Organizations whose work and missions we support:
(alphabetically)
Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters (BACH) • Educating and building support in the SF Bay Area and other urban areas for the preservation of a biologically viable redwood forest. http://www.headwaterspreserve.org
Colorado Tree Coalition (CTC) – Leading Colorado’s efforts to preserve, renew and enhance community forests. http://www.coloradotrees.org
Defenders of Wildlife – Dedicated to the preservation of all wild animals and native plants in their natural community. Working to save imperiled wildlife since 1947. http://www.defenders.org
Earth Island Institute is a non-profit, public interest, membership organization supporting people who protect our shared planet. For 25 years, EII has been a hub for grassroots campaigns dedicated to conserving, preserving, and restoring the ecosystems on which we depend. http://www.earthisland.org
Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) – Grassroots non-profit organization working to protect endangered species and forest ecosystems on California’s North Coast. http://www.WildCalifornia.org
Forestry Degree.net is a resource guide to forestry as a profession with articles, blog posts and list of accredited forestry degree programs: http://forestrydegree.net
Forests Forever • Since 1989, Forests Forever defends and restore California’s 17 million acres of diverse woodland ecosystems. http://www.ForestsForever.org
Friends of the Urban Forest – promotes a larger, healthier urban forest as part of San Francisco’s green infrastructure through community planting, tree care, education, and advocacy. http://www.fuf.net
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF) is an award-winning international nonprofit charity dedicated to planting fruitful trees and plants to alleviate world hunger, combat global warming, strengthen communities, and improve the surrounding air, soil, and water. http://www.ftpf.org
Greenpeace – an independent, campaigning organization that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and force solutions essential to a green and peaceful future. http://www.Greenpeace.org
Million Trees blog – informing the San Francisco Bay Area of the imminent destruction of trees. “We like all trees and don’t like to see any healthy tree destroyed…” Excellent source for facts, not myths, about eucalyptus trees you likely don’t know. http://www.milliontrees.me
New Leaf Paper – Leading the notoriously polluting paper industry in the development and distribution of environmentally friendlier printing and office papers, many with 100% post-consumer recycled content. www.NewLeafPaper.com
National Resources Defense Council – Working to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life — air, land and water — to defend endangered natural places, establish sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth as central ethical imperatives of human society. http://www.NRDC.org
Organic Consumers Association – Grassroots non-profit, public interest org campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability on crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children’s health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability. Promoting the views and interests of the estimated 76 million organic and socially responsible American consumers. http://www.organicconsumers.org
Rainforest Action Network – campaigns for forests, their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life by transforming the global marketplace through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action. http://www.ran.org
Rancho Raccoon – Helping wildlife stay wild, healthy and free! http://www.RanchoRaccoon.org
Sudden Oak Life – Observations on oak health, tree care, organic farming, gardening, forest decline, acid rain, climate change, Gaia by Dr. Lee Klinger www.SuddenOakLife.org
Treeblogging.com aggregates tree and forest related content from around the world. If you blog about about trees, they’d love to hear from you! http://treeblogging.com
TreePeople – Inspires, engages and supports people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment: training and supporting communities to plant and care for tree, educating schoolchildren and adults about environmental issues, show sustainable solutions to urban ecosystem problems. http://www.TreePeople.org
Vision Magazine – A holistic and green community resource featuring educating, informative and inspiring articles for conscious living: http://www.visionmagazine.com
The Wilderness Society – protecting wilderness and inspire Americans to care for our wild places. Since its founding in 1935, The Wilderness Society has led the effort to permanently protect as designated wilderness almost 110 million acres in 44 states. http://www.wilderness.org