Green Organizations

Sustainable Northwest believes a healthy economy, environment, and community are indivisible, and that all are strengthened by wise partnerships, policies, and investments.

We work at the radical middle of economy, environment, and community. Successfully bringing local interests together to pioneer balanced community-driven solutions in the face of change and conflict requires extraordinary patience, grit, and commitment.

Our Programs

Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy for all Oregonians.

Founded in 1974, Oregon Wild (formerly the Oregon Natural Resources Council or ONRC) has been instrumental in securing permanent legislative protection for some of Oregon's most precious landscapes, including nearly 1.7 million acres of Wilderness, 95,000 acres of forests in Bull Run/Little Sandy watersheds (to safeguard the quality of Portland's water supply) and almost 1,800 miles of Wild & Scenic Rivers.

League of Conservation Voters works to turn environmental values into national, state and local priorities.

LCV, in collaboration with our state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who will champion our priority issues.

Please become part of our action and mission.

Remarkably, the Chicago metropolitan area contains some of Illinois’ largest and best remnants of our native eco-systems. That’s where the volunteers of North Branch Restoration Project come in, gathering at scheduled sites to restore health to our local Forest Preserves by cutting brush, pulling weeds, gathering and sowing seeds.

By removing introduced weeds and invasive brush, we reduce competition that threatens native plants.

Collecting and scattering seeds of native species, we restore the grasses and wildflowers to places where they’ve died out.

The Walter S. Mander Foundation provides grants to support local Chicagoland food sustainability programs, such as Forefront’s Mission Sustainability Initiative, Fresh Taste, Windy City Harvest, and Advocates for Urban Agriculture’s Ward Ambassador program.

The Mander Foundation makes grants primarily in five areas, all related to the interests of the late Mr. Mander.

Grants support:

Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is part of a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members in over 150 countries, which links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.

A non-profit, member-supported association, Slow Food was founded in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life; the disappearance of local food traditions; and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes, and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

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Our mission at The GrowHaus is to create a Denver community-driven, neighborhood-based food system by serving as a local hub for sustainable food distribution, production, and education.

~ SOME OF WHAT WE DO ~

FOOD PRODUCTION
Our growing operations include innovative, sustainable, and community-oriented urban farms - including a hydroponic farm, an aquaponics farm, a mushroom farm, and a seedling start nursery.

Want to see the farms yourself? Sign up online for one of our weekly tours.

The stakeholders of The Colorado Center for Renewable Energy Economic Development (CREED) act as a hub of knowledge for the clean tech ecosystem and provide support for market emerging clean technologies. Our support includes classes, workspaces, networking opportunities, and more.

If you are a clean or energy efficiency innovator or entrepreneur, visit our site and contact us to utilize the resources we offer: