiency and renewable energy.
Utah Environmental
Congress
Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Environmental Congress brings people together to engage in genuine protection of living
forest systems that provide islands of refuge in
Utah’s desert country.
Utah Rivers Council
Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Rivers Council works to protect Utah’s rivers for people and wildlife through grassroots organizing, direct advocacy, education, community
leadership and litigation.
Wasatch Community Gardens
Salt Lake City, Utah
Wasatch Community Gardens empowers people of
all ages and incomes to grow and eat healthy, local,
organic food.
Wild Utah Project
Salt Lake City, Utah
Wild Utah Project applies the principles of conservation science to land management to maintain
and, where needed, restore the health of natural
lands in Utah and adjoining states.
Richmond, Virginia
This group helps citizens and organizations concerned about Virginia’s environment participate in
government more effectively.
The Laurent children enjoy the flat waters of Bristol Bay, which is
threatened by the proposed Pebble Mine. Alaska. Photo: S. Laurent
VERMONT
Global Justice
Ecology Project
Hinesburg, Vermont
Global Justice Ecology Project exposes and addresses
the intertwined causes of social injustice, ecological
destruction and economic domination through alliance building, public education and action.
Keeping Track
Huntington, Vermont
Keeping Track is a wildlife-monitoring organization that provides training to citizen-scientist volunteers, land trust officials, professional biologists
and conservation planners so that communities
become stewards of wildlife habitats.
New Haven River
Anglers Association
New Haven, Vermont
New Haven River Anglers Association works to
preserve and restore the New Haven River fishery,
promote beneficial trout management, encourage
youthful anglers through education and oppose
water pollution in all its forms.
Vermont Natural
Resources Council
Montpelier, Vermont
Vermont Natural Resources Council works to protect Vermont’s environment through education,
research and grassroots advocacy.
Vermont Public Interest
Research Group and
Education fund
Montpelier, Vermont
VPIRG aims to promote and protect the health
of Vermont’s people, environment and economy
by informing and mobilizing citizens statewide.
Vermonters for
a Clean Environment
Danby, Vermont
Believing that Vermont’s economic growth depends on its environmental health and that corporations are accountable for their environmental
impacts, VCE encourages development that preserves a clean, small-town environment.
VIRGINIA
Arlington Outdoor
Education Association
Arlington, Virginia
Arlington Outdoor Education Association supports
the Outdoor Laboratory program, which enables urban schoolchildren in Arlington, Virginia, to learn
science, outdoor skills, arts and humanities through
hands-on outdoor and environmental education.
Arlingtonians for
a Clean Environment
Arlington, Virginia
ACE promotes stewardship of natural resources
and practical solutions to a sustainable lifestyle in
order to protect the water, air and open spaces of
the Arlington community.
Earth Sangha
Fairfax, Virginia
Earth Sangha operates a volunteer-based ecological restoration program to help stabilize streams,
restore forests and other native plant communities,
and control invasive plants.
Northern Virginia
Regional Park Authority
Fairfax, Virginia
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority is dedicated to the conservation of regional, natural and
cultural resources.
Virginia Rivers Defense Fund
Charlottesville, Virginia
Virginia Rivers Defense Fund helps protect the
public’s right to use and enjoy Virginia’s rivers by
defending against misguided litigation.
Wild Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Wild Virginia works to preserve wild forest ecosystems in Virginia’s national forests.
WASHINGTON
American Alps
Bellingham, Washington
American Alps works to protect and preserve the
ecological, wildlife, scenic and recreational values
of Washington’s North Cascades.
Backbone Campaign
Vashon, Washington
Backbone Campaign uses creative, theatrical tools
and strategies to galvanize individuals to take action for peace, human dignity and environmental
sustainability.
Bike Works
Seattle, Washington
Bike Works seeks to build sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling.
Center for Environmental
Law and Policy
Spokane, Washington
Center for Environmental Law and Policy works
to protect and restore the freshwater resources of
western Washington and the Columbia River watershed through education, policy reform, agency
advocacy and public interest litigation.
Conservation Northwest
Bellingham, Washington
Conservation Northwest protects and connects
old-growth forests and wild areas from the Washington coast to the BC Rockies.
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Earth Economics
Tacoma, Washington
Earth Economics applies new economic tools
and principles to meet the challenges of the 21st
century, working to achieve the need for just and
equitable communities, healthy ecosystems and
sustainable economies.
Forterra
Seattle, Washington
Forterra (formerly the Cascade Land Conservancy) works to create prosperous, vibrant communities and conserve natural and working landscapes
in Washington’s central Cascades and Olympic
regions.
Grist
Seattle, Washington
Grist seeks to set the agenda through environmental news and commentary that shows how green is
reshaping our world.
Hydropower Reform
Coalition
Bellingham, Washington
Hydropower Reform Coalition works to restore
and protect rivers from the harm caused by hydropower dam development and operation, and to
reduce the footprint of hydropower dams on rivers.
Kettle Range
Conservation Group
Republic, Washington
Kettle Range Conservation Group works to promote a sustainable society by defending wilderness, protecting and restoring the ecosystems of
the upper Columbia River basin.
