Feeling daunted by climate change? Looking for ways to help your local community? Here are some organizations to help you get started!
So many groups across the Bay Area are already doing the work -- providing information, opportunities, and assistance to portions of the environment that need our support. These are just some of the great local organizations that are worth taking a look at:
- 350 Bay Area, opens a new window: Aims to eliminate carbon pollution and achieve a clean energy future with racial, economic, and environmental justice
- Acterra, opens a new window: Creates local solutions for a healthy planet
- Amah Mutsun Land Trust, opens a new window: Seeks to, among other things, conserve and protect sacred and culturally sensitive sites
- Friends of the Urban Forest, opens a new window: Committed to revitalizing San Francisco's urban forest, building community, and taking a local leadership role in mitigating global environmental problems
- Green Foothills, opens a new window: Aims to protect the open space, farmland, and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
- Peninsula Open Space Trust, opens a new window: Aims to protect open space on the Peninsula and the South Bay
- Save The Bay, opens a new window: Aims to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay
- Sierra Club - San Francisco Bay Chapter, opens a new window: Promotes the exploration, enjoyment, and protection of the environment
