The Hudson Valley is where American environmentalism was born. It was here, in the fight to save Storm King Mountain, that citizens won the right to defend a landscape in court and the modern movement found its footing. The river itself is a tidal estuary reaching far inland, flanked by the dramatic Highlands and a patchwork of farms, forests, and historic towns that have inspired painters and conservationists alike.
The land trusts and river groups of the valley carry that founding legacy forward. They protect farmland and forest from sprawl, restore the Hudson and its tributaries, and safeguard the ridgelines and viewsheds that make this one of the most storied landscapes in the country. Here, conservation and culture have always been the same project.
Environmental Organizations in This Bioregion
217 organizations working across this landscape.
Acme Smoked Fish Foundation
Foundation of Acme Smoked Fish Corp focused on mitigating and adapting to climate risk within the seafood industry and supporting community building.
A Growing Culture
We have spent years building the collaborative infrastructure to tackle pressing problems. Our global coalition of participatory grassroots organizations is unparal...
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC (ACLU)
Andean Cloudforest Foundation
The Andean Cloudforest Foundation supports local foundations in Andean countries that conserve high-diversity and threatened habitats that provide wildlife corridors...
ARK Solves (a.k.a. Advancement for Rural Kids, Inc.)
ARK Solves: an award-winning social impact innovator that secures food, health, income with communities in the developing world's non-conflict zones in 16 weeks
Artists for Soup, Inc.
Artists for Soup is dedicated to improving people's lives by helping communities to conserve and manage the natural resources while building food security.
Beautyfor, Inc.
Beautyfor is on a mission to make the beauty industry a more sustainable, philanthropic, and community-driven place.
Billion Oyster Project
Billion Oyster Project is a nonprofit organization on a mission to restore oyster reefs to New York Harbor through public education initiatives.
BioBus, Inc.
BioBus helps K-12 & college students discover, explore, & pursue science. We focus on students excluded from science due to race, gender, & more.
Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)
Compost, compostable packaging, food waste, soil health, regenerative agriculture, circular bioeconomy.
Broadway Green Alliance
The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) is an industry-wide initiative that educates, motivates, and inspires the entire theatre community and its patrons to implement env...
Cafeteria Culture (CafCu)
Reimagining school cafeterias as climate action hubs where students drive equitable, zero-waste solutions
Capital Roots
Capital Roots works to reduce the impact that poor nutrition has on our communities.
Captain Paul Watson Foundation
The Captain Paul Watson Foundation is a public charity whose purpose is to support, intervene, educate, and raise awareness regarding Ocean conservation.
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Catskill Center for Conservation and Development
OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND FOSTER THE ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE CATSKILL REGION.
Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum
The CFFCM is dedicated to preserving the heritage of American fly fishing, educating future generations on the sport, and preserving our wild Catskill rivers.
Catskill Mountainkeeper Inc.
Catskill Mountainkeeper’s mission is to protect our region's wild lands and natural resources, support smart development to sustainably grow our economy, nurture hea...
CDP
CDP runs the world’s only independent disclosure system for capturing impact from companies, governments, and investors on climate and nature.
Central Park Conservancy Inc.
The mission of the Central Park Conservancy is to preserve and celebrate Central Park as a sanctuary from the pace and pressures of city life, enhancing the enjoymen...
Charity Navigator
charity: water
charity: water is a nonprofit organization bringing clean and safe water to people around the world.
Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF)
CELF supports K-12 educators and schools in establishing sustainability as an integral part of every child's K-12 learning experience.
Choy Commons
Choy Commons is a nonhierarchical cooperative of Asian-led farms engaging AAAPI in building food sovereignty for the Northeast.
CITYarts, Inc.
City Harvest
City Harvest helped start the food rescue movement in 1982 when a group of New Yorkers saw that New York City had an abundance of excess food even while a large num...
Clean and Healthy New York
Since 2006, building a just and healthy world where toxics are unthinkable. We leverage the power of change in New York to make the whole country healthier.
Climate Mobilization Project
Climate Mobilization Project is catalyzing an emergency response to the climate crisis through research and education.
Climate Town
Climate Town is an online YouTube video series that makes accessible, rigorously researched comedy videos about climate change. For context, we’ve been described as ...
Climate Words, Inc.
Our mission is to promote climate literacy by curating an extensive lexicon of key words submitted by experts on the frontlines. We invite authors, scientists, indig...
Coalition for Healthy School Food (CHSF)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Caring for land together
Compassion in World Farming Incorporated
Compassion in World Farming campaigns to end factory farming, one of the leading contributors to climate change (responsible for 15.4% of greenhouse gases.)
Confluence Philanthropy
Confluence Philanthropy's community is aligning investment capital with the values of sustainability, equity, and justice.
Cottontail Cottage Wildlife Rehab Inc.
Cottontail Cottage Wildlife Rehab Inc. is committed to the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of injured or orphaned New York native species. Our mission is to ensu...
Custom Collaborative
Custom Collaborative is a 1% for the Planet nature nonprofit partner associated with terrestrial ecosystems. Based in New York, NY, United States of America, it is i...
Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action
Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action is building a movement of American Jews confronting the climate crisis with spiritual audacity and bold political action
DJs For Climate Action
Harnessing nightlife, music and club culture to drive environmental awareness and climate action
Douglaston Garden Club, Inc.
Preserve our natural environment and coastline along with nesting birds.
Dress for Success Worldwide
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Dutchess Land Conservancy (DLC) is dedicated to preserving the scenic, agricultural and environmental resources of Dutchess County, New York, and the surrounding are...
Earth Matter NY Inc.
reduce the organic waste misdirected into the garbage stream
EcoHealth Alliance
EcoHealth Alliance leads cutting-edge scientific research into the critical connections between human and wildlife health and delicate ecosystems. With this science,...
Ecological Citizen's Project, Inc.
We work to build community-led campaigns for a more just, healthy, regenerative and democratic way-of-life.
Edible Schoolyard NYC
Supporting edible education for every child in New York City
Elba Hope Foundation
The Elba Hope Foundation invests in actionable solutions focused on empowerment through education, economic opportunity, and entrepreneurship. We aim to offer altern...
Elephant Family USA Inc
Elephant Family's Mission is to save and protect Asian Elephants and their habitats, and the human communities in which they must coexist.
Faithfully Sustainable
Faithfully Sustainable's mission is to activate the Muslim community to create equitable and regenerative climate solutions with communities disproportionately affec...
FarmOn! Foundation
Inspiring, educating and preparing youth for successful careers in sustainable farming.
Fashion Impact Fund
Provide grants to female founders leading fashion workforce development solutions that accelerate women’s economic inclusion for effective climate action.
Feeding Westchester
Feeding Westchester is the only Food Bank for Westchester County, NY!