Ecology

  • GreenLight- GreenLight aims to empower youth to promote environmental sustainability in their communities. We make a zine to educate and provide an outlet for young environmental writers.
  • GreenCityBlueLake Institute- The GreenCityBlueLake Institute is the new center for sustainability at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. It was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Museum and EcoCity Cleveland. On issues from climate change to urban greening, the GCBL Institute can help the residents of Northeast Ohio learn how to reduce the impact on nature. Together we can create green cities on a blue lake.
  • Catholic Sisters for Justice and Peace- A grassroots groups of sisters from various religious communities working in the Cleveland diocese, who strive to respond to pertinent issues such as global warming, anniversary of Iraq war, death penalty, justice issues and ecological issues.
  • Earth Day Coalition- Earth Day Coalition is Cleveland’s own nonprofit environmental education organization serving Ohio and the nation. We provide a broad range of community-based environmental education and leadership initiatives through our four award-winning and nationally recognized programs. Earth Day Coalition was established in 1990 to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Earth Day in Ohio. We work directly with students and teachers through our environmental education programs.
  • George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve- The George Jones Farm and Nature Preserve is a 70 acre farmstead owned by Oberlin College and operated by the New Agrarian Center (NAC) as a cooperative farm incubator and educational center. The farm combines production areas for vegetables, fruits, composting, and free-range livestock with efforts to restore natural habitat. We approach the farm from an ecosystem perspective, working to restore topsoil, wetlands, forests, and meadows to create a truly sustainable food web that feeds people as well as wild plants and animals.