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Environment Grants 1993 - 1997

These older Environment grants are listed for historical interest. Please note that the most recent and useful examples of grants which fit our current Environment funding interests are found on the Environment Funding Interests and Grants page.

Environment Grants 1997

California Indian Basketweavers Association, Nevada City, CA - $15,000
An environmental stewardship program to encourage public agencies and private landowners to incorporate environmentally safe land management practices to ensure the well-being of California Indian basketweavers and the native plants on which they depend for their cultural survival and economic livelihood.

Enersol Associates, Inc, Chemsford, MA - $10,000
To support implementation of solar-based water delivery systems in rural communities in the Dominican Republic and Honduras.

Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Bozeman, MT - $10,000
Continued support for their outreach efforts to design a cooperative plan for ecosystem management and environmentally-sensitive development in the Yellowstone region.

Island Institute, Sitka, AK - $10,000
To support "Building a Sustainable Future for Southeast Alaska," a project designed to move Sitka and other Southeast Alaska communities dependent on the resources of the Tongass National Forest toward ecologically sound long-term economic development.

Land Partners Through Stewardship, Healdsbug, CA - $5,600
Toward training and support of volunteers and community partners to plan and implement the on-going stewardship of the McCormick Sanctuary, a new addition to the Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, in Sonoma County.

Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, Boulder, CO - $15,000
To support a market-oriented, community-based approach for promoting wind energy and other renewable resources in Colorado.

Predator Friendly, Inc., Livingston, MT - $10,000
An educational outreach effort to encourage more sheep ranchers to enroll in PFI's certification program.

Prescott Center for Alternative Education, Prescott, AZ - $16,400
To purchase a solar water pumping system for irrigation of Wolfberry Farm, a project dedicated to research education and demonstration of ecologically sound agriculture in Chino Valley, Arizona.

Sonoran Institute, Tucson, AZ - $15,000
To support Southern Utah Forest Products, a conservation-based community economic program.

Sustainable Northwest, Portland, OR - $10,000
The WallowaWoods Project, a project focused on conserving and enhancing northeastern Oregon's forest, wildlife and community vitality, by rebuilding an appropriately-scaled forest economy based on sustainable forest management.

Environment Grants 1996

Community Alliance with Family Farmers Foundation, Davis, CA — $10,000
Support for the BIOS program of outreach to farmers to encourage low-impact farming methods.

Corporation for the Northern Rockies, Livingston, MT — $10,000
To support "The Blackfoot Watershed Restoration Project," to enhance the economic vitality and environmental quality of family ranch operations in Idaho via a coalition of ranchers, farmers, Native Americans, environmentalists and government agencies.

Hopi Foundation, Hotevilla, AZ — $10,000
To support the "Native SUN Hopi Solar Electric" to build a demonstration facility that serves Hopi and Navajo families.

Nature Conservancy of California, San Francisco, CA — $10,000
To support "Ricelands to Wetlands," a collaborative project between rice farmers and conservationists to increase wetland habitat for migratory waterfowl and decrease post-harvest rice straw burning.

Navajo Sheep Project, Logan, UT — $10,000
A rangeland management program to improve cultural, economic and environmental well-being on the Navajo Reservation.

Pacific Environment and Resource Center, Sausalito, CA — $5,000
To support the campaign in the greater Victoria region to protect the Sooke Hills Wilderness on southern Vancouver Island.

Rogue Institute for Ecology and Economy, Ashland, OR — $8,000
The Native Grass Propagation Project, to help establish the propagation of native grass seeds as an alternative business that will strengthen the local economy suffering from loss of forest jobs and other economic transitions.

Solar Energy International, Carbondale, CO — $10,000
To help construct a commercial solar oven with Mujeres Activas and Fundacion de Apoyo Infantil in Mexico. Mujeres Activas seeks to operate a solar bakery in order to generate income to support community development projects.

Sonoran Institute, Tucson, AZ — $12,000
In support of collaborative efforts to improve the economic viability and environmental health of rural communities in Utah.

Wilderness Society, San Francisco, CA — $15,000
The Range of Light Project, an effort to continue the Wilderness Society's long interest in establishing wildland protection in the Sierra Nevada with the added component of building local support to ensure long-term success. The project addresses land preservation, protection of biological diversity, and economic development of affected communities.

Yosemite Restoration Trust, San Francisco, CA — $8,000
To promote a new transportation system for Yosemite National Park, responding to the opportunity presented by the Yosemite Area Regional Transportation Strategy ( YARTS), a partnership between local government and the National Park Service involving a series of information gathering and planning meetings.

Environment Grants 1995

Center for the Support of Native Lands, Arlington, VA — $10,000
To support the organization's efforts to assist indigenous groups in Central America legalize and protect their ancestral land rights.

Citizens Coal Council, Washington, DC — $10,000
Support to help Native American groups organize, train and educate local activists to deal with problems related to coal mining in the Southwest.

Community Alliance with Family Farmers, Davis, CA — $8,000
To support BIOS, a project to assist small farmers and orchardists to make the shift to sustainable production methods.

Dakota Resource Council, Dickinson, ND — $10,000
Funding toward "Project Wind Harvest," a program designed to facilitate the prompt development of North Dakota's vast wind energy resource in ways that will economically benefit rural communities.

Enersol Associates, Somerville, MA — $10,000
To support local development of small-scale solar energy projects in Honduras. Friends of the Earth, Seattle, WA $10,000 To support environmental planning for the removal of dams and restoration of habitat on the Elwha River.

Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Bozeman, MT — $10,000
Research, public education and participation in an effort to design a cooperative plan for ecosystem management and environmentally-sensitive development in the Yellowstone region.

Institute for Sustainable Forestry, Redway, CA — $8,000
To promote and assist sustainable forestry practices via cooperative ecosystem management and a supply network for sustainably-produced wood products.

Northern Plains Resource Council, Billings, MT — $10,000
For "Building Bridges for Water Protection," a project to increase cooperation among diverse groups in order to achieve better protection of water quality and water resources in Montana.

Environment Grants l994

Citizens Coal Council, Washington, DC — $5,000
For training and organizing efforts in support of Southwest Native American groups dealing with the effects of coal mining.

Environmental Flying Services, Tucson, AZ — $10,000
To support flying services involved in small-scale environmental research projects on the border area of the United States and Mexico.

Golden Gate National Park Association, San Francisco, CA — $5,000
To train and support volunteer teams responsible for the stewardship of natural areas within Golden Gate Park.

Inland Empire Public Lands Council, Spokane, WA — $7,500
For expansion of the "Forest Watch Program," which trains citizens to become involved in forest management decisions.

LightHawk, Santa Fe, NM —$10,000
To fund airplane flights over portions of Mexico and Nicaragua in support of environmental research and public policy education.

Native Seed/SEARCH, Tucson, AZ —$10,000
To support the efforts of Native American farmers to conserve their traditional crops, seeds and farming methods.

Pacific GIS, Portland, OR — $10,000
In support of development of a geographic information system as part of a cooperative effort to establish an ecosystem management plan for Willapa Bay, Washington.

Public Forestry Foundation, Eugene, OR — $10,000
To support expansion of the "Forest Monitoring Project," which trains citizens to monitor and participate in forest management decisions.

Rainforest Alliance, New York, NY — $15,000
For expansion of ECO-OK, a banana certification program in Costa Rica aimed at alleviating environmental and social problems associated with banana production.

The Resource Foundation, Larchmont, NY — $10,000
To support a program to reforest and control erosion in small highland communities in Bolivia.

Youth for Environmental Sanity, Santa Cruz, CA — $3,000
In support of a student-run, student-targeted environmental outreach program.

Environment Grants l993

American Friends Service Committee, New York, NY — $10,000
Support for the Quaker Colloquium to negotiate for a convention to combat desertification.

American Oceans Campaign, Seattle, WA — $5,000
To support comprehensive efforts among the Tulalip tribes and rural landowners to restore and protect watersheds.

Earthtrust, New York, NY — $15,000
Support for an international network to detect and monitor illegal drift net fishing.

Ecology Center, Missoula, MT — $5,000
Support for projects that educate and inform citizens about public land use and biological diversity issues.

International Center, Washington, DC — $10,000
To support environmental conservation and agroforestry training in Guatemala.

LightHawk, Santa Fe, NM — $5,000
Funding for airplane flights over portions of Mexico and Nicaragua in support of environmental research and public policy education.

Mineral Policy Center, Washington, DC — $5,000
Support for the Center's work toward the reform of mining practices and regulations.

Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY — $10,000
Support for technical assistance to environmental advocates involved in comprehensive ecosystem planning efforts in Southern California.

Pacific Rivers Council, Eugene, OR — $20,000
Support for pursuing cooperative approaches to economic and natural resource problems in rural communities of the Pacific Northwest.

San Francisco Zoological Society, San Francisco, CA — $10,000
To support the Ecosystem Survival Plan which provides education and funding for the preservation of tropical rainforests.

The Nature Conservancy, Pasadena, CA — $15,000
To support restoration of the Dos Palmas Oasis reserve and employment of at-risk youth.

Tides Foundation, San Francisco, CA — $10,000
Toward a community development project, "Women Cultivators of the Earth," which provides nutrition, health and sustainable gardening training to women in Oaxaca, Mexico.

University of Montana Foundation, Missoula, MT — $4,800
To support the Environmental Clinic program.

Wilderness Society, Washington, DC — $10,000
To provide direct funding and technical support for grassroots organizations working on land-use issues in the western United States.

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December 7, 2002