Marine Conservation
Institute
Bellevue, Washington
Marine Conservation Institute uses the latest science to identify important marine ecosystems
around the world and advocate for their protection.
National Wildlife Federation
- Pacific Regional Center
Seattle, Washington
NWF protects and defends wildlife and the wild
places they need to survive by restoring the health
of our natural habitats and ecosystems, and by
educating and inspiring Americans to care for and
protect our natural heritage.
Nisqually River Foundation
Olympia, Washington
Nisqually River Foundation encourages and supports sustainability in the Nisqually watershed
through hands-on habitat restoration projects for
students in local streams and rivers.
Partnership for
Water Conservation
Seattle, Washington
Partnership for Water Conservation works to
achieve measurable water savings that support
communities, provide long-term economic benefits and protect watersheds.
Peninsula College
Foundation
Port Angeles, Washington
The nonprofit Peninsula College Foundation is
dedicated to supporting Peninsula College through
scholarships, faculty and staff grants, program support and cultural events.
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Puget Soundkeeper Alliance
Seattle, Washington
Puget Soundkeeper Alliance works to protect and
preserve Puget Sound by tracking down and stopping the discharge of pollutants into its waters.
Raincoast Conservation
Foundation
Orcas, Washington
Raincoast is a team of conservationists and scientists empowered by research to protect the lands,
waters and wildlife of Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest.
WEST VIRGINIA
Coal River Mountain Watch
Whitesville, West Virginia
Coal River Mountain Watch seeks to stop the
destruction of communities and the environment by mountaintop-removal coal mining, to
improve the quality of life in its local area and to
rebuild sustainable communities.
Friends of Blackwater
Canyon
Port Townsend, Washington
Rivers Without Borders seeks to safeguard the ecological integrity of watersheds in the Alaska-British
Columbia transboundary region.
Charleston, West Virginia
Friends of Blackwater Canyon works to protect
the ecology, landscapes, outdoor recreation and
heritage of the Blackwater Canyon region, and to
promote economic development that maximizes
outdoor recreational opportunities.
Save Our Wild Salmon
OVEC
Rivers Without Borders
Seattle, Washington
Save Our Wild Salmon works to restore abundant
wild salmon to the rivers of the Northwest — particularly the Columbia and Snake rivers — for use
by people and ecosystems.
Sierra Club Cascade Chapter
Seattle, Washington
The Sierra Club Cascade Chapter works to explore,
enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth, and
to practice and promote the responsible use of the
earth’s ecosystems and resources.
Surfrider Foundation Northwest Straits Chapter
Bellingham, Washington
This group is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches through
conservation, activism, research and education.
The Lands Council
Spokane, Washington
The Lands Council safeguards and revitalizes inland Northwest forests, water and wildlife through
advocacy, education, action and community engagement.
The Whale Museum
Friday Harbor, Washington
The Whale Museum promotes stewardship of
whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research.
Wild Fish Conservancy
Northwest
Duvall, Washington
Wild Fish Conservancy works to improve conditions for all of the Pacific Northwest’s wild fish by
conducting research on wild fish populations and
habitats; advocating for better land-use, harvest
and hatchery management; and developing model
restoration projects.
Wildlife Friendly
Enterprise Network
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This group works to protect wildlife in wild places
by certifying enterprises that enable people and
nature to coexist and thrive.
YMCA of Greater Seattle
Seattle, Washington
The YMCA of Greater Seattle empowers students
to take a hands-on role in creating a healthier
environment in their schools, communities and
region while nurturing a respect for diversity
within the natural world.
Huntington, West Virginia
OVEC seeks to improve and preserve the environment through organizing, public education, coalition building, leadership development, strategic
litigation, media outreach and by promoting sustainable alternatives.
SkyTruth
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
SkyTruth motivates and empowers new constituencies for environmental protection by using satellite images to illustrate environmental impacts
and disseminating these pictures to environmental
advocates, media, decision-makers and the public.
West Virginia
Rivers Coalition
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Institute
Madison, Wisconsin
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Institute works to protect public health and natural
resources in Wisconsin by connecting citizens
with the policy-making process through education, advocacy and nonpartisan voter participation
techniques.
WYOMING
biodiversity Conservation
Alliance
Laramie, Wyoming
Conservation Alliance is dedicated to protecting
wildlife and wild places in Wyoming and surrounding states, primarily on public land.
Citizens for the
Wyoming Range
Bondurant, Wyoming
Citizens for the Wyoming Range is a grassroots
group of sportsmen, residents, ranchers, businesspeople, laborers and conservationists working together to permanently protect the Wyoming Range
from oil and gas leasing and development.
Jackson Hole
Wildlife Foundation
Jackson, Wyoming
JHWF promotes ways for the community to live
compatibly with wildlife by reducing roadkill,
removing fences and carrying out the Bear Wise
Community Project.
Keep Yellowstone
Nuclear Free
Jackson, Wyoming
KYNF works to protect the greater Yellowstone
ecosystem and the Jackson Hole valley from radioactive emissions from the Idaho National Laboratory, and to elevate public awareness of the potential threat posed by facilities operating there.
Snake River Fund
Jackson, Wyoming
Snake River Fund promotes stewardship and recreational access to the Snake River watershed in
Wyoming, with an emphasis on partnerships, education and public outreach.
The Wilderness
Society - Wyoming
Lander, Wyoming
The Wilderness Society of Wyoming works to protect public lands in western Wyoming for recreation and wildlife, air and water quality, through
strategic and collaborative partnerships, protective
legislation and public land planning.
in-kind
design
Creative Services — the Patagonia department that produces the company’s catalogs, ads,
tradeshow materials, this booklet and other marketing materials — also donates some of its
time and talents to environmental groups. This year it provided
$5,300 worth of graphic design
and print coordination services
to six nonprofits.
Wyoming Outdoor Council
Lander, Wyoming
Wyoming Outdoor Council helps preserve Wyoming’s treasured landscapes, healthy wildlife populations and clean air and water.
Wyoming Wilderness
Association
Sheridan, Wyoming
The WWA serves the public as a homegrown, activist organization fighting for wilderness and
roadless areas.
Elkins, West Virginia
West Virginia Rivers Coalition works for the conservation and restoration of West Virginia’s rivers
and streams.
West Virginia
Wilderness Coalition
Frankford, West Virginia
West Virginia Wilderness Coalition works to
achieve permanent protection for special places on
public lands in West Virginia.
WISCONSIN
Clean Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Clean Wisconsin works to protect and preserve
Wisconsin’s air and water and to create a cleaner
environment by serving as a leading voice for environmental protection.
Kiap-TU-Wish Chapter
of Trout Unlimited
Hudson, Wisconsin
This group works to protect, reconnect and restore
cold-water fisheries and their watersheds in Wisconsin’s Polk, Pierce and St. Croix counties.
Milwaukee Riverkeeper
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Riverkeeper seeks to protect water
quality and wildlife habitat in local river corridors
and to advocate for sound land use in the three
Milwaukee River basin watersheds.
River Alliance of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
River Alliance of Wisconsin advocates for the protection, enhancement and restoration of Wisconsin’s rivers and watersheds.
The Japan earthquake, which occurred on March 11, 2011, devastated coastal Japan and
caused a host of problems elsewhere in the country — a shortage of electricity among them.
To avoid large-scale blackouts, the government asked businesses served by Tokyo Electric and
Tohoku Electric companies to reduce their usage by 15%. By changing office and store hours,
controlling overtime work, fine-tuning lights, air-conditioners and computers, and adding solar
power, Patagonia Japan was able to cut its consumption by that amount over the previous
year — even with the addition of two new stores, like this one in Chiba. Photo: Takashi Kikuchi
Photos: Page 21 (top, L-R) Megan Parker and Pepin with Working Dogs for Conservation in Montana. (Ethel Murphy); Dave Campbell with The Nature Conservancy in Beijing. (Dave Campbell);
(bottom, L-R) Cadence Reed in Vermont with Post Oil Solutions. (Cadence Reed); Freeport Outlet
employees help Maine Rivers clean up the Crooked River. (Aaron Holmberg); Employees from our
Portland store work with the Forest Park Conservancy. (Erin Kosach). Page 24 Scenes from the
nascent park. Photos: (top, L-R), Tim Davis, Kris Tompkins. (bottom, L-R), Beth Wald, (sunset)
Doug Tompkins, Linde Waidhofer, Henry Tarmy.
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The Latest
from
Patagonia
Books
Released in May 2012, The Responsible Company shows companies
how to thread their way through
economic sea change and slow the
drift toward ecological bankruptcy. Its advice is simple but powerful: reduce your environmental footprint (and its skyrocketing
cost), make legitimate products
that last, reclaim deep knowledge
of your business and its supply
chain to make the most of opportunities in the years to come, and
earn the trust (and business) you’ll
need by treating your workers, customers and communities with respect. The Responsible Company is available at patagonia.com,
amazon.com and powells.com, or
at your local bookstore.
“If you have any doubt
at all that doing right
by the natural world
is good for the bottom line, please, stop
right now, wherever you
are, find a seat, put the
smartphone on mute,
and read this freaking
book….” — Brad Wieners,
Executive Editor, Bloomberg
Businessweek
Join
the Fight
The campaigns and projects described in
this booklet — particularly those implemented by grassroots activists — take guts,
determination and huge amounts of time
and energy. Success doesn’t come easy! We
hope you’re inspired by these stories. But,
more than that, we hope you’ll consider joining the fight for a cleaner, healthier planet.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
• Connect with an environmental group
in your area and volunteer.
• Visit your local Patagonia store and
talk with our staff about the environmental groups they support.
• Search our online database at
patagonia.com/grants.
• Flip back through this book and search
for the websites of groups in your area.
• Learn about the freshwater crisis at
patagonia.com/ourcommonwaters.
• Take the Common Threads pledge at
patagonia.com/commonthreads.
Cover: Patagonia’s Our Common Waters campaign focused
heavily on the Colorado River, which has been over-tapped, overengineered and drained to the point it no longer reaches the sea.
Photo: Enrique R. Aguirre Aves