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Green Action

Chicago Gateway Green is a not-for-profit public-private partnership dedicated to greening and beautifying Chicago’s gateways and expressways through landscape enhancement, litter and graffiti removal and the installation of public art.

We're already planted over 80,000 shrubs in 100 gardens over 150 acres of roadside landscape.

SHARE OUR VISION?

We can achieve more together. Greening is hard, serious work – but we make sure to celebrate and have some fun along the way.

Get involved today by volunteering or sponsoring one of our expressway gardens.

At Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), our mission is to organize for environmental justice in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago and achieve self-determination for immigrant, low-income, and working-class families.

Building upon our successful clean power, public transit, and open space campaigns, LVEJO remains committed to organizing with those most impacted by industrialization and climate change.

"The Big Blue & You" is a non-profit organization in South Florida that provides a GLOBAL PLATFORM for our young generation to CREATIVELY EXPRESS their passion for the ocean and help find solutions that will aid our precious oceans' survival.

We're dedicated to inspiring and educating youth about OCEAN conservation thru ARTS and MEDIA. We believe YOUTH are the leaders of TODAY.

We also organize the ARTSEA festival every year in Miami to increase awareness of the current state of the environment and to inspire youth to go for their dreams.

The Denver Permaculture Guild is a membership-based nonprofit working to build a more just, resilient, and ecologically robust city. We provide permaculture classes, advocate for a regenerative Denver, and foster the development of sustainable businesses and interdependent, hyper-local communities.

Permaculture is the quest for a permanent human culture, one not in debt to non-renewable resources and constant growth. Every action of our guild therefore strives to establish stable and regenerative human habitats that enrich and heal the greater environment.

Hill Country Conservancy marshals resources to preserve Hill Country's natural areas, aquifers and springs, rivers and streams, farms and ranches, and rural heritage. Some current projects:

VIOLET CROWN TRAIL

The Violet Crown Trail began as a vision in 1999 to create the first regional trail system in Central Texas. After years of strategic land acquisition and planning, the first six-mile segment is now open.

EPIC

The Evanston Ecology Center serves as a focal point for environmental education and volunteerism in Evanston and the surrounding community. We offer educational programs that foster a greater appreciation, awareness and knowledge of the environment.

Offerings include natural history classes in areas such as plant identification and animal study, summer camps that engage kids in environmentally focused outdoor activities, community gardening and our sustainable Tiny House.

Some of our other initiatives:

The Miami Group of The Sierra Club

Our mission is to enjoy and protect the natural places in South Florida, to teach others to understand and respect the fragile environment in which we live, and to practice and promote the responsible use of South Florida's ecosystems and resources.

The fight to save Earth is never over. There are always new projects and proposals that threaten the delicate balance of nature.

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) connects the general public with stewardship projects in trail construction and maintenance, invasive species management, habitat restoration, gardening and planting, forestry management, flood and fire restoration, and more. Every year, we rely on thousands of people just like you to provide a volunteer workforce for essential environmental projects.

Sierra Club, Massachuetts Chapter

With more than 23,000 members, the Massachusetts Chapter of The Sierra Club is currently organized into a set of geographic groups and special interest ad hoc committees. Attending the meetings of a local group or an interesting committee is a great way to get more involved! Everyone is welcome.

The Sierra Club also offers educational outdoor experiences to Boston-area youth, with programming that is enriched by the contributions of volunteers.

Chapter Office
50 Federal Street
3rd Floor
Boston MA 02110
(617) 423-5775

Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM) is an all-volunteer conservation project dedicated to the protection of migratory birds through rescue, advocacy and outreach. We work to protect and recover migratory birds that are killed and injured in the downtown Chicago area each spring and fall migration—and we need your help.

Participate in bird rescue, bird transport, public outreach, or fundraising. Previous experience with birds is not required. All that you need is a sincere desire to help birds that have come into harm's way.

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