According to their website “Solar Washington is a nonprofit organization composed of people, companies, programs and organizations working to advance the solar industry in our state. It offers volunteer and job opporunities, as well as links to many local organizations.”
Organization Type: Non-Profit Organization
No phone number found
Skagit Conservation District is a legal subdivision of the Washington State government and is dedicated to maintaining renewable resources.
Their work includes:
Protection and improvement of surface and groundwater quality
Watershed planning and implementation
Riparian restoration and enhancement
Forest Stewardship
Community wildfire prevention and protection
Fish and wildlife habitat enhancement
Conservation education
Organization Type: Government Agency
(360) 428-4313
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
Save Habitat and Diversity of Wetlands, or SHADOW, is a nonprofit organization that works to save wetlands and forests in Western Washington. Founded in 2000, they have served 2,000 people with their preservation and educational efforts. SHADOW’s main concern is to preserve the 5,000 year old Shadow Lake Bog, which is a peat bog located in King County. Shadow Lake Bog stores more carbon than it releases, which makes SHADOW fit into the natural sequestration wedge. Not only is preservation of this bog so important because of the containment of carbon, but also because Shadow Lake Bog is home to many animals and vegetation that are on the verge of extinction. SHADOW also works to restore the health of the Watershed and offers educational tours to inspire students to help preserve their own habitats. In 2011, SHADOW removed a stream barrier and put a bridge in its place for safe and easy access to the bog for students and restoration volunteers. All in all, SHADOW is an honest organization that only has one full-time employee and their financial records are consistent with that.
Organization Type:
(425) 432-4914
According to their website, “Community Energy Solutions is a Bainbridge Island based non-profit organization. We see our country’s economic, energy and climate challenges as opportunities for positive change at the local level. Empowering communities is our key to creating meaningful change. We do this by: creating local community-based renewable energy and energy efficiency projects; providing education about efficiency and renewable energy; helping communities to discover opportunities to reduce their carbon footprint; and engaging public agencies, businesses, individuals and students to raise awareness on energy consumption and its impact.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(206) 261-5259
Description of Organization: Cascadia Green Building council works with PNW policymakers to pass legislation that puts green construction on par (financially) with more traditional construction and design practices, and to educate the public about sustainable building design.
Mission: “We help set the global vision for the transformation toward true sustainability, even as we support the place-based solutions that will bring us to the future we hope for, not the tomorrow we fear.”
Organization Type:
(206) 223-2028
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
According to their website, “Washington Forest Protection Association (WFPA) is a trade association representing private forest landowners in Washington State. WFPA members are committed to advancing sustainable forestry in Washington State to provide forest products and environmental benefits for the public.”
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Organization
(360) 352-1500
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
From their website: Washington Conservation Voters is the statewide political voice for the environment. We work to elect environmentally responsible candidates to state and local offices. Working with our allies in the community, we advocate for strong environmental policies and hold our elected officials accountable during the legislative session. Through our political work we are strengthening laws that safeguard the health of our communities, the beauty of our state and our economic future.
Organization Type: Non-Government Organization