Member Groups

A local, non-profit radio station promoting an engaged thoughtful community. Our mission is to educate, entertain and involve the community by giving voice to diverse cultures and viewpoints.

1000 Friends of Oregon works with Oregonians to enhance our quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural and scenic areas.

Bend Area Habitat for Humanity, with God's guidance, works in partnership with deserving families in the community, to build quality affordable homes.

To provide opportunities for members to climb together, share experiences with each other, and contribute to community projects that enhance mountaineering in Central Oregon.

Cascadia's mission is to lead a transformation toward a built environment that is socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative.  Our local branch is the High Desert Branch.

We are dedicated to improving fish habitat through our numerous conservation projects

Encouraging effective land use planning by providing information and disseminating ideas on public policy and by aggressively enforcing federal, state and local land use and environmental laws and codes.

Promotes Nordic and other outdoor recreation in central Oregon.

We strive to promote environmentally sound use of our wild lands and build and maintain environmentally sustainable trails for people-powered activities, especially mountain biking.

Promoting choices that reduce the impacts of driving alone

The Deschutes Land Trusts conserves land in Central Oregon for wildlife, scenic views, and local communities.

The mission of Deschutes River Conservancy is to restore streamflow and improve water quality in the Deschutes Basin.

Earth Advantage offers third-party organization's mission, programs, activities: buildings as well as comprehensive educational programs for building industry and real estate professionals.

The East Cascades Audubon Society furthers the knowledge and appreciation of birds and their habitats through field trips, education, and field studies.

We offer advice and financial incentives to help Oregon homeowners and businesses improve energy efficiency, generate renewable energy , save money and shrink their carbon footprints.

HDC has been promoting diversity and creating a safe, welcoming environment for all people in Central Oregon since 1992.

Teaching sustainable gardening practices as a program of Oregon State University Extension Service.

The Association works to inform, unite, and support persons engaged in identifying, protecting, managing, and studying natural areas and biological diversity across landscapes and ecosystems.

Paper, plastic, compact disc, confidential document shredding and recycling. Custodial services available, using non-toxic cleaning products. OFCO provides vocational opportunities to people in Central Oregon with disabilities.

A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with more than 1700 members throughout the state. OEC advances innovative, collaborative solutions to Oregon's environmental challenges for today and future generations.

OLCV Education Fund leads a number of programs that improve the capacity of the environmental community by educating, training, and coordinating citizens and organizations.

ONDA is a 1,400 member grassroots organization that successfully uses education, science, litigation, and advocacy to achieve its mission to protect, defend and restore Oregon's native deserts.

Oregon Wild's mission is to aggressively protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy.

REALMS is a public charter school for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who are seeking a small, active, and challenging educational experience.

To actively promote development of Oregon’s untapped renewable resources and to be a forceful advocate for expanding solar, wind and geothermal energy in the Northwest

Our long term priority campaigns include working with fellow conservation organizations to end commercial logging on our few remaining public forests.

Slow Food USA envisions a world in which all people can eat food that is good for them, good for the people who grow it and good for the planet.  In essence, food that is good, clean and fair. 

SOLV brings Oregonians together to improve the environment and build a legacy of stewardship by supporting volunteer projects that restore and maintain our watersheds.

Offering interpretive exhibits, public observatory, educational programs, botanical garden, nature trail. Our program leaders provide a fun and thoughtful view of our natural environment.

Embedding Sustainability into daily life in Central Oregon.

We translate sustainability into practical action in order to create a healthy future for people and the planet.  Our programs incorporate education and advocacy to advance our vision of a sustainable Central Oregon. They include: zero waste of materials, energy and water; advocating for a regional public transit system; youth education; advocating for and supporting sustainability initiatives by local governments and businesses, and operating a community campus that demonstrates sustainability in action.