Category Archives: Washington

Organizations located or doing work in Washington State.

Washington Conservation Commission

The Washington Conservation Commission leads Washington State residents to us wise stewardship, conservation practices and to protect our soil, water, and other related natural resources by implementation of incentive-based practices where agricultural viability is still intact.

The Washington Conservation Commission works on many programs that work towards their goal. These programs are, Farmland Preservation, Irrigation Efficiencies, Livestock Program, Professional Engineering, Rule Making, Voluntary Stewardship, Water Quality Grants,  The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program: Changing Stream Corridors Throughout Washington (CREP), and Conservation Practices Data System (CPDS).

Organization Type: Government

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Telephone

(360) 407-6200

Address

300 Desmond Drive - Lacey, WA 98503

Washington Conservation Corps (WCC)

From the site: “The Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) is your opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the environmental field. The WCC works year-round to protect and enhance Washington’s natural resources. By becoming a WCC Member, you will work with like-minded people making a difference.”

Organization Type: Government

Website

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Telephone

(360) 407-6946

Address

300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503

The Nature Conservancy in Washington

The Nature Conservancy’s Washington Conservation Science Program works with public and private agencies and institutions and on ecological monitoring, research, conservation planning, and adaptive management to improve conservation.

The Nature Conservancy works on many projects in Washington. On the Washington coast they promote sustainable fisheries, work with conserving the ocean habitat, and perserving forest and rivers. On the Puget Sound they started Farming for Wildlife. Farming for Wildlife is a project to create a sustainable landscape for a agricultural community to thrive in. In Eastern Washington science projects are enacted that conserve critical forests, sage lands and waters that support life.

The Nature Conservancy has other projects in Washington that are not location based. Projects that model of the impact of climate change on Washington’s biodiversity are being researched, along with Collins Projects and conservation planning. The Collins Project is promoting choice stewardship within our agricultural community. Conservation of biodiversity is attained by identifying critical lands and waters in Washington and working to conserve those areas.

Organization Type: Non-profit Orginization

Website

Telephone

(206) 343-4345

Address

The Nature Conservancy in Washington 1917 1st Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 USA

Sustainable Seattle

Mission statement:Sustainable Seattle’s mission is to bring together individuals, organizations, and businesses in the greater Seattle area to build a sustainable future through innovation, education and on-the-ground projects.

Sustainable Seattle’s strategies include working within Communities, the Government and Businesses to achieve sustainability in Seattle.  They employ technology and policy as well as hands-on work.

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Telephone

(206) 622-3522

Address

999 N. Northlake Way
 Seattle, WA 98103

SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel

SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel is a used cooking oil collection company. They recycle used cooking oils throughout Oregon and produce biodiesel. They have many refueling stations around Portland and Seattle, but none in between.

Organization Type: For-Profit Company

Website

Telephone

(800) 447-3794

Address

10111 NE 6th Dr Portland, Oregon 97211

Surfrider Foundation – South Sound Washington Chapter

According to the Surfrider Foundation webpage, their mission “is the protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network.”

Through educational, campaign and program initiatives, the many chapters of the Surfrider Foundation operate to protect our oceans waves and beaches.

Surfrider Foundation’s South Sound Chapter includes Tacoma, Gig Harbor and the southern Puget Sound region.

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2522 N Proctor PMB 390 Tacoma WA 98406-5338

Tilth Producers of Washington

From their website: Tilth Producers promotes ecologically sound, economically viable and socially equitable farming practices that improve the health of our communities and natural environment.

Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation

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Telephone

(206) 632-7506

Address

Good Shepherd Center 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N #305 Seattle WA 98103

Mountains to Sound Greenway

Mission: The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust leads and inspires action to conserve and enhance the landscape from Seattle across the Cascade Mountains to Central Washington, ensuring a long-term balance between people and nature.”

Vision: “An iconic 1.5 million-acre landscape that conserves a healthy and sustainable relationship between land and people by balancing built and natural environments. A landscape providing places for nature and wildlife, for outdoor recreation and education, for working forests and local agricultural production, while embracing vibrant urban areas with strong economies.  A landscape supported by a broad cross-section of society, working together as an effective coalition to preserve this heritage for future generations.”

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Telephone

(206) 382-5565

Address

911 Western Ave, suite 203, Seattle, WA, 98104

Surfrider Foundation – Outer Coast Washington Chapter

According to the Surfrider Foundation webpage, their mission “is the protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network.”

Through educational, campaign and program initiatives, the many chapters of the Surfrider Foundation operate to protect our oceans waves and beaches.

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PO Box 98 Grayland, WA 98547

Surfrider Foundation – Olympic Peninsula Chapter

According to the Surfrider Foundation webpage, their mission “is the protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network.”

Through educational, campaign and program initiatives, the many chapters of the Surfrider Foundation operate to protect our oceans waves and beaches.

For updates on the Olympic Peninsula Chapter (OPC) visit their blog.

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P.O. Box 759 Port Angeles WA 98362