The Portland Permaculture Guild is an informal group dedicated to permaculture as a system of conscious, sustainable, ecological design. They offer classes, workshops and other activities based on public interest. They often work with other like-minded organizations in the region to promote sustainability education and implementation.
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The Environmental Coalition of South Seattle is an organization that began in 1994. ECOSS works primarily in informing families and businesses about how to save money and the planet by using energy conserving tools. ECOSS works in conservation and prevention when it comes to the Environment. They do this through workshops, residential outreach programs and events. They are specifically educating the bi-lingual population in alternative means of operation in their households or work space. ECOSS works hard to relay earth-friendly information to groups of people that would not ordinarily understand or receive it. They are funded through grants and donations, which their financial records reflect were all used on the organization’s efforts. With numerous success stories in South Seattle, ECOSS is an organization that fits into the “efficiency and conservation wedge because it works hard to help non-English speaking families conserve energy and switch to efficient alternatives.
Organization Type: not-for-profit
(206) 767-0432
According to their website, Facing the Future “is a nonprofit leader whose mission is to create tools for educators that equip and motivate students to develop critical thinking skills, build global awareness and engage in positive solutions for a sustainable future.”
Their mission: To learn about our strategic objectives and the metrics by which we evaluate our success.
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
206-264-1503
As stated on the webpage, “City Repair is an organized group action that educates and inspires communities and individuals to creatively transform the places where they live. City Repair facilitates artistic and ecologically-oriented placemaking through projects that honor the interconnection of human communities and the natural world. The many projects of City Repair have been accomplished by a mostly volunteer staff and thousands of volunteer citizen activists.”
City Repair emphasizes sustainability through localization. With Placemaking as a sustainability strategy, they hope to foster engaged and active relationships between community members and the spaces they inhabit. They assist community members in creating communal and ecologically oriented places through educational or hands-on projects such as Intersection Repair and Village Building Conference.
Other City Repair fields include:
•Urban Planning and Design
•Ecological and Social Sustainability
•Community resource localization
•Nonhierarchical decision-making
•Equality, diversity and peace
•Cultural identity and Bioregionalism
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(503) 235-8946
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South Sound Solar combines 30+ years of energy related experience with free solar workshops to tailor individual needs to consumers seeking to reduce electric demands. They can provide 60-70% of hot water needs, the second largest energy loads today. Current systems repay initial start-up costs within 5-15 years.
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Analysis of South Sound Solar Activities:
South Sound Solar
Organization Type: corporation
(360) 352-7869
This organization’s goal is to increase awareness of climate change, assess its impact, and incorporate the findings into current land management policies. They do this through workshops and seminars for government employees in the parks and services sector.
Organization Type: Government Agency
(206) 732-7809
The NEG is a non-profit of “builders, designers, suppliers, homeowners, and partners concerned with ecological building in the Pacific Northwest.” The guild’s seven chapters organize tours, workshops, and other resources related to sustainable architecture. The Code Innovations Database, produced by the guild in cooperation with Thurston County, is “a clearinghouse of examples of successfully permitted green building, high performance and other innovative design strategies, materials and technologies.”
Mission: The guild’s stated mission is “to support through education the progressive work of our members in the Pacific Northwest in order to improve the relationship between our communities and our built environment.”
Vision: To offer a wide array of sustainable building resources, connect design professionals interested in sustainable systems, and spread awareness of the possibilities for sustainability and green action in architecture and design in the Pacific Northwest.
Organization Type: Not-For-Profit Corporation
(206) 575-2222
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The Nisqually River Council (NRC) describes itself as “a non-regulatory coordination, advocacy, and education organization. The Council seeks to integrate the history, culture, environment, and economy of the watershed into healthy and sustainable future.”
The Nisqually River Foundation is the 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides funding and staffing to support the work of the Nisqually River Council.
Climate Change-Related Activities:
Through the Nisqually River Education Project (NREP), you can learn about and get involved in Tree Planting/Habitat Restoration, become a Stream Steward, join the Student GREEN Congress, and much more.
You can attend regular meetings or join their “Citizens Advisory Committee” to get involved in activities related to carbon stabilization through Forests & Agricultural Soils, such as:
The NRC also offers the Nisqually Building Guide, a voluntary guidelines for Low Impact Architectural Design and Development within the Nisqually Watershed. (Energy Efficiency & Conservation, Decarbonization of Power)
For More Information:
Visit the Nisqually River Council website
Email: info@nisquallyriver.org
Facebook: Nisqually River Council
(360) 438-8715
12501 Yelm Highway SE
Olympia, WA 98513
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(360) 438-8715