Grassroots Grantees

This list only contains grassroots grantees from 2013. For an interactive database of all of our grantees click here.

Spring 2013
(announced 4/1/2013)

All One Ocean
For Beach Clean Up Station and Education Project
Earth Island Institute
Marin County
$3,000
For beach cleanup stations at 12 beaches; to promote local schools and businesses to conduct beach cleanups; and for a pilot program to educate students about the dangers of marine debris, especially plastic trash, to marine life, ocean ecosystems and human health.

Campesinas Unidas Del Valle De San Joaquin
For General Support
Tulare County
$5,000
To educate low-income campesina (farmworker) communities about the health hazards of pesticide drift, and to help them advocate for more health-protective pesticide policies.

Central Coast Forest Watch
For Forest and Watershed Protection
Santa Cruz County
$2,000
To protect the forests and watersheds of California's Central Coast and the Sierra Nevada in order to protect old growth forests, promote Coho salmon recovery, and protect public drinking water sources.

Friends of Del Norte Conservation Council
For Restoring the Largest Coastal Lagoon in the West
Del Norte County
$5,000
To seek permanent protection for the wildlands and wetlands of the Lake Earl Lagoon region, the largest coastal lagoon in the western US and an important wildlife refuge on the Pacific Flyway.

Green Sangha
For Teen Environmental Leadership Academy
Marin County
$5,000
For a hands-on summer environmental leadership program for underserved teens who will learn sustainability practices with an emphasis on permaculture and indigenous practices, public speaking and advocacy

Growing Together
For General Support
Fiscal Sponsor: PUEBLO
Alameda County
$5,000
To help underserved Bay Area residents plant and nurture fruit trees in their neighborhoods. The trees will make urban spaces more green and attractive, provide healthy food, and create a stronger sense of community through neighborhood planting days and distributing the harvest.

Lake County Community Radio
For Clear Lake Watershed Watch
Lake County
$5,000
Support for the nonprofit community radio station KPFZ to provide ongoing education about the protection of the Clear Lake watershed, the largest fresh water lake in California. KPFZ will host a bi-weekly radio show called "Watershed Watch" and conduct 3 water quality monitoring days in conjunction with the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians.

Noyo Food Forest
For Garden Within Reach
Mendocino County
$2,500
For a handicap accessible community garden with raised beds at wheelchair and standing height, so that seniors and people with developmental disabilities can grow healthy organic food.

Partners for Sustainable Pollination
For General Support
Sonoma County
$5,000
To improve the health of honeybees and other pollinators through the Bee Friendly Farming (BFF) initiative, a self-certification program for farmers, gardeners, schools, and others who adopt practices that support bees.

Sonoma County Water Coalition
For Russian River ISRP Peer Reviews
OWL Foundation
Sonoma County
$5,000
To give community input on an assessment process of the Russian River watershed including the ecological impact of human ground and surface water usage.

Sustainable Fairfax, Inc.
For General Support
Marin County
$3,000
For a town-wide zero waste initiative in Fairfax; workshops on beekeeping, composting, and food preservation; events including a film series, Eco Festival and holiday crafts fair; and advocacy on toxic reduction and GMO labeling.

Wolf Creek Community Alliance
For General Support
Nevada County
$5,000
For water quality monitoring of Wolf Creek; to assist city and county resource managers on proper stream management and wetland protection; restoration programs that remove invasive non-native plants and replant native plants; and public education and outreach programs.