Local Organizations

The Austin Vegan & Vegetarian Association is Austin's longest-serving family-friendly social and educational vegetarian group, active in promoting vegetarianism in Austin since 1996.

We're here to share community and to make it easier for new people to find out about vegan and vegetarian resources, businesses, and activities in Austin.

POTLUCKS

The Austin Community Design & Development Center (ACDDC) creates affordable living opportunities through community-engaged design. We envision inclusive and sustainable neighborhoods achieved through an empowered community, a nurturing built environment, and supportive policy and regulation.

INTEGRATED GREEN DESIGN

Our LEED accredited staff works with owners, developers, and consultants to facilitate an integrated sustainable design process.

ENGAGEMENT AND FACILITATION

Established in 1971, the Chicago Audubon Society is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with approximately 4,000 members in the metropolitan area.

Your local membership will greatly assist with the Chicago Chapter's efforts to educate the public, protect habitat, and continually bring attention to the vital cause of environmental awareness. Membership in the Chicago Chapter is separate from membership in the National Audubon Society.

A private non-profit organization, The Institute for Regional Conservation is dedicated to the protection, restoration, and long-term management of biodiversity on a regional basis, and to the prevention of regional extinctions of rare plants, animals and ecosystems.

Keep Denver Beautiful, a program of Denver’s Solid Waste Management, enhances our city by addressing problems of graffiti and litter through volunteer projects and educational programs.

From major projects such as the Great American Cleanup to furnishing a few trash bags for informal alley cleanups, Keep Denver Beautiful strives to give you the support you want by coordinating the efforts of neighborhood residents, volunteer groups and Solid Waste Management.

~ OPPORTUNITIES WITH KEEP DENVER BEAUTIFUL ~

BikeDenver’s mission is to provide all in Denver with the opportunity to bike safely and conveniently. We compile and share bike lane data to help improve street design and code enforcement, teach families how to get to school safely, help businesses add bike racks, hold regular Group Rides and teach Urban Commuter Classes.

Zero Waste San Diego’s mission is to create, promote and implement programs that:

Maximize management and conservation of resources
Reduce “waste”-related greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming
Educate and persuade citizens, businesses, and governments in the San Diego County region to adopt a zero-waste philosophy
Provide ideas and guidance through the process of making and implementing Zero Waste plans in our region

PLANT. GROW. LEARN.

Our mission at TreeFolks is to empower Central Texans to build stronger and greener communities by planting and caring for trees.

We’ve already engaged thousands of volunteers to plant more than 2.5 million trees in Central Texas, and we invite you to join us in creating a healthier environment and enhancing our quality of life.

COMMUNITY BUILDING
TreeFolks engages thousands of volunteers and community groups to plant trees in public parks, preserves, and school yards.