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.
• 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 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 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