Category Archives: Preservation

Organizations working to preserve natural resources in order to make a positive impact on climate change. For example, preserving forested land facilitates carbon capture.

Friends of Living Waters (FLOW)

Mission: To provide legal oversight, monitoring and public education to protect Oregon Waters from pollution and development.

“FLOW was formed in 2002 to help protect and restore Oregon’s waters.  We understand and develop the need for increased grassroots activist organizing and public participation concerning river and water issues is needed in Oregon due to the magnitude and range of pollution and development threats. Volunteers lead the organization and do the legal, conservation and outreach work.”

FLOW is a grassroots organization committing extraordinary time and effort to their work and volunteerism.

Organization Type: Non-government Organization

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FLOW, P.O. Box 2478,Grants Pass, OR 97528

Pacific Northwest Salmon Center: Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group

According to their website, the Pacific Northwest Salmon Center’s mission is “to perpetuate and enhance the genetic diversity and stocks of Wild Salmon in Hood Canal through the protection and restoration of salmon habitat, stewardship and research for watershed and marine ecosystems, community education and outreach, and any other means appropriate.”

Organization Type: Non-Government Organization

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(360) 275-3575

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PO Box 2169, 600 NE Roessel Road, Belfair, WA 98528

Protect the Peninsula’s Future

Protect the Peninsula’s Future is a nonprofit public benefit corporation registered in Washington State.  Since 1973 they have worked to enhance the quality of life for citizens of the North Olympic Peninsula.

 

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit

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Protect The Peninsula's Future, P.O. Box 1677 Sequim, WA 98382

The Alliance for Tompotika Conservation

According to their website, “The Alliance for Tompotika Conservation (“AlTo”) is dedicated to conserving the unparalleled natural and cultural heritage of the lands and waters surrounding Mt. Tompotika, Sulawesi, Indonesia–one of the Earth’s most critical centers of biodiversity. Effective, innovative, and efficient, AlTo protects endangered species, tropical rainforests, and coral reefs while promoting the dignity and self-sufficiency of local communities in a changing world. In Tompotika and everywhere, AlTo believes that the quality of our human lives is bound up to the health of our natural environment and our relationships to it.”

Organization Type: Non-Governmental Organization

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(206) 463-7720

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21416 86th Ave SW 
Vashon,
 WA, 98070-6717

Ecoadapt

According the their website, “EcoAdapt, founded by a team of some of the earliest adaptation thinkers and practitioners in the field, has one goal – creating a robust future in the face of climate change. We bring together diverse players in the conservation, policy, science, and development communities to reshape conservation and resource management in response to rapid climate change.”

 

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(206) 201-3834

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P.O. Box 11195 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Pacific Environment

According to their web page “Pacific Environment protects the living environment of the Pacific Rim. We have partnered with local and indigenous communities in Russia, China, California, and the Alaskan Arctic for more than two decades. We believe that long term environmental and social progress originates from strengthening local communities and grassroots movements, complemented with sophisticated policy advocacy at international finance and governance institutions.

We mentor, train, campaign, build networks, and provide direct financial support to activist leaders and non-governmental organizations to help them protect their communities from environmental and health threats and hold international governments, corporations, and financing institutions accountable for their policies and actions.

Together with our partners, we’ve shielded tens of thousands of acres of old growth forest; won protections for endangered species; forced oil, gas, mining, and timber companies to heed local concerns; closed polluting factories along rivers; and changed the way some of the world’s most powerful financial institutions work.”

Organization Type: Non-Government Organization

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(415) 399-8850

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251 Kearny St, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108-4530, USA

The Calapooia Watershed Council

According to their website, “The Calapooia Watershed Council (CWC) was created by residents of the watershed in 1999, and is a community organization that promotes voluntary actions to improve the health of the watershed.   The Council was originally formed due to initial concerns of agriculture regulations and the listing of threatened fish species, namely spring Chinook and winter steelhead.  The activities of the Council are guided by bylaws, articles of incorporation, policies, and its mission statement.”

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(541) 466-3493

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P.O. Box 844 Brownsville, OR 97327

Advocates for the west

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Advocates for the West is a non-profit environmental law group whose mission is to use law and science to restore streams and watersheds, protect public lands and wildlife, and ensure sustainable communities in Idaho and other western states.”

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(208) 342-7024

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Street address: P.O. Box 1612 Boise, ID 83701

Tribal Climate Change Project

The Tribal Climate Change Project is a collaborative project between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station. The project focuses on understanding needs and opportunities for tribes in addressing climate change, examining the government-to-government relationship in a climate context and exploring the role of traditional knowledge in climate change studies, assessments and plans.

This project is part of the USDA Forest Service 2010 Coordinated Approach to Tribal Climate Change Research. Other Forest Service Research Stations engaged in this type of research include the  Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station and the Forest Service Northern Research Station.

Organization Type: Government Agency

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(541) 346-5777

Community Power Works

From their website: Community Power Works is an innovative pilot program testing new models for energy efficiency in the residential, commercial, and institutional sectors. We are developing and testing clean energy innovation through a series of robust public-private partnerships. Community Power Works is working with contractors, homeowners, and businesses to grow the clean energy economy.

Organization Type: For-Profit Corporation

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(206) 449-1170

Address

1927 3rd Avenue Seattle, WA 98101