The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s focus is on the conservation and protection of the Columbia River Estuary. They are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Their Strategies include Habitat Restoration, Monitoring and Education.
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(503) 226-1565
The Northwest Environmental Defense Center is based in Oregon and is dedicated to preservation and promotes sustainable agriculture. “NEDC students currently work as members of one or more of our project groups, including: Lands and Wildlife, Water, Air, and Sustainable Agriculture”. Their ongoing projects include air quality patrolling to ensure no violations of current air standards take place, sustainable land use and raising awareness on sustainable food operations, and many other practices.
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(503) 768-6673
“Founded in 1968, Oregon Environmental Council is a nonprofit, non-partisan, membership-based organization. The Oregon Environmental Council advances innovative, collaborative solutions to Oregon’s environmental challenges for today and future generations.” The Oregon Environmental Council works for clean air and water, a healthy climate, an unpolluted landscape and sustainable food and farms
Organization Type:
(503) 222-1963
According to their website “RNP’s mission is to promote the implementation of environmentally responsible renewable resources, such as wind, solar and geothermal, in the Northwest.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(503) 223-4544
“Green Empowerment provides villages in the developing world access to clean water, electricity through renewable energy, and sustainable solutions” Green Empowerment’s end goal is to help create a sustainable world with clean water, renewable energy and a healthy environment. Green empowerment has projects in 8 countries and have delivered water to the homes of 10,416 people.
Organization Type:
(503) 284-5774
Their website says, “North Coast Land Conservancy has been working since 1986 to conserve and connect the landscape of the North Oregon Coast. We work to ensure that this extraordinary region is a place where healthy communities of people, plants and wildlife can all thrive.”
Mission: The North Coast Land Conservancy will serve as a resource for Northwestern Oregon coastal communities and landowners to conserve and protect land in perpetuity for its ecological and cultural values.
Organization Type: Non-government organization
(503) 738-9126
Mission statement: Ecotrust’s mission is to inspire fresh thinking that creates economic opportunity, social equity and environmental wellbeing. Our goal is to foster a natural model of development that creates more resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems here and around the world.
Ecotrust believes in radical transformation of current institutions and the current ways of living that are unsustainable. Their initiatives include:
•Consulting
•Fisheries
•Food and Farms
•Forests and Ecosystems Services
•Knowledge Systems
•Marine Consulting Initiatives
•Indigenous Affairs Program
•Natural Capital Fund
•Whole Watershed Restoration Initiative
Organization Type:
(503) 327-6225
Columbia Biogas is a Portland, Oregon based company planning to construct a biogas production facility to convert local food waste into biogas. By building the biogas facility in the midst of a city well known for its multitude of diverse cuisines, they’re establishing convenient networks to transfer food-waste from post-consumer to its final resting place: the digester in the biogas production facility.
Organization Type: For-Profit
1(503) 914-4630
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
Not indicated on website
According to their website “The Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI), based at Oregon State University (OSU), is a network of over 100 researchers at OSU, the University of Oregon, Portland State University, Southern Oregon University, and affiliated federal and state labs. In 2007, the Oregon state legislature created OCCRI and tasked it with: fostering climate change research among faculty of the Oregon University System (OUS); serving as a clearinghouse for climate information; and providing climate change information to the public in an easily understandable form.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(541) 737-5705