Sunny Walter's Links to
Environmental Organizations that Focus On
Education, Training, and Voter Support


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  • Earth-friendly Academic Opportunities for Youth



Organizations That Focus on Environmental Education

  • Environmental Education Association of Washington
    • P.O. Box 4122, Bellingham, WA 98227
    Env Educ Assoc  or  360-705-9291
      Mission: offer and promote effective environmental education to
      all sectors of Washington.
  • Globio  (International)
    4045 N. Massachusetts Ave, Portland, Oregon 97227
    • Globio  or  503-287-1368
      Mission:  provide children innovative opportunities for learning about biodiversity.  The purpose of THIS site is to provide information about GLOBIO to parents, teachers and other grown-ups.  
      (Kid's site coming)
  • Kittitas Envrionmental Education Network
    • Office: 222 East 4th, Ellensburg, WA
    Mail: PO Box 687 Ellensburg, WA 98926
    KEEN  or  509-933-4842
    New URL 8/11!
  • North Cascades Institute
    • 2105 State Route 20, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284-9394
    NC Institute  or  360-856-5700, ext. 209
      Mission: provide a proactive response to environmental challenges through educating people about the natural and cultural history - the ecology and the issues - of the place they call home.
  • Northwest Interpretive Association
    • 909 First Avenue, Suite 630, Seattle, WA 98104-1060
    Interpretation  or  206-220-4140
      Mission: educate for the future: linking people, nature, and history through interpretation.
  • Olympic Park Institute
    • 111 Barnes Point Road, Port Angeles, WA 98363
    OP Institute  or  360-928-3720
      Mission: inspire environmental stewardship through education.
  • Wild Rockies Field Institute  (West)
    • PO Box 7071, Missoula, MT 59807
    Rockies Institute  or  406-549-4336
    • Mission: teach critical thinking about social and environmental issues,
      foster understanding of and respect for natural and human communities,
      cultivate a sense of place that encourages personal, social and
      environmental responsibility.
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Organizations That Focus on Environmental Training

  • Environmental Careers Organization  (National)
    • NW office
      • 1218 Third Ave., Suite 1515, Seattle, WA 98101-3021
      Careers  or  206-625-1750
        Mission: protect and enhance the environment through the
        development of professionals, the promotion of careers,
        and the inspiration of individual action.
  • Passages Northwest
    • 300 Third Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119
    Women  or  206-286-8601
      Mission: educate and motivate girls and women to develop leadership and courage through the integrated exploration of the arts and the natural environment.
  • Training Resources for the Environmental Community (TREC)
    • P.O. Box 1978, Vashon, WA 98070-1978
    TREC  or  206-463-7800
      Mission: strengthen the effectiveness of the environmental movement in the northwest by enhancing the core capacities of environmental organizations
      and by empowering current and rising leaders.
  • Wilderness Awareness School
    • P.O. Box 5000,  #5-137, Duvall, WA 98019
    Awareness  or  425-788-1301
      Mission: train people as naturalists, trackers, and mentors
      who are deeply knowledgeable of the nature in their own home.

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Organizations That Provide Congressional Scorecards, Environmental Business Ratings, and Support for Voters and Government Employees

  • Center for Environmental Citizenship  (National)
    • 1611 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite #3B, Washington, DC 20009
    Citizenship  or  202-234-5990
    • Northwest Field Office
      • 2021 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121
  • Envirostars
    • (Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, Whatcom counties)
    For contacts see page Envirostar contacts     New URL 8/11!
      Goal: give businesses incentives and recognition for reducing hazardous waste, while giving consumers an objective way to identify environmentally sound businesses.
  • National Association of State Public Interest Research Groups
    • PIRG
  • Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
    • Washington State office
      • P.O. Box 2618, Olympia, WA, 98507
      WAPEER  or  360-528-2110
        Mission: work with federal, state, and local government employees to identify, expose, and remedy attempts to weaken enforcement and trade away public resources for private gains.
  • Washington Conservation Voters  (Washington State)
    • 300 Lenora St., Box B-364, Seattle, WA 98121
    WCV  or  206-374-0760
      Mission: focus on electing and supporting environmentally responsible candidates
      for public office on the state level.
    • 2003-2004 Legislative Env Scorecard (WA)  (PDF file)
    • 2004 Legislative Endorsements
  • Washington Environmental Alliance for Voter Education (WEAVE)
    300 Lenora Street, PMB B364
    Seattle, Washington 98121
    WEAVE  or  206-374-0634
      • Mission: increase the capacity of the environmental community in
      Washington State to engage, motivate, and activate voters
      based on their concern for the environment
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