New York State Conservation Organizations

Adirondack Ecological Center, SUNY-ESF
Adirondack Park Agency Geographical Information System
Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment - information regarding pollution issues in and around the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and describes environmental restoration projects.
Algonquin to Adirondacks Conservation Initiative (A2A) - dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of the lands between Algonquin Provincial Park, ON and Adirondack State Park, NY.
Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation - official site of this home to fish and marine creatures including beluga whales, sharks, walruses, and dolphins.
ARROW: Astoria Residents Reclaiming Our World - community based volunteer organization dedicated to improving the environment of its neighborhood through the creation of a community garden.
Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks
Audubon in New York@
Baykeeper - works to protect, preserve, and restore the ecological integrity and productivity of the Hudson/Raritan Estuary, its tributaries, and watershed.
Bronx Council for Environmental Quality - works to insure clean air and water, opposes habitat destruction, and promotes preservation of nature.
Catskill Center - member-supported, not-for-profit regional conservation and advocacy organization serving the six-county Catskill Mountain region of New York State.
Center for Environmental Information - promoting understanding, communication and action on local issues and the global climate change crisis.
Centers for Nature Education - nonprofit environmental education organization devoted to increasing awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the natural environment.
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy - mission is to preserve and enhance the water quality and ecological health of the lakes, streams, and watersheds of the Chautauqua region.
Citizens for a Green North Tonawanda - grassroots group supporting protection of wetlands through preservation and environmental education.
Citizens for Sustainable Growth - promoting grassroots action to stop the Ginsburg Development Corporations Hillpoint Cluster Division development.
Clean Ocean Action - coalition working to improve the degraded quality of the marine waters off the New Jersey/New York coast.
Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc. - promotes and fosters understanding and stewardship of coastal ecosystems through research and education.
Council on the Environment of New York City, The - privately funded citizens organization in the Mayor's office, promoting environmental awareness programs, recycling, community gardens, and farmers markets.
Eagle Institute, The - conservation organization offering educational programs, guided habitat trips, volunteer monitoring, and data collection opportunities.
Earth Celebrations - collaborating with the Lower East Side gardeners of NYC to preserve their network of over 50 magnificent community gardens from destruction by proposed development plans.
Environmental Advocates - serves a watchdog and advocate on state environmental issue.
Environmental Defense Fund@
Federated Conservationists of Westchester County, Inc. - protecting and preserving the natural and historic resources of the New York metropolitan region.
Finger Lakes Land Trust - includes news, events, and information on local wetlands.
Fire Island Ecology Coalition - promotes environmental protection and informed discussion of the local environment.
Forest Owner's Association (NYFOA) - non-profit organization of landowners interested in forest stewardship: sustainable harvesting, wildlife, recreation and aesthetics.
Friends of Jerome Park Reservoir - formed to stop the building of a water filtration project in the Jerome Park Reservoir.
Friends of the Croton Watershed - devoted to improving New York City's watershed through environmentally sound alternatives to filtration.
Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation - a neighborhood preservation, not-for-profit, group dedicated to revitalization of the Gowanus Canal area in South Brooklyn.
GIS Clearinghouse
Green Guerrillas - dedicated to helping neighborhoods create and maintain community gardens.
Harlem Environmental Access Project - using computers to raise the environmental awareness of local school children, and to empower them to take action and find solutions to local and global environmental issues.
Harlem Environmental Impact Project, Inc. - environmental "watch dog" organization.
Herpetological Society - a tax-exempt, non-profit organization open to anyone interested in the study, care, and conservation of wildlife in general and of reptiles and amphibians in particular.
Inform, Inc. - identifies practical ways of living and doing business that are environmentally sustainable. Programs in sustainable products and practices, chemical hazards prevention, and sustainable transportation.
Institute for Development Anthropology (IDA) - non-profit, non-governmental organization with a mission to promote environmentally sustainable development.
Leadership for Environment and Development Program (LEAD) - chooses associates from five sectors of society and puts them through a twoyear training program.
League of Conservation Voters - the nonpartisan political arm of New York's environmental community, challenges elected officials, candidates and voters to make environmental protection an electoral priority.
Long House Reserve - reflects founder Jack Larsen's professional interests and desire to encourage creativity in gardening and living with art.
Long Island Sound Foundation - information resource for individuals and organizations concerned about Long Island Sound.
Mohonk Preserve - member-supported nature preserve dedicated to protecting over 6000 acres of the Shawangunk Mountains.
Mothers & Others - born out of concern that children were being exposed to unsafe pesticide levels in the food supply.
Natural Resources Protective Association - consortium of conservation groups, yacht clubs, sportsmen clubs, environmental groups, and concerned citizens dedicated to the protection of the marine environment of Raritan Bay, and Lower New York Harbor.
Natural Heritage Program
New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) - primarily focused on environmental preservation, consumer protection, government reform and public health issues.
GAP Analysis: (also includes a good links page)
Open Space Preservation Committee - dedicated to preserving the rural charm of the area.
Peconic Land Trust - working with landowners to protect scenic vistas, water quality, and productive farmland on eastern Long Island.
Pfeiffer Center - non-profit offering part time training in biodynamic agriculture, workshops and seminars in biodynamics, gardening, beekeeeping, and education.
Pocantico Fund - works with local volunteers to make stream improvements, to reduce environmental impacts on the Pocantico, and to pass regulations that will insure its future health.
Preserve & Protect - dedicated to historic and environmental protection in the city.
Rainforest Foundation International, The - supports indigenous peoples and traditional populations of the rainforest in their efforts to protect and manage their environment and collective rights.
Riverkeeper - citizens taking care of the Hudson River.
Rural Water Association - promoting the formation, improvement, and sound operation of rural water, wastewater, and solid waste systems throughout the state.
Sane Aviation For Everyone (SAFE) - to save the neighborhoods of the greater metro area from the devastation of aircraft-generated noise and other pollutants.
Save Our Seashore, Inc. - Learn what's been done and what you can do to preserve this precious asset.
Save the Crows - citizen group concerned for the well being of flocks of crows that nightly roost in cities all over North America over the winter months.
Save the Peconic Bays - reserving the bays and estuaries of the East End of Long Island, New York.
Save the Sound - non-profit organization dedicated to saving Long Island Sound.
Saw Mill River Audubon Society - offering eight sanctuaries, free field trips and public programs and classroom and field trips for schools.
Schenectady Environmental Advisory Council (SCEAC) - citizens organization created by the County Legislature to promote awareness, beneficial development, and preservation of the County's environmental resources.
Sierra Club New York City Group
Soundkeeper - dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the biological, physical, and chemical integrity of Long Island Sound and its watershed.
STAR Foundation - Stand for Truth about Radiation is concerned about the effect of nuclear radiation in general and the contamination at Brookhaven National Laboratory in particular.
State Council On Waterways (SCOW) - non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of New York's natural and man-made waterways.
Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary - oldest National Audubon Society Bird Sanctuary offers a wide variety of nature programs.
WasteMatch - working to reduce waste disposal and raw materials costs for NY manufacturers, and to help craftspeople and artists find re-usable scrap materials.
Water Environment Association, Inc. - statewide, not-for-profit dedicated to the preservation of New York's water environment.
Water Keeper Alliance - umbrella organization for the grassroots Keeper programs located throughout North and Central America.
Water Resources Institute
Watershed Agricultural Council - protects the New York City water supply for consumers and promotes agricultural and forestry practices in the Catskill region.
The Wildlife Society
Wildlife Conservation Society - WCS runs the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium and works to save wildlife and wild lands throughout the world