Category Archives: Environment

Committee for Green Foothills

Committee for Green Foothills

In 1962, a handful of citizens and activists founded Committee for Green Foothills to save the Peninsula foothills from sprawling development. Our founders knew that through carelessness, indifference, and poor planning our natural heritage — the hills, forests, creeks, wetlands …
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Conservatory of Flowers

Conservatory of Flowers

Mission Our mission is to cultivate, conserve, and interpret a distinctive tropical collection of flowers and plants through an outstanding visitor experience that educates and connects people to plants and their importance to our planet.

Canopy – Trees for Palo Alto

Canopy - Trees for Palo Alto

Canopy’s work is accomplished by a diverse range of dedicated volunteers, board members, and supporters as well as a small staff of three. Our work is rooted in the community and involves residents of all ages in a variety of …
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Breathe California

Breathe California

OUR MISSION As the local lung health leader, Breathe California of the Bay Area fights lung disease in all its forms and works with its communities to promote lung health. OUR VISION Healthy Lungs in a Healthy Environment TAGLINE “The …
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Berkeley Path Wanderers Association

Berkeley Path Wanderers Association

Berkeley Path Wanderers Association (BPWA) is a grassroots volunteer group of community members who have come together to increase public awareness of the City of Berkeley’s pathways. BPWA hopes to accomplish this goal through volunteer-led path walks; identification and accurate …
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Berkeley Partners for Parks

Berkeley Partners for Parks

Berkeley Partners for Parks (BPFP) is a citywide nonprofit organization working for citizen support of parks, public recreation, open space, paths, greenways, community gardens, and environmental restoration in Berkeley, California.

Benetech

Benetech

We develop technology that truly helps to change the world. No matter what your professional background or area of expertise there are several exciting ways (both virtual and in-house) to engage with Benetech’s work as a volunteer. We are currently …
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Bay Area Ridge Trail

Bay Area Ridge Trail

Volunteers are key to fulfilling the Council’s mission to build the Ridge Trail, and we welcome your help. There are many opportunities to volunteer, ranging from a day of trail building or maintenance, to sustained work on a County Committee …
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Point Reyes National Seashore Habitat Restoration

National Park Service - California

The Habitat Restoration Volunteer Program at Point Reyes National Seashore was created to inform the public about the great biological diversity that exists here and to include the public into our efforts at preserving it. We believe it crucial that …
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Planet Drum Foundation

Planet Drum Foundation

Planet Drum Foundation Mission Statement: To promote awareness of sustainable strategies for human inhabitation of the earth based on the bioregions where people live. We seek to enhance the intimate connection with life-places by spreading the ideas and activities of …
